Following the Pixel 11 launch last month, the Pixel Referral Program is now back and refreshed on the Google Store. more…

Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are now up for grabs alongside the thousands of price drops in Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale. Highlights include Methods: Detective Competition, TABS Pocket Edition, Cyberlords – Arcology PREMIUM, Laser Tanks: Pixel RPG, Kingdom Rush Frontiers TD, Screw Puzzle Premium, and more. Just be sure to dive into this giant $650 price drop hits Galaxy Z Fold 7 at Amazon ($750 less than Fold 8) and the brand new Fire TV Stick 4K that launched today at 50% off. The apps await below. more…

Apple Music for Android is getting a big Liquid Glass-inspired redesign with the latest 7.0 beta. more…

Facer provides a huge library of watch faces for Wear OS and, with a new update, it’s adding even more styles while also redesigning the app entirely. more…

Nearly a decade in, foldables have come a long way. Even Apple has noticed all of the fun Android users are having with their bendable smartphones, jumping into the crowd with next month’s iPhone Duo. Unfortunately, you usually need to break an arm and a leg to afford one, but with this one-day-only deal on the last-gen Galaxy Z Fold 7 at Amazon, your entry fee to the foldable club is down to the price of modern slab flagships. You’ll need to hurry though, as this deal is already halfway to selling out. more…

As we spotted over the weekend, Gemini is replacing Gems with skills, and Google today fully detailed the migration. more…

Alongside the early fall Amazon Prime Day sale and the ongoing Moto Tag 2 Android Find Hub trackers from $17.50 each – single for $20, your 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon’s brand new Fire TV Stick 4K launching today at 50% off (TCL NXTPAPER Android tablets up to $130 off, HP’s 2K OLED Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC at $150 off, this Made for Google Pixel Watch portable magnetic charging dock down at $25, and loads more down below.  more…

Amazon continues its move away from Android on Fire TV, with its latest Fire TV Stick 4K moving over to Vega OS, though with upgrades including support for using your TV’s USB port for power and a massively improved remote. more…

An Android Auto bug is reportedly blocking outgoing calls from closed foldable phones, like the Motorola Razr. Both Google and Motorola are aware of the issue, which might mean a fix for those affected soon. more…

Samsung has announced its Galaxy SmartTag 3 as a new AirTag rival with an updated design, longer battery life, and support for iPhone users. more…

Following several Pixel 11-specific bugs after the phone’s launch, another one reportedly breaks NFC tap-to-pay, used for contactless payments. But this one is affecting more than just the Pixel 11. more…

Google is expanding the Fitbit Air to India later this week following a global launch earlier this year. more…

Samsung’s new Galaxy S27 series is rumored to come at a higher price than previous versions, but that’s no surprise. What’s a little harder to swallow is the larger rumored gap between storage variants, according to one leaker. more…

Samsung is today officially launching its new Galaxy Tab S12 series with the Tab S12+ and Tab S12 Ultra delivering big displays, powerful specs, and some new software tricks too. more…

Google rolled out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 and Beta 6.1 in quick succession to continue the preview ahead of the stable December launch. more…

With Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6.1, HiLight on the Pixel 11 Pro series now supports message notifications. more…

Following last week’s release, Google today is rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6.1, including for the Pixel 11 series. more…

Welcome to episode 46 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Allison Johnson to discuss her experience with Meta’s new agentic AI chatbot Muse, and whether agents are really prepared to save their users time. Plus some thoughts on the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture, Allison’s hands-on impressions of the iPhone Duo, and much more. Sponsored by NordVPN: Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 76% on a two-year subscription alongside four extra months for absolutely free by signing up for NordVPN using this link. Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode. Subscribe * YouTube Podcasts * Pocket Casts * Spotify * Apple Podcasts * Amazon Music Subscribe to 9to5Google Pro for exclusive bonus content, podcast episodes, and more. more…

Through a boosted trade-in deal, Amazon will give Pixel 11 series buyers an extra $275 towards their new device. more…

Ahead of next month’s launch, Google is beginning the marketing push for Googlebooks with Henry Cavill. more…

Pixel Recorder is getting a small quality-of-life update that surfaces your audio files to other apps on your device. more…

Right as Meta’s Muse avatar agent has taken the AI world by storm, OpenAI is today announcing Dots as “always-on agents” you can customize to your needs. more…

Joining the updated early fall Prime Day sale at Amazon, today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Hitman Sniper, To the Moon, Dungeon Tracer: Puzzle RPG, FrogBoy, Super Onion Boy 2, Human Fall Flat, and more. Just be sure to dive into the ongoing single for $20 or the 4-pack for $70. The apps await below. more…

Google Play today is giving Android developers more payment options around subscriptions, including Usage-Based Billing. more…

