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Images posted by Android Headlines show the previously rumored Fitbit Edge, which appears to succeed the Charge line. The device reportedly features a small widget-capable screen, a seven-day battery, built-in GPS, an altimeter, and limited app support including Google Maps and YouTube Music.
Google has introduced a feature called Motion Assist that aims to reduce motion sickness when using a phone in a moving vehicle. The feature requires Android 17 or higher and an updated version of Google Play Services, and is available on devices like the Pixel 11 and Samsung phones running One UI 9. Users can enable it by searching 'Motion Assist' in their phone's settings.
Sincere Inc. has released a limited-edition 'After Hours' version of its Pixel Tunes portable Bluetooth CD player, priced at 12,980 yen (about $83). Unlike the brand's three other translucent colorways, this smoke-tinted model contains phosphorescent material that makes its shell glow green in the dark. The player includes modern touches such as USB-C charging, Bluetooth 5.3, and a 60-second anti-skip buffer, alongside 5-7 hours of battery life.
Battery capacity refers to the maximum energy a battery can store, measured in mAh for phones and power banks or Wh for laptops, while battery life describes how long a device runs on a charge, usually in hours. Battery health is a separate percentage figure showing how much of the original capacity remains after repeated charge cycles. Google's Pixel 8a and later models are rated to retain 80 percent capacity after 1,000 full charge cycles.
Security researcher David Buchanan demonstrated a technique to forge the Time Stamp Authority signature used in C2PA content provenance metadata, producing an image that appears cryptographically verified as existing hours before it actually was created. He used the trick to generate a fake photo showing winning lottery numbers displayed before the official draw, verifiable via Adobe's Content Authenticity tool. Buchanan says the stunt builds on an earlier finding that the underlying 'claim' signatures in C2PA, including those from flagship camera apps, can already be forged.
Android Authority's Stephen Radochia tested Google's new AI-generated battery summary feature on a Pixel 11 Pro XL for a week. The tool, found under Settings > Battery and charging > Battery usage, uses Gemini to translate battery drain data into plain-language explanations instead of raw percentages, flagging apps like TikTok and X as major power consumers.
Google has launched Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1, the first preview of its next quarterly platform release, for Pixel phones ranging from the Pixel 6a to the Pixel 11 series. Most devices receive build DP11.260918.006, while Pixel 11 models get DP11.260918.005, with Google noting the release focuses on bug fixes.
GrapheneOS says Android 17 QPR1, released for Pixels on September 15, contains a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree that causes stuttering, lag and freezes under memory pressure, severe enough to trigger process kills. GrapheneOS inherited the bug through its firmware/driver updates but says it has shipped a fix in today's release, linking the kernel commit on GitLab.
Samsung raised prices across its entire Galaxy A lineup for the second time this week, with the A17 5G rising from $200 to $270, the A27 5G to $380, the A37 5G to $490, and the A57 5G to $600. Google increased the Pixel 10a's price by $100, from $499 to $599 in the US, with an even steeper jump in Canada from $679 to $849.
Google has quietly increased the Pixel 10a's US price from $499 to $599, with the change also reflected on Amazon and Best Buy listings. Archived listings show similar jumps in Canada (from roughly $529 CAD to $849 CAD) and the UK (from £429 to £599), suggesting the hike spans multiple markets. Google has not publicly commented on the price change.
Users on Reddit and other forums have reported intermittent or complete failures of tap-to-pay on Pixel phones since mid last month, affecting devices from the Pixel 9 series onward, including the Pixel 11 and Pixel 10 Pro. ZDNET says Google has not yet acknowledged the bug or issued an official fix, though restarting the phone appears to resolve the problem for some users.
A CNET reviewer tested the $1,299 Google Pixel 11 Pro XL against the $1,400 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra during a weekend trip to Cape May, New Jersey, shooting unedited photos across varied lighting and moving subjects. The comparison found the Pixel's 48-megapixel ultrawide sensor renders more neutral, realistic colors, while Samsung's 50-megapixel sensor produces more saturated, vibrant tones.