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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/01/2026 13:38 EDT

DEAL: Galaxy Watch Ultra for $299 is Really Good ($350 Off)

Taking place on Woot, there might be the best deal we have yet to see on the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Woot has Samsung’s high-end smartwatch priced at just $299, brand new and the US retail model. Samsung sells this Wear OS-powered device for $649 when it’s not on sale, so we’re looking at a savings... Read the original post: DEAL: Galaxy Watch Ultra for $299 is Really Good ($350 Off) Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 04/01/2026 12:38 EDT

Google Now Selling Refurbished Pixel 8a

Did you know that Google sells refurbished Pixel phones? Well, they do, and this week they have added the Pixel 8a to its offering. Pixel 8a joins the existing lineup of refurbished devices, which includes the Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro. Originally priced at $499, you can... Read the original post: Google Now Selling Refurbished Pixel 8a Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 03/31/2026 15:55 EDT

Spanish Support Comes to Gemini for Home, New Expressive Lighting Commands

Earlier this month, Gemini for Home received a major upgrade. This week, Google is pushing another upgrade to the service, available on all supported devices. Google announced that Gemini for Home is now available in Mexico, and additionally, the service now supports Spanish in all supported countries. Beyond new language support, new features are also... Read the original post: Spanish Support Comes to Gemini for Home, New Expressive Lighting Commands Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 15:27 EDT

March Pixel Watch Update for LTE Watches is Finally Here

With the release of the March Pixel Watch update, Google added several new features and included it with the March Pixel Feature Drop. It was a big update that brought things like phone lock disconnection notices, phone left behind reminders, and more. The update, at least for WiFi models of the Pixel Watch 2, 3,... Read the original post: March Pixel Watch Update for LTE Watches is Finally Here Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 15:12 EDT

Steph Curry Might Be Teasing New Fitbit Hardware

In October of last year, shortly after Google had released the Pixel Watch 4 and the new Fitbit personal health coach went into its first public preview, Google teased new Fitbit hardware. The news came as a bit of a shock, but with word at the time of that new hardware coming “next year,” we’re... Read the original post: Steph Curry Might Be Teasing New Fitbit Hardware Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 13:35 EDT

Monzo Shutting Down US Accounts

For anyone who has tried to transition to the digital-first style of banking, also known as neobanking, it’s been a rough road. There was Simple, based here in Portland, OR, which shut down. Many Simple customers transferred to the London-based service called Monzo. It’s been a fine service, with lots of good features introduced over... Read the original post: Monzo Shutting Down US Accounts Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 13:20 EDT

Now Everyone Can Change Their Google Account Username

Last year, Google slowly began rolling out the ability for users to change their account usernames. The company announced today that now everyone in the US can get in on this action, so long as your type of account supports it. The process is relatively straightforward, though, be aware that there’s a laundry list of... Read the original post: Now Everyone Can Change Their Google Account Username Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 12:33 EDT

Fitbit’s Health Coach Adds Cycle Health, Nutrition Tracking, More

Fitbit and Google continue to rollout new features to the Fitbit personal health coach, this week with a focus on cycle health, mental wellbeing, and nutrition and water logging. In a short post to share the news, this is how Google describes the three new features: This is only the latest upgrade following 3 new... Read the original post: Fitbit’s Health Coach Adds Cycle Health, Nutrition Tracking, More Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 11:42 EDT

Google’s New “Ask Maps” Screwed Up the First Thing I Asked It

A few weeks back, Google announced that it was bringing a heavy dose of AI to Google Maps with a new “Ask Maps” features. The idea of asking Google Maps more conversationally about stuff makes sense, at least on paper. You take the supposed power of AI and have it present info from the millions... Read the original post: Google’s New “Ask Maps” Screwed Up the First Thing I Asked... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 10:40 EDT

Here’s the Pixel 11 Pro

The Google Pixel 11 Pro makes its first appearance and it looks like you think it does. Following yesterday’s release of the first Pixel 11 renders, we now have renders of the Pixel 11 Pro. Hey, guys, I bet we get the XL tomorrow and then the Fold the day after. Might as well run... Read the original post: Here’s the Pixel 11 Pro Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/31/2026 09:00 EDT

