Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Verizon Quietly Updated Its Tablet Plans

Kellen August 18, 2025 11

At some point during their rollout of various price increases a couple of weeks ago, including the increases on connected tablet plans, Verizon quietly introduced 3 new tablet plans to replace the old. We still haven't found an announcement from the company,...

Samsung August Update: Galaxy S24 Series See New Build

Kellen August 18, 2025

Samsung and Verizon have released a new software update for the Samsung Galaxy S24 series that applies the latest Android security patches. This is minor, just so we are clear, as the Galaxy S24 is simply waiting for its One UI 8 update that is now in beta....

Why is Everyone Leaving Verizon?

Kellen August 15, 2025 78

Several anti-customer changes from Verizon in recent weeks have not sat well with their vocal, very-much-online customer base. We've documented the conversation plenty from the minute the changes started rolling out, but a fresh question popped up this week...

Gmail Gets “Mark as Read” in Notification and Life is Complete

Kellen August 15, 2025 12

Sometimes the smallest change can bring the biggest moments of happiness. The proof in that idea is the addition of a "Mark as read" shortcut in Gmail notifications on Android, which appears to be widely rolling out after slow-rolling for something like 2...

Google Contacts Adds More Customizable “Calling Card” Feature

Kellen August 15, 2025 3

Google is slow rolling out a new feature to Google Contacts that will let you better customize the calling cards that show when your favorite contacts call you. No, this isn't at all like Apple's fancy Contact Poster feature that lets you customize your own...

Galaxy Note 20 Keeps Getting Updates, New Update for Galaxy Z Fold 6 Too

Kellen August 14, 2025 1

A couple of new Samsung updates are rolling out this week. The seemingly supported-for-life Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is getting a fresh update, while the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 are enjoying new builds with it. None of the updates are bringing anything new...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 Update Released With Tons of Bug Fixes

Kellen August 14, 2025 6

Google gave us the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 update a month ago and there were a handful of bugs to squash from the previous beta. Today, Google released the QPR1 3.1 update and the list of bugs fixed stretches to 20+. For what should be a smallish update, this...

Everything About the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is Here

Kellen August 14, 2025 13

Google gave us an official look at its upcoming Pixel 10 Pro Fold yesterday through a teaser video (here). The video didn't reveal any noteworthy details, we just know that it's going to be a device that will look very similar to last year's Pixel 9 Pro Fold....