Amid this morning’s big Live announcement, Google is renaming “Gemini Extensions” to “apps.” There’s also a small tweak to the model picker on the homescreen.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

The Android team this week is putting a “Spotlight” for developers on widgets, especially “high-quality” ones. Meanwhile, Android users will benefit from a new Play Store “Widgets” filter.

The massive February Discover Samsung sale is now live, but we are taking a short break to uncover the day’s most notable deals on Android apps. Just be sure to scope out the deals we have live on Galaxy S25 Ultra at up to $300 off with a FREE $100 credit, a $180 price drop on the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra with a FREE pair of $180 Galaxy Buds 3, Samsung’s originally $1,300 Odyssey Neo G7 32-inch 4K 165Hz curved gaming monitor at $500, and a whole lot more right here. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Riptide GP: Renegade, Poosh XL, Orbt XL, Lucid Launcher Pro, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is being taken over by the now live Discover Samsung sale. Delivering hundreds or even more in savings across a massive list of products, you’ll want to pay close attention to today’s 24 hour daily deals, including the best cash deal yet on Galaxy S25 Ultra at up to $300 off with a $100 credit and double the storage for FREE alongside $180 off Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra with FREE pair of $180 Galaxy Buds 3. That’s on top of this $600 price drop on the Odyssey Neo G7 32-inch 4K 165Hz curved gaming monitor, up to $1,300 off The Frame TVs, deals on Smart Monitors, and a whole lot more. Scope it all out down below. 

Samsung’s Good Lock brings further functionality to Galaxy devices through optional UI functions. The Good Lock app itself is getting an update, and so are the modules within.

Following last week’s homescreen redesign, the Google Gemini app on iPhone has been updated with lockscreen widgets and direct access in Control Center.

Security is a top priority for password apps and one way to ensure that is to allow users to wipe their own password databases if needed. Google Password Manager for Android may add a “Delete all data” option so users can purge sensitive data in certain situations.

The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro are on display at MWC in Barcelona, offering a detailed look at the mid-range devices. This comes a day before the company actually plans to announce the phones to the public.

Thanks to lots of information being drip-fed over the past few months, we have a fairly good summation of what to expect from the Google Pixel 9a, but here’s why you should wait for it to arrive before picking up a new phone.

The Galaxy Tab FE series has largely been a success, with the S9 FE becoming one of the best affordable Android tablets on the market. Samsung is planning on offering two models, again, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE and FE+. Recent leaks have uncovered details surrounding both, showcasing some promising specs.

Following the Galaxy S25 launch in January, Samsung also showed off the Galaxy S25 Edge and its “Project Moohan” Android XR headset in person for the first time. At MWC 2025, both devices are back, and this time we were able to get a lot closer to both.

Following the (delayed) launch of the OnePlus Watch 3 which has Wear OS 5 pre-installed, OnePlus has confirmed a timeline for the same update for last year’s OnePlus Watch 2, and it’s not good news.

At MWC 2025, Google announced that Project Astra-powered live video and screen share capabilities in Gemini Live are rolling out “later this month.”

At MWC 2025, Qualcomm announced the X85 5G Modem-RF for Android, with peak download speeds of up to 12.5 Gbps and 3.7 Gbps uploads. 

After announcing its new devices at CES 2025 with virtually no key details, TCL is now fully launching the NXTPAPER 11 Plus and its new 60-series smartphones at MWC with pricing and more.

For new subscribers, Google Fi Wireless is offering 50% off its “Simply Unlimited” phone plan for two years.

At MWC 2025, Lenovo is showing off some concept devices that try new ideas, such as adding a foldable display to a laptop, additional screens that snap on, and even a new laptop with built-in solar panels.

Smart Connect is an app that allows users to pair their Windows machines to Motorola and Lenovo smartphones and tablets to provide integration between all of the devices and it has some clever features. Now, Smart Connect is expanding to all Android devices while also picking up some additional features.

After introducing in October, Fitbit Labs has pulled the Insights Explorer that lets you “ask questions about your health and fitness data.”