Kellen, Author at Droid Life

Android 16 Beta 3 Available for Pixel Devices

Kellen March 13, 2025 2

Android 16 in beta form has landed on a major milestone today by reaching platform stability. Android 16 Beta 3 is here and brings us one step closer to a stable release over the coming months, likely at Google I/O in May. Pixel device owners, you can now...

T-Mobile Continues Raising Prices on Older Plans, Up to $5 Per Line

Kellen March 13, 2025 28

T-Mobile informed a new round of customers on some of their older (and best) plans that they would be raising prices on April 2. The move copies similar increases from Verizon and AT&T in recent months, in that it blames "rising costs" for the increase and...

Google’s Gemini Gets “Personalization” Using Your Search History If You Are Cool With That

Kellen March 13, 2025 3

If AI is ever going to become the AI assistant of the future, it probably needs to be more personal, which means it'll need to know almost everything about you, with access to everything you do and see on the web. Google will eventually get to the point where...

Google Play Games on PC Gets Major Upgrades, More Games, New Play Points Bonuses

Kellen March 13, 2025 1

Google made several major announcements today that involve Google Play Games, both on PC and mobile. Not only are we getting general availability of Google Play Games on PC, Google is planning to bring PC-level games to mobile, they'll give users more controls...

Android 16 Beta 3 Release Gets a Tease

Kellen March 12, 2025 2

Need something to look forward to tomorrow? How does a release of Android 16 Beta 3 sound? The official Android developers account on Twitter said today that they are "dropping Android 16 Beta 3 tomorrow!" That would mean a release on March 13. They didn't...

Google Finds Fix for Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast Audio Issue, Says Not to Factory Reset

Kellen March 12, 2025 3

At the beginning of the week, owners of the Chromecast 2nd Gen and Chromecast Audio were presented with a message that suggested their devices had "outdated device firmware" and could not be used. There was initial confusion from the message that pushed folks...

Pokemon GO Gets a New Owner

Kellen March 12, 2025 2

Niantic Labs, the creator of Pokemon GO, has sold off the game that we've been enjoying and complaining about since 2016. The new owner is Scopely, a game developer that makes a bunch of titles you may be familiar with, including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble...

Pixel 9 is $200 Off and Starts at $599

Kellen March 11, 2025 2

Need an incredible deal on a random Tuesday? The Google Pixel 9, the non-Pro model, is $200 off and an absolutely steal. It might be the best price yet, too. Normally priced at $799, you can grab the 128GB model for $599 if you think that will be enough...