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Why Pick Google’s Pixel Over Samsung and Apple? Here are Some Reasons.

Kellen May 15, 2025 23

Whenever a new phone is released by Samsung or Google or Apple, I often wonder just how many people switch between the different models. Like, do people go from an iPhone to a Pixel or Galaxy to iPhone? I'm sure the data is somewhere, but the more interesting...

Android 16 Beta 4.1 Released for Pixel Phones With Several Bug Fixes

Kellen May 13, 2025 2

Google is really turning this into a major Android day. Following their presentation earlier, with all of the major announcements from it (like Material 3 Expressive), Google is now releasing Android 16 Beta 4.1 to Pixel devices. If you have a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro...

Android 16 Launches in June for Pixel, Samsung Phones “This Summer”

Kellen May 13, 2025 4

A lot of major news came out from "The Android Show" today, including news on Material 3 Expressive for phones and watches, a new heavy level of security, all of the new places you'll soon find Gemini, and more. For much of the news, a lot of it won't be in...

Google Outlines New ‘Advanced Protection’ Security Features for Android 16

Tim May 13, 2025 1

Google is highlighting many of the new and improved security/privacy settings getting launched as part of Android 16. The big marquee feature is Advanced Protection, an enableable feature that is designed for at-risk individuals (journalists, elected officials...

Following RCS Landing on the iPhone, More Than a Billion RCS Messages Sent Every Day in US

Kellen May 13, 2025 3

As a part of today's "The Android Show" announcements, Google shared that there are now more than a billion RCS messages sent every day in just the US. That's a massive number that was certainly boosted by Apple's adoption of RCS at the end of last year with...

Android Gets a Huge Design Refresh With Material 3 Expressive, First on Pixel Phones

Kellen May 13, 2025 12

A little over a week ago, someone on Google's design team accidentally posted the details of their new design language, called Material 3 Expressive. This morning, as a part of "The Android Show," Google made it publicly official and shared how Android is...

Gemini is Coming to Wear OS, Your Car, and TVs

Kellen May 13, 2025 2

Not that this will surprise any of you, but we now at least (sort of) know the timing - Gemini is coming to all of your other devices beyond phones. Google announced today that we'll soon see Gemini replace Google Assistant on your Wear OS watch, in your car,...

Google’s Find My Device Becomes “Find Hub” Because It’s for Devices and People

Kellen May 13, 2025 2

Google first launched its Find My Device app and network a little over a year ago to pretty mixed reviews. Then in March of this year as a part of an Android feature drop, it started tracking people (in beta) within the app alongside all of your devices,...