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Google is committed to 7 years of life for the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, whether you plan to use them that long or not. When news first hit that the latest Pixel phones would get 7 years of Android OS and security updates, many minds went directly to the hardware. Could it ⊠Continued
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I was born in South Korea and have gone back to visit every year. Skip Seoul to see some of my favorite lesser-known cities, like Suwon and Incheon. Read more âș
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Iâve always wondered what it would be like to own a plug-in hybrid, and recently, fate handed me that opportunity. On a recent trip to Vancouver, I rented a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime for nearly two months â the ideal scenario to try out North Americaâs most popular PHEV. My experience with the Prius Prime Previously, the words "Prius" and "sexy" were rarely used in the same sentence. However, I... Read more âș
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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us. What do we all do next? Well, Google almost always releases the next quarterly build in beta following that ⊠Continued Read the original post: Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel... Read more âș
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All of Googleâs still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta to test out. And then this morning, ⊠Continued Read the original post: Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices... Read more âș
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The mystery second December update that arrived on Pixel phones earlier in the week remains mostly a mystery today, but at least we have factory image files for it. The new December update first popped up on Pixel devices running on Verizonâs network, with the Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 series devices all ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Confirms New December Pixel Update Read more âș
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Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel Launcher home screen worked. Because this change was not an improvement in the eyes of many, they immediately took to places like reddit to question this change by Google and ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change Read more âș
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You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end of this year. Like with all things AI, the timing hasnât quite worked out and they are instead âadjustingâ that previous timeline to a later date within 2026. Google made the short ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a... Read more âș
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Google is pulling out all of the promos from several services to try and get you to buy one of their new Pixel 10 series phones. We saw the Google Play $200-off deal earlier in the week that stacked on top of their current holiday offers, and now, weâre seeing YouTube Premium subscribers get a ⊠Continued Read the original post: YouTube Premium Kicking 40% Off Pixel 10 for Subscribers Read more âș
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While we typically recommend buying phones unlocked and without a contract that ties you to a carrier, there are some exceptions that still put you on a carrier without all of the grease that comes with a contract. That might be confusing, but there is a Mint Mobile deal on the Pixel 10 Pro XL ⊠Continued Read the original post: Thereâs a Way to Get $700 Off a Pixel... Read more âș
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Find Hub went live for Android devices earlier this year, ditching the beta tag that was previously attached. The app has now gained support for select Pixel Watch models, adding to its growing ecosystem. Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 models are supported, but older models donât have support. Whether they lack the necessary ⊠Continued Read the original post: Find Hub App Comes to Select Pixel Watches Read more âș
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We did it, yâall. The multi-year battle is over. We won. Google has finally given in and is letting us fully turn off the âAt a Glanceâ widget on Pixel phones and reclaim the space as our own. I almost canât believe it. For those not familiar with what Iâm referring to, Google has included ⊠Continued Read the original post: Pixelâs At a Glance Can Finally Be Turned Off... Read more âș
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Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but weâre still going to dive into it and share all the big new stuff. As the next quarterly update that will fix a whole bunch of bugs, this also has the potential to be a big feature ⊠Continued Read the original post: Whatâs New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a... Read more âș
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