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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 11/13/2024 13:43 EDT

Pixel Phones Get New Scam Detection in Their Phone App

Because scammers love to call and impersonate places like your bank, Google is introducing a new Scam Detection feature for its Pixel phones that is a part of the Phone by Google app. The idea behind Scam Detection is to, well, detect scams in real-time using AI on your device in order to warn you of … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Phones Get New Scam Detection in Their... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 08/28/2024 12:20 EDT

Pixel 9 Review: Yup, It’s That Good

To say that I have been waiting for a phone like the Pixel 9 from Google for many years feels like an understatement, but I didn’t know I needed this particular phone until I saw the first leaks of its design back in January of this year. At that time, we had no idea that … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Review: Yup, It’s That Good Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 08/27/2024 12:53 EDT

Gmail App Gets Quicker Reply Feature Without Opening New Screen

This week, Google showed off its new quick reply in Gmail feature that is rolling out soon to your app on Android. The big change here is that replying to an email will no longer take you out of the email you were reading and into a new screen, which at least in my opinion, … Continued Read the original post: Gmail App Gets Quicker Reply Feature Without Opening New... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 08/27/2024 12:13 EDT

How’s Your Pixel 9 Pro XL (or Pixel 9)?

The Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL started shipping to your doorsteps last week, giving you a full weekend to get setup and begin testing. Well, you guys don’t really test as much as you just play, since you aren’t reviewers. But still, you’ve had some time to form a set of first impressions … Continued Read the original post: How’s Your Pixel 9 Pro XL (or Pixel 9)? Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 08/26/2024 15:58 EDT

DEAL: Galaxy Buds Pro 3 at Least $50 Off With Any Trade

The summer is essentially over at this moment, with kids heading back to school to start yet another year of learning. It’s wild too, as a parent of a now-5th grader, because those summer weeks just fly on by, as do the years and grades and events and times for relaxation. Seems only yesterday that … Continued Read the original post: DEAL: Galaxy Buds Pro 3 at Least $50 Off... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/26/2024 15:30 EDT

Your Pixel Phone Might Have to Wait Longer for Android 15

Outside of the weird release that was Android 12, Google tends to update its Pixel line to the newest version of Android on the same day that it drops source code. They did this for Android 14 and 13 and 11 and 10 and so on. For Android 15, they may go the route of … Continued Read the original post: Your Pixel Phone Might Have to Wait Longer for... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 08/26/2024 12:07 EDT

Oh Hey, It’s the Pixel 9a!

Google and hardware secrets – these two things could not dislike each other more. You see, every phone that Google has attempted to release over the past few years has found its way to the internet early, typically in prototype form before turning into renders, only to then go official in marketing materials that retailers … Continued Read the original post: Oh Hey, It’s the Pixel 9a! Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/26/2024 11:46 EDT

Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Deal With $200 Credit, High Trade-ins Ends in 2 Days

It’s not too late to get Google’s new Pixel 9 Pro or Pixel 9 Pro XL with substantial discounts and bonuses. Technically, we are still in the pre-order period for the Pixel 9 Pro, as it hasn’t shipped yet, but for the Pixel 9 Pro XL, you orders could (and should) ship right away with … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Deal With $200 Credit, High... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 08/23/2024 13:38 EDT

Google Wallet Users in California Can Add Their Driver’s License

Google began adding driver’s license support to Google Wallet back in 2022 and has slowly expanded the option to new states. This week, they’ve added a fifth state in California. Folks with an Android phone and who live in California can jump on into Google Wallet and start the process of adding their driver’s license. … Continued Read the original post: Google Wallet Users in California Can Add Their Driver’s... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 08/23/2024 13:09 EDT

Pixel 9 Setup Process Gets Several Big Upgrades

As Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL orders arrive, the setup process will begin where you take all that’s on your old phone and bring it to the new. For this launch, Google has done a bunch of improvements to the setup process. Like, not even kidding here – there are some really cool … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Setup Process Gets Several Big Upgrades Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 08/22/2024 18:18 EDT

Pixel Tablet With Stand is $250 Off for a Couple of Hours

In need of a Google Pixel Tablet with a hefty discount? Best Buy is running a daily deal of sorts today that could get you just that tablet with a $250 price drop. And this is the one with the stand too, in case you need that to let this tablet act as a smart … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Tablet With Stand is $250 Off for a... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 08/22/2024 14:20 EDT

Android 15 QPR1 Beta Now Available to Pixel Devices!

