Google has once again teased the next Android 16 preview update with Beta 3 officially coming Thursday, March 13. 

One of the annoying limitations of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series is that only a few apps work on the cover display out of the box. One UI 7 isn’t changing that, but it is making it much more obvious for Galaxy Z Flip owners to find out how to run apps on the cover display.

We have hit the mid-week point and it’s that time of the afternoon when we roundup all of the most notable deals on the Google Play store for your Android gear. A big-time $230 price drop with no strings attached landed on the Galaxy Watch Ultra this morning at $230 off while Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra smartphones are now up to $300 off. Those offers join a new all-time low on Samsung’s 2025 Galaxy Book 5 360 AMOLED touchscreen Copilot+ PC, but for now it’s on to the apps. We have solid price drops on all six of the classic Final Fantasy titles alongside Romancing SaGa 3 and more. Hit the jump for a closer look. 

Following Gemma 3 and Gemini Robotics earlier today, Google’s AI news continues with wider access to native image output in Gemini 2.0 Flash that allows for conversational image editing alongside other capabilities.

Google DeepMind today announced Gemini Robotics to bring Gemini and “AI into the physical world,” with new models able to “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.”

Today’s Androidverse deals are headlined by one of the best straight up cash deals we have tracked to date on Galaxy Watch Ultra – you can now score any color with any band at $230 off the list price. Just keep in mind that price will drop even lower when purchased alongside a Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, or S25 Ultra, all of which are now seeing their own straight up cash deals on top of the bundle offers with as much as $300 in savings. Next we over to the laptops – Microsoft’s most affordable Surface Pro Snapdragon X Elite Copilot+ PC is $350 off and Samsung’s 2025 Galaxy Book 5 360 AMOLED touchscreen Copilot+ PC is now at a new all-time low with $200 in savings. Hit the jump for the rest of today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Pokemon Go has had an exceptionally wide reach over the last few years. Since launching in 2016, it has become one of the most successful mobile games on Android and iOS with a cult following to this day. The team at Pokemon Go has announced that a new owner will be buying the rights to the game, though they suggest the current dev team will remain unchanged.

After being exposed for some shady practices last year, PayPal’s popular Honey extension has finally been forced to disclose that, yes, it takes advantage of merchant affiliate programs.

Samsung is rolling out new updates to its 2022 earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, in their first new patch in over a year.

Sports scores show up by default via the Now Bar in Samsung’s One UI 7 build, but tailoring those settings can be a bit of a pain. A new update to Samsung’s AOD makes that integration a little better with Now Bar and adds a guide to set up sports integration with Google.

In its latest update, Google has added two small tweaks to Pixel Weather including better showing the date, as well as making it easier to save a location.

Following version 1 in February 2024 and 2 in May, Google today announced Gemma 3 as its latest open model for developers.

Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension.

As previously announced in December, Google Photos now lets you “Undo device backup” on Android.

Samsung is still working to bring its first Android XR headset, “Project Moohan,” to market, and new information reveals that the company will also have some first-party controllers to go with it.

Google Messages has addressed slowdowns, failures, and other issues with receiving media in Android’s RCS app.

While we are still tracking a series of deals on top-tier Android games and apps from yesterday, there is a fresh batch of titles up for grabs today as well. Scope out the deals we also have on the OnePlus ANC Nord Buds 3 Pro at nearly 40% off as well as Woot’s Best of Tech Spring sale with TCL frame Google Smart TVs at up to $1,900 off, but for now are on to the apps, including tiles like CHRONO TRIGGER, Star Traders, Chloe Puzzle Game Pro, freebie icon packs, and more. Head below for a closer look. 

As it starts shipping to customers today, the new Nothing Phone (3a) series is getting an update that adds a “Camera Presets” feature.

Following Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin (via Uber), Waymo One is next coming to Silicon Valley.

The Pixel 9a is expeted to be released later this month, so that means more leaks are bound to show up as we approach the launch. A new Pixel 9a leak surfaces, showing off the camera in action during a Lucha Libre match.