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Amazon is selling the XGIMI MoGo 4 portable projector for $399, a $100 discount off its $499 list price. The battery-powered 1080p DLP projector offers 450 ISO lumens and can project images from about 40 to 200 inches, making it suited to darker rooms.
Android Authority uncovered a new Gemini Live interface hidden in version 17.70.10.ve.arm64 of the Google app, replacing the current pill-shaped audio visualizer with a circular button surrounded by animated dots and a glowing blue background. The design appears to extend Google's previously spotted 'Neural Expressive' visual style, which features gradients and animated elements, into the Gemini Live voice assistant. The feature is still under development, showing visual glitches, and Google has not indicated a rollout timeline.
A Pixel owner on Reddit reported two consecutive morning alarms failing to sound, instead showing a notification that the alarm was 'automatically silenced' after its set duration. The user said they made no settings changes and missed important work obligations as a result. Several other Pixel users in the thread described similar experiences, and Google has said it is looking into the issue.
A Pixel 11 Pro XL owner on Reddit says roughly 4 in 10 incoming calls fail to ring, instead showing up only as missed-call text notifications. The user, on Germany's Congstar network, says resetting network settings, swapping the SIM, and factory resetting the phone haven't fixed it, nor has disabling Do Not Disturb or Call Screen features. Google's Issue Tracker shows similar complaints dating back to June, including another Pixel 11 Pro report from last month, and Google has acknowledged the issue without giving a fix timeline.
Android Authority's Stephen Radochia reviewed the Oukitel WP63, a rugged Android phone that includes a retractable heating coil capable of igniting materials. The igniter has its own dedicated app, letting users set the coil to glow for between 4 and 10 seconds, followed by a mandatory cooldown period. The phone ships with a detailed warnings manual and spare parts alongside the standard charging cable.
An Android Authority writer reviewing the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max praises its hardware and battery life but criticizes its software for imitating Apple's Liquid Glass visual style. The columnist notes that OPPO, vivo, HONOR and other largely Chinese Android manufacturers have adopted similar transparent, glass-like interface elements inspired by Apple's recent iOS redesign.
Android Authority reviewed the MOVA V70 Ultra Complete, a $1,299 robot vacuum that uses extendable arms to position a spinning brush and mop pad beyond its main body. The design targets a long-standing robot vacuum weakness: cleaning hard-to-reach edges and corners that sit outside the device's footprint.
Android Authority surveyed over 1,500 readers about their experience with Samsung's newly released stable One UI 9 update. Roughly 54% of those who have installed it reported encountering no issues, while about 31% experienced at least minor bugs, ranging from stuttering animations to missing notifications.
Google has updated Google Docs to let users open, edit, and collaborate on Markdown (.md) files directly, without converting them into Google's native document format. The files keep a small .md badge in the title and support existing Docs tools like comments, suggested edits, and version history. Google Drive also now shows formatted Markdown previews, available to all Google account holders.
An Android Authority teardown of the second Android 17 QPR3 beta uncovered hidden code for an 'App restore on reboot' feature aimed at Googlebooks. The strings show three settings: always restore previously open apps, never restore them, or ask each time after a restart. A similar feature, called Welcome Recap, already exists on Chromebooks and also shows weather and meeting info.
The developer of the HakuX original Xbox emulator released versions 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 on GitHub. The update replaces Xemu's CPU translation with the FEX tool to convert x86 instructions to Arm and reimplements the Xbox kernel natively, while also adding experimental support for Mali, Xclipse, and PowerVR GPUs alongside existing Snapdragon Turnip driver support.
An Android Authority writer shares six Gboard keyboard settings they adjust immediately after setting up a new Android device, including enabling a dedicated number row that normally stays hidden until a password field appears. The piece walks through accessing Gboard's Preferences menu via the suggestion strip's gear icon or through the Settings app to toggle these options.