As work on AI Mode continues, Google is adding a prominent shortcut for it on Android, while a sleek header redesign is being tested.
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Samsung’s lead over Apple in the global smartphone market is down to just 1%
The latest numbers are in, and Samsung’s lead in the global smartphone market keeps shrinking, with just a few million smartphones and 1% separating Apple from the top spot.
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Epic Games for Android is bringing Flappy Bird back
Epic Games has slowly been creating a safe space for Android games that are free from the Google Play Store. The newest Epic Games addition is a title that hasn’t been around in some time — Flappy Bird.
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Samsung touts ‘strong sales’ for Galaxy S25 series, teases Edge & XR launches
In its latest quarterly revenue announcement, Samsung is teasing the upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge launch while touting “strong” sales of the Galaxy S25 series.
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Wear OS 5.1 changes how Pixel Watch Touch Lock works
With Wear OS 5.1, Google changed the behavior of Touch Lock on the Pixel Watch.
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Where Google Wallet state IDs are available on Android
States across the US are slowly rolling out support for adding your driver’s license or ID to the Google Wallet app on Android.
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Google Play Store clean-up sees millions of apps removed
The Google Play Store has seen a wide purge of potentially millions of apps over the past 12 months as part of a wider clean-up operation.
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Google teases Pixel display improvement, likely starting with Pixel 10
A shortcoming of Pixel displays thus far may be addressed going forward, as Google is teasing better PWM dimming rates in the future, likely starting with the upcoming Pixel 10.
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Waymo, Toyota looking at self-driving tech in cars that you’d buy
For the past few years, Waymo has focused on expanding its Waymo One ride-hailing service. Waymo is now beginning to look beyond that in partnering with Toyota.
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Google teases ‘exciting’ Gemini updates at I/O 2025, like ‘more personalized assistant’
In the “April Newsletter” for Gemini Advanced subscribers, Google recapped recent launches and teased what’s coming at I/O 2025.
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