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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 12/15/2025 16:41 EDT

Google Sends Out $200 Credit Towards Pixel 10 Pro, Bringing Price to New Low

Google is sending out $200 in credit towards the purchase of a Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro XL to eligible members, which can be combined with savings already taking place. The phones are already discounted by up to $300, meaning there’s a free max of $500 in savings waiting for eligible buyers. Combined … Continued Read the original post: Google Sends Out $200 Credit Towards Pixel 10 Pro,... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 12/15/2025 11:33 EDT

December Update Hits Numerous Samsung Galaxy Devices

Galaxy owners, specifically those with a Galaxy S25 model or one of Samsung’s latest foldables (Z Fold 7, Flip 7), can snag the latest December security patch that is now rolling out. Inside, Samsung’s changelog lists the December patch, but nothing else. If you happen to stumble across something new, feel free to let us … Continued Read the original post: December Update Hits Numerous Samsung Galaxy Devices Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 12/15/2025 12:47 EDT

Verizon Offers $25/Mo for 4 Lines, Free Flagship Phones For Those Who Switch

Those following carrier news in 2025, you may be aware of Verizon’s struggles. Last month, the company’s new CEO announced 13,000 layoffs. In what could be seen as an attempt to help its postpaid subscriber numbers in 2026, Verizon is offering a great deal to those who switch. For what could be a limited time, … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Offers $25/Mo for 4 Lines, Free Flagship Phones... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 12/15/2025 17:46 EDT

Google Play Services Update Includes New Google Play Features, More

Google is shipping out a new System Services update, which affects general Android features that are powered by Google Play Services, as well as the Google Play app itself. This month, Google doesn’t have a huge list of changes, but mentions “prompts to allow access for nearby devices” under Device Connectivity, new developer features (pretty … Continued Read the original post: Google Play Services Update Includes New Google Play Features,... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 12/12/2025 12:55 EDT

Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea, Even With High Price Tag

We shouldn’t be surprised, folks. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold this week in its home country of South Korea, with in-person shoppers creating long lines and ready to drop loads of money for the company’s latest device. It’s reported that in mere minutes, the device was sold out. We don’t know how many units … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea,... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 12/12/2025 12:19 EDT

Google Translate Gets Fresh AI Model, Headphones Live Translation Beta

Google announced upgrades for Google Translate this morning, bringing in a new AI model for, “smarter and more natural text translations,” plus a new beta for any set of headphones to support live one-way translation, and new language support for the language learning tool. The new AI model will offer state-of-the-art translation quality, with more … Continued Read the original post: Google Translate Gets Fresh AI Model, Headphones Live Translation... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 12/11/2025 17:59 EDT

Fortnite Returns to Google Play!

Due to Google and Epic Games long legal battle, Fortnite has not been available to download from Google Play for quite a long time. That has now changed, with the title directly available from Google’s servers onto your Android device. More than a year ago, Epic Games made its store available on Android, which was … Continued Read the original post: Fortnite Returns to Google Play! Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 12/11/2025 13:21 EDT

Google Phone App Gets New Toggle for Portrait Mode When on Calls

Ever been using your phone as an actual phone, then held your device awkwardly while on a call and the screen rotates due to your system’s orientation setting? Yeah, apparently you’re not alone. Google is sending out a “fix” to its Phone app right now. In the latest build of the Phone app, plus needing … Continued Read the original post: Google Phone App Gets New Toggle for Portrait Mode... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 12/11/2025 11:44 EDT

Bluey’s Quest for The Gold Pen Hits Android on January 10, Out Now on iOS

Bluey, one of the biggest things on the planet right now, has a brand new game called Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen, out now on iOS and coming soon to Android. Written by Bluey series creator Joe Brumm and developed by Halfbrick Studios (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride, etc.), the game features the original voice … Continued Read the original post: Bluey’s Quest for The Gold Pen Hits Android on... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 12/10/2025 18:19 EDT

Following Initial Success, Gemini for Home Rollout Expands

Gemini’s rollout to the Google Home ecosystem has been kinda slow, but that was to be expected. It’s a major undertaking by Google and it’s not like Google said it was going to be quick. Anyway, the initial wave that hit units has apparently gone well, with Google even detailing the bugs that they have … Continued Read the original post: Following Initial Success, Gemini for Home Rollout Expands Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 12/10/2025 16:01 EDT

Mint Mobile Doubles Hotspot to 20GB on Unlimited for Free

Mint Mobile sent out emails to customers on their Unlimited plan today to let them know that they upgraded their hotspot and won’t increase prices. They may also have upgraded the amount of data one can use before running into throttling on the network. The email from Mint Mobile says that the Unlimited plan is … Continued Read the original post: Mint Mobile Doubles Hotspot to 20GB on Unlimited for... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 12/10/2025 14:20 EDT

