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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/20/2026 16:36 EDT

Ex-Googlers Charged With Stealing Tensor Tech, Face 20+ Years if Found Guilty

In case you were thinking about getting a job at Google as a means of stealing CPU technology, we wouldn’t recommend it. Two ex-Googlers and one of their husbands have been indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets with relation to Google’s Tensor processor for Pixel phones. If found guilty of the charges, they face 20+ … Continued Read the original post: Ex-Googlers Charged With Stealing Tensor Tech, Face 20+ Years... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 02/20/2026 12:13 EDT

Bixby Gets Major AI Upgrade in One UI 8.5 Beta

Samsung is pushing Bixby’s latest major update via the One UI 8.5 beta, the one that basically turns it into a conversational device agent. We have talked about the major changes that this brings, all of which is detailed here. The highlight being that you can now speak more naturally to Bixby and control all … Continued Read the original post: Bixby Gets Major AI Upgrade in One UI 8.5... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/19/2026 17:27 EDT

Pixel’s At a Glance Gets New Sports, Finance Updates

Pixel’s At a Glance software is getting a couple of fresh tickers, the first we’ve seen in some time. Following the update, Pixel owners who utilize At a Glance will be able to add Sports updates and Finance updates. For Sports updates, Google mentions that pulling this information may affect battery life, so that’s something … Continued Read the original post: Pixel’s At a Glance Gets New Sports, Finance Updates Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 02/19/2026 15:08 EDT

Chrome Adds 3 Sweet New Features: Split View, PDF Annotations, Drive Saves

Google Chrome on your computer is getting 3 really great new features. And actually, you may have already been using them, thanks to a quiet rollout a couple of weeks ago that Google is now acknowledging. The 3 new features you’ll soon start using are Split View, PDF annotations in the PDF Viewer, and a … Continued Read the original post: Chrome Adds 3 Sweet New Features: Split View, PDF... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/19/2026 13:38 EDT

Play Protect Put in Work in 2025, ID’d 27 Million Malicious Apps Outside Google Play Last Year

Google shared a recap of 2025 in the world of Android and Google Play security. Huge numbers are thrown around. 27 million. 20 billion. 1.75 million. See, lots of numbers. As consumers, all we need to know is that Google has been working hard to build AI-powered tools and services to ensure our Android devices … Continued Read the original post: Play Protect Put in Work in 2025, ID’d 27... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/18/2026 17:12 EDT

Google Copies Samsung’s Awesome Instant Trade-in Credit With Pixel 10a

There’s a chance you aren’t that interested in the Pixel 10a because you don’t see it as much of an upgrade over the Pixel 9a or maybe you just aren’t into A-Series phones. Whatever the case is, you should at least get excited about one thing that Google is introducing as a part of this … Continued Read the original post: Google Copies Samsung’s Awesome Instant Trade-in Credit With Pixel... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 16:09 EDT

Gemini Now Using Lyria 3 to Create 30 Second Bangers

Gemini is getting access to Lyria 3 in beta, allowing users to create 30-second long songs/bangers by inputting a prompt or uploading a picture. No lyrics needs, just a simple prompt. Lyria 3 offers more creative controls, such as the ability to select a style, vocals, and tempo of the track. You can also create … Continued Read the original post: Gemini Now Using Lyria 3 to Create 30 Second... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 14:43 EDT

Pixel Buds 2a Now Available in Berry and Fog, Still Only $129

Google’s budget-friendly earbuds, Pixel Buds 2a, are now available in two new colors. Still priced at a totally reasonable $129, the earbuds can now be purchased in both Berry and Fog, giving buyers a total of four options to choose from. Berry and Fog join the existing Hazel and Iris options. Personally, it’s good to … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Buds 2a Now Available in Berry and Fog,... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 14:17 EDT

Who Should Buy the Pixel 10a?

Now that the Pixel 10a is official, the conversation around whether or not you should buy one is heating up. The initial responses to Google’s announcement have not been as positive as I’m sure Google hoped, at least from our readers. Most are confused about this launch, since the phone is essentially an identical copy … Continued Read the original post: Who Should Buy the Pixel 10a? Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 13:45 EDT

Google Pixel Update Schedule: How Long Will My Phone Get Updates?

