Following its schedule of releasing new OxygenOS updates, OnePlus is now rolling out the January 2025 update that adds a handful of new features, delivers some fixes, and more.

The return of hangover holiday pricing on the Google Pixel 9 lineup carries on at up to $300 off, but we have some new discounts to scope out today as well. First up, the Amazon all-time low on Chipolo’s waterproof ONE Google Find My item tracker is now joined by the wallet card model at $28. Next we have the affordable OnePlus Nord N30 smartphone with a FREE set of $100 OnePlus Buds 3 down at $250 alongside the best Amazon price to date on Samsung’s fastest 200MB/s memory card at $17, some Anker wall chargers, magnetic wallets, and more. Scope it all out down below. 

Smartphone prices have gone way up over the past few years, and it sounds like Samsung’s Galaxy S25 won’t be an exception to the rule with a price hike reportedly incoming.

The first Android 16 beta likely isn’t too far away, and that’s where Google’s bigger changes are expected to debut. Ahead of that, a new design for the volume slider has been discovered in Android 16, and it looks pretty nice.

Motorola is kicking off its 2025 with the reveal of new Moto G devices, with Moto G (2025) and Moto G Power (2025) launching with updated specs and set to go on sale starting later this month.

Samsung is in the process of rolling out the first monthly update of 2025 with the January 2025 security patch, and it’s available to quite a few Galaxy devices. Here’s the list and what you should know.

Since launch last year, Google has tweaked the design of Circle to Search a bit, and the latest change aims to simplify the UI.

Following iOS, Google Photos for Android is simplifying the bottom bar by removing the “Memories” tab, though the auto-organizing feed — now called “Moments” — remains available.

Google Messages has been working on dual SIM RCS since the start of this year, and support is now more widely rolling out in beta.

According to an alleged email from Nothing’s Carl Pei, the upcoming Nothing Phone (3) is all about building towards a new “AI-powered platform.”

When it launched in 2023, the OnePlus Open, based on Oppo’s Find N3, was already one of the most impressive devices in terms of being super thin, but it’s now been confirmed that the upcoming sequel will be setting a new record.

After introducing in mid-December, Gemini Advanced subscribers can now access 2.0 Experimental Advanced in the Gemini app on Android and iOS. 

Late last year, Google widely rolled out “profile sharing” wherein you set what name and contact photo other people see in the Messages app. This resulted in people seeing different profile images, but Google Messages is now letting you override that with “Set as chat picture.”

Your Monday afternoon collection of the best Android game and app deals of the day is now ready to go. Today’s highlight Android-centric hardware deals include Chipolo’s waterproof ONE Google Find My item tracker and Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold at $300 off alongside offers on the 256GB Meta Quest 3S and Samsung’s mid-range M7 Smart Monitor. But for now we are focused on the apps, including titles like 60 Parsecs!, 60 Seconds! Reatomized, Bright Reappear, Evoland 2, and more. Scope them all out down below. 

Ahead of schedule, Asus has just revealed that its Zenfone 12 Ultra is set to be announced on February 6.

There’s still time to secure a FREE $50 credit ahead of the Galaxy S25 launch this month, but there are some notable deals to scope out today as well. Folks who prefer to get into the Google Pixel ecosystem are in luck, as much of the hangover holiday deals on Pixel 9 devices are now live again at Amazon including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold at $300 off. We also have the first straight up cash deal on the new 256GB Meta Quest 3S VR headset bundle, an Amazon all-time low on Chipolo’s waterproof ONE Google Find My item tracker, the return of doorbuster pricing on LG’s 55-inch 120Hz B3 4K OLED Smart TV, and more. Scope it all out down below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break. 

Samsung has confirmed that its Galaxy Ring health wearable is getting two new sizing options alongside added features and an expansion to more markets.

Following the OnePlus 13’s launch last week, the OnePlus 13 is getting its first software update with new fixes, features, and more.

Almost 8 years after launch, the Files by Google app has now hit the impressive 5 billion download milestone on the Play Store.

With the first US Google Store discounts of 2025 focused on the Pixel Watch, Fitbit, and Pixel Buds, the next sale is for the Pixel 9 series.