Google Offers Extended Repair Program for Pixel 9 Pro Models With Display Issues

Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL owners are being offered an extended repair program from Google, due to display issues that may affect a number of units. One issue is a line that runs vertically up and down the display, and should your Pixel 9 Pro suffer from this, you’re entitled to a … Continued Read the original post: Google Offers Extended Repair Program for Pixel 9 Pro... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/10/2025 12:37 EDT

Pixel 10a Shows Up at Verizon for Certification With Some Specs

The Pixel 10a is a phone we all expect Google to release in 2026. We’ve already seen CAD renders of the device and have a rumored set of specs to look back to as we get closer to a potential launch. Today, a Pixel 10a certification page was spotted at Verizon and it shows a … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 10a Shows Up at Verizon for Certification With... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 12/10/2025 12:08 EDT

YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

More choice and more flexibility. That’s what everyone has been clamoring for lately. If you’ll recall, YouTube TV used to be a single package, priced at $35/month. It was simple times. Now, YouTube TV costs $82.99/mo before add-ons and we have found that many times, the content you should be able to watch is not … Continued Read the original post: YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026 Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/10/2025 12:00 EDT

Google’s Emergency Live Video on Android Streams Your Emergency to Responders

Google is introducing a new emergency feature today on Android that would allow emergency responders to video chat with you during an event. The new feature is called Emergency Live Video on Android and it is just that, a video chat or sharing session with an emergency responder during an emergency. If you are experiencing … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Emergency Live Video on Android Streams Your Emergency... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/09/2025 17:16 EDT

Google Adds Notification Organizer to Pixel Phones: How to Turn It Off

Google is rolling out a surprise feature today to its Pixel phones called “Notification Organizer.” As the name implies, this is a new setting that will indeed try to organize your notifications in the same way that Gmail attempts to bundle and clean-up your inbox. For me, this is an instant turn-off type of setting, … Continued Read the original post: Google Adds Notification Organizer to Pixel Phones: How to... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/09/2025 15:25 EDT

Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Gets One UI 8 Update in US

The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Galaxy Watch 5 are receiving One UI 8 and Wear OS 6 updates. Samsung is continuing to push out its latest large update to some of its older Galaxy Watch models this week. After pushing the One UI 8 and Wear OS 6 updates to the Galaxy Watch 6 … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Gets One UI 8 Update... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 12/09/2025 14:17 EDT

Google, Apple Work Together to Make Device Switching Easier

The act of switching from iOS to Android and vice versa is daunting to say the least. Thankfully, it appears Google and Apple are joining forces to make this experience as painless as possible. While the best thing ever would be Apple bringing iMessage to Android, which is definitely not happening, work is being done … Continued Read the original post: Google, Apple Work Together to Make Device Switching Easier Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 12/09/2025 12:47 EDT

Create Your Own Video Highlights With Redesigned Video Editor in Google Photos

Google Photos is rolling out a new video highlight creation tool this week for all users. Now, users can customize their own videos with premade templates, complete with your choice of music and a redesigned video editor. First for Android, templates with built-in music, text, and cuts will let you choose the videos you wish … Continued Read the original post: Create Your Own Video Highlights With Redesigned Video Editor... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 12/09/2025 12:28 EDT

December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn’t tell us exactly how those would arrive. Would we see them from a Pixel Watch companion app update or as a system update? It sure looks now like a Pixel Watch system update is the correct answer, as … Continued Read the original post: December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/09/2025 12:00 EDT

Pixel Watch 4 Updates Bring New Gestures, Smarter Smart Replies

The Pixel Watch 4 is seeing its own little Feature Drop this morning with a handful of new features. Google is adding a couple of new gestures to the watch, as well as smarter smart replies in apps like Google Messages. And if you own a Pixel Watch 3, you’ll also get the new replies, thanks … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Watch 4 Updates Bring New Gestures, Smarter... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/08/2025 17:54 EDT

We’re at the Point Where You Only Buy a Pixel 10 Pro if It’s $300 Off

Paying full price for Google’s Pixel devices is certainly a thing you could do. If you are the type to buy something on the first day it arrives, then you would likely pay a premium. But if you have any sort of patience at all, you will put yourself in a position to never have to … Continued Read the original post: We’re at the Point Where You Only Buy... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 12/08/2025 15:25 EDT

Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Gets a Fresh December Update

Since so many of you bought Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic devices over the holiday shopping weekend with all of those crazy deals, you should be happy to learn that a new update is headed your way. With the November security patch along for the ride, this update is mostly minor but … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Gets a Fresh December Update Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 12/08/2025 13:00 EDT

Google Sends First Big Update to Android XR and Galaxy XR With PC Connect, More

Google finished hosting the latest in “The Android Show” today and the topic at hand was Android XR. We knew this show was coming and there was some excitement around it since we just finished testing the Samsung Galaxy XR in the offices. We’re eager to see where Google plans to take the platform, if … Continued Read the original post: Google Sends First Big Update to Android XR and... Read more

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