Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Google Maps and Gemini are Ready to Start Using Your Screenshots

Kellen May 7, 2025 3

Google really wants you to take screenshots of stuff. It's obvious that they have found ways to use those images and pull lots of info from them using AI, so they keep suggesting different places for you to try and take advantage. In today's example, Google...

Pixel’s New “Battery Health Indicator” Feature Not Coming to Older Devices Beyond Pixel 8a

Kellen May 7, 2025 8

With the release of Android 16 Beta 3 back in early March, followed by the launch of the Pixel 9a, Google introduced a new battery feature to the Pixel line called "Battery Health" or Battery Health Indicator. The feature would be used going forward to show...

Pixel 6 and Pixel 8 Devices Get New Bootloader in May Update That Won’t Allow Rolling Back

Kellen May 6, 2025 2

As a part of the May 2025 update for Pixel devices, Google has added a note/warning to the factory image page, letting owners of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 8 know that they are getting a new bootloader and can't rollback to older versions of Android 15 once they...

May 2025 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen May 6, 2025 10

There was a part of me that thought we may not see a traditional May Android 15 security update for Pixel devices, knowing that Google is likely to release stable Android 16 in a couple of weeks at Google I/O. That part of me was wrong, as Google has done just...

YouTube Premium 2-Person Plan Could Lower Your Price

Kellen May 6, 2025 6

YouTube Premium already has 4 different plans in the US that touch on various price points. You can pay a price to get all of the YouTube experience, without ads and YouTube Music tacked on as a bonus, plus you could extend all of that to a family of 5 for a...

Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 4

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around an iPhone 17 line is nothing but rumors and supposed insider info because we are so far away from their launch. Google doesn't seem to...

Google Voice Update Adds Redesigned Call Interface, Forgets Again to Bring RCS

Kellen May 1, 2025 4

A fresh update is on the way to Google Voice that introduces both 3-way calling and "an overall enhanced, redesigned in-call user interface." Unfortunately, Google has still not enabled RCS in Google Voice, and at this point we assume they never will. However,...

Google’s AI Mode Keeps Getting New Features, Waitlist for Access Removed

Kellen May 1, 2025 4

The new AI Mode that Google introduced to Search back in March appears to be some kind of a hit. Since being first released as a Labs experiment, Google can't stop talking about how many millions of people are finding it useful and using it regularly. Because...