Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Google Home and Gemini for Home Get Big Updates and Improvements

Kellen March 2, 2026 5

Google is rolling out updates this week to the Google Home app that bring several changes, plus the Gemini for Home voice assistant service is getting even bigger upgrades. To start, the Google Home app is seeing new automation starters and conditions through...

6G Gets an Early Launch Date

Kellen March 2, 2026 5

Did the promises of 5G ever happen? I don't know. 5G is fine. It seems mostly mature at this stage and our wireless networks in the US are all pretty good. T-Mobile's network wins awards, Verizon's does too, and AT&T's is right there with both of them. I...

Samsung Brings Digital Home Key to Wallet to Unlock Your Front Door

Kellen March 2, 2026 1

Samsung announced today that Samsung Wallet now supports Digital Home Key, which is like the digital key experience you might have with your car, only this is for your home. Samsung's Digital Home Key will arrive in Samsung Wallet this month (March) and is...

Nothing Phone 4a in All Colors

Kellen March 2, 2026 2

The “bold new experimentation of color” in the Nothing Phone 4a is still mostly centered on that pink version that we were treated to last week. However, Nothing wants the hype to continue until they show off the phone in full in a couple of days, so they...

Qualcomm Just Told Us the Chip in the Next Samsung Galaxy Watch

Kellen March 2, 2026 1

We have a new wearable chip for the next wave of smartwatches! Chipsets aren't typically an exciting thing to talk about, but for so long we were stuck with aging tech in Wear OS devices. It always felt like new watches would come and go, yet they always ran...

Google Photos on Android Lets You Make Custom Stickers

Kellen February 27, 2026 5

On an iPhone, you can make a sticker out of just about anything by simply long-pressing on it. It's one of the handiest features for creating a goofy little image to send to friends and family. Today, Google is bringing a bit of that magic to Android by...

Samsung Boosts Galaxy S26 Ultra Pre-Order Deals to $980 in Savings

Kellen February 27, 2026 12

PRE-ORDER GALAXY S26 ULTRA AND SAVE $930 TO $980. The original pre-order deal for the Galaxy S26 Ultra topped out at $900 off with select trade-ins. I don't know if the numbers are down or what, but Samsung just unlocked at extra $30 in savings through an...

Buying a Galaxy S26 Ultra?

Kellen February 27, 2026 40

We've had a couple of days now to decide if we are pre-ordering any of the new Galaxy S26 series devices and I'm not sure I have the full grasp over whether or not many of you are. Did Samsung do enough with the Galaxy S26 Ultra? Are the deals there to make...