Kellen, Author at Droid Life

The Nothing Bloatware Saga Takes a Big Turn

Kellen November 4, 2025 3

A couple of weeks ago, Nothing confirmed that it wants to add to its various revenue streams by including bloatware on its non-flagship devices. They were mostly upfront about this move, noting that everyone else does it and that they too wanted to bring in...

Google Kicks $300 Off Pixel 10 Pro XL

Kellen November 3, 2025 10

Whenever Google launches new Pixel phones, we often joke (or complain) about the fact that they release at full price and then almost immediately see large discounts around the holiday season. The weight of our eyerolls has softened some in recent years with...

Google Posts Surprise October Pixel Update Builds, Doesn’t Say What For

Kellen October 30, 2025 7

Google posted new October builds for its entire Pixel line-up today, from the Pixel 7 up through the new Pixel 10 series. They haven't said what these builds are for just yet, so we'll assume they are to address a serious bug or two. Because look, we are...

Google Pulls Its Wear OS Clock App From a Bunch of Watches

Kellen October 30, 2025 1

About a month ago, Wear OS users who owned smartwatches from Samsung, OnePlus, and others, noticed that the Google Clock app was no longer available. Google hadn't said anything about the disappearance at the time, but today, they went ahead and confirmed that...

Is It Too Late for Verizon?

Kellen October 30, 2025 48

Most quarterly earnings reports and the investor calls that accompany them are not worth paying attention to unless your job involves stock prices. The conversations that are had during these calls might even make you sick, as they often talk in financial...

Google Pushing New Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3.2 Update for Pixel Phones

Kellen October 29, 2025 6

Google has pushed a fresh Android 16 QPR2 beta update to all of its Pixel phones today. The update arrives as Beta 3.2 and appears to be incredibly minor. There isn't a changelog for it at all, so it must be taking care of a bug or two before this thing goes...

Google Home App Update Adds 3 Features, Fixes 4 Bugs

Kellen October 29, 2025 1

The new Google Home app is a big enough upgrade that Google is doing a pretty good job of sending frequent updates to make sure it is working well for everyone and all of their devices. In a fresh update this week, only days after the last update, Google Home...

Verizon Admits That Its Price Increases Were Bad, Promises to Delight Customers

Kellen October 29, 2025 33

All three major US wireless carriers have now reported their Q3 2025 earnings and the numbers still look great for T-Mobile and AT&T. T-Mobile added over 1 million postpaid customers, while AT&T added over 400,000. Verizon, on the other hand, lost 7,...