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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/12/2026 12:36 EDT

How to Try Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for Free

In recent years, the US carrier situation has not changed much, even as all three major carriers will attempt to tell you how superior their network is. In the end, all of their networks are good across the country, it’s just that depending on where you live, one might offer a better overall experience with... Read the original post: How to Try Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for Free Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/17/2025 10:12 EDT

$400 Off the Pixel 9 Pro XL is Happening Right Now For Some Reason

I know that we just got done telling you over the weekend that you could save up to $250 off a Pixel 9 Pro XL. Guys, there’s a better deal that is running at the moment that I’m shocked to see still live. How does $400 off the Pixel 9 Pro XL sound? If you … Continued Read the original post: $400 Off the Pixel 9 Pro XL is Happening... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 03/16/2025 11:29 EDT

DEAL: Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL Up to $250 Off Right Now

Some of the best prices we’ve ever seen have found their way onto the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL this weekend. Google fired up another $200-off promo through its own store, but Amazon and Best Buy are trying to top it with $250-off deals of their own. We have links to them … Continued Read the original post: DEAL: Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL Up... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 03/14/2025 15:32 EDT

OnePlus Watch 3 Review: It’s Probably the Wear OS Watch to Beat

OnePlus is off to a pretty hot start in 2025, first releasing the excellent OnePlus 13 and now dropping an upgraded smartwatch on us. The OnePlus Watch 3 has been available for a few weeks now and we’ve been testing it for longer than that to try to get a true feel for this latest … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus Watch 3 Review: It’s Probably the Wear OS... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 03/14/2025 14:02 EDT

It’s Official: Google Assistant is Dead, Replaced by Gemini

We knew this would happen at some point, but I’m still not sure anyone (including Google) is ready – Google Assistant is going away this year with Gemini taking its place. Google made the announcement today, confirming that Gemini is the future of your on-device personal assistant. At some point “later this year,” Google will … Continued Read the original post: It’s Official: Google Assistant is Dead, Replaced by Gemini Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 03/14/2025 12:15 EDT

Samsung March Updates Hit Galaxy S23 Series, Fold 6, Flip 6, More

As we patiently wait the arrival of One UI 7 updates on almost all Samsung devices, we have a March update landing for now. Samsung is pushing the March patch to several devices this week, including the Galaxy S23 series and almost all of their still-supported foldables. The entire Galaxy S23 line, as well as … Continued Read the original post: Samsung March Updates Hit Galaxy S23 Series, Fold 6,... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/14/2025 11:16 EDT

New RCS Universal Profile 3.0 Adds End-to-End Encryption, Apple and Google Both Included

From the moment that RCS went live in iOS 18 and the world of iPhone owners joined the party that we’ve had over here on Android, there has been one missing piece to make this a truly great cross-platform messaging experience. I’m talking about end-to-end encryption (E2EE), of course, which we were hoping would arrive … Continued Read the original post: New RCS Universal Profile 3.0 Adds End-to-End Encryption, Apple... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 17:40 EDT

Android 16 Beta 3 Adds “Battery Health” Section

The latest Android 16 Beta 3 may lack any major features you would want to play with immediately, but there is a new section in the Battery settings area that might tell you how well your battery is holding up. We have a new “Battery health” section and it’s kind of neat. When we first … Continued Read the original post: Android 16 Beta 3 Adds “Battery Health” Section Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 03/13/2025 16:52 EDT

Android Could Soon Get AI-Powered Notification Summary Feature

As evidenced in the latest beta for Android 16, Google is currently working on a new feature for Android, though, it’s unclear when it will launch. Dug up by Mishaal Rahman, the feature is labeled as Notification Summaries, taking your communication-based notifications and then providing a single summary notification that you can easily digest. Powered … Continued Read the original post: Android Could Soon Get AI-Powered Notification Summary Feature Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 03/13/2025 14:23 EDT

Google Pushes Initial Fix for Chromecast 2nd Gen and Audio Outage

The Chromecast (2nd Gen) and Chromecaset Audio outage that kicked off earlier in the week across the globe will soon come to an end. Google shared today that it has started to roll out a fix for the problem, at least for those who didn’t factory reset their devices when the outage first happened. In … Continued Read the original post: Google Pushes Initial Fix for Chromecast 2nd Gen and... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 14:00 EDT

