Introduced a few months ago, the AI dubbing function is one of the few excellent uses of the technology to try and open videos to a wider global audience. To help with that YouTube on Android TV now has a “Dubbed” tag to help you see which videos have been translated using AI.

There isn’t much we don’t know about the Pixel 9a, but over the past couple of days, a few more leaks—including a hands-on video—have showcased just what the hardware will look like when it launches. The downside is that the Pixel 9a looks a lot cheaper than its predecessors.

The camera has always been the reason to buy a Pixel phone. As time has gone on, though, Google’s camera lead has eroded both as the competition improves, and as the Pixel’s camera feels just a tiny bit worse. Despite it being “boring,” though, there’s one reason that there’s no phone I’d rather carry besides a Pixel.

It seems that US users won’t be alone in missing out on Oppo’s latest and greatest foldable, as the company has now confirmed that the Find N5 won’t be launching in Europe.

We’ve had Pixel phones leak in the back of rideshares and various forms of public transit, but the latest pre-release look at the Pixel 9a comes from a separate leak about the Galaxy S25 Edge.

Following the extended long-press and boosted vibration, Google’s next update for Circle to Search is a transparent navigation bar for Search results. 

We all use our smartphones daily, but are we truly maximizing their capabilities? The Google Pixel lineup has a number of functions, features, and exclusive options that you might be overlooking – so here are some of our favorites.

Spam calls are incredibly annoying and while many modern smartphones have tools to help you manage them, the root cause traces back to how it’s difficult to do anything online nowadays without sharing your phone number. That’s where Surfshark’s new “Alternative Number” feature comes in, allowing you to easily mask your real phone number without missing any vital information. Here’s how it works.

Welcome to episode 42 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about the iPhone 16e (and how it compares to the Pixel 9a), OnePlus Watch 3, and Android 16 Beta 2.

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A tweak to YouTube Music makes it easier to browse the auto-generated My Mix playlists with custom naming.

The 3D printing industry is filled with options, and some of the options carry a price tag much too expensive for the average user to dive into the skill. The new Centauri Carbon is Elegoo’s first core-XY 3D printer, coming in at a price that any beginner can get behind.

A typo slipped through the cracks on the OnePlus Watch 3, but the company has confirmed it will fix the problem.

Samsung is keeping up its launch promos for the Galaxy S25 series, but some of the best color options are currently out of stock or heavily delayed.

We are ready to cap off the work week in Android app deals courtesy of the latest Google Play price drops. Just be sure to stop by the deals we are tracking right now on SanDisk’s new 2TB 2,000MB/s Creator Pro portable SSD as well as GameSir’s X3 Pro see-through mobile game controller, even lower pricing on Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and some sweet Galaxy Watch 7 deals – $60 off plus a FREE $70 band or from just $68 with an S25 purchase. As for the apps, highlights include some freebie icon packs as well as Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, 911 Operator, BE-A Walker, Breaking Gates, and more. Hit the jump for a closer look. 

A small change to Google Contacts for Android makes explicit the current backup and sync status, while tweaking the account menu.

We are ready to drop all of Friday’s best deals before we all head into another weekend. Firstly, we are tracking another solid chance to score Galaxy Watch 7 at $60 off with a FREE $70 extra band thrown in alongside Galaxy Watch Ultra at $230 off and an even lower price on the latest Galaxy Tab S9 FE. Then we move over to the Bose deals – the sweet Diamond Edition ANC QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are now $100 off alongside a big-time $120 price drop on the flagship ANC Ultra earbuds. Those offers join some ongoing deals on a Google Find My Device tracker, loads of charging accessories, and more. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

The smallest phone in the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup is one of the weirdest. It has lots to like and some things to loathe, but it’s doing so with very little new. Does that make it a bad buy? Well, maybe.

Just days after rolling out One UI 7 Beta 4 for Galaxy S24 devices, Samsung is already rolling out “Beta 5” in some regions as users continue to wait on the company’s Android 15 update.

Epic Games has recently begun offering free games for Android — something it’s been famous for doing on PC. This guide will take you through installing the Epic Games on Android, since it isn’t as easy as downloading it from the Google Play Store.

Google announced “Live Notifications” are coming to Android 16, and now a demo app is making it possible to better see how this feature will work.