Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Review: Pixel Watch 3’s Performance Loop Band is Solid, Just Expensive

Kellen December 30, 2024 2

At no point in this site's history have we tracked a watch band in the way we did the new Performance Loop Band for the Pixel Watch. Maybe it's because most of the Pixel Watch bands on the market aren't great and we wanted more quality choices...actually, that...

T-Mobile Starlink Beta Invites Rolling Out to Android and iOS Devices (Updated)

Kellen December 27, 2024 13

UPDATE 12/30: The original poster with the iPhone who claims he received a text message with access has since deleted his reddit account. That's odd for sure, and also, the Samsung phone folks still have not been officially invited as far as we can tell, they...

This Could Be the OnePlus Open 2

Kellen December 27, 2024 1

The original OnePlus Open launched towards the end of 2023 and we took it for a spin, giving it pretty positive remarks. In fact, for 2023, it was my personal favorite foldable and one that tempts me still to this day. OnePlus really nailed the software, used...

For 2025, Google Needs to Make the Pixel Watch More Durable

Kellen December 26, 2024 12

Google's Pixel Watch is still one of the best looking smartwatches on the market, with excellent Fitbit integration and a clean Wear OS skin. With the Pixel Watch 2 and onto the Pixel Watch 3, Google also made a positive switch to Qualcomm's newest wearable...

Use Your Christmas Present Money on a Pixel 9 Pro XL That’s $250 Off Still

Kellen December 26, 2024 1

Should Santa have blessed you with some cash for Christmas, you may be on the hunt for ongoing deals to spend it on. After waking up this morning and realizing that it's the Thursday after the holiday and I am doing just that, I went looking around to see if...

Android 16 Adds Fingerprint Unlock When Screen is Off

Kellen December 19, 2024 7

The fingerprint reader on your Pixel 9 series phone could soon add a new feature to its speedy unlockness. Spotted in the latest Android 16 Developer Preview 2, a new setting will let you unlock the phone even if your screen is completely off. Here's the deal...

Pixel 9 Pro XL is $250 Off Again as the Ultimate Last Minute Gift

Kellen December 19, 2024 2

Most of the best holidays deal have come to pass, but Google's best phone is back to its Black Friday pricing at the moment. The Pixel 9 Pro XL is once again $250 off, leaving it with a starting price of $849. Google's top non-foldable phone typically starts...

Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 18, 2024 2

It's still hard to grasp this new world we are in now, with Google back to releasing multiple versions of Android in a single year, or at least letting us test them. But that's the story to end 2024. We have already put Android 16 on some Pixel devices in a...