The countdown has begun on the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 pre-order deals – you have until Friday to take advantage, but for now we are on to the day’s best Android app deals. While we are also tracking a new low on Samsung’s 1TB 180MB/s PRO Plus Sonic the Hedgehog microSD as well as even deeper deals on the Galaxy SmartTag 2 item tracker and price drops across the Google Pixel Watch 3 lineup, let’s dive into the apps. Highlights include titles like NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM, Raiders of the North Sea, Munchkin, Everdell, and more. Scope them all out down below. 

After testing last year, the Google app on Android will now let you set a custom Shortcut in the Search widget. 

Samsung is reportedly calling its upcoming tri-fold smartphone the “Galaxy G Fold,” a confusing decision considering its existing branding.

One of the few hardware changes I personally liked about Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 series is the addition of a color-matched ring around each camera, but as it turns out, those are basically just glued onto last year’s design.

Google Photos started testing Ask Photos in September. An update to Google Photos for Android today tones down the UI of this Gemini-powered search capability.

After rolling out an annoying change last month, Google Maps is already going back on centering its UI on Android Auto.

Your daily roundup of the best ways to save some cash on Android gear and accessories for it all is now ready to go. First up, we have solid $50 price drops across the Google Pixel Watch 3 lineup alongside some open-box offers at up to $130 off. We also spotted a straight up $100 discount on the Sonos Ace ANC headphones with deals starting as low as $262 alongside even lower prices on the Galaxy SmartTag 2 item tracker and Amazon’s eero mesh routers with a FREE $100 Amazon gift card thrown in. All of that joins a host of charging gear and more down below. 

According to new reports, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series was a hit for the company and its best-selling flagship since 2019, but it only just barely cracked the top 10 list for smartphone sales in 2024.

It took a year from launch, but Gemini on Android is now a much better phone assistant. The latest update lets you access Gemini Extensions from the Android lockscreen.

Asus is gearing up to introduce the Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra, which takes on a lot of what its flagship ROG Phone series has to offer in a package that doesn’t scream “I game!”

YouTube appears to be removing the “Guest” profile from its TV apps, starting on Apple TV and Roku.

The very first update to One UI 7 on the Galaxy S25 series is now available, and it sits at a significant 25GB file size.

Last year, Google updated Sheets on the web to perform calculations twice as fast, and a new round of performance improvements are now available.

Samsung’s Galaxy devices follow a strict set of events when the battery drops too low. That process includes dimming the screen to around 5%, which makes the phone a little hard to use. In the latest version of One UI 7, Galaxy phones can now disable that auto dim feature altogether.

An issue with Android Auto support in the TomTom Go app leaves in-car support virtually unusable, but a fix is coming.

Despite some criticism of the lifespan of most Google devices, the Pixel 9 has outlasted the brand-new Galaxy S25 and iPhone 16 in one of the most realistic battery tests of late.

In a confusing change, Samsung Messages once again supports RCS messaging on the Galaxy S25 series, despite Samsung having gone all-in on Google Messages a while back.

Android tablets are finally, kind of, getting a little exciting again. But I’m tired of the same stupid asterisk on all of them. Android tablets need to stop “cheaping” out on biometrics and using insecure, effectively pointless face unlock.

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Welcome to episode 39 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about our long-term Pixel 9 Pro XL review.

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