The early fall Amazon Prime Day sale rolls on with loads of new discounts on Echo smart speakers at up to 50% off, the latest Echo Show smart displays at up to $100 off, and much more. But today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the latest Moto Tag 2 Android Find Hub trackers from $17.50 each – single for $20 or four for $70. We also have Galaxy Z Flip 8 returning to the Amazon all-time low at $150 off (or up to $375 off open-box), up to $1,200 off latest LG mini-LED TVs (plus loads more), and, for today only, the lowest price yet on this HP Chromebook Plus with a 2K touchscreen. Scope it all out down below. more…

The first leak of Google’s upcoming Pixel 11a just hit the web, revealing a virtually unchanged design, as well as suggesting that the mid-range device might get a purple colorway. more…

Launched earlier this year, that useful little USB-C charger dongle for Google’s Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5 smartwatches is currently discounted. more…

The Moto Tag 2 is the product of Motorola playing it safe, and that means the Android Find Hub tracker fits in most tracker accessories on the market, making it a pretty good deal. It’s on sale right now for $19 – 33% off after a time out of stock. more…

Anthropic has confirmed an outage affecting multiple Claude services this morning. more…

Previous Galaxy S27 Ultra leaks have directed attention to the new camera island, but don’t overlook the missing camera lens left behind with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Apparently, that camera is the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra’s 10MP 3x zoom. more…

A partial outage has left the Spotify app in shambles, with core functions not working for many users. more…

The floodgates are open. After a delay and staggered starts, Samsung is widely rolling out its Android 17-based One UI 9 update for Galaxy S26 users around the globe, and they’re not alone. more…

An issue with Google’s Firebase left thousands of iPhone apps crashing overnight, but a fix has already been applied. more…

I’ve been on a tear recently trying to find some of the best Fitbit Air accessories and bands. It has been one heck of a process, but I think I’ve found another affordable gem that’s better than the official Fitbit Air Active bands. more…

Good morning. Today I’m going crazy over the NYT’s list of the best TV shows of the 21st century, redoing all of my vibe-projects with Opus 5.5, girding my loins for another Witcher 3 play-through now that the free remaster is out, and devouring Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Cool Machine. As a reminder, Inbox is the tech newsletter that goes beyond the news cycle. We cover the most important 9to5Google stories from the last couple of days along with a few highlights from around the web. We publish every Tuesday and Thursday, and if you like what you read, please subscribe. more…

Nothing is today introducing its new Headphone (1) Pro over-ear headphones which deliver hardware improvements, better ANC, and deeper control over how you can tune the final output. more…

OpenAI has scrapped plans to release GPT-6.1 Astra in the next few weeks over concerns that the model is misbehaving. more…

The latest Gemini Connected App is Google Wallet for “information and personalized insights based on your saved info.” more…

At the start of September, the Google Assistant deprecation on mobile got underway. It now looks to be widely rolling out. more…

The next big update to the Gemini app on Android and iOS is beginning to roll out with a focus on simplifying core navigation. more…

“Googlebook” is a weird name, right? That was my personal first takeaway from this new platform, and it seems even Google Search supports the idea that Google should have used something else, as you can’t actually search for “Googlebook” without getting redirected elsewhere. more…

Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including The Last Game, Sands of Salzaar, Candleman, Tokyo Debunker: Urban Legends, Slime Legends – Survivor, Hero of the Kingdom II, Legacy 4 – Tomb of Secrets, Empire of the Gods, and more. Just be sure to check out today’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 deals at up to $530 off as well as the new all-time low on Lenovo’s latest Tab Plus Gen 2. Monday’s app deals await below. more…

TCL has launched a new “Designer Series” of TV sets running Google TV with a flush mount design and matte dispaly to help your TV blend into a room as a piece of art. more…

The new Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds connect via USB-C and work with almost any device. more…

Google Photos is undoubtedly the best way to manage your photo library on Android and beyond, but a recent bug has been stopping users from being able to commit even the most basic of tasks, including sharing, editing, and even delete images from their collection. Luckily, if you’ve found yourself dealing with these issues, Google has confirmed a fix is on the way. more…

Lenovo today put a spotlight on its Googlebook release, also confirming that initial pricing was incorrect and that the Lenovo Googlebook 15 will, in fact, start at $1,099. more…

According to a new leak, Motorola’s upcoming entry in the wide, book-style foldable space may be called “Razr Flex” and pack some very familiar specs. more…

With the Pixel 11 launch, Google promised a big Pixel Buds update in September. We’re now starting to see Gemini audio controls with the latest Pixel Buds companion app update. more…

Google’s latest Pixel Watch software updates have also transitioned the entire lineup over to the new 3D emoji design also live on Pixel phones in Android 17. more…

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by some major Galaxy Z Fold 8 deals – 256GB up to $440 off or the 512GB at over $530 off (Best Buy open-box). We also have Lenovo’s latest Tab Plus Gen 2 at a new $270 all-time low and the launch of early fall Prime Day pricing on the latest Echo Show smart displays at up to $100 off and Echo smart speaker deals now live from $22 (up to 50% off). Head below for a closer look at the details. more…