Google’s Pixel Drop just landed and Bubbles is the feature that changes how you use your phone daily
Google rolled out the June 2026 Pixel Drop on June 16, adding Android 17’s most visible new capability to every Pixel phone from the 6…
Android 17 can verify that your bank is actually calling you
Android 17’s verified financial calls feature ends calls impersonating your bank before you hear a word. Announced by Eugene Liderman, Director of Android Security and…
Pixel Glow is what happens when Google trades a health tool for ambient lighting
The Pixel 11 Pro is removing the body temperature sensor that has shipped on every Pixel Pro model since the Pixel 8 Pro launched in…
Google shrank the Pixel 11 battery and the 2nm chip has to cover the difference
The Pixel 11 Pro is shipping with a smaller battery than the Pixel 10 Pro. The Pixel 11 Pro XL is shipping with a smaller…
Android 17 stable is days away and your Pixel is about to change in ways the beta could not show
Android 17 stable is expected to arrive on Pixel devices within days. Google released Android 17 Beta 4.1 on June 1, a minor bug fix…
Not every Pixel gets Google’s new AI features, and the divide is sharper than Google is saying
The Pixel 9 Pro is getting Android 17. It is not getting Google’s biggest new AI platform. Gemini Intelligence, announced at The Android Show on…
Galaxy Z Fold 8 launches first, but Apple’s foldable feels more ambitious
The foldable market is splitting into two timelines. In July 2026, Samsung launches the Galaxy Z Fold 8, a device you can own and use…
One UI 9 adds the features Google did not include in Android 17 base
Android 17 powers the Galaxy S26, but what ships on the device is not Android 17. It is One UI 9, Samsung’s full-layer rebuild of…
Android 17 Continue On vs Apple Handoff: what each actually does and where the gap still is
Apple has had Handoff since 2014. That is twelve years of a feature that lets you start a task on your iPhone and pick it…
Android 17 Continue On is Google’s answer to Apple Handoff and it is actually close
Apple has had Handoff since 2014. If you started a document on your iPhone, your Mac had a small icon in the dock letting you…