Kellen, Author at Droid Life

What are You Loving Most From the December Pixel Feature Drop?

Kellen December 13, 2023 36

It may have taken a full week or so for the full rollout to commence, but at this point, assuming you are into getting updates in a hurry, you should have received the December Pixel Feature Drop. If you own a Pixel 5a or Pixel 6 Pro or Pixel 7 or Pixel Fold...

Mobvoi Says It is Finally Updating Old Watches to Wear OS 3, Which is Years Old

Kellen December 12, 2023 9

Google announced Wear OS 4 as the new version of its wearable platform at Google I/O in May of this year. They then finalized the build and let it ship first on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 6 line in July before letting Samsung update its Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4...

Want to Edit Sent Google Messages? Google Might Soon Let You

Kellen December 12, 2023 4

I can't recall the exact moment it happened - probably during the early days of Twitter - but the initial cries for editable Tweets seemed to quickly move their way toward regular messaging platforms. People were typing faster than ever or autocorrect had...

Google Releases Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 7 Updates for December (Updated)

Kellen December 11, 2023 33

When Google released the big December update for Pixel devices last week, they only announced a single build number for all supported phones, foldables, and tablets. We assumed that meant they were down to a single build for this update rather than various...

Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 Released for Pixel Devices

Kellen December 11, 2023 14

Google pushed out a new Android 14 QPR2 Beta update this week as Beta 2. This new update is available immediately for all still-supported Pixel devices from the Pixel 5a up through the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. The update could be minor, but is labeled as a...

Pixel Watch December Update Arrives This Week (Updated)

Kellen December 11, 2023 13

The December Pixel update hit Pixel phones and tablets and foldables a week ago, but for some reason didn't touch Google's smartwatches. For those waiting impatiently for the next update for your Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, your wait is almost over. The...

Beeper Mini Update: It’s Back! (Updated)

Kellen December 11, 2023 30

When we left you on Friday, Beeper Mini, the iMessage-on-Android client that launched earlier in the week, had seemingly been shutdown by Apple on the backend. The Beeper team certainly believed at the time that Apple had made a change and got to work trying...

Google Pixel 8 Pro - $375 Off - Best Deal

Google Play Points Promo Drops 40% Off Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, Pixel Tablet

Kellen December 11, 2023 23

The current best deal in tech is available to those of you who spend a fair amount on Google Play. To end 2023, Google Play has launched an offer to Google Play Points members that drops 40% off the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro or Pixel Tablet. Yep, you read that...