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The Find My Device network had huge promise, but it’s quickly become an absolute mess. Google, though, is defending the Find My Device network for its approach to privacy, the same approach that appears to be completely ruining its functionality.

The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, which basically is its own browser, now offers customizable homescreen icons. 

Samsung ended the launch of the Fold 6 and Galaxy Watch Ultra this week with a tease that its new XR platform is “coming this year.” A new report provides more details on when that Android XR headset from Samsung might launch.

Merely five years ago, the idea of a foldable smartphone was still one that was unbelievable to most people. But, now, we’re seeing the concept suffer from boring iteration, and that’s coming from the same brand that kickstarted the entire form factor. Samsung has lost its foldable ambition, and it’s now just putting a damper on the exciting category.

Welcome to the seventeenth episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk all about Samsung’s event.

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Following the Pixel Watch 3, the Pixel 9 series has now arrived at the FCC for regulatory approval.

The Made by Google leaks continue today with somebody getting hands-on with the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro XL.

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra takes on a much more rugged and utilitarian look than its previous models, positioning as a sequel to a watch that came two generations before it. So who is the Galaxy Watch Ultra actually intended for?

While you could call this a knee-jerk reaction to recent product launch lineups, think about it briefly. Has Samsung lost some of its brand identity over the past few years?

Last month, Google announced that ChromeOS would use “large portions of the Android stack” going forward. This is a long-term effort that will take “quite some time,” but one immediate change is Google ending development on Lacros, an experiment to update the Chrome browser independently of ChromeOS.

As Samsung this week launched its somewhat disappointing latest foldable generation, Honor has now unveiled its Magic V3 flagship, the new thinnest foldable smartphone.

Samsung once dominated the foldable market, but that’s quickly changed. With its latest Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, Samsung doesn’t have high expectations for sales growth, and that might have something to do with who is actually buying these devices.

During Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 pre-order event, the company is boosting trade-in offers that can give users $300 back on almost any phone. Here’s how it works.

It’s frankly silly how much Samsung took from the Apple Watch Ultra to make its latest wearable. However, it doesn’t end there. I’d also submit that the Galaxy Watch Ultra takes a few too many design cues from the Hermès H08.

After rolling out direct notifications back in June, the Google Wallet app is adding its own Quick Settings Tile, which might finally bring the shortcut to Samsung devices.

One of the main concerns that cropped up prior to the Galaxy Ring launch was that Samsung may require users to subscribe in order to use the ring’s features. As it stands, Samsung does not plan on offering a subscription-locked set of features for the Galaxy Ring.

As we approach the one-month mark for Made by Google 2024, the Pixel 9 series leaks continue, and today we have European pricing. 

Samsung has confirmed plans to launch the Galaxy Tab S10 series before the end of the year, as rumors swirl around the new tablets.