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In the drought of new Nest Hub updates, Google’s head of Home has confirmed that, yes, the Nest Hub is not dead, but there’s also no “explicit news” just yet.

Just ahead of its sequel hitting the market, the Pixel Watch 3 is a simply phenomenal deal at just $170.

Just a couple of months after Google Pixel finally adopted faster UFS 4.1 storage in select Pixel 10 devices, the UFS 5.0 standard has been announced with storage that’s twice as fast, and the reason for that speed boost will hopefully catch Google’s attention a little sooner.

Google’s efforts in the smart home have been a mixed bag, and that’s a nice way of putting it. For many users, Google’s handful of fumbles in Home, Nest, and especially Assistant, have burned trust, but Google says it is “committed” to earning that back.

Samsung’s One UI 8 rollout that delivers Android 16 has been well ahead of schedule for a while now, and that’s continuing as older generations are getting access, and while users in the United States are also widely getting updates too.

Amazon’s giant Prime Big Deal Days sale is now in full swing and this is the place the find quick links to details on all of the best price drops. This year’s fall sale is ushering in the first cash discounts and the lowest prices to date across the new Pixel 10 lineup with as much as $250 in savings, alongside the lowest price yet on Pixel 9a and the Moonstone Pixel Buds Pro 2. We also have hundreds in savings on Galaxy S25 devices alongside up to $1,000 in enhanced trade value on the Galalxy Z Fold 7. All of which joins a giant selection of accessories for all of it. Head below for the best of the Prime Big Deal Days with even more to come as we move through the 48 hour sale event. 

Last year, Google waited until Black Friday to discount its latest phones. In 2025, the first Google Store discount for the Pixel 10 series is here to coincide with Amazon’s “Prime Big Deal Days.”

Welcome to The Sideload episode 7, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Ryan Haines, Senior Writer at Android Authority and an avid running enthusiast to talk through every aspect of how modern technology collides with fitness. Even if you aren’t into running — or, perhaps, even if you deeply despise it — Ryan’s experience with apps like Strava, wearables from brands like Garmin, and open-ear earbuds designed with exercise in mind makes this a must-listen episode for anyone curious what fitness tech is like outside of the Google ecosystem.

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Through recent updates, Android Auto seems to be removing its “GameSnacks” collection of games that were available to play on the car’s display.

After the ninth addition last week, Google Wallet on Android is now rolling out support for Arkansas state IDs.

With LTE now well into its second decade of operation — and with 5G now practically the default throughout much of the US — it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that carriers are beginning to plan out the eventual retirement process for 4G. While Verizon and AT&T certainly won’t be far behind, it’s T-Mobile’s strategy we’re hearing about first, as the carrier intends to begin phasing out LTE in as little as two years.

A year after it was announced, Waze is finally rolling out support for reporting hazards using your voice in its new “Conversational Reporting” feature.

OnePlus has announced that it will release its Android 16 update in less than two weeks on October 16, and the global launch of the OnePlus 15 is expected to arrive not too long afterwards.

Nothing is rolling out call recording for Nothing Phone devices, but only a few select models in certain countries. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s not hard to find a good high-end TV anymore, but to pair a good display, good software, and a good price? That’s a harder combo, but it’s exactly what I’ve been testing out in the Hisense U8QG series lately.

Samsung has started to roll out the final major update for the Galaxy S22 series, with its Android 16-based One UI 8 now rolling out in some regions.