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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/26/2023 11:24 EDT

Pixel Owners Again Met With Battery Drain Issue Following Monthly Update

Last week, Google sent out the June update to remaining Pixel smartphones, albeit a tad behind schedule. Shortly thereafter and over the weekend, that’s when the complaints started to pile up. Users on both reddit and Google’s own support forum are reporting battery drain and overheating issues, with this month now likely feeling like deja … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Owners Again Met With Battery Drain Issue Following... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/23/2023 12:10 EDT

Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Lineup Updated With June Patch

Samsung, reigning King of Android Updates by our count, is shipping out the June security patch to the Galaxy S20 lineup. That lineup consists of the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. The changelog for each device notes the same exact thing. “The current software update provides performance improvements and the most up … Continued Read the original post: Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Lineup Updated With June Patch Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/23/2023 11:54 EDT

Updated Google Weather Includes ML-Powered Nowcast

2020 was a bad year. Obviously, COVID was a top issue, but for Android users, there was also the news that Apple had acquired Dark Sky and intended to make the service exclusive to iOS via its own weather application. That has all taken place already, with Android users left to find their real-time weather … Continued Read the original post: Updated Google Weather Includes ML-Powered Nowcast Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 3 place · 06/22/2023 17:01 EDT

Pixel Watch Metal Links Band: Should You Spend $200 on This?

The Google Pixel Watch is closing in on its 1-year anniversary after first launching last October. At arrival, Google sold several Pixel Watch watch bands that we ranked to help you decide which to buy, since well, none were exactly that budget-friendly. There was another band we wanted to wear that was available at that … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Watch Metal Links Band: Should You Spend $200... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 06/22/2023 13:43 EDT

OSOM’s Patent Pending Privacy Cable Up on Amazon for $29

OSOM, the company we had really high hopes for then subsequently dismissed because they released a $1,000 crypto phone, has a product worth your attention if you’re someone who finds yourself plugging your phone into shady charging banks and data ports. It’s called the Privacy Cable and OSOM has a patent pending on it. In … Continued Read the original post: OSOM’s Patent Pending Privacy Cable Up on Amazon for... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 06/22/2023 12:55 EDT

Pixel Tablet as a Nest Camera? Nope.

We had some folks ask after our initial write-up yesterday of the things you should first know about and do with the Pixel Tablet, so we wanted to make it clear here – No, the Pixel Tablet cannot act as a Nest Cam in the way that the Nest Hub Max can. In fact, the … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Tablet as a Nest Camera? Nope. Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 06/22/2023 12:07 EDT

YouTube TV Gets More Non-Customizable Multiview Options

This week, YouTube TV announced that a small portion of its subscribers will begin to see new multiview options for simultaneous streaming, with the hope being that everyone have access to it later this summer. Already on YouTube TV, multiview allows for the watching of multiple predetermined streams, which was ideal when March Madness was … Continued Read the original post: YouTube TV Gets More Non-Customizable Multiview Options Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 06/21/2023 23:29 EDT

Fossil Gen 6 Gets Google Assistant Back in Latest Update

The Google Assistant is making its return to a Wear OS watch this week after being pulled with the big Wear OS 3 update last year. The Fossil Gen 6 is up first with both a system update and a companion app update that brings back the missing Assistant. At least one of our readers … Continued Read the original post: Fossil Gen 6 Gets Google Assistant Back in Latest... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life 2 place · 06/21/2023 18:44 EDT

Google’s Pixel Talks iPhone 14 Through Its Shortcomings in New Commercial Series

Google fired up a new Pixel phone campaign today to not only hype its upcoming Pixel Fold, but to also poke a bit of fun at the iPhone 14 Pro and the advantages Google’s phones hold over Apple’s. There are five commercials in the campaign to kick things off and some are quite clever. The … Continued Read the original post: Google’s Pixel Talks iPhone 14 Through Its Shortcomings in... Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 06/21/2023 18:17 EDT

Take a Look at These OnePlus V Fold Renders

Foldable mania is here it seems. Both the Pixel Fold and Motorola’s new Razr are days from launch and we know that Samsung is soon to debut their next line of Z Flip and Z Fold products. It now seems that it won’t belong before OnePlus shows off their first foldable too, a foldable thought … Continued Read the original post: Take a Look at These OnePlus V Fold Renders Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 06/21/2023 15:38 EDT

