YouTube TV wants to be your cable replacement, but the entry commitment is much easier than what cable companies require. That includes the hardware needed for YouTube TV.

Google added themed icons to Android quite a few years ago at this point, but many apps have still not yet adopted them. One long holdout, Microsoft Teams, has finally changed that though, as the latest Android update adds themed icons support.

Nothing is prepping for a launch event in March and it’s expected that it’ll see the launch of either Nothing Phone (3), Phone (3a), or perhaps even both. As the rumor mill continues to swirl, a new teaser hints at the first telephoto camera on a Nothing Phone, while the Nothing Phone (3a)’s specs may have leaked including a bigger display.

In recent weeks (if not longer), Google Search has been testing a new dark theme that is blue and a bit darker.

We have a fresh batch of discounted Android games and apps you’ll soon be playing on your new Galaxy S25, S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra devices. We just detailed how to save a whopping $450 on Samsung’s 256GB Tab S10+ with your S25 Ultra pre-order as well as solid price drops on Hisense’s 85-inch 144Hz U8 mini-LED Pro Google Smart TV and the OnePlus Watch 2 and 2R, not to mention this return low on Sharge’s brand-new 30W Pouch Mini 10,000mAh power bank. But for now it’s about the apps, including titles like Gunslugs 3, Space Grunts 2, Ashworld, Residual, and more. Scope them all out down below.

Over the last day, Android phones and tablets have encountered a ‘Google Play Store keeps stopping’ error message.

After introducing a “Government” badge last year, the Google Play Store is adding one called “Verified” for consumer-facing VPN apps. 

Yesterday, Google started rolling out firmware version 3.144 to the Pixel Buds Pro 2 and the update comes with some new features.

An update to the YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV has been released to fix issues with sign-in that many users were running into.

The Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra preorder deals are still live (you won’t want to miss those if you’re grabbing a new S25 – our links deliver a bonus $50 credit on top of the deals), but we are also taking a look at some other big-time deals in the Androidverse today. First up, OnePlus Watch 2 and 2R are now $50 off with a FREE $40 band thrown in alongside Ticwatch Pro 5 at $139.50 and the upgraded Enduro model at $175.50, Acer’s 2024 touchscreen Chromebook Plus Spin is $150 off, and this Hisense mini-LED pro Google TV is $1,110 off its 2024 launch price. We even have a new all-time low on Google’s Nest WiFi Pro mesh router at 50% off. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Last year, Eufy announced plans to launch its SmartTrack item trackers for Android’s Find My Device network, but the company quietly seems to have scrapped those plans.

While hardly anyone used the features, Samsung’s decision to remove remote features from the S Pen on the Galaxy S25 Ultra has been met with vocal criticism. Now, as previously confirmed, Samsung has removed a misleading reference to Bluetooth S Pen for the Galaxy S25 Ultra which isn’t actually coming.

Thanks to changes to the Qi2 specification, smartphone cases can now be “certified” as Qi-compatible “devices.”

Almost seven years after its first release, the YouTube Music app has hit the 5 billion download milestone on the Google Play Store.

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7 sounds like it won’t make major changes, at least to the camera, according to the latest leaks.

The first post-launch update for the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 is beginning to roll out for some users.

• Pixel Buds Pro 2 3.144 update adds ‘Bud return’ sound

Google has confirmed that Google Maps will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali mountain in Alaska as the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley” in line with changes implemented by the Trump Administration, but users in the rest of the world may see two names for these locations.

When I got a chance to use Android XR in December, my favorite aspect was getting to use the Gemini experience powered by Project Astra and Gemini 2.0. There’s now an extended look at that from MKBHD.

Following last week’s announcement, we are now seeing Gemini’s new “Talk Live about this” capability on the Pixel 9 series. 

Add Me is one of the Pixel 9’s tentpole camera features, and Google has a blog post today explaining how it was developed. Personally, I’ve noticed that people didn’t really use Add Me until the holiday season.