After its last foldable generation fell flat, Samsung is finally expected to bring some major changes with the Galaxy Z Fold 7, with a new report revealing the updated design and much thinner hardware that measures just 9.5mm when closed.

When it was released last year, the OnePlus 12R was highly regarded as one of the best budget Android phones to hit the market, taking after it’s more expensive counterpart — the OnePlus 12. OnePlus has decided that the 12R is going to get a permanent price cut, likely making some room for the newest model.

Google might have the existing “Hey Google” hotword co-exist with a new “Hey Gemini” hotword that launches Gemini Live. 

After debuting in beta earlier this month, Google is now rolling out the Android Auto 13.8 update to users, but don’t expect many changes.

After rolling out document upload and analysis last week, Google is beginning to let free Gemini users generate images of people with Imagen 3. 

More specifically, do you curate a music library in the streaming era? For the past few years, I’ve lived entirely in YouTube Music’s Home feed and rarely visit the dedicated Library tab. At this point, it doesn’t feel like I have a music collection anymore.

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.