Tim, Author at Droid Life

Don’t Expect New McLaren-Branded OnePlus Phones

Tim May 29, 2020

Since 2018, OnePlus and McLaren had a nice little partnership where the phone maker would release a few McLaren-branded devices with super-fast specs, representing the automaker's passion for speed and excellence. However, it appears that partnership has...

DEAL: Motorola Edge+ at $799 ($200 Off) Should Tempt Verizon Customers

Tim May 29, 2020

Motorola is hosting a sale on its new Edge+ smartphone, bringing its usual $999 price all the way down to $799. At that price, it's hard not to at least recommend this device to anyone on Verizon who wants to give Motorola a shot. Edge+ Review: Don't Ignore...

A Look at Google’s Supposedly Cancelled Pixel 4a XL

Tim May 28, 2020

You may have been thinking recently that it's somewhat odd that we've had a plethora of Pixel 4a leaks, while almost zero leaks concerning its larger sibling, the Pixel 4a XL. Unfortunately, it's been rumored for a bit now that we're only getting a single...

Google Maps Makes It Easier to Access, Share Location Plus Codes

Tim May 28, 2020

Google launched Plus Codes back in 2015, something I wasn't aware of. Plus Codes are digital addresses made from latitude and longitude coordinates, meaning every place in the world has its own unique code. This is ideal for those who are not in a location...

Galaxy S9, S9+

T-Mobile, Verizon Galaxy S9 and S9+ Models Receive May Security Patch

Tim May 28, 2020

T-Mobile and Verizon are shipping out the May security patch to the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ this week. Once updated, the software version for the S9 is labeled as G960USQS7DTE1, while the S9+ is G965USQS7DTE1. Both the T-Mobile and Verizon version numbers are...

The Gardens Between Coming Later This Year to Google Play Pass

Tim May 28, 2020

The Gardens Between is coming to Google Play Pass in the US later this year, but for those outside the US, you can participate in a new open beta. The game is an adventure puzzler where the player manipulates time in an effort to help two best friends through...

Google Offering Free Nest Mini to YouTube Premium, Google Music Subscribers

Tim May 27, 2020

Well that's cool -- Google is providing free Nest Mini units to select subscribers of YouTube Music, YouTube Premium, and Google Play Music. Technically, if you subscribe to one of those, you subscribe to them all, so if you have an account for one of them you...

Reminder: We’re Officially One Week Away From the Android 11 Beta

Tim May 27, 2020

If you weren't already aware, next week on June 3 at 8AM Pacific (11AM Eastern), Google's Android team will host The Beta Launch Show for Android 11. During the show, the Android team will go over new features for Android 11, answer questions from users using...