While Samsung’s flagship phones are the most popular, it is the company’s affordable and mid-range entries have topped the best-selling charts. The Koreans are set to refresh some models soon, including the Galaxy A16 5G. The device has been spotted, confirming a few beefier upgrades from the best-selling Galaxy A15 5G (review).
While Google already rolled out Gemini to replace Assistant on many Android devices, the new generative chatbot’s scope on those devices is still pretty much hindered by missing extensions for apps and services. This leaves Google’s Assistant to handle many of those tasks. That is now changing as the company begins to ship the necessary extensions.
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The leak train for the Pixel 9 series continues to pick up steam ahead of the Made by Google event which will unfold less than two weeks from now. The latest to board this hype train is the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, with more specifications and the alleged pricing of the next-gen foldable’s revealed, hinting at a significant change in the build.
One of the most popular Android AI features introduced this year was Circle to Search. Since its introduction, Google has made a few improvements to the AI feature. Now, the internet search giant announced another update that integrated a new tool and provides users with context concerning the image.
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Sideloading apps from outside Play Store has always been a key feature on Android, giving users access to a wider range of apps. But with changes and improvements to security over the years made seamless updating to these apps a pain. Google could apparently support updating sideloaded apps on PlayStore as dug up in a new finding.
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While iOS 18 is set to introduce major customizations and new features, Apple does not intend to extend those changes to the notification manager, which has remained widely the same as the previous iOS iterations. However, the latest iOS 18.1 beta for developers will introduce an AI-powered focus mode with better notification filters.
With Google is set to launch the Pixel 9 in a couple of weeks from now, it doesn’t mean that the spotlight will entirely on the new smartphone, but it also means that the Pixel 8 will get sizeable regular discounts. If you’re scouting for one, you don’t need to wait for the launch event as the current handset has dropped to its second-best price at $544 on Amazon.
Qualcomm just announced a new Snapdragon chip, but instead of breaking performance or download records, its new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 SoC targets the very low end of the market. According to the American company, the new processor will take gigabit 5G speeds to phones under $99.
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