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Google Messages users haven’t exactly had a quiet summer. Google recently acknowledged an RCS connection bug affecting some users, and the company is still working with its carrier partners to get that problem under control. Now, another Messages problem has surfaced, and this one can leave your conversations scattered across multiple threads.

Google is giving Pokémon fans a new reason to wear a Fitbit. The company announcedThursday a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with Pokémon Sleep, combining Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking and the sleep-focused Pokémon game. The announcement comes as Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Google Maps is filling a gap in its operations by working on bringing turn-by-turn navigation to Korea.

Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search experience, the company announced on Thursday. Users will now be able to ask AI Mode to track flight prices, book hotels, and see the cost of flights and hotels in points or miles.

Keeping mobile devices secure is one of those jobs that never end, and when it comes to security in Android, Google finds itself constantly working to lock our phones down against external threats. With Android 17, the company’s already highlighted some of the big ways it’s been improving security, and today Google has a few…

Since we’re presumably still a few weeks away from Pixel Camera 11 rolling out to older phones, Google Calculator rounds out the icon gradient redesigns today.

Brands like TCL can get into the gallery-style and frame TV space for much less than The Frame from Samsung, and its latest Designer Series QD-Mini LED 4K Google Smart TV is now up to$600 offat Amazon. 

The first follow-up to the Fitbit Air is a new Special Edition that integrates with Pokémon Sleep. Available in the US and Japan, it’s meant to make sleep tracking feel like a “daily adventure,” while celebrating Pokémon’s 30th anniversary this year.

Accessing Pixel 11 features on a Pixel 8 for a fee just isn’t an attractive proposition for the majority. By •

I’ve spent some time with the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and out of all the aspects Google talked about at the launch event, including the new Magic Capture feature, the RGB HiLight module on the back, and Gemini Intelligence, I was concerned about one that didn’t get much stage time: battery life.