One of the reasons anyone owns a Google Pixel phone is because it receives what is arguably the best level of software support in Android. Samsung has certainly made its case as being the king of updates, but Google is still the quickest most months when it comes to new Android security patches and big … Continued Read the original post: Google Pixel Update Schedule: How Long Will My Phone... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/18/2026 12:05 EDT

Google Home Gets New Premade Voice Assistant Actions

Google Home is getting a set of new premade voice assistant actions. Google calls them pre-defined actions, but the point is, you can skip a lot of the busywork that makes actions in automations a time consuming endeavor. For example, new “pre-defined voice assistant actions” include announcing the weather, playing music, playing a podcast, telling … Continued Read the original post: Google Home Gets New Premade Voice Assistant Actions Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 10:00 EDT

Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are Tough to Find

Google fully unveiled the Pixel 10a today and there aren’t many surprises following weeks of information trickling into our news feeds. What we have is a successor to the Pixel 9a, although it could easily have been called the Pixel 9.5a. Let’s talk about what’s new in the Pixel 10a. To start, you have a … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 10a Official at $499 and the Upgrades are... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/18/2026 09:59 EDT

Google’s Best Pixel 10a Pre-Order Deal

The Pixel 10a launch day is finally here and we now know (from Google) all of the official specs, features, and whether or not they actually upgraded anything over the Pixel 9a (they barely did). With this all official, we know about launch promos and pre-order deals that might get you a Pixel 10a for … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Best Pixel 10a Pre-Order Deal Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 02/17/2026 18:30 EDT

Samsung Teases AI Capabilities on Next Galaxy Camera System

We are coming up on Samsung’s next Unpacked event, which is where the company will unveil the Galaxy S26 series. Leading up to that, the company is now teasing the camera system buyers can look forward to. The updated system is designed to combine photo and video capture along with editing and sharing. Users should … Continued Read the original post: Samsung Teases AI Capabilities on Next Galaxy Camera System Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 02/17/2026 16:23 EDT

Google I/O 2026 Will Take Place May 19-20

Google is shooting out a save the date for Google I/O 2026, scheduled for May 19 through May 20. Two epic days at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. The image that Google posted hints at Gemini, Android, Chrome, and Search announcements, but none of that comes as a surprise. Naturally, there’s a puzzle … Continued Read the original post: Google I/O 2026 Will Take Place May 19-20 Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/17/2026 14:58 EDT

Google Surprises With Day Early $100 Off Pixel 10a Codes

The Pixel A-Series hasn’t typically found big discounts when it launches, mostly because Google prices it so reasonably out of the gate that they likely don’t want to shrink the already-small margins on it. If anything, we see Google and its retail partners sell the phone and then include something like a $100 gift card … Continued Read the original post: Google Surprises With Day Early $100 Off Pixel 10a... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 02/17/2026 13:59 EDT

Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9

Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the Pixel 9 series of phones now has AirDrop via Quick Share. In the briefest of announcements, Google said that Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop is available to the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel … Continued Read the original post: Google Brings AirDrop Support to Pixel 9 Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/17/2026 13:55 EDT

How to AirDrop on Android With a Pixel 10 or Pixel 9

We’re still processing the fact that Google randomly announced that it had figured out a solution to AirDrop to and from Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 phones with all of Apple’s devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac computers. This really just came out of no where and it barely got much of an announcement. … Continued Read the original post: How to AirDrop on Android With a Pixel 10... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 02/17/2026 12:59 EDT

Apple Starts Testing Encrypted RCS on iOS

Apple released a new iOS 26.4 beta this week and it brings the RCS feature we’ve all been waiting for. After code diggers discovered that encryption was in the works for RCS on iOS, Apple has gone ahead and pushed an initial test for it live in this new beta. iOS 26.4 beta is out … Continued Read the original post: Apple Starts Testing Encrypted RCS on iOS Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 02/17/2026 11:52 EDT

Nothing Phone 4a Launches March 5

Nothing made it official this week, setting March 5 as the launch date for Nothing Phone 4a. Recently, Nothing’s Carl Pei said that the (a) series of devices was the company’s best selling series, so a lot of focus would be going into “leveling up” the phones. He specifically mentions, “taking this even closer to … Continued Read the original post: Nothing Phone 4a Launches March 5 Read more ›

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