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At what stage does “fine” feel like it’s doing heavy lifting for problems that might appear in the future? It’s something talked about around the Tensor chip in Pixel phones, but isn’t it about time we saw real-world performance gains? The truth is, we probably need a Ryzen moment for the Tensor chip.

Dbrand is definitely best-known for its flashy skins and bombastic personality, but the company is now launching a more subtle brand in “MNML,” aiming to offer dead-simple cases that are comfortable and have good quality. These are available for the latest Pixel 11 Pro phones and, in person, they certainly get the job done.

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for a new Android Auto build. Version 17.7 is now in the stable channel, relying on the same distribution channels to land on users’ devices.   

As new legislation in Australia aims to let users opt out of the algorithmic nature of modern social media, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri has said that the experience of a chronological feed is “much worse.”

I’ve been a dedicated Android user for many years now, and I’m quick to defend the operating system over Apple iOS. When I watched Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event, I was ready for another round of telling people that “Android had it first.” That theory was true in some areas, but some new Apple features…

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by even more super notable deals on Galaxy Z Fold 8 at $250 off with Galaxy Buds 4 Pro bundled at just $25 (or massive $530+ off open-box units). We also have Sharge’s impressive metal 300W smart display power bank back to all-time low pricing at $50 off, KeySmart’s…

Meta Connect kicks off on September 23, and we may have just gotten an early peek at one of the more interesting devices Meta could be preparing to talk about. UploadVR has spotted images of Meta’s rumored Project Phoenix headset inside the HorizonOS Prescription Lens app. While they don’t show the full device, they reveal…

Google announced today that Android now offers a system-level way to transfer passwords and passkeys between credential managers.

I’ve been using a combination of Firefox and Opera on my Pixel 9 Pro for some time. I used Opera for its feature list and Firefox for its privacy. That combo served me well, and I assumed it would become a permanent fixture on Android for me.

Google has released Chrome 153 with security fixes for desktop and Android users, including a vulnerability that attackers are already exploiting in the wild.