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Google today detailed a handful of recent and upcoming features for the Pixel Phone app, while officially detailing broader international availability.

Following its launch earlier this month, the Google app for Windows is now prompting users to uninstall and reinstall the app to get continued updates.

OnePlus started delivering official details about its next smartphone last week, but we had yet to see a full glimpse at the company’s latest redesign. If you’ve been wondering exactly what the OnePlus 15 might look like, well, wonder no more — we finally have official renders that show off practically every inch of this device in an all-new shade.

The Google Clock app for Wear OS has just made a change that breaks support for every other smartwatch except Google’s own Pixel Watch, leaving out Samsung, OnePlus, and others.

Negotiations between YouTube TV and NBC seem to be getting heated. With the current deal set to expire tomorrow, YouTube TV is offering its subscribers a $10 credit if channels go dark, while NBC says that Google “wants to control what we watch.”

Samsung is now rolling out stable One UI 8 updates to several more devices including the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Tab S10, Galaxy A devices, and more.

After introducing for Google Search in May, the gradient ‘G’ icon will now be used across the company.

Over the years, the Google Home ecosystem – Nest included – has changed a lot, largely to fit Google’s priorities of the time. But, more often than not, any one step forward has resulted in taking two steps back which, as a user, means there’s always some annoyance at play. As Google prepares to present Home and Nest news next week, what’s the one thing you would change about Google Home if you could?

We previously spotted that the Google Home app was getting a redesign with “Ask Home” and it’s now beginning to roll out for iPhone users ahead of the October 1 announcement.

Google has been teasing the debut of Gemini for Google Home for an October 1 unveiling, and now a refreshed Google Home logo has also surfaced.

Google announced its new design language in May. Material 3 Expressive redesigns have been rolling out to Google apps since then, but the Pixel 10 and Android 16 QPR1 launch really kicked things off. Here’s our list of what’s available and still to come on Android phones.

It has been almost 30 days since Google officially launched the Pixel 10 lineup, and the 10 Pro XL is the best of the bunch. Here’s what I have learned, having used it for the full month post-launch.

Welcome to episode 71 of Pixelated, a podcast by NewGeekGuide. Damien and Will dive deep into the world of ChromeOS, reacting to the news out of Snapdragon Summit that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has seen Google’s Android for PCs replacement and that it’s, in his own words, “incredible.” What should we expect out of Google’s latest laptop venture? Could this be enough to get us to switch from Windows or MacOS? Our thoughts on all of those questions, plus a quick peek at the early unveiling of the OnePlus 15.

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Besides announcing a new AI Labs program, YouTube is making official the latest Premium features for subscribers today, like faster playback speeds. Most were first previewed at the start of this year.

YouTube Labs is a “new way for users to take our cutting edge AI experiments for a test drive.” 

Newly leaked software animations from Samsung give us a bigger glimpse into the Galaxy TriFold’s multitasking, and it looks like a productivity powerhouse.

With One UI 8.5 officially in active development, the leaks just won’t stop coming for Samsung’s next update. In addition to some visual changes for folders and a new device sharing program for families, One UI 8.5 is also going to lean on AI to make your phone smarter at swapping between Wi-Fi and cellular data.

Xiaomi’s latest launches deliver some compelling Android hardware, but also continue to show just how often Xiaomi tends to clone Apple’s designs.