Tim, Author at Droid Life

YouTube TV Gets Flexible, Intros Sports Plan for $65/Mo and More

Tim February 9, 2026 19

YouTube TV is becoming more flexible for subscribers, allowing you to essentially pick and choose what your money gets you. A YouTube TV plan is currently $82.99/mo for 100+ networks across genres. In the coming weeks, YouTube TV will introduce 10+ plans...

Monday Question: Are You Paying for a Music Streaming Service?

Tim February 9, 2026 44

Apple Music. Spotify. YouTube Music. Pandora. Amazon Music. In 2026, there are plenty of music streaming services to choose from, and if you aren't using the same one as your friend group, sharing tunes can be a little difficult and maybe even downright...

YouTube Music Lyrics Feature Now Behind Premium Paywall

Tim February 9, 2026 6

Bad news, non-Premium subscribers who use YouTube Music -- the lyrics tab is officially behind a paywall. The feature, if you haven't used it before, has the lyrics scroll automatically as the song plays for you. It's helpful if you're jamming some karaoke or...

ChatGPT Gets Ads Starting Today

Tim February 9, 2026 5

If you caught the "Big Game" last night, you might've seen a few ads that teased the fact that OpenAI will begin testing ads inside of your ChatGPT sessions starting today. While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman labels the ads as "deceptive" in a lengthy post on X,...

DEAL: Galaxy Watch 8 Models Starting at $149 With Eligible Trade-in

Tim February 6, 2026 3

Samsung is hosting deals on its lineup of Galaxy Watch 8 devices. Whether you want the entry Galaxy Watch 8 or the high-end Galaxy Watch Ultra, there are good savings to be had. Thanks to eligible trade-in savings (which are instant and not refunds), Galaxy...

Attendees of ‘Big Game’ Would Benefit From Having ‘Big Red’ This Weekend

Tim February 6, 2026 3

There's apparently a big football match taking place over the weekend down in Santa Clara, CA. As a 49ers fan, I don't want to talk about it much. But Ookla is making me, thanks to the publishing of a Speedtest report for the Super Bowl. In it, it confirms...

Thursday Question: Galaxy Ultra Owners, Do You Even Use the S Pen?

Tim February 5, 2026 53

Word on the street is leading us to believe that due to the S Pen included with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung may be running into an issue implementing the magnetic charging coils that are required to adopt and implement the Qi2 charging standard -- something...

Buzzkill: Galaxy S26 Ultra Won’t Have Built-in Magnets

Tim February 5, 2026 23

Leading up to today, the general consensus was that the entire Galaxy S26 lineup would feature built-in magnets, bringing the devices in line with those from competitors like Apple and Google. Those magnets help align the charging coils, as outlined by the Qi2...