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The Galaxy S25 FE is here, but I’d rather get the Pixel 9a

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 08:34:38

The Galaxy S25 FE has arrived, and there’s a lot to like about it. You get a powerful chipset, premium features like an IP rating and wireless charging, a promised seven years of software support, and a lot more for a starting price of $650. It’s a phone I’ll often recommend over the next 12 months because the FE series strikes an excellent balance between performance and price. However, it faces stiff competition from the Pixel 9a, Google’s mid-range phone, which — at least for me — is a better

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Unlike the Pixel 9 mess, fixing a Pixel 10’s battery might not make you scream

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 05:40:44

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel 10 series features an upgraded plastic pull tab for easier battery removal than its predecessor. Apple and Samsung’s methods for battery removal are more efficient, showing that Google still has further room for improvement. The Pixel 10 series is the talk of the town, and there are plenty of upgrades across the board to get people excited. With the Pixel 10 series, Google has also launched the Pixel Care Plus program for $0 battery repairs, thou

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Love the Pixel 10? You can now wear it on your sleeve, almost literally

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 13:16:10

Google TL;DR Google has launched new Pixel 10-themed merchandise. The T-Shirt, ceramic mug, and a roll of washi tape, all come with a coded message. Besides online, Google will also sell these items in its physical stores across the US. Google has just dropped a new set of merchandise in succession of the Pixel 10 series phones announced last month. The newly added products include a coffee mug, a full-sleeve T-shirt, and a roll of washi tape. All of these products are available in black an

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Google's Pixel Watch 4 vs. Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8: The Spec Showdown

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-10 12:00:06

Google's Pixel Watch 4 is pushing the limits with a brighter screen, longer battery life, first-of-its-kind satellite connectivity and an AI-powered health coach. Meanwhile, Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 leans on its decade of expertise, layering in advanced metrics, such as Antioxidant Index and Vascular Load, while keeping tight integration with the Galaxy ecosystem. As smartwatches (and now smart rings) evolve from nice-to-have phone companions into serious health tools with lifesaving safety fea

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I tested the Pixel 10’s charging with Google’s own 67W brick, and it’s still disappointingly slow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 17:00:23

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google’s Pixel series has, to be blunt, always been pretty slow to charge. Even the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s boost to 37W (about 35W effective) still left the phone taking a sluggish 77 minutes to reach full, while the regular 26W capabilities of the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro left last year’s users waiting about 85 minutes. Nothing has changed for the better with the new Pixel 10 series. In fact, after testing Google’s latest flagships with the company’s new 67W USB-C c

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Survey reveals a close battle for best Pixel 10 Pro alternative

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 17:00:44

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google launched the Pixel 10 series last month, and the Pixel 10 Pro continues the trend of offering great camera hardware in a pocket-friendly design. Otherwise, it offers plenty of AI features, a relatively large battery, and seven years of updates. Colleague Joe Maring recently looked at some alternative phones to the Pixel 10 Pro. He also included a poll asking for your favorite alternative phone. Well, the results are in, and here’s what you told us. Wh

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PSA: Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger isn’t the same everywhere

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 23:24:15

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger may be missing one feature depending on where you buy it. Users on Reddit point out that the charger’s prongs don’t fold as advertised on Google’s website and Amazon. The lack of foldable prongs may be limited to specific regions, though. Google’s new Pixel Flex Dual Port 67W charger is surely one of the best accessories you can buy for your Pixel 10 phone. The $59.99 USB-C fast charger uses proprietary tec

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Another Pixel, another 911 failure: Pixel 10 users say emergency calls sound like screeches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 23:37:52

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel 10 series users report that they cannot reliably make 911 calls. The 911 call connects but only delivers garbled, incomprehensible audio, described as “shrill electronic screeches.” Google’s Pixel series has had a long history of not connecting 911 calls. This bug is technically different, but the end result is the same. Google’s Pixel lineup has an unfortunate history of being unable to make 911 calls, a statement that doesn’t incite confidence

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Pixel 10 phones are currently incompatible with Galaxy Watches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 01:42:29

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s Galaxy Watches are having trouble connecting to Pixel 10 series phones right now. The issue seems widespread, and we can also confirm our Galaxy Watch 8 Classic refuses to pair with our Pixel 10 Pro XL unit. Google seems to be aware of the problem, but it’s unclear if a fix is coming anytime soon. If you just picked up a shiny new Pixel 10 series phone and tried pairing it with your Galaxy Watch, chances are you’re running into some connectiv

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Android's Big UI Makeover Is Official for Older Pixels in September Update

