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All T-Mobile Activations Now Get $35 Fee Whether In-Store or Online

Tim November 2, 2022 40

T-Mobile has had an ASC (Assisted Support Charge) for some time now, but typically, customers could get around this fee simply by ordering and activating their new phone via online. The fee made sense, as people who go inside a store are getting a more...

It’s Time to Vote… For Google Play’s User Choice Awards

Tim November 1, 2022

It's now November, which in the United States, is a very important time of year. That's right, it's time to vote... for Google Play's Users' Choice Awards 2022! As Android citizens, this is a very important job, as these are the apps and games that will...

NVIDIA Rolls Out SHIELD Upgrade 9.1.1 With Hella Bug Fixes

Tim November 1, 2022 4

NVIDIA, the true king of Android upgrades, announced the release of SHIELD Upgrade 9.1.1 this week, chock full of bug fixes and a solid list of enhancements. As for what's inside, we've pasted NVIDIA's long list below, but a few of the highlights include an...

YouTube Intros Primetime Channels, Launches With Paramount+, STARZ, and Plenty More

Tim November 1, 2022 3

YouTube is bringing paid channels (aka services) directly to its platform starting this week and is calling it Primetime Channels. With this, instead of going from app to app for all of your content, the hope is that you can stay on YouTube and catch all of...

I’m Super Late, But Stumble Guys for Android is Great

Tim October 31, 2022 6

I completely missed the Fall Guys hypetrain whenever that was. Thankfully, I recently came across Stumble Guys for Android. I can see that I'm super late to the party, given the app was released in 2020 and has over 100 million downloads, but this game is...

Want Verified Status on Twitter? That’ll Be $20/Month

Tim October 31, 2022 119

There's a lot going on over at Twitter thanks to its new owner, but let me say right now that we here at Droid Life don't plan to report on every piece of news that comes out of there. There are enough outlets posting about every crap that Elon Musk takes, and...

Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro Support Only 64-Bit Apps

Tim October 31, 2022 5

Google made a note last week via the official Android Developers blog that the Pixel 7 (review) and Pixel 7 Pro (review) are actually the first 64-bit-only Android phones. We're nearly a month into launch, so if you didn't already know that information, it's...

Report: Pixel 7a Might Be a Massive Upgrade Over Past Models

Tim October 28, 2022 27

Potential details for the upcoming Pixel 7a are getting reported thanks to various tidbits of info being made available from multiple sources. From what's being described, the next budget-friendly Pixel device from Google sounds like a serious contender to be...