Pixel Tablet: The First Things You Need to Do and Know

I returned late last night from a much-needed vacation only to find that Google’s new Pixel Tablet had arrived and was begging to be setup in my office. So rather than catch-up on news from the past week, I decided to do just that in order to get this review process started, since well, that’s … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Tablet: The First Things You Need to Do... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life · 06/21/2023 15:00 EDT

More Galaxy Devices Get June Security Patch

Another group of Samsung devices are receiving the June security patch. This week, we’re see six devices, dating back to the Galaxy S20 FE and Note 20 lineup. Besides the patch, we’re not seeing anything else listed inside of the changelog. That goes for all devices, with the list of devices getting the update being … Continued Read the original post: More Galaxy Devices Get June Security Patch Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 3 place · 06/21/2023 13:27 EDT

Amazon’s Prime Day Returns July 11 & 12

Amazon’s Prime Day, a two-day event where saving tons of money is the main objective, returns on July 11 & 12. Like past years, Amazon says that new deals will drop every 30 minutes which helps to up the excitement around certain items, then customers will also see big ol’ discounts on top products in … Continued Read the original post: Amazon’s Prime Day Returns July 11 & 12 Read more ›

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Kellen @ Droid Life · 06/21/2023 12:43 EDT

OnePlus Pad Gets Cellular Data Sharing Feature in OxygenOS 13.1 Update

When OnePlus first showed off the OnePlus Pad, one of its headline features involved sharing the data connection of a phone with the tablet to give you data on a bigger screen no matter your location. At launch, that data sharing feature wasn’t quite ready, but it sure is now. OnePlus announced this morning that … Continued Read the original post: OnePlus Pad Gets Cellular Data Sharing Feature in OxygenOS... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/21/2023 12:27 EDT

Prepare for Battle: Study Finds Android to be Much More Intuitive Than iOS

A headline like this has no business existing in 2023. I’d like to think we’ve come a long way from battling it out in comments sections over Android vs. iOS nonsense, but so long as people continue to find this stuff interesting, I suppose we’re doomed to argue with each other until the end of … Continued Read the original post: Prepare for Battle: Study Finds Android to be Much... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 06/20/2023 15:57 EDT

Google Rolling Out Tardy Pixel June Updates

Certain Pixel device owners may have spotted that their device wasn’t updated to the latest June patch along with others this month. It’s a case we’ve seen happen before, but now for some good news. For those who were missing the update, it appears Google is now rolling out the missing updates. From what we … Continued Read the original post: Google Rolling Out Tardy Pixel June Updates Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 2 place · 06/20/2023 13:43 EDT

First Pixel Tablet Factory Images Arrive

Today is Pixel Tablet day, and with that news, Google has released the first factory images and OTA builds. While this news may only matter to a small group, you still love to see it. A factory image helps you restore your device to an original state should something go wrong with it during a … Continued Read the original post: First Pixel Tablet Factory Images Arrive Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/20/2023 13:16 EDT

Spotify for Desktop Gets UI Makeover

Rolling out starting today, Spotify has a revamped UI for its desktop platform users. Inside the update, you’ll find your Library of tunes situated on the left-hand side of the app for quick access to your favorite tracks, plus a Now Playing tab over on the right. Your main content area (the center portion) will … Continued Read the original post: Spotify for Desktop Gets UI Makeover Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/20/2023 12:01 EDT

Philips Hue Lights Getting Brightness Balancer, More Motion Sensor Time Slots

New features are headed to the Philips Hue app and Hue Bridge later this year (Q3). All you Hue disciples, listen up. Announced this week, a new Brightness Balancer will be made available to Hue bulbs, allowing users to tweak the relative brightness of individual lights within a certain Entertainment area. This is important because … Continued Read the original post: Philips Hue Lights Getting Brightness Balancer, More Motion Sensor... Read more ›

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Tim @ Droid Life 1 place · 06/20/2023 11:24 EDT

AT&T Can Get You a Pixel Fold for Half Price, No Trade-in Required

For those who may still be on the fence when it comes to dropping $1,799 on a Pixel Fold, fear not, that means you have a brain that is operating well. It’s a very expensive device, but thankfully, there are carriers and retailers out there looking to bring down the price of that device, while … Continued Read the original post: AT&T Can Get You a Pixel Fold for Half... Read more ›

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