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Microsoft has just released a new dedicated app for Copilot on Android devices, with the free app available for download today.

As Samsung has made its Android 14 update widely available, some Galaxy users have noticed that the update breaks wireless Android Auto on their devices.

Seven years into the Google Pixel series, 2023 marked Google’s biggest year yet with six new devices released. It was a year where Google fixed a lot of mistakes, but also introduced some growing pains to the lineup. Let’s take a look back.

The Google Home Mini brought hands-free Google Assistant to the masses thanks to its cheap price and attractive feature set, but a recent update left the Google Home Mini and the original Google Home bricked for some users, as Google has now confirmed.

We’ve teamed up with Formovie to give away Google’s new Pixel 8 to one lucky reader. For a limited time, you can also get up to $800 off the new Formovie Theatre, a premium Android TV-powered 4K Ultra Short Throw projector. Head below for a closer look and to enter the giveaway now.

Swiping left on Gboard’s backspace key lets you quickly delete entire words/phrases, while Google will show what you just removed in the suggestions strip for quick restore. To take things a step further, there is a relatively quick way to access a dedicated “undo” key in Gboard for Android.

This app is now officially just “Google Messages” after years of being called “Messages by Google.” It dovetails with how Google, in February, started referring to “RCS” directly after years of “Chat message” in the compose field. A bigger moment in 2023, along with 1 billion monthly active users, was Google enabling RCS by default and launching end-to-end encryption for group conversations.

The Oppo Find N2 Flip debuted earlier this year with a cover display that, at the time, was the best we’d seen. But, fast forward a few months, and the Oppo Find N3 Flip has been released up against newer releases like the Motorola Razr+ and Galaxy Z Flip 5. While Oppo hasn’t really improved the cover display as needed, the Find N3 Flip does bring another big improvement, and that’s to the cameras.

Available to Google One members and Pixel owners, Google Photos has various video effects that can be applied to your videos. Here’s how you can access them and try them out for yourself.

We’ve got all of the best Christmas weekend deals all in one place, with some price cuts even still arriving before the big day. One such case is the Jabra’s latest earbuds, which still deliver by Christmas and start from $50. You can also lock in the best price of the year on Motorola’s MA1 Wireless Android Auto Adapter at $61, just as an all-time low lands on Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4 at $530. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back at the Android phones that have debuted this year. As a part of that, we polled 9to5Google readers regarding their favorite smartphones of the year – here are the results.

Announced at I/O 2023, Google started rolling out Magic Compose at the end of May. After initially being limited to the US, Magic Compose in Google Messages is now seeing some international availability.

In an unexpected move, it seems Google is rebranding Nearby Share, Android’s AirDrop competitor, to “Quick Share.”

Following similar moves by Google Chrome and Calendar, Android Auto is set to stop functioning on older devices in the near future.

The longevity of our smartphones has become, more and more, a crucial talking point. As such, Android has started putting more emphasis on features that help manage your phone over time, and that will soon, apparently, include a section for battery health in Settings.

Google today made official a trio of Chrome 120 features, with the ability to sync Tab Groups being the most notable.

Android Auto is rolling out version 11.0 to users, and it brings one major change: the ability to change the status and app icons to match what you’d find on a Samsung device.

Holiday deals have arrived on the latest smartphones from OnePlus. The OnePlus 11 256GB is now on sale for $650 and comes joined by the OnePlus Open starting from $1,400. Plus, there’s never been a better time to buy Google’s Pixel Buds Pro now that they have never sold for less at $114. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Beeper brought back phone number registration for its iMessage on Android solution that involves having a jailbroken iPhone or access to a Mac. This workaround might be the last for Beeper Mini and Cloud, with the situation ultimately described as “unsustainable.”

Beeper Mini was a huge deal in the fight to bring iMessage to Android, but Apple swiftly turned the reverse-engineered method into an inconsistent experience for users. Beeper’s current plan to restore service is using a Mac, but the company is now launching a new method that also uses jailbroken iPhones.

Galaxy Unpacked 2024 is under a month away, and Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra. Before that, a complete specs leak gives an official look at each phone’s capabilities.