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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/21/2025 11:53 EDT

Wednesday Question: Thoughts on Material 3 Expressive So Far?

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 is rolling out to supported Pixel device owners enrolled in the Android Beta, providing folks with their first real taste of Material 3 Expressive. If you were one of the people who booted up this build, we’d love to hear your initial thoughts. Check out our Material 3 Expressive Walkthrough … Continued Read the original post: Wednesday Question: Thoughts on Material 3 Expressive So Far? Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/21/2025 09:25 EDT

Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5 are Next

Thanks to the rollout of One UI 7 and Android 15 being mostly complete at this point and reaching devices as old as the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung is now on to sending out a fresh wave of monthly security updates to its phones. This period won’t last long, though, as Android 16 and One … Continued Read the original post: Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 18:32 EDT

Google’s New Gemini Assistant Can Takeover Your Phone

Google talked a lot about Gemini today, so much that they said the word “Gemini” more than “AI” during the I/O keynote. I can’t say I’m surprised, as I noticed early on that CEO Sundar Pichai was choosing the word “Gemini” over AI as often as he could and joked with Tim that they might … Continued Read the original post: Google’s New Gemini Assistant Can Takeover Your Phone Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 05/20/2025 17:10 EDT

Google Intros AI Ultra Subscription for Whopping $249/Month

Google introduced a new Ultra tier for its Google AI subscriptions this morning. Priced at a big ol’ $249/month, Google AI Ultra will get you access to nine different things, including access to its new AI filmmaking tool called Flow, Whisk, Gemini in basically every service they offer, plus a YouTube Premium subscription. You can … Continued Read the original post: Google Intros AI Ultra Subscription for Whopping $249/Month Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 16:36 EDT

Let’s Look at Android 16 QPR1 and All This Material 3 Expressive Design

The release of Android 16 QPR1 is easily the star of today’s Google I/O show for those of us in the Android space. While Google showed off some neat Gemini and AI demos, and basically spent the entire keynote talking about AI, we’re still Android fans here. And with the Android 16 QPR1 update in … Continued Read the original post: Let’s Look at Android 16 QPR1 and All This... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 16:13 EDT

Paid Subscribers Get Gemini in Chrome This Week

Starting tomorrow, those who pay for Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra will gain access to Gemini in Chrome. With it, you’ll be able to access the AI from any webpage you’re on, allowing you to summarize information or clarify complex details. This will be early access, so as time goes on, you can … Continued Read the original post: Paid Subscribers Get Gemini in Chrome This Week Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 15:58 EDT

Gmail Gets Personalized Smart Replies Later This Year

Gmail is getting personalized smart replies later this year. Powered by your own past emails and Drive content, Gmail will craft responses using your own tone. Google says that, “whether crisp and formal or warm and conversational,” these smart replies should sound authentically you. By pulling from past emails, responses will be contextual and relevant. … Continued Read the original post: Gmail Gets Personalized Smart Replies Later This Year Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 14:00 EDT

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 Now Available for Pixel Devices!

Google released Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 during its Google I/O keynote, downloadable onto Pixel devices dating back to the Pixel 6. Labeled as build number BP31.250502.008, this build will contain new platform features, bug fixes, performance optimizations, and the August 2025 security patches. On top of that, users will also spot the beginnings of the … Continued Read the original post: Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 Now Available for... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google Plans Android XR Google Play Store, Launch of Developer “Project Aura” Glasses

In addition to the announcement for new Android XR hardware partners (like Warby Parker), Google shared developer-related news for their new wearable platform too. Developers are getting the Android XR SDK: Developer Preview 2, they told us more about the launch of the Google Play Store for Android XR, and there’s a developer pair of … Continued Read the original post: Google Plans Android XR Google Play Store, Launch of... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google is Building Android XR Glasses With Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung

During Google I/O’s opening keynote today, Google once again showed off its new Android XR platform and how Gemini will power the brains of it. They talked about both headsets and glasses, but since all of our interest is really in the glasses side of this equation, they shared some news on hardware there. Google … Continued Read the original post: Google is Building Android XR Glasses With Warby Parker,... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google Details Wear OS 6, Developer Preview Released Today

