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Google Photos rolls out touch-up tools for making ‘quick, subtle fixes’ to your selfies

If you’re on Android, Google Photos is probably your go-to way for managing your images and videos, backing those memories up to the cloud, and making edits while on the move. With its latest update, Google is looking to bring retouching tools to your selfies, all while trying to do so in a way the brand keeps referring to as “subtle.”

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Monday’s Android app deals and freebies: Methods Detective, AVARIS3, The Fall 2, more

Your Monday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Methods: Detective Competition, AVARIS3, Front Armies, Hero of the Kingdom III, Tower Defense Legend 5 Pro, SciFi Survivor Premium, Galaxy Vanguard I, The Fall 2: Zombie Survival, and more. On your way down scope out these deals on various Samsung Galaxy Tabs from $210 before Amazon raises its prices like Samsung did, this deal on Google’s official Pixel 45W USB-C Power Charger, and the 10 Pro XL at up to $456 off too. 

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Deals: Galaxy Tabs from $210, Pixel 10 Pro XL up to $450 off, Pixel 45W power charger, Sharge HyperTower, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by some notable discounts on a bunch of the Galaxy Tabs that just received official price hikes – Amazon still has them listed down at the old MSRP and has them discounted down from there starting at $210. Next up, Google Pixel 10 are deals still flying from $449, the 10 Pro XL open-box offers are live at up to $456 off, and Google’s official Pixel 45W USB-C Power Charger dropped to one of its best prices today at $18. We also have Sharge’s new HyperTower 170W 25,000mAh display-equipped power bank debuted with a launch deal and a FREE USB-C cable. Head below for a closer look at the details.

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Samsung says Galaxy S26 vertical camera is a ‘core identity’ — it’s also a core problem

In a recent interview, Samsung execs discussed how the company’s design language has evolved into what we now know as the Galaxy S26. While it might be true that Samsung has carved out its own identity in the mobile space through generations of refinement, that same design is also at the heart of some of the most annoying-yet-fixable problems facing Galaxy hardware.

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Pixelated 096: There’s an app for that

Welcome to episode 96 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk through Google’s new native Gemini app for Mac and wonder why now, and why we don’t see more standalone applications from the company. They also dive into new reports surrounding Google’s portion of the foldable market — and the risk Apple holds against it — before finishing up with YouTube’s new workaround for disabling Shorts.

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Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Super Onion Boy 2, Kingdomino, Dungeon Tracer, more

Your Friday afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Super Onion Boy 2, Kingdomino, Dungeon Tracer, 911 Operator, ALTER EGO COMPLEX, BE-A Walker, and more. Just be sure to dive into the deals have on Galaxy S26 Ultra and new Galaxy Buds 4 Pro at $325 off alongside a chance to score Google’s most affordable unlocked Pixel 10 at up to $354 off, but all of the apps await below.

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