Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Pixel 9 Pro Fold - Software Update Schedule

Google Pixel Update Schedule: How Long Will My Phone Get Updates?

Kellen November 17, 2024 16

One of the reasons anyone owns a Google Pixel phone is because it receives what is arguably the best level of software support in Android. Samsung has certainly made its case as being the king of updates, but Google is still the quickest most months when it...

All These Pixel 9 Pro Cases are $5 and Spigen Makes Them

Kellen November 14, 2024 8

You all know Spigen, right? They've made quality cases and other tech-related accessories over the years with prices that are typically quite reasonable. Did you know they have another company called Cyrill? It's OK, I didn't either. They are worth knowing...

Fitbit Ace LTE’s New Update Adds Family Communications, Quests, More

Kellen November 14, 2024 1

The Fitbit Ace LTE is Google's kid smartwatch that parents can use to communicate with their families or track their location, while the kids get some games, an introduction into daily fitness goals, and their first smartwatch experience. While not a perfect...

Google’s Gemini App Lands on iPhone

Kellen November 14, 2024 2

The iPhone is getting its own Gemini app from Google today. The new AI assistant app is available for free right away. Since Apple limits almost everything that 3rd party apps can do on an iPhone and in iOS, you might be wondering how this could be any sort of...

Google Play Protect Gets Live Threat Detection of Dangerous Apps

Kellen November 13, 2024 1

We just got done telling you about Pixel phones and their new real-time Scam Detection for calls, but Google actually has a second part to today's security announcements. Google Play is getting its own real-time threat detection service to let you know if an...

Pixel Phones Get New Scam Detection in Their Phone App

Kellen November 13, 2024 5

Because scammers love to call and impersonate places like your bank, Google is introducing a new Scam Detection feature for its Pixel phones that is a part of the Phone by Google app. The idea behind Scam Detection is to, well, detect scams in real-time using...

Google’s Black Friday Pixel 9 Pro Deal is $150 Off

Kellen November 13, 2024 19

Those pre-Black Friday deals on the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Fold were fun, but as we mentioned at the time of those going live, many of us were really waiting to see what Google would do with the regular Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL for Black Friday weekend....

Pixel Watch Won’t See Another Update Until March 2025

Kellen November 12, 2024 8

The November Pixel Watch update is rolling out as soon as today to the Pixel Watch 1, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3. For the earlier models, this means a resumption of the Wear OS 5 update that caused some issues back in September. For the Pixel Watch 3,...