Back in December, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking was announced as Google’s first reasoning model and an updated experimental version is now available to test. 

Google is rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 this afternoon to Pixel devices, and the biggest user-facing change is the removal of the globe icon in the bottom-right corner when you only have one keyboard/language set. 

Putting cameras in earbuds serves as an interesting stopgap or alternative to smart glasses, with Apple, Meta, and Samsung rumored to be working on this form factor.

Ahead of the stable launch in March, Google is rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3 for Pixel devices.

In a situation similar to the Pixel 4a earlier this month, Fitbit today announced a “Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program” software update.

This afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now at the ready for you down below. These offers join the OnePlus Pad 2 at $50 off with a FREE $150 magnetic keyboard case alongside Samsung’s official Galaxy SmartTag 2 item tracker and an even lower price on TCL’s 75-inch 120Hz NXTFRAME Google smart TV. Best Buy’s launched a Prime Day competitor sale today with discounts on Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, but for now we are focused on the apps. Highlights include Pro Wrestler Story, Heian City Story, Candy Disaster TD, Anodyne, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Last year, Google Maps on Android was revamped so that the main map view displayed information using sheets, and the entire app is now getting this visual redesign.

Samsung is heavily invested in AI, and that extends to the classroom with a new interactive display that runs on Android 15 with some of the same AI features found on Samsung’s Galaxy phones.

Today is your last shot before the Galaxy S25 launch to secure your FREE $50 pre-order credit at Samsung and we have a fresh batch of deals to scope out as well. Firstly, the OnePlus Pad 2 with the FREE $150 official keyboard add-on is back ($200 in total savings) alongside Samsung’s official Galaxy SmartTag 2 item tracker down at $21 Prime shipped. From there, we also spotted TCL’s 75-inch 120Hz NXTFRAME Google smart TV dropping even lower (over $1,000 off the launch price) and the now live Best Buy Prime Day competitor sale – members can score $120 off Galaxy Ring and much more. Everything awaits down below. 

During an Android 15 update, some users began experiencing issues with gestures on their Pixel 8 Pro. According to Google, that bug will be seeing a fix in an upcoming update.

The Galaxy S25 series is launching tomorrow if Samsung’s plans move forward. That means everything about the series will be known in just a few hours. Prior to that, a new leak shows off just what to expect in One UI 7 with the Galaxy S25 series thanks to surfaced promo images.

Last October, Google greatly simplified the Gemini app on mobile. With the overlay redesign on Android, the Gemini homepage continues to get simpler.

A lack of wireless charging was a significant downside of the OnePlus Open, and it’s now been confirmed that the Oppo Find N5, the base of the OnePlus Open 2, will add support for Qi charging.

Samsung confirmed months ago that its Android 15 update, One UI 7, would be launching with “upcoming” Galaxy S devices in 2025. Now, just a day ahead of its big Galaxy S25 launch event, Samsung is saying that yet again.

A small bug with the latest beta version of Google Messages for Android removes the Magic Compose button for some users. This is not the first time this has happened. 

Codenames for the Pixel 11 have already emerged, with Google opting for a bear theme in 2026. Meanwhile, Google might apparently use Tensor G4 on the Pixel 10a as a possible cost-cutting measure.

For many YouTube TV viewers on Roku, a problem with fast-forwarding while watching DVR recordings is causing playback problems as the content is left frozen.

Thanks to its new lease on life, the Pixel 7 Pro is once again a device worth considering, and an ongoing offer to kick off 2025 is worth a look.

This afternoon’s lineup of Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting for you down below. Joining the now live Google Play deals, we are also still tracking the first deal on the all-new Amazon Kindle Colorsoft alongside SanDisk’s 150MB/s 1TB Ultra microSD card, the CMF Buds at just $27, and these 44mm Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 bespoke configs. As for the apps, highlights include Door Kickers, Endurance, To the Moon, Rotaeno, Star Walk 2, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Google has been slowly rolling out a redesign of Gemini overlay on Android and more beta users are now seeing it as of Monday morning.