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Google Wallet adds Live Update for flight tracking
12+ hour, 27+ min ago (169+ words) As previously teased, Google Wallet for Android now offers Live Updates for tracking your current flight. If you add your boarding pass to Google Wallet, you already get notifications with updates like boarding time changes. The persistent notification also provides…...
Gemini for Home assistant adding Continued Conversation
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (255+ words) Instead of having to use Gemini Live for extended speaker or smart display interactions, the Gemini for Home voice assistant is adding Continued Conversation. Like with Google Assistant, Continued Conversation keeps the microphone active "for a few seconds" after the…...
Chipolo's Android Find Hub trackers have 1-year battery life, actually, as new wallet launches
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (190+ words) Chipolo has a big update on its Find Hub trackers for Android, with the battery life rating having just doubled because, as it turns out, they last longer than anyone expected. In a post shared this week, Chipolo says that…...
I was happy with my Pixel camera until I tried the Oppo Find X9 Ultra [Gallery]
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (392+ words) While there are a ton of different things I care about on my smartphone, the camera is a huge deciding factor. And, for a long time, Google Pixel has been my go-to thanks to its consistency and ease of shooting,…...
Deals: Pixel Watch 4 LTE $110 off, Pixel 10 up to $321 off, Galaxy Ring from $108, more
17+ hour, 35+ min ago (742+ words) We caught some deals early last week on the latest Pixel 4 lineup at $60 off for the base Wi-Fi models, but Amazon is now offering a seriously notable $110 price drop on the 45mm LTE models with 2 years of data included." Amazon is…...
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with cloud gaming gets a price cut and just one trade-off
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (264+ words) Microsoft is making big changes to Xbox under new leadership, including today announcing a major price cut for Game Pass Ultimate " the one with cloud gaming. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is dropping in price from $29. 99/month to $22. 99/month. PC Game…...
Those 'new' EU battery regulations probably won't mean hot-swap batteries for your Android phone
17+ hour, 18+ min ago (481+ words) EU battery regulations originally published in 2023 are starting to make the rounds again, as the 2027 implementation deadline is fast approaching. With renewed attention, there are a few things to clear up regarding what the "new" regulations mean for Android devices....
Nothing Warp removal was to 'fine-tune,' but its return requires sideloading
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (210+ words) Nothing Warp was announced last week and then abruptly removed just hours later. Now, Nothing has revived Warp following some "fine tuning," but you now need to sideload the app. Nothing Warp is effectively a stopgap for Air Drop. The…...
Samsung's Galaxy S26 series outsold the S25 by 29% over its first three weeks
18+ hour ago (500+ words) Will Sattelberg is an editor and podcaster at 9to5 Google. He's been covering all things Android since 2021 when he joined the team at Android Police, serving as both News Editor and Phones Editor throughout his tenure. Prior to professionally covering Android…...
Pixel phones hit with battery drain issue, Google investigating
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (200+ words) Following the rollout of the April 2026 update on Google Pixel phones, a widespread battery drain issue has hit, but the company is looking into the matter. For the past few days, an Issue Tracker thread has picked up hundreds of…...