Kellen, Author at Droid Life

The Galaxy S22 Ultra is Yours for $799 Right Now ($400 Off)

Kellen June 2, 2023 1

With the launch of the Galaxy S22 line, Samsung made a pledge to provide support for their best phones for a full 5 years. That 5 years would be filled with monthly security patches through most of it, along with 4 Android version updates. It's the pledge that...

Hope You Got in an Early Pixel Fold Pre-Order or You’ll be Waiting

Kellen June 2, 2023 20

Spending almost $2,000 on a phone, especially a first generation version, brings me quite a bit of anxiety, even as someone who has been in the industry for well over a decade and loves to dive into the newest of new. That is just an enormous amount of cash....

Fitbit Gets Google Account Login on June 6

Kellen June 2, 2023 3

Back in April, Google told us that at some point in the summer, you would be able to login to your Fitbit account with a Google Account. The whole point was to make signing-in easier and more secure, but it also makes sense since Google owns Fitbit that you...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Announcement Likely Earlier Than Usual

Kellen June 2, 2023 2

Qualcomm has already set a date to announce what we assume will be the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and it's earlier than usual. Mark those calendars because Qualcomm's last couple of chips have been great. With the rebrand of the Snapdragon top tier chip to the "8 Gen"...

Gmail on Android is Getting “Top Results” in Search

Kellen June 2, 2023 4

To further improve the search results that show when you look for something in Gmail on your phone (both Android and iOS), Google is pushing out a new feature that's powered by machine learning models. This is apparently one of the most "highly requested"...

Motorola’s Razr+ Costs $999 and Ships June 23

Kellen June 1, 2023 11

Motorola announced the new Razr+ today, as well as a new regular ol' Razr. The new Razr+ is priced at $999 and will arrive June 23, with pre-orders opening June 16. The other Razr doesn't yet have a price or release date, but will certainly be priced well...

Google Wallet Will Let You Take a Picture of All Your Passes for Storage

Kellen June 1, 2023 5

Google Wallet is having a bit of a day today, receiving its own set of announcements alongside that new Android feature drop. We talked about some of the new features in an earlier write-up, but Google had not yet told us about the biggest new feature coming...

Google Assistant Reminders Go Live in Google Tasks: How to Switch

Kellen June 1, 2023 8

This is going to sound wild when I say it, but Google announced in September of last year that Google Assistant reminders would move over to Google Tasks as the default app for them going forward. They said that change would happen "soon," so we figured within...