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Android 17 QPR1 Is Rolling Out to 28 Pixel Models Right Now — Here’s Everything In It
Google pushed out Android 17 QPR1 on September 15, and it landed on a genuinely large swath of the Pixel lineup — 28 models…
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Google Home’s Android Widget Finally Stopped Wrecking Your Battery — Here’s What Else You’re Missing
If you've kept a Google Home widget pinned to your homescreen, you've probably noticed it doing something annoying: draining battery in the background even…
Phones
Everyone’s Suddenly a “Pro Max” Now: Inside Android’s September Flagship Naming Pile-Up
Walk down the spec-sheet aisle this September and you'll notice something strange: half the flagships launching this month are calling themselves "Pro Max." Not…
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Best Android Phones Under $500 Right Now — and the One Phone Worth Breaking the Budget For
Budget phone shopping used to mean picking your poison: good camera, weak chip, no wireless charging, pick two. That's changed. The sub-$500 tier in…
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Samsung Quietly Delays One UI 9’s Android 17 Rollout — Again
Samsung told Galaxy S26 owners they'd have Android 17 in their hands by now. They don't. The company's One UI 9 update — its…
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The Google Home Widget Got a Battery Fix — Here’s How to Actually Set It Up
If you've got more than three or four smart home devices, you already know the annoying ritual: unlock your phone, find the Google Home…
Utilities
Google’s Anti-Carsickness Trick for Android Just Went Universal
If you've ever tried to answer a text in the backseat of an Uber and felt your stomach lurch somewhere around the third turn,…