Google announced today that Wear OS 6 will arrive later this year, first on Pixel Watch, with a Developer Preview getting released today so developers can get a head start on creating experiences for it. With its Wear OS 6 announcement, the Android Development team shared a lot of looks at Material 3 Expressive, the … Continued Read the original post: Google Details Wear OS 6, Developer Preview Released Today Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 13:20 EDT

Gemini Live Camera, Screen Sharing Rolling Out to All Android and iOS Users Today

Google just announced that it is rolling out Gemini Live’s camera and screen sharing feature to all Android and iOS users starting today. With this, you can show Gemini a camera feed or your screen and ask questions or get insights into what you’re viewing. Previously, it was available on select Pixel and Galaxy devices, … Continued Read the original post: Gemini Live Camera, Screen Sharing Rolling Out to All... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 05/20/2025 11:24 EDT

Google’s NotebookLM App Now on Android

NotebookLM, Google’s AI-powered service that was previously viral for generating podcasts about any topic, is now available on Android. With the app, students or researchers can gather information from all sorts of sources, then create whatever they might want with that information with the help of AI. For example, after you upload your source material, … Continued Read the original post: Google’s NotebookLM App Now on Android Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 11:10 EDT

WATCH: Google I/O 2025 Keynote, Starts at 10AM Pacific

The Google I/O keynote kicks off at 10am Pacific, so you better be here to catch all of the action. Kellen is down in the Yay Area ready to snap all of the pictures and get hands on with anything and everything, while I’ll be posted up in the office, ready to jump on the … Continued Read the original post: WATCH: Google I/O 2025 Keynote, Starts at 10AM Pacific Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 05/20/2025 09:30 EDT

Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy S24 Joins the Party

Thanks to the rollout of One UI 7 and Android 15 being mostly complete at this point and reaching devices as old as the Galaxy S21 series, Samsung is now on to sending out a fresh wave of monthly security updates to its phones. This period won’t last long, though, as Android 16 and One … Continued Read the original post: Samsung’s May Update Arrives: Galaxy S24 Joins the Party Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/19/2025 17:47 EDT

Space Cadet Pinball, of Windows Fame, Now on Android!

It was many years ago when I would hang out inside of a RadioShack in Oakland, CA, waiting for my mom to get off from work. While I was loitering inside the store, I would play Space Cadet Pinball on the store’s demo computer. The employees were kind enough to let me play for many … Continued Read the original post: Space Cadet Pinball, of Windows Fame, Now on Android! Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/19/2025 13:44 EDT

Google’s Find Hub is Live, Beta Tag Removed

After announcing that the change was upcoming last week, Google is officially rolling out the Find Hub name change for Find My Device. The “beta” tag has also been removed. When announced, Google said that Find Hub will attach to everything from smart luggage to Bluetooth tags to your phones, tablets, and watches. In addition, … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Find Hub is Live, Beta Tag Removed Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 05/19/2025 13:25 EDT

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Arrives Later This Year

Qualcomm has confirmed its timeline for this year’s Snapdragon Summit, set to take place in Hawaii this September 23 through September 25. It is at this time when we will see the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 announced, likely then followed by launch of devices running the upgraded chipset. Rumored upgrades for the Elite 2 are … Continued Read the original post: Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Arrives Later This Year Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 05/19/2025 12:22 EDT

Material 3 Expressive Showing Up On Pixel Watch Devices

The Android team announced Material 3 Expressive earlier this month for both Android and Wear OS. It’s an exciting evolution for Android design language and apparently we’re already starting to see it make its way to users. User 6ftTrouble on reddit noticed while scrolling through the available Pixel Watch tiles that Material 3 Expressive had … Continued Read the original post: Material 3 Expressive Showing Up On Pixel Watch Devices Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 05/19/2025 11:44 EDT

OnePlus Pad 3 Launch Confirmed for June 5, Will Come to US

Earlier this month, we saw the upcoming OnePlus Pad 3 make its way through the FCC. That gave us good hope that OnePlus would launch the device here in the US. This morning, the company has confirmed that on June 5, OnePlus Pad 3 will be made official and that there will be US availability. … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus Pad 3 Launch Confirmed for June 5, Will... Read more ›

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