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How I made my Pixel home screen dance for $2

The icons on my Pixel home screen are alive and animated, and it was surprisingly easy to make happen.

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Pixel phones are having battery problems again - Here's what's going on

The latest April update for Pixel phones is causing significant battery drain for many users, and Google is now investigating.

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$1 is all it took to turn my Nothing phone into a Pixel

My Nothing smartphone is more Expressive than ever thanks to this one underappreciated Android home screen widget app.

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Pixel Glow could be your device's next bright feature

Leaks indicate a new notification LED-style 'Pixel Glow' feature is coming not only to the Pixel 11 series, but also to Aluminum-based Android PCs.

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You don't need Chrome to use Gemini on PC anymore

An upgraded Google app for Windows 11 has finally arrived, and it brings with it a Spotlight Search-esque interface and quick access to Gemini AI.

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I turned off YouTube's brain rot and it only took 4 taps

Google is finally, mercifully letting us hide Shorts from our YouTube content feeds on mobile, and it's been a long time coming.

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My favorite Pixel AI feature is about to modernize this old-school technology

Google's excellent visual voicemail feature for Pixel phones, Take a Message, is about to get powered-up with custom user-recorded greetings.

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Your Google Pixel finally has this iPhone feature, and it's about time

With the latest Android 16 update, Google has finally added this useful flashlight feature to its Pixel phones.

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The Chrome feature I've waited years for is finally here

At long last, I can finally switch over to vertical tabs on Google Chrome, saving myself screen real estate while also reducing in-browser clutter.

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New Pixel 11 leaks seemingly confirm a longstanding rumor - and I can't wait

The first look at the Pixel 11 has leaked, and unsurprisingly, it closely resembles the Pixel 10.

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Google is finally catching up to Apple and Samsung with this latest Android feature

After years of waiting, it looks like Google is finally ready to give Android its own native home screen manager (and it has been a long time coming).

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I saved gigabytes of space by turning off this one Pixel feature

By clearing and disabling the AICore system app on your Google Pixel, you can reclaim up to several gigabytes of internal storage capacity in seconds.

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4 apps secretly slowing down your Android phone

Android apps are great, except for when they're slowing down your phone and consuming resources behind the scenes. Here are four notorious app genres.

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6 free and open-source apps I install on every Android phone

The Android operating system is home to countless wonderful free and open-source mobile applications - here are six of my all-time favorites.

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How I used an old Android phone to fix my Wi-Fi

If you have an old Android phone laying around, you can give it a new lease on life by transforming it into a makeshift Wi-Fi extender - here's how.

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The Chrome extensions you use every day could be hiding an unfortunate secret

With Google's recent flagging of the popular Save as Image Type Chrome extension, now is a good time to take stock of all your third-party plug-ins.

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Your Android phone has a secret update menu - here's how it works

If you have an Android device and haven't visited its System services page yet, you're inadvertently leaving important software updates on the table.

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Why I think Pixel 11 Pro Fold has already lost to the iPhone Fold

Pixel 11 Pro Fold CAD renders are floating around online, and I can't help but feel disappointed with what they reveal about Google's next foldable.

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Google broke charging on Pixel phones with its latest update

The 80 percent charge limit doesn't work like it used to.

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Google Drive just got an AI upgrade that's actually useful

Google is expanding its AI Overviews feature to its Drive cloud storage service, leveraging Gemini for document summarization and key detail parsing.