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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 04/12/2024 11:30 EDT

Google One VPN Shutting Down Because No One Uses It

In late October of 2020, Google added a VPN service to its 2TB storage plans. In early 2023, the company expanded the same VPN to all of its plans, but apparently that still hasn’t helped boost user numbers. With Google not being one to support an unused product for long, removal of the VPN has … Continued Read the original post: Google One VPN Shutting Down Because No One Uses... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/11/2024 16:00 EDT

The First Android 15 Beta is Here!

Right on schedule, Google has released Android 15 Beta 1 for your Pixel to download and dance with. We’ve already been through two Android 15 Developer Preview builds from February and March, so now we get into the beta program kickoff period. It’s time to see if big changes are here for Android 15 or … Continued Read the original post: The First Android 15 Beta is Here! Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/11/2024 15:05 EDT

Google, We Want a Depth Effect for Android Wallpapers

Customization possibilities on Android nearly endless, but sometimes, a new thing gets showcased that isn’t available for everyone. When that happens, the process of me lobbying Google to make it native to Android begins, with the latest entry being this depth effect for wallpapers on Android. Enabled by 3rd-party developer @Siavash7999 and showcased by our … Continued Read the original post: Google, We Want a Depth Effect for Android Wallpapers Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 04/11/2024 13:02 EDT

DEAL: Trade In Your Really Old Tablet, Get Pixel Tablet for $250

Google is offering improved trade-in values on older Android and iOS tablets right now, bringing the price of a Pixel Tablet down to at least $250. If you have a newer trade-in tablet, your price will be even lower. For example, if you have an iPad (6th Gen), a tablet that was released back in … Continued Read the original post: DEAL: Trade In Your Really Old Tablet, Get Pixel... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/11/2024 12:05 EDT

OnePlus is Adopting Google’s Gemini, Plans 100 New AI Features

When OnePlus announced earlier this month that they were bringing AI to a bunch of devices, I was surprised to not see Google’s Gemini mentioned. Knowing that Google is leading the charge when it comes to AI on mobile (look at the Galaxy S24 series), I figured they were behind OnePlus’ AI future. As it … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus is Adopting Google’s Gemini, Plans 100 New AI... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/11/2024 11:54 EDT

Slash Quest, Once an Apple Arcade Exclusive, Now on Android

Slash Quest, once an Apple Arcade exclusive, is now available for Android gamers. Published by the fine people at Noodlecake, the game is a cute title about a not-so-talented knight attempting to retrieve a talking sword and bring it back to the land’s Queen. You can watch the trailer below to get an idea of … Continued Read the original post: Slash Quest, Once an Apple Arcade Exclusive, Now on... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 04/10/2024 18:41 EDT

Fitbit’s New Sleep Experience Lands in the App

Fitbit is rolling out a redesigned sleep experience this week to give you info that’s easy to see, including all of your previous night’s sleep at a glance without having to go looking for it. In this new sleep experience, things like sleep duration, sleep score, and a timeline of your sleep stages are all … Continued Read the original post: Fitbit’s New Sleep Experience Lands in the App Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 04/10/2024 15:45 EDT

T-Mobile’s “Broadband Facts” Tell You Everything About Plans, Including Fees and Speeds

It was April Fools Day, and so I wasn’t paying attention to many announcements, because the days of companies trolling us all have ground my brain into the most negative state on April 1 each year, but T-Mobile had real news to share. Last week, T-Mobile announced big changes to the way it presents the … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile’s “Broadband Facts” Tell You Everything About Plans, Including... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/10/2024 14:57 EDT

T-Mobile Cutomers, Snag Next Week’s Free Oversized Tote

If you’re someone already giving money to T-Mobile every month for phone service, you might as well take full advantage of all the free goodies you get from T Life. Next week, T-Mobile will be giving out free oversized tote bags, perfect for your next beach trip or Costco run. We’re giving you the heads … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile Cutomers, Snag Next Week’s Free Oversized Tote Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/10/2024 13:33 EDT

Google Opening Magic Editor to All Google Photos Users, Including iPhone

Google Photos’ coveted AI-powered Magic Editor will soon be available to all Google Photos users, even iPhone owners, according to the latest announcement from Google. Beginning May 15 (that’s Google I/O week), Photos users on both Android and iOS will be able to take full advantage of Google’ generative AI used for editing photos. Now, … Continued Read the original post: Google Opening Magic Editor to All Google Photos Users,... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 04/10/2024 12:57 EDT

How’s the Pixel April Update Treating You?

