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If you like to play games from your PC on your couch, the Steam Link app for Android TV is a great way to do so. The latest Steam Link v1.3.12 for Android TV has received some important quality-of-life upgrades to enhance that experience.

Following its launch in early 2023, Google TV has rapidly been expanding its catalog of free channels available through the homescreen, and it now offers over 1,100.

In a change to the usual release cadence, Google said yesterday that the next Pixel Watch update is not coming until March 2025.

Now that the “pre-” Store deals have ended, Google is detailing its Black Friday 2024 discounts, including for the Pixel 9 Pro, that start on Thursday, November 21 in the US.

Gems, or custom instances of Gemini focused at specific tasks, can now incorporate files in their instructions for “more tailored and contextually relevant responses.”

In addition to “AI Camera Search” with clip descriptions, Google today detailed other upcoming Home app features, like a redesign of media controls.

After pulling Wear OS 5 for older devices in September and not releasing anything last month, Google is rolling out latest Pixel Watch, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3 update with the November 2024 security patch today.

Google today is rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel devices.

With Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1, Google is overhauling Do Not Disturb with customizable “Modes.” You can “Minimize distractions and take control of your attention with modes for sleep, work, driving, and everything in between.” 

As teased in August, Gemini is coming to Google Home, starting with “AI Camera Search” and “Help Me Create.”

While we wait for the stable QPR1 release in December, Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is here for Pixel devices.

Ahead of a bigger Black Friday sale, OnePlus has several discounts already available including a killer deal on the OnePlus Open which brings the foldable down to just $1,199.

After a closed beta program, the anti-AI camera replacement Zerocam is now available on Android via the Google Play Store.

Back in March, Waymo began opening up to the public in LA. The autonomous Waymo One service is now available to “anyone in Los Angeles.”

After successfully launching the idea of a wireless Android Auto adapter, the original AAWireless seems to be going away as its sequel becomes more broadly available.

With version 131, Chrome for iOS is picking up a handful of new integrations with other Google services like Drive and Maps. Most are already available in the Android browser.

In years past, every deep dive into Android has unearthed a wealth of new functions, features, and alterations. So, what is causing Android updates to feel smaller than ever?

Microsoft has been… let’s say “aggressive” when it comes to trying to get Chrome users to give Microsoft Edge a shot, and its latest effort is a huge new pop-up that tries to get users to let Edge copy data, such as open tabs, from Google Chrome.

As announced at the end of last month, Gemini’s Google Home Extension is now seeing wider availability this week.

It’s often said that an update is “long-awaited,” but it couldn’t be more true in this case. Samsung’s One UI 7 update is supposedly right around the corner, but the first version won’t come with some of the most anticipated AI features.

The Nothing Phone (2a) is getting a new Android 15 beta update that, among various fixes and improvements, also brings the launch of Nothing OS 3.0’s new “Shared Widgets.”