Google told us to get ready for Android 15 QPR1 about a week ago, right as the Pixel 9 was announced. Today, they went ahead and released it for almost all of the still-supported Pixel devices. At the moment, Google is only listing the Pixel 6 up through the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8a … Continued Read the original post: Android 15 QPR1 Beta Now Available to Pixel Devices! Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/22/2024 14:15 EDT

Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Added to Android 15 Beta

Pre-orders of the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL should be arriving on doorsteps today. If you ended up buying one, I’m here to tell you that you can immediately take that Pixel 9 series phone out of the box, walk through setup, and then join the Android 15 Beta program. … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Added to Android... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 08/22/2024 11:51 EDT

Satellite SOS Now Available on Pixel 9 Phones, Free for Two Years

Notifications are hitting Pixel 9 devices across the US, informing owners that the new Satellite SOS feature is now available. With it, should you be out of terrestrial cell service, you can utilize communication satellites to get a hold of emergency services, just like our iPhone friends have been able to do. Under the settings … Continued Read the original post: Satellite SOS Now Available on Pixel 9 Phones, Free... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 08/21/2024 16:37 EDT

New Samsung Patent Points to Glucose Sensor

Earlier this year, it was rumored that Samsung was cooking up a glucose sensor for the Galaxy Watch 7 series. That didn’t pan out, but thanks to a recently spotted patent, Samsung is definitely working on something. For anyone who needs to regularly check blood sugar levels, an optical-powered glucose monitoring system could be seen … Continued Read the original post: New Samsung Patent Points to Glucose Sensor Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 08/21/2024 13:00 EDT

Google Pixel 9: My 3 Favorite Things

It’s Pixel 9 week, and while we’re very close to delivering a complete review, we wanted to provide you with an easily digestible list of our favorite things on Google’s newest smartphone. There’s a lot to like here, especially at a reasonable starting price of $799. Below you will find my three favorite things about … Continued Read the original post: Google Pixel 9: My 3 Favorite Things Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/21/2024 13:00 EDT

Pixel 9 Pro’s New Fingerprint Reader, Modem Impress Us

We’ve made so many jokes over the years about the in-display fingerprint reader used in Google’s most recent Pixel phones, because the sensor has been so bad that with every update, folks take to comment sections and reddit to proclaim that the update has somehow magically improved them. The updates never do because the sensor … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Pro’s New Fingerprint Reader, Modem Impress Us Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 08/21/2024 13:00 EDT

Pixel 9 Pro Hardware So Good, Your iPhone Should Be Jealous

When the first leaks of the Pixel 9 series arrived, we weren’t alone in thinking that the devices looked similar to Apple’s iPhone. The flat edges, logo styling, and rounded corners all gave off an iPhone vibe, even if there is still so much Google as a part of the package. Since we have an … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Pro Hardware So Good, Your iPhone Should... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/21/2024 13:00 EDT

Pixel 9 Pro Battery Life is Really, Really Good

Should you go back through several reviews of Pixel phones that I’ve written over the years, one thing you might have noticed is that I rarely rave about battery life on any of Google’s phones. My testing typically ends up showing either solid battery life (which could be read as middle-of-the-road) or pretty poor battery … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 Pro Battery Life is Really, Really Good Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/20/2024 16:55 EDT

Gmail Gets Two New Gemini Features: Polish and Body Shortcuts

Google truly believes that one of the apps that can best take advantage of AI is Gmail. They may not be wrong either, as so many of us live within our inboxes for hours in a day. We could all use some help managing the emails upon emails that come in, especially when they require … Continued Read the original post: Gmail Gets Two New Gemini Features: Polish and Body... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 08/20/2024 14:48 EDT

Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Factory Images Ready for Launch

The Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL are scheduled to launch this week and we know that at least a few of you have received shipping notices. The big day for you and your Pixel 9 is almost here and we can’t wait to talk to you about them when that time comes. To … Continued Read the original post: Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Factory Images Ready... Read more ›

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