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Don’t Miss These Android Stories: January 23, 2015

Tim January 23, 2015 5

Another good week comes to an end here at DL. Thanks to a couple of big stories, it turned into a great news week with reports of Google taking a MVNO route at some point in 2015, piggybacking off of Sprint's network. In addition to that great news, specs were...

Deal: Build Your First Android App With This Free Mini Course

Kellen January 23, 2015 10

Need a weekend project? How does building your first Android app sound? Through a free "mini" course over at the DL Deals shop, you can breeze through the basic steps needed to be on your way. The course includes 9 lectures, plus a challenge activity, with...

MakerBot App Hits Google Play, Allows for Complete Management of Designs and Workflow

Tim January 23, 2015 4

MakerBot, seller of many different models and variations of 3D printers, released its official Android application this morning onto Google Play. With the app, owners of a MakerBot printer can manage libraries of designs, send work to the printer, and much...

Droid Life Q&A Sessions: Volume 26 Answers

Tim January 23, 2015 58

On Monday, we opened up Volume 26 of the DL Q&A Sessions. Asking you to send in your questions, we got plenty of awesome inquiries concerning upcoming flagships, as well as plenty of more personal questions. It was a great mix of work and pleasure, and for...

LG USA: G3 Lollipop Update “Coming Soon!”

Kellen January 23, 2015 124

COMING SOON. WHATEVER THAT MEANS, IS WHEN THE LG G3 IN THE US WILL GET ITS UPDATE TO ANDROID 5.0 "LOLLIPOP." I don't know why I'm yelling other than I feel like LG is yelling the news out loud to us with no actual details other than "soon," which in turn is...

Amazon Music App Updated With Prime Music Section, Bug Fixes

Tim January 23, 2015 21

An update has been pushed by Amazon to their official Amazon Music application on Google Play, bringing a newly dedicated section just for Prime Music. With this, it will now be easier to fill up your library with new music, recommended by Amazon. In addition...

Sprint Now Guarantees T-Mobile Customers $200 Minimum Trade-In Value on Smartphones When Switching Carriers

Tim January 23, 2015 46

It was said back when Sprint took on new CEO Marcelo Claure, that when, "you have a great network, you don’t have to compete on price. When your network is behind, unfortunately you have to compete on value and price." Claure has stuck to his guns on this...

Moto G (2nd Gen) Lollipop Update Starts Up Again, Rolling Out Now in US

Kellen January 23, 2015 36

Shortly after Google announced Android 5.0 "Lollipop," Motorola was quick to begin pushing an update of it out to the Moto G (2nd gen) and Moto X (2nd gen) "Pure Edition." The update most definitely made its way onto the Moto X, as we went hands-on immediately...

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 36

A small fixer update is rolling out to Google Pixel devices, labeled as Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1. It doesn't appear to be...

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Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 36

Last minute shoppers, the greatest Pixel 10 Pro deal in history is here at the perfect time. You can take up to $400 off the...

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Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a Bit Longer, Pushes Gemini Switch to 2026

Kellen December 19, 2025 36

You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end...

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What’s New in Android 16 QPR3 Beta: At a Glance, Flashlight, Navigation Buttons, More

Kellen December 18, 2025 36

Google may have released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 at the worst possible time of the day, but we're still going to dive into it...

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 36

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update,...

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Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices Get New December Update (Updated)

Kellen December 17, 2025 36

All of Google's still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug...

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Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 36

Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel...

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Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 36

Samsung started sending December updates to a batch of devices earlier in the week, but they weren't quite done with 2025....

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 5

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 5

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 5

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023 5

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 5

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 5

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 5

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 5

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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