Galaxy Watches Get Blood Pressure Monitoring

Select Galaxy Watch models from Samsung are getting support for blood pressure monitoring. This is a feature that many have been waiting for, with it now rolling out free of charge to the Samsung Health Monitor app. The feature is rolling out starting today. The process of collecting the data is easy enough, though, Samsung... Read the original post: Galaxy Watches Get Blood Pressure Monitoring Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 19:18 EDT

T-Mobile Home Internet Backup Gets a Major Data Upgrade

Back in 2024, T-Mobile started selling a Backup Internet plan that really was supposed to be there for emergencies, when your main home internet plan went down. Using T-Mobile’s 5G network, during an internet outage, there’s always a good chance that the wireless network remains up and you’d still have decent-enough internet to fall back... Read the original post: T-Mobile Home Internet Backup Gets a Major Data Upgrade Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 19:15 EDT

Google Adds Map View to Wireless Emergency Alerts

When there’s an emergency in your area, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system is a critical tool for government officials to alert the general public of imminent threats. It can be used to notify you of dangerous weather, missing children, and various other critical situations. This week, Google announced that they are pushing through a... Read the original post: Google Adds Map View to Wireless Emergency Alerts Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 17:31 EDT

Google’s New Android Developer Verifier App Checks for Bad Apps

Google announced today that it has begun rolling out Android developer verification to all developers. This is the previously announced verification system that will force developers outside of Google Play to register and verify their identity in order for their apps to be installable on Android devices. While that’s big news, it’s not for most... Read the original post: Google’s New Android Developer Verifier App Checks for Bad Apps Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 14:58 EDT

This Trick Almost Adds AirDrop to a Bunch of Samsung Phones

Samsung and Google just brought AirDrop support to the Galaxy S26 series through Quick Share last week after doing the same for the Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 in the months prior. We only assume that several other major Samsung Galaxy phones are scheduled to gain similar support, we just don’t know when. However, there... Read the original post: This Trick Almost Adds AirDrop to a Bunch of Samsung Phones Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 11:30 EDT

Google Maps Gets Full EV Trip Planning

Google Maps EV trip planning is finally here. For many EV owners, Google Maps has always been a great around-town navigation service, but for road tripping, it’s almost never the choice. Why? Because EV trip planning, where your car knows your battery state, when it’ll need to charge and how long those stops will take,... Read the original post: Google Maps Gets Full EV Trip Planning Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 10:58 EDT

This is the Pixel 11

Renders are here for the Pixel 11, and early CAD renders almost never lie. This is likely Google’s new phone. Leak season sure appears to be fully upon us for whatever phones are headed our way this summer. Last week, we saw the first images of what should be two separate Galaxy Z Fold 8... Read the original post: This is the Pixel 11 Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/30/2026 09:53 EDT

A couple of weeks ago we pointed out that you could get Google’s official Pixelsnap case for the Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro at a 50% off discount. Today, that same case is back, only this time it’s 62% off for the Pixel 10 Pro XL. Currently, the Google Pixelsnap case in Obsidian (black)... Read the original post: Pixel 10 Pro XL PixelSnap Case is Just $18.99 (62% Off) Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 03/27/2026 16:22 EDT

Google might have a neat new charging trick up its sleeves for Android 17. In the latest Android 17 Beta 3, hidden behind the layers of UI and code that you and I can see, there are features Google is still very-much-testing and may or may not launch in the near future. One of those... Read the original post: Android 17 Could Introduce “Priority Charging” Feature Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 03/27/2026 15:20 EDT

The Android 17 Beta 3 update that Googled released yesterday is the biggest one yet. Not only did it weigh-in at roughly 3.5GB on my Pixel 10 Pro, it brought out a handful of features we think you’ll enjoy. Of course, since this is a new beta build, it also took care of a bunch... Read the original post: Google Fixed 17 Big Bugs in Android 17 Beta 3 Read more ›

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