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-11 04:35:00

Android's big UI overhaul, Material 3 Expressive, was announced earlier this year and is preinstalled on the new Pixel 10 series of smartphones. Now it's time for older Pixel devices to get the makeover treatment, thanks to the September Pixel Drop. Material 3 Expressive is now coming to Pixel 6 devices and up, including the Pixel tablet. Google's focus with the UI overhaul is to make Android more personalized, colorful and livelier overall. It's easier to identify actions you want to take with

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The September Pixel Drop is here with Material 3 Expressive for all!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 10:00:36

Google TL;DR The September Pixel Drop is here with fresh features for Pixel phones, the Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and the Pixel Tablet. The update brings the Material 3 Expressive redesign of older Pixel phones and the Pixel Tablet. The Pixel Watch is getting a handy Google Maps feature, while the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are being updated with Adaptive Audio and more. It’s time to hit update on your Pixel devices again as Google offloads a bunch of new features and capabilities in its latest P

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This Pixel 9 Pro Is So Clean, It Feels Like the iPhone of Androids

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-11 12:39:00

CNET's key takeaways After months of using Google's Pixel 9 Pro, I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. While Android users swear by them, a lot of other people consider Android phones to feel overly complex. The user interface isn't quite as easy to adjust as Apple's offering. And while it may sound unreasonable, Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu settings that let you tweak nearly every as

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Your old Google phone may be getting this Pixel 9 livestreaming feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 09:48:59

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel’s Connected Cameras feature is appearing on older models, such as the Pixel 6a, 7, and 8 Pro. Google’s support page still lists the Pixel 9 series as the only officially supported hosts. The tool lets you use another Pixel or GoPro as a remote camera for livestreams in apps like YouTube and TikTok. Google’s Connected Cameras feature is handy for turning another Pixel phone or GoPro into a remote camera for livestreams. It was initially billed as

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Google is expanding the Pixel Weather app to Wear OS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 13:52:45

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel Weather app is coming to Wear OS. Pixel Weather on Wear OS has a similar layout to the Weather app, but introduces Material 3 Expressive design. The app is expected to arrive with the Pixel Watch 4, but screenshots are already showing up on the Play Store. Back in 2022, Google gave Wear OS 3 a standalone weather app simply called Weather. It provides pretty much all the information you need from such an app, like the temperature, the daily h

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Pixel phones could soon let you set up unique vibrations for each contact (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 17:53:10

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR We spotted Google Contacts code that hints at contact-specific vibration patterns for Pixel phones. Apple and Samsung already allow you to assign specific haptics to your contacts. If it rolls out, the feature would tell you who’s calling even when your Pixel is in silent mode. Pixel phones already let you set custom ringtones for individual contacts, but Google could be preparing to take things further. Code hidden in the latest version of the Google

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7 features the iPhone 17 needs - and yes, it starts with AI

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-12 17:05:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The release of the Google Pixel 10 phones with deeply integrated AI features that offer impressive new capabilities has revealed the biggest gaps the iPhone 17 needs to fill. Many of the smartest AI services in the world are already on the iPhone as apps, and so there's the possibility that Apple could partner with them for deeper integrations. The new AI camera features in the Pixel 10 could be th

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Here’s how the Pixel’s AI zoom compares to a real 100x lens

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2025-10-12 21:00:00

is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In case you missed it last week among other big news items, Google shipped a phone camera with a zoom feature that uses generative AI. That’s right: the Pixel 10 Pro comes with AI right inside the camera app that cleans up otherw

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I didn’t think I’d like any of these Pixel 10 features, but Google proved me wrong

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-13 01:00:41

If I’m honest, Google made me a little nervous when it introduced the Pixel 10 series. Not because I thought it was about to ruin the things I love about its flagships, but because it seemed like Google was starting to run out of ideas for clever software features. Everything it hung its hat on, from Magic Cue to the Daily Hub, seemed like a careful copy of someone else’s idea, and it took some of the wind out of my sails. I should have known better. Yes, the Pixel 10 series does have a familia

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5 Android phones you should buy instead of the Google Pixel 10 Pro

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-13 09:00:12

Joe Maring / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 Pro is a darn impressive phone. I’ve been using it for a little while now, and although my review isn’t quite ready, I can safely say the Pixel 10 Pro is the Android phone I plan on using for the foreseeable future. Its hardware is great, the cameras are unbelievably powerful, and Google’s software experience is unmatched. The Pixel 10 Pro is just about the perfect Android phone for me, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best Android p

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE ‘Fan Edition’ Is a Cut-Down S25+ For $350 Less

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-10-13 08:30:42

You already know what to expect when you see the letter FE following a Samsung product name. Short for “Fan Edition,” FE devices are a Frankenstein of components packaged together and sold for less. In the case of the Galaxy S25 FE announced at IFA 2025, the $650 Android phone has the same size 6.7-inch display as the $1,000 Galaxy S25+, while costing less than the $800 Galaxy S25. Yeah, it doesn’t quite fit perfectly on a side-by-side chart comparing Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series phones, does it?

