Category Archives: Android Devices

My phone is my personal trainer, and we power through every day with these 8 strategies

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Fitness is a deeply personal experience. Your movements should follow your lifestyle, not force you to reshape it. Home workouts work best for me because I’m socially anxious and still working through body image issues. I also have an unpredictable work schedule that makes it impossible to commit fully to a gym. Although I don’t […]

Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android 

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After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. With the removal of Driving Mode, users had to use the “Show media playback controls” feature that works with apps like YouTube Music and Spotify.  When navigating, this extends the […]

OnePlus launches a little cable upgrade you didn’t know your charger was missing

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What you need to know OnePlus just made cable clutter a thing of the past with its new 2-in-1 SuperVOOC charging cable. It juices up your phone and OnePlus Watch at the same time. You’ll get the full 80W for your phone solo, or 67W + 10W when both devices are plugged in. OnePlus has […]

I recycled my old phone by turning it into a DIY dashcam

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From SBCs and mini-PCs to PCs and NAS, I have some spare gadgets that ended up gathering dust after I upgraded to their newer variants. However, I recently picked up the hobby of repurposing old hardware into useful components for my projects, be it running powerful VMs on outdated PCs or reusing decade-old laptops as […]

I can’t believe Samsung didn’t fix the Z Flip 7’s biggest mistake

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Early leaks and rumors about the Galaxy Z Flip 7 that suggested that Samsung was making significant improvements to the phone’s display proved accurate. However, while we recognized that bigger was better when it came to the cover screen, there was little indication that Samsung was attempting to solve the biggest problems that have plagued […]

Catch a record $415 price drop on the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold The Fold goes Pro. The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is Google’s most impressive foldable to date, offering a 6.3-inch exterior display, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of internal storage. When you’re ready for more, unfold to access the 8-inch interior display. Solid cameras, a decent battery, and top-notch software support […]

Pixel 10 storage options and colors revealed in new leak

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“Pro” smartphones always seem to draw the short straw when it comes to colors, but Google is apparently making matters worse on the upcoming Pixel 10 Pro series by restricting the only actual color variant to only supporting 256GB of storage, and interestingly still also starting with 128GB of storage. Droid-Life reports that, per “distributor […]

Samsung kicks off One UI 8 Watch beta for Galaxy Watch 7 and Ultra

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Samsung has released the first One UI 8 Watch beta firmware for the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra. This comes after the company initially announced the WearOS 6-based skin and its new health features in mid-June. Related New high-res renders outline the entire Galaxy Watch 8 lineup in all its squircle glory The wait’s […]

How to reserve a Galaxy Z Fold 7, even if you might not buy it

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Samsung seems to be more excited about the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 in what feels like a larger capacity than last year’s launches, and the free reservation slots are back with a guaranteed $50 credit and extra savings. Here’s how to sign up to reserve the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Flip […]