Tim, Author at Droid Life

Motorola Phones Getting Circle to Search

Tim October 17, 2024 2

Motorola announced a bit of news last week that was seemingly missed by many until recently, stating that select devices would soon be getting Google's Circle to Search feature. We don't have a specific list of devices that will get access to the feature, and...

Samsung Teases ‘New Galaxy’ for October 21

Tim October 17, 2024 5

Samsung is teasing a new Galaxy announcement, scheduled for October 21. There has been talks about a special edition of the Galaxy Z Fold 6, which would make sense for this announcement considering they used a Z Fold device for the literal invite as shown in...

New TCL Dongle Connects Your Devices to T-Mobile 5G Network

Tim October 16, 2024 2

TCL announced the LINKPORT IK511 this week, the company's first swing at a 5G RedCap device. If you didn't know about 5G RedCap (otherwise known as 5G Reduced Capability), it's designed for IoT devices that don't need the full power of what 5G can deliver....

Wednesday Question: Pixel Owners, How’s Android 15 Treating You?

Tim October 16, 2024 33

It's been less than 24 hours since Google began rolling out Android 15 to Pixel devices, but already we're pretty curious how it's been treating owners. We're looking for the hot takes, people. I've come across a couple of very minor hiccups so far, but...

New YouTube Features Include Improved Miniplayer, Sleep Timer for All

Tim October 15, 2024 2

YouTube has announced a whole bunch of new features, all either now rolling out to users or available very soon. A lot of the new stuff is based on what users were apparently asking for, according to YouTube, with things like fine-tunable playback speed (0.05...

Theft Protection Features Go Global, New ‘Identity Check’ Detailed

Tim October 15, 2024 1

Google confirmed this morning the global rollout for the suite of Android Theft Protection features that have been getting released little by little. Things like Offline Device Lock and Remote Lock started rolling out gradually, but now these features will be...

Many Galaxy Devices Getting October Security Patch (Updated)

Tim October 15, 2024 1

Samsung is pushing the October security patch to a suite of Galaxy devices. Devices included in this rollout are the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Fold 6, as well as the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Flip 6. Nothing is listed in the changelog in addition to...

Xperia 1 VI in Scarlet Makes Me Wish it Came to US

Tim October 14, 2024 4

Sony makes good looking phones, but the company didn't have a great history of supporting them here in the US. Plus, they were crazy expensive, which didn't help. It was confirmed this year that Sony wouldn't be selling new Xperia phones in this market, and...