The latest April Pixel update has been out for a cool 8 days now and we thought we should check in with everyone to see how it’s treating you. We’re partly curious to make sure nothing bad has happened since you received the update, but we’ve also heard from some who haven’t seen the update … Continued Read the original post: How’s the Pixel April Update Treating You? Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/10/2024 11:03 EDT

Galaxy AI Gets Supports for Three New Languages

Samsung announced this morning that its Galaxy AI now supports three new languages: Arabic, Indonesian, and Russian. While supporting entire languages is already pretty sweet, three new dialects are also soon getting added: Australian English, Cantonese, and Canadian French. These new languages and dialects help boost Galaxy AI’s supported languages to over 15. Samsung also … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy AI Gets Supports for Three New Languages Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/09/2024 17:09 EDT

Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5 Get April Security Patch

Samsung and Verizon are set to begin rolling out the latest security patch to the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5. Inside the update, you’ll find the April patch, as well as what the changelog describes as “performance improvements.” Below you can view the new software version numbers. New Software Version Numbers … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5 Get April... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/09/2024 15:43 EDT

Galaxy S24 Ultra Getting Another Camera Update

An unknown amount of Galaxy S24 Ultra owners continue to have issues with the cameras on Samsung’s latest flagship device. We already saw Samsung attempt to address a few of them, but according to company insiders, there’s another fixer update currently getting brewed. Tweeted out by @UniverseIce, there’s another camera firmware update being worked on, … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S24 Ultra Getting Another Camera Update Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/09/2024 13:19 EDT

Beeper Acquired by Automattic, Turns Off Waitlist

Beeper, the messaging company who tried to make an iMessage client for Android, only to be blocked at every turn by Apple, is still around and has now been acquired. As they announce big acquisition news, they are also releasing their newest Android app out of beta and opening up their waitlist to everyone on … Continued Read the original post: Beeper Acquired by Automattic, Turns Off Waitlist Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/09/2024 12:03 EDT

Android 15’s Private Space Gets Detailed in Full

Late last year, Android 15’s Private Space was discovered while rummaging through code that Google was still working on. With Google releasing more code in the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 build, we now have a complete rundown of how this feature looks and operates. Thanks to Mishaal Rahman who got it up and … Continued Read the original post: Android 15’s Private Space Gets Detailed in Full Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/08/2024 15:54 EDT

First Certified Google Find My Device Trackers Arrive in May

Now that Google’s Find My Device network has launched, you might be wondering if there are any devices on the market that can take advantage of it. The short answer is – there will be, soon. I know, this always seems to be the case with new Android-related products, but that’s just where we’re at. May … Continued Read the original post: First Certified Google Find My Device Trackers Arrive... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 04/08/2024 14:05 EDT

Google’s Pixel 8a Leaks and the Bezels Need to be Seen

With Google I/O 2024 about a month away, it’s only right that the leaks begin to pickup for the company’s next phone, the Pixel 8a. After seeing renders for it back in October, learning about all of the different variants a month ago, and then having specs outed a few weeks back, we’re now getting … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Pixel 8a Leaks and the Bezels Need to... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 04/08/2024 12:21 EDT

Google’s New Find My Device Network is Here

All signs last week pointed to Google’s new Find My Device network finally launching today and that has indeed happened. Find My Device is here, Android friends! Originally scheduled to launch last summer, the new Find My Device network is capable of finding offline devices, tracking Bluetooth tags, pinpointing items in close proximity, and letting … Continued Read the original post: Google’s New Find My Device Network is Here Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 04/08/2024 11:51 EDT

Spotify Brings Out the AI Playlist Feature You Knew Was Coming

Spotify is getting into AI this week through a new playlist tool that is rolling out in beta to start and only in select countries. Called “AI Playlist,” this new feature uses the power of AI to help bring you a playlist to meet the moment, no matter how you are feeling or what happens … Continued Read the original post: Spotify Brings Out the AI Playlist Feature You Knew... Read more ›

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