According to Nikkei Asia, Google in 2023 shipped “around 10 million” Pixel phones and plans to repeat that “milestone” this year.

Gboard for Android is beginning to roll out a rather nifty “Scan Text” optical character recognition (OCR) tool.

Google launched Circle to Search earlier this year on the Pixel 8 series and Galaxy S24 series, but we haven’t heard much about it coming to other devices. Now, though, Samsung has confirmed that Circle to Search is coming to 2023 Galaxy smartphones next month.

Samsung’s next big Android update, One UI 6.1, debuted on the Galaxy S24 series last month, but is getting ready to make its way to more Galaxy devices. Here’s what you need to know.

Android introduced support for Seamless Updates quite a long time ago at this point and, while it’s seen adoption from most, Samsung stubbornly refuses to move its devices to the A/B system. Android is now moving towards a future where A/B Seamless Updates are the only supported update mechanism, but that may not be enough to stop Samsung.

Google’s Pixel Fold 2 has already leaked, but now we’re getting our best look yet through CAD-based renders that show off the wild camera bump, reveal the bigger size, and also show the inner display bezels.

This afternoon’s collection of the best Android game and app deals courtesy of Google Play are now ready and waiting down below. Alongside Wednesday’s Android