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From Battery Health to fingerprint unlock, Google just fixed a lot on your Pixel

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-13 12:00:15

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out the September 2025 security patch for Pixel phones. The update is arriving for the Pixel 6 and newer devices, including the Pixel Tablet. As usual, the security update is rolling out alongside the latest Pixel Drop. Google is now rolling out the September security update to Pixel phones. Over the next few weeks, all supported Pixel devices, i.e., Pixel 6 and above, running Android 16, will get the latest patches. The Sep

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Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-14 01:31:03

Google has spent the last few weeks hyping up its new Pixel 10 phones, which are very nice devices. They're just not a big leap over last year's phones. If you've decided to hang onto your Android phone a bit longer, there are some new goodies headed your way. If you've got a Pixel, Google's revamped Material 3 Expressive interface is rolling out. Google's Pixel Drop updates, which arrive quarterly, are not quite a new version of Android, but they include more than the bug fixes and security pa

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Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen finally lets you save your sticker masterpieces

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 09:00:20

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard is getting new features with the September Pixel Drop. With this update, Google confirms the expansion of AI writing tools to non-Pixel devices. Additionally, Emoji Kitchen is getting a substantial upgrade with the ability to save creations. The September Pixel Drop has landed on the Pixel 6 as well as all newer phones, watches, and tablets in Google’s portfolio. In addition to its own hardware, Google is also introducing new features to select sys

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Your Pixel Watch is getting true hands-free Google Maps navigation

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 09:00:43

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel Watch will now auto-open Google Maps full screen when you start walking or biking directions on your phone. Until now, Maps only appeared as a small arrow notification on your Pixel Watch that required tapping to expand. The update is part of Google’s latest Pixel Drop, which is rolling out over the coming weeks. If you’ve ever started walking or cycling directions on your phone and squinted at a tiny arrow on your wrist, this one’s for you. Goo

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Earbud sharing begone: Pixel phones now have proper support for Auracast

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 09:00:59

Supplied by Google TL;DR Google has announced that Auracast is now available on recent Pixel phones. This lets you broadcast Bluetooth audio or tune into Bluetooth broadcasts from others. It also comes months after Google introduced Auracast support on Pixels, but only for compatible hearing aids. Google announced Auracast support for the Pixel 9 series earlier this year, but this was initially restricted to compatible hearing aids. Now, the company has announced full-fledged Auracast suppor

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Gboard’s new AI Writing Tools are coming to more Android phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 09:45:18

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard’s AI-powered Writing Tools feature, which debuted on the Pixel 10, is now rolling out to some non-Pixel devices. Powered by the on-device Gemini Nano model, the feature helps users proofread and rephrase text directly within the keyboard. Availability is tied to devices supporting the multimodal Gemini Nano, such as those with the latest high-end chipsets. Update 1, September 3, 2025 (2:45 PM ET): Google has confirmed that Gboard’s AI Writing T

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Google's latest Pixel drop brings the Material 3 Expressive UI to older devices

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-14 09:00:11

Now that the Pixel 10 series has been out for a week, Google has begun rolling many of the software features it debuted with those phones to its older devices as part of the September Pixel drop. Starting today, if you own any Pixel device Google has released since 2021, including the Pixel 6 and Pixel Tablet , you can start to customize your device with the company's new Material 3 Expressive user interface. Among other tweaks, Google made it possible to add "Live Effects," including a few tha

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More Pixel phones are getting Google’s new look for Android

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-14 09:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. This month’s Google Pixel drop includes a broader rollout of the company’s splashy UI revamp. Starting today, Google will bring its Material 3 Expressive design language to Pixel 6 devices and newer, in addition to the Pixel Tablet. Google first revealed the yo

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Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-14 09:00:00

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices. The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Android bots, and more. Starting Wednesday, Material 3 Expressive is coming to Pixel 6 and newer devices, as well as Pixel Tablet. Goo

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The first ten things I changed on my Pixel 10!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-15 05:00:22

So you just got your brand new Google Pixel 10. Congratulations! It’s an incredible piece of hardware, and you’re probably itching to download your favorite apps, sign into your accounts, and start snapping photos. Before you dive in, though, a handful of settings can drastically improve your day-to-day experience. Unfortunately, for one reason or another, Google leaves them turned off by default. Changing these settings can do everything from improving your battery’s long-term health, saving y

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