Welcome to episode 55 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 and share our first thoughts on Google I/O 2025.

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President Trump has confirmed that the 25% tariff mentioned for iPhone earlier today will also apply to Samsung and “anybody” making smartphones outside of the United States.

The is in full swing as we head into the holiday weekend, alongside Best Buy’s, but for now we are rounding up the day’s best Android game and app deals. Just be sure to scope out the deals we have on these Google Find My Device trackers for your wallet from $17.50, this $100 drop on Bose’s latest SoundLink Max Portable Speaker, upcoming OnePlus Pad 3 offers, one of the best discounts to date on GoPro’s latest HERO13 Black action camera, and Google Pixel 9a. As for the apps, highlights include Iron Marines 2 – Invasion, Dune: Imperium, Tokaido, Munchkin, Raiders of the North Sea, and more. Head below for everything. 

Samsung’s first beta for One UI 8, based on Android 16, is right around the corner, and it really seems like it could live at any moment as the company is detailing a new sign-up process.

Last years base model is in a strange place. Yes, the Pixel 8 is still a great buy, but it might not be easy to recommend as Android and, in particular AI, plays a more integral role in the OS over the coming years – here’s why.

Alongside the and Bose’s latest SoundLink Max Portable Speaker at $100 off. Everything else awaits below. 

In addition to Gemini Live announcements at I/O 2025, Google looks to be widely rolling out camera and screen sharing for free Android users. This free availability was first announced over a month ago in a gradual rollout.

First launched earlier this year as a rare small, but powerful Android tablet, the Lenovo Legion Tab has now dropped to $450.

In late 2024, the popular Chrome extension Honey was exposed for shady tactics including simply not doing what it was promised to do, with uninstalls following suit and Honey now dropping down to 15 million users from a peak of over 20 million.

Besides the new Android and iOS app (which already picked up its first post-launch update) this week, NotebookLM Audio Overviews are rolling out a new Length customization.

As its rollout continues, Samsung has just posted an updated One UI 7 schedule for Galaxy devices, with many more updates coming in June.

AAWireless makes it easy to add wireless Android Auto to your car, and now AAWireless TWO+ is getting its first release with support for both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

Material 3 Expressive was officially unveiled last week at The Android Show, with Google releasing guidance at that time. At I/O 2025, we had a “Build next-level UX with Material 3 Expressive” session with another tease at upcoming Google app redesigns, like Fitbit.

After going full-width last month, a smaller redesign to Google Discover emphasizes the site/publisher name on Android and iOS.

Thursday afternoon’s best deals from the Google Play store are now ready to go down below. On your way down be sure to go score $525 off unlocked Pixel 9 Pro Fold, this $300 discount on Lenovo’s touchscreen Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition Copilot+ PC, and dive into the Samsung OLED smart TV Memorial Day sale that’s now live at up $2,400 off. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Agent A, Fury of Dracula, Aporkalypse, Homo Machina, and more. Everything awaits below. 

Xiaomi just announced its first homemade chip. The new Xiaomi XRING O1 SoC is going to power the brand-new Xiaomi 15S Pro Android phone and Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra.

Last year, Google Play kicked off efforts like Collections to be “more than a store.” The next step in that might be a broader Google Play Store redesign, especially of the Apps feed.

Honor’s latest mid-range series has arrived with the Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro bringing, you guessed it, a ton of AI starting at €499.

The AI takeover of Search is in full swing, especially as Google’s new AI Mode is going live for all US users. But for publishers, this continues the existential crisis around how Google Search is changing, with a new statement calling AI Mode “the definition of theft” while legal documents reveal that Google did consider opt out controls that ultimately weren’t implemented.

At I/O 2025, Google Wallet and Pay had a number of announcements, including some new features (like nearby passes) that end users will benefit from.