Android 16 Beta 3 Available for Pixel Devices

Android 16 in beta form has landed on a major milestone today by reaching platform stability. Android 16 Beta 3 is here and brings us one step closer to a stable release over the coming months, likely at Google I/O in May. Pixel device owners, you can now download Android 16 Beta 3 and get … Continued Read the original post: Android 16 Beta 3 Available for Pixel Devices Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 03/13/2025 12:56 EDT

T-Mobile Continues Raising Prices on Older Plans, Up to $5 Per Line

T-Mobile informed a new round of customers on some of their older (and best) plans that they would be raising prices on April 2. The move copies similar increases from Verizon and AT&T in recent months, in that it blames “rising costs” for the increase and does so on a per-line basis, so the increases … Continued Read the original post: T-Mobile Continues Raising Prices on Older Plans, Up to... Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 12:55 EDT

Galaxy S23 Family Gets One UI 7 Beta Access

Galaxy S23 lineup users in the US, you can rejoice this week. Samsung is rolling out the One UI 7 (Android 15) beta to the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra. Weighing in at 4.6GB on the Galaxy S23, the One UI 7 beta brings about many changes, ranging from significant UI differences to new … Continued Read the original post: Galaxy S23 Family Gets One UI 7 Beta Access Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 12:39 EDT

Gemini Connects to More Apps, Like Google Tasks and Photos

In addition to news that Gemini can now be connected to your Google Search history for more personalized responses, Google is moving to connect more apps and services to the AI. This ultimately leads to more tasks able to be accomplished with a single query, which isn’t a bad thing. Google announced that Gemini is … Continued Read the original post: Gemini Connects to More Apps, Like Google Tasks and... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 12:00 EDT

Google’s Gemini Gets “Personalization” Using Your Search History If You Are Cool With That

If AI is ever going to become the AI assistant of the future, it probably needs to be more personal, which means it’ll need to know almost everything about you, with access to everything you do and see on the web. Google will eventually get to the point where it’ll ask if you are cool … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Gemini Gets “Personalization” Using Your Search History If... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/13/2025 11:45 EDT

Google Play Games on PC Gets Major Upgrades, More Games, New Play Points Bonuses

Google made several major announcements today that involve Google Play Games, both on PC and mobile. Not only are we getting general availability of Google Play Games on PC, Google is planning to bring PC-level games to mobile, they’ll give users more controls and multi-account access, and Google Play Points will provide exclusive rewards to … Continued Read the original post: Google Play Games on PC Gets Major Upgrades, More... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/12/2025 19:44 EDT

Android 16 Beta 3 Release Gets a Tease

Need something to look forward to tomorrow? How does a release of Android 16 Beta 3 sound? The official Android developers account on Twitter said today that they are “dropping Android 16 Beta 3 tomorrow!” That would mean a release on March 13. They didn’t give us a specific time for release, but you can probably … Continued Read the original post: Android 16 Beta 3 Release Gets a Tease Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 03/12/2025 14:58 EDT

Motorola Hasn’t Gotten Memo That We’re Past Edge Displays

We have been grateful to most Android OEMs moving away from curved glass on the edge of devices. Not only does it feel more secure in hand, but it feels better to use overall. That’s why we’ve seen companies like Samsung, Google, and OnePlus stick to flat glass lately, which likely helps the production process, … Continued Read the original post: Motorola Hasn’t Gotten Memo That We’re Past Edge Displays Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 03/12/2025 11:54 EDT

Google Finds Fix for Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast Audio Issue, Says Not to Factory Reset

At the beginning of the week, owners of the Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast Audio were presented with a message that suggested their devices had “outdated device firmware” and could not be used. There was initial confusion from the message that pushed folks to factory reset their devices in hopes that it would fix whatever … Continued Read the original post: Google Finds Fix for Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast... Read more

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Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · 03/12/2025 11:24 EDT

Pokemon GO Gets a New Owner

Niantic Labs, the creator of Pokemon GO, has sold off the game that we’ve been enjoying and complaining about since 2016. The new owner is Scopely, a game developer that makes a bunch of titles you may be familiar with, including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble Go, Monopoly Go, and others. If you are a Pokemon … Continued Read the original post: Pokemon GO Gets a New Owner Read more

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Tim @ Droid Life · 03/11/2025 15:36 EDT

Google: We’re Working On That ‘Receiving Media’ Issue in Messages

Google Messages users are apparently experiencing an issue when receiving media, something Google has been actively working to fix. Google took to its support site to say that it’s hoping users will see a noticeable difference now, after updates have been rolled out. You can read the full statement below. We know many of you … Continued Read the original post: Google: We’re Working On That ‘Receiving Media’ Issue in... Read more

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