Wearables
Your Garmin and Apple Watch Workouts Now Count Toward Google Health’s Cardio Load
Google Health 5.09 lets workouts from Garmin, Apple Watch and other heart-rate wearables earn Cardio Load. Here's what that means.
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AI
Google’s $4.99 AI Plus Plan Now Comes With Colab Perks, and Standalone Colab Pro Looks Shaky
Google AI plans from $4.99 a month now bundle premium Colab perks like priority GPU access. Here's who benefits and how to claim them.
How-To
Where Did My Timestamps Go? How to Use Google Messages’ New Swipes and Long-Press Menu
Google Messages moved timestamps behind a swipe and rebuilt its long-press menu. Here's how to find everything, step by step.
Opinion
Google Shouldn’t Kill Android’s Heads Up Alerts. It Should Make People Use Them
Code in Digital Wellbeing says walking detection is “going away soon.” Heads Up's real problem was that nobody knew it existed.
News
Google Revives Android Dev Summit, and Android 18 Gets Its First Official Mention
Android Dev Summit returns Oct. 28–29, and a session listing gives Android 18 its first official nod: mesh gradients, progressive blurs and faster graphics.
Reviews
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: At $1,650, Samsung’s Wider Foldable Finally Makes Sense
The Galaxy Z Fold 8's wider design and bigger battery fix old foldable gripes, and a $250 discount makes it tempting. Our verdict vs.…
Phones
Xiaomi Just Shipped an 8,500mAh Flagship. Why Are U.S. Android Phones Still Stuck Near 5,000?
Chinese flagships are racing toward 10,000mAh batteries while the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Pixel 11 Pro XL hover around 5,000mAh. Here's why.