Droid Life: Opinionated Android news.

Google Begins Selling Galaxy Nexus Directly Through Google Play Store for $399

Kellen April 24, 2012 156

Forget the imminent launch of Google Drive, the fact that Google is selling the Galaxy Nexus in the Play Store is something to talk about. The last time they tried to sell a device on their own was with the Nexus One, and as many of you know, that failed to...

Kellen April 24, 2012 18

Is today the day? Will Google Drive launch, giving the world 5GB of Google cloud storage, an app to control it, and unicorn dust to make it all magical? Well, it may be magical without the unicorn dust, but there is still a chance it could launch today. We...

Kellen April 23, 2012 117

The bug fixing 6.12.181 update for the DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX is rolling out to all devices now. To pull it, simply head into Settings>About phone>System updates. The update runs about 17.4MB in size and will only take a few moments to download...

Kellen April 23, 2012 56

Nova Launcher, one of the top Ice Cream Sandwich-friendly launchers received a significant update today. Along with a new logo, the update brought with it transparency settings for your app drawer, throwback vertical scrolling, ability to add new groups or...

Tim April 23, 2012 25

What a great title for a game. In Hambo, you are a pissed off pig that is out for vengeance, playing just like another title we wrote up called Stupid Zombies. The objective is to point to a certain place on the screen, where your bullets will then bounce off...

Kellen April 23, 2012 50

Now, this is one of the better Photoshop screw-ups we have seen in a while, right here. According to the newest Verizon mailer that is going out to customers with upgrade dates on the horizon, the DROID RAZR MAXX would be a great option because of it's amazing...

Kellen April 23, 2012 93

Social media platforms have essentially taken over the world in the last few years. Almost everyone you know has probably been on Facebook at some point, but the reach of services like Twitter and Google+ seems to be growing by the second as well. They are a...

Kellen April 23, 2012 44

Making its first appearance today via GLBenchmark, we have the Samsung "Jasper" with model number SCH-i200 that is headed to Verizon. Sporting a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960) processor clocked at 1.5GHz and running Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0....

Current Galaxy Z TriFold Pricing Has Samsung Losing Money With Each Sale

Tim December 29, 2025 44

A report out of South Korea is painting a suboptimal picture for Samsung and its current nice guy pricing of the Galaxy Z...

Read More
Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.1 Released for Pixel Phones!

Tim December 23, 2025 44

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...

Read More
Pixel 10 Pro XL at $400 Off is Crazy Stuff

Kellen December 22, 2025 44

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...

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

Kellen December 19, 2025 44

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

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

Kellen December 18, 2025 44

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 44

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 44

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 44

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

YouTube
Swipe

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

Kellen May 6, 2025 156

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 156

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 156

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 156

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 156

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 156

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 156

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 156

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

Google Begins Selling Galaxy Nexus Directly Through Google Play Store for $399

Google Drive Support Pages Spotted, Docs Storage Upped to 5GB – Release Imminent?

DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX 6.12.181 Update Rolling Out Now

Nova Launcher Update Introduces Custom Drawer Tabs, Transparency, Bulk Adds to Desktop, Tablet Fun and More

If Sylvester Stallone Was A Pig, He Would Definitely Be Called HAMBO

RAZR MAXX Runs Ice Cream Sandwich and Has On-Screen Soft Keys According to Verizon Mailer

Monday Poll: Social Media App You Spend the Most Time In?

Samsung SCH-i200 Tipped for Verizon With Snapdragon S4, Still Looks Like a Mid-Range Device