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A speedometer sounds like such a small and simple thing for a navigation app, but in the case of Google Maps, it’s the feature that keeps making the headlines these days. It arrived after so many years of users almost begging for it, and when this finally happened, it went away mysteriously from users’ devices.…

Features are becoming more like bugs in Android Auto. They come and go in mysterious ways, with users now complaining that the wavy progress bar in music apps is no longer there.   

YouTube TV entered September with a much stronger sports pitch after completing its ESPN Unlimited integration, putting more live games and football tools directly inside the service. Now, just as the NFL’s first full Sunday approaches, YouTube has detailed what Sunday Ticket will cost for the 2026-2027 season, along with a major upgrade to how…

Google’s post-launch software cadence is moving fast, and Pixel owners won’t have to wait long for the next major quarterly refresh. Industry timeline tracking points to the stable release of Android 17 QPR1 landing as early as September 14, arriving hand-in-hand with the latest Pixel Feature Drop.

Samsung is gearing up to jump into the clip-on open-ear earbuds market, and we now have our clearest look yet at the upcoming hardware. Codenamed “Able,” the earbuds have surfaced in several recent leaks, with evidence suggesting Samsung may settle on the Galaxy Buds On branding. Now, a new report comes bearing actual renders of…

Add preferred source1 Google has introduced a new Android feature that lets users migrate passwords and passkeys between password manager apps without exporting unencrypted CSV files. The system, available on Android 8.0 and later through Google Play Services, currently supports Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane. Users initiate the transfer from the destination app,…

The cheap projector market really took off a few years ago, and the market was suddenly flooded with units ranging from $50 to well over $500. During that time, I invested in a cheap but decent little unit for around $100 that had HDMI support and came with a Roku in the box. While certainly…

It’s been less than a day since Apple announced the iPhone Duo, and someone has already taken the instantly iconic Apple iPhone Duo unfolding animation and applied it to their Galaxy Z Fold 8. Don’t get too excited, because it isn’t exactly available for everyone.

As of mid-September 2026, an issue is occurring on Android devices where the “System Services” settings page, which houses a list of system apps required to keep the Android platform running properly, goes completely blank and blacks out.

Magnetic battery banks aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s hard to argue with the convenience factor they deliver. Samsung’s camera design already makes these difficult on Galaxy devices, but Galaxy Z Fold 8 only makes matters worse with a short form factor that leaves battery banks hanging way over the edge. iPhone Duo might…