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Nothing encourages users to build their own accessories for CMF Phone 1
After launching its budget-friendly CMF Phone 1 last week, Nothing has also released 3D files that can be used to create 3D printed accessories, among other things, for the device.
Expand Expanding CloseHere are the new Google Weather widgets [Gallery]
The Google app is working on new Weather homescreen widgets. They look to overhaul/replace the existing set of widgets that are currently exclusive to Pixel, and will hopefully be available for all Android devices.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Material 3 components include Floating App Bar, FAB menu, more [Gallery]
Google is working on the latest set of Material 3 components, including a Floating App Bar and FAB menu. Keep in mind that Google has yet to announce these components, so they’re still a work-in-progress and might change.
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After rolling out Number Lock last week to follow the latest FCC rules around SIM swapping, Google Fi is now complying with the regulatory agency’s Safe Connections Act (PDF).
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Android game and app deals: CHUCHEL, Samorost 3, Machinarium, and more
This afternoon’s pre-Prime Day collection of the best deals on Android games and apps is now ready to go down below. Joining ongoing price drops on the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 pre-orders, the Samsung Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Buds 3 and Buds 3 Pro, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch 7, early Prime Day deals have arrived as well. We are tracking offers on Samsung’s 2024 Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, its ultra-affordable current-gen Galaxy Tab A9+, and the best prices ever on the 2024 TCL mini-LED Google TVs from $250 (up to $2,000 off), among others. But for now we are on to the Google Play app deals, including titles like CHUCHEL, Samorost 3, Machinarium, Magnetic Shaving Derby, and more. Head below for a closer look.
Read MorePixel 9 Pro might come with 1-year of Gemini Advanced
With less than a month until Made by Google 2024, the latest leak suggests that the Pixel 9 Pro will come with 1-year of Gemini Advanced.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel 9 vs. Pixel 8 comparison emphasizes the stark design changes [Gallery]
A follow-up to last week’s Pixel 9 series leak compares the smallest phone in the lineup to the Pixel 8, as well as an iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s a hands-on look at Essential’s canceled ‘Gem’ smartphone [Video]
Essential went under in 2020, with the company having only launched the PH-1, it’s first smartphone. But there were plans for a second device from Essential known as “Gem,” and now someone has sold a unit, offering insight on some new details about the device.
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YouTube Music today is making official sound search, while acknowledging that it’s testing the “AI-generated conversational radio” for US Premium subscribers.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Tab S10+ may launch in October
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S10 series is on the way, and may arrive alongside the company’s mixed reality headset.
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Google prepares a new look for Android’s built-in QR code scanner
Android has a built-in QR code scanner tool that you might not even know about, but Google is in the process of giving it a redesigned look.
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Deals: Galaxy Tab A9+ $170, Google Nest Hub smart displays $100 off, Bose QuietComfort Ultra ANC headphones $349, much more
The 2024 summer Prime Day is about to kick off the biggest deal event of the year, but we are already tracking some solid price drops on Android gear, headphones, and much more. Firstly, you can land the affordable Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ down at $170 alongside the 2024 iteration of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with the included S Pen at $80 off the going rate. Those offers join some of the lowest prices we have ever tracked on Google’s Nest Hub smart displays with as much as $100 in savings and up to 50% off the 7-inch models. Bose headphones, Galaxy Buds 2 and 3 Pro, and more are headline today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung boosts Galaxy Watch Ultra and Watch 7 trade-ins, up to $350 for older Galaxy Watch models
Samsung is currently running a pre-order campaign for the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra – the company’s newest wearables. Right now, trade-in values are higher than they’ve ever been for older Galaxy Watches, meaning now is the time to trade them in and upgrade.
Expand Expanding CloseBoox Go Color 7 review: The perfect Android e-reader fusion [Video]
Android tablets and e-readers come in many shapes and sizes, but very few combine the best of both worlds. The Boox Go Color 7 is one of the few to do this, and it does it very well.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages fullscreen Screen Effects rolling back out
With the “Show expressive animations” on/off setting now widely rolled out, Google Messages is rolling fullscreen Screen Effects back out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet inches toward launch of ‘Everything else’ passes for ID, insurance, etc [Gallery]
Google Wallet is preparing to launch a new feature that allows users to turn a physical document into a pass within the app after announcing the functionality earlier this year.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung’s next big update, One UI 6.1.1, is coming to these Galaxy devices with new features
Samsung has confirmed that One UI 6.1.1, the software that launched on Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, is coming to select Galaxy devices soon with a handful of new features.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps directions, sheets redesign rolling out on Android
Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheet-based layouts. This revamp is now more widely rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is choosing privacy over functionality with the Find My Device network – should it?
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.
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The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, which basically is its own browser, now offers customizable homescreen icons.
Expand Expanding CloseReport: Samsung’s Android XR headset set for dev version in October, 2025 launch
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.
Expand Expanding CloseComment: Samsung put foldables on the map, but a lack of ambition leaves it dead in the water
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.
Expand Expanding ClosePixelated 017: Samesung strikes again at Unpacked
Welcome to the seventeenth episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk all about Samsung’s event.
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Qualcomm is suing Transsion, the largest smartphone maker that doesn’t use Snapdragon
Qualcomm has launched a lawsuit against Transsion, one of the world’s largest smartphone makers, over patents.
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