Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Google’s Pixel is Getting a Now Playing App

Kellen February 16, 2026 6

Wouldn't it be cool if the Now Playing service on your Pixel phone had its own app that could get new features more regularly and was easily updatable for Google? That could happen in the very near future. Spotted within version B.21 of Android System...

Android Gets a New “Local File Backup” Feature for Google Drive

Kellen February 16, 2026 3

Google updated its Google System Services Release Notes page today and it introduces a new feature that adds some sort of local file backup via Google Drive. The specifics around how it works are mostly a mystery, but that's how Google does these things. In an...

Verizon Secretly Makes New Device Unlock Policy Extra Strict

Kellen February 16, 2026 3

When Verizon first pushed their new device unlock policy live a few weeks ago, we pointed out that it was super straight forward, even surprisingly so. That said, a small change that arrived last week has made it slightly more strict and will likely require...

Wireless Carriers Device Unlock Policy - ATT Verizon T-Mobile

T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon Device Unlock Policies

Kellen February 16, 2026 16

One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock policies. With Verizon getting a waiver from the FCC to implement whatever unlock policy they would like, it's probably a good idea that everyone knows...

Everything New in Android 17 Beta

Kellen February 15, 2026 2

Android 17 Beta is officially live and we've got it up and running on a Pixel 10 Pro. You could have it on your device as well, since this is a beta build out of the gate, thanks to Google skipping the developer preview builds for this new version of Android....

Android 17 Beta 1 is Actually Here for Your Pixel

Kellen February 13, 2026 6

UPDATE FEBRUARY 13 - Google tried to ship out the first Android 17 Beta 1 update a couple of days ago, but something forced them to delay it slightly. They told us it was coming soon, yet didn't provide a new date. Well, the update is now live. The first...

Samsung’s Wide Galaxy Z Fold 8 Gets Potential First Look

Kellen February 13, 2026 4

Samsung is rumored to be preparing a wider Galaxy Z Fold phone for this year's foldable launch. By "wide," we simply mean that it'll look closer to the original Pixel Fold than the current Galaxy Z Fold 7. Instead of a candybar-style device that unfolds into a...

Google Photos Gets a Fresh New Design

Kellen February 13, 2026 9

Opening Google Photos on an iPhone this morning showed us an upcoming design change that could land on Android in the near future. Google appears to be readying a new bottom bar that takes on some style ideas from Apple's newest design language, without...