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2026 is shaping up to be a rocky one for smartphone brands, thanks largely to the ongoing crisis over RAM and storage availability. You wouldn’t know that from looking at early Galaxy S26 sales numbers, though, as a new report shows strong demand for Samsung’s latest trio of flagships.

Nothing Warp was announced last week and then abruptly removed just hours later. Now, Nothing has revived Warp following some “fine tuning,” but you now need to sideload the app.

Following the rollout of the April 2026 update on Google Pixel phones, a widespread battery drain issue has hit, but the company is looking into the matter.

Gemini in Chrome is now coming to users in Asia Pacific after previously only being available in four countries.

Google AI Studio provides access to Gemini models via your web browser, with AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now getting expanded usage limits.

Welcome to episode 30 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Damien Wilde back to the show to discuss everyone’s favorite topic: price hikes. With gadgets across the board getting more expensive — sometimes to the tune of more than $500 for a single laptop — Will and Damien break down the current state of play in the industry, alongside what you can do to help ease the pain of upgrading in 2026.

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Samsung has a new pair of Galaxy Buds in the works, “Galaxy Buds Able,” which appear to have an open-ear design amid rumors of bone conduction.

Motorola has teased its next-gen Razr phones enough already, but that won’t stop them from releasing a new teaser that confirms the Razr (2026)’s April 29 launch date and new colors.

In addition to new features for Google’s new music production tool, ProducerAI is already getting a name change to Google Flow Music.

The Punkt MC03 is being sold as a catch-all privacy solution for those who want a piece of modern technology without the trappings of Google, but who is this actually for?

The future of OnePlus is becoming clearer as evidence of the company’s efforts to restructure comes from those who have left the company. The latest official word from once-global OEM is reportedly that OnePlus is “evaluating its regional roadmap” with evidence of a change in Europe’s market.

Over the weekend, we first reported the name of Google’s Whoop competitor as “Fitbit Air,” and now more details are coming out, including potential pricing, release date, and colors.

Samsung’s budget-friendly Galaxy Tab A11+ has picked up a “Kids Edition” release with a sturdy case and special features, and you can already get it at a pretty steep discount.

Ahead of its launch event, Oppo has just confirmed some more key Find X9 Ultra specs that show how this device is more than just a camera phone.

Motorola’s new Razr lineup is likely debuting very soon and, in a new report, we’re getting US prices on the Motorola Razr (2026) series as well as the Razr Fold, with a lot of price hikes in tow.

At the end of March, Google started teasing a screen-less Fitbit band. 9to5Google can now report that this device will be marketed as the “Fitbit Air.”

Visually, Gemini Live has remained mostly unchanged since launch, but Google is now testing a redesign that removes the fullscreen interface on Android.

We reported earlier this week that Google is working on a laptop revival, as well as new “Pixel Glow” lights that would be coming to phones. But, what do you want that to do?

A bug with the Gemini app today is responsible for several recent features being rolled back.