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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.
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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.
Utilities
Google’s Create My Widget Could Kill the ‘Install Our App for the Widget’ Era
Google's Gemini-powered Create My Widget app just hit the Play Store. It builds home screen widgets from a text prompt. Here's what it can…
Productivity
Chrome’s Send-to-Phone Trick Finally Remembers Where You Left Off
Chrome now keeps your scroll position and half-filled forms when you send a tab from your laptop to your Android phone. Here's how to…
News
Some Pixel Owners Are Getting Locked Out of Their Own Phones After the September Update
A lock screen bug in Google's September Pixel update is rejecting correct PINs and patterns on some phones. Here's who's affected and what to…