Droid Life: Opinionated Android news.

Pushbullet Updated With Notification Mirroring Across Android Devices

Kyle May 22, 2014 17

Remember the ability to sync notifications across Android devices that was highlighted at last year's Google I/O? Many developers have clearly yet to take advantage, but thankfully, the fantastic developers at Pushbullet decided to take matters into their own...

Motorola Updates Modality Services With Better In-vehicle Detection

Kellen May 22, 2014 38

Motorola just pushed out an update to a new app for its current line of phones called Modality Services. Modality Services should help your Motorola phone (Moto X, DROID ULTRA, MAXX, or Mini) "respond more intelligently to motion, phone orientation (e.g. face...

Apple Acknowledges iMessage Bug That Affects Android Converts, Issues Partial Fix

Kyle May 22, 2014 33

A serious iMessage bug that has plagued Android converts for years, is now finally getting the attention it deserves. Today, Apple said it has issued a server-side fix for an issue that causes people who switch from an iPhone to any other phone, to miss SMS...

T-Mobile VoLTE has Gone Live in Seattle

Kyle May 22, 2014 51

Begun, the VoLTE wars have. A few days after Verizon announced its VoLTE intentions and AT&T flipped the switch on VoLTE in a few cities, T-Mobile has made an advancement of its own. Starting today, T-Mobile customers who own a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or LG...

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 and LG Flex Get Updates That Turn on VoLTE

Kellen May 22, 2014 14

T-Mobile just announced that they are turning on VoLTE in Seattle. To make sure that they have phones which can take advantage of the new Voice-over-LTE feature, they are issuing updates to both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and LG G Flex. The updates appear to be...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and 10.1 Renders Leaked En Route to Verizon

Tim May 22, 2014 8

Renders for two models of the Galaxy Tab 4, the 8.0 and the 10.1, both headed for Verizon's network have been leaked by @evleaks this morning. The Samsung tablets were announced by the manufacturer on April 1, with global pre-orders beginning April 24, but at...

Motorola Responds to Moto 360 $249 Pricing

Kellen May 22, 2014 89

Yesterday, we noticed that Motorola, through a contest, had placed an approximate retail value on their upcoming smartwatch, the Moto 360. At $249, most of us considered the price to be quite consumer-friendly and had already begun shuffling cash aside for the...

T-Mobile Galaxy S5 Receiving Update to Fix SMS/MMS Failure Issue

Kellen May 22, 2014 19

T-Mobile's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is receiving a new update starting today, to address an issue that was causing SMS/MMS messages to fail. The new update brings the phone to build G900TUVU1ANE5. The exact wording for the update is "Intermittently...

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 19

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...

Read More
Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 19

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

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

Kellen December 17, 2025 19

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

Read More
Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change

Kellen December 17, 2025 19

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...

Read More
Samsung December Updates Continue Roll Out to All These Devices

Kellen December 17, 2025 19

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

Read More
Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out Quick in South Korea, Even With High Price Tag

Tim December 12, 2025 19

We shouldn't be surprised, folks. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold this week in its home country of South Korea, with in...

Read More
YouTube TV Will Offer 10 Genre-Specific Plans in 2026

Tim December 10, 2025 19

More choice and more flexibility. That's what everyone has been clamoring for lately. If you'll recall, YouTube TV used to be...

Read More
December Pixel Watch Update Rolls Out to Pixel Watch 2 and Above

Kellen December 9, 2025 19

Google announced new features for the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4 this morning, but didn't tell us exactly how those...

Read More

YouTube
Swipe

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 17

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

Read More
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 17

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...

Read More
Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 17

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...

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

Tim July 27, 2023 17

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

Read More
Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 17

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...

Read More
VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 17

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...

Read More
Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 17

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...

Read More
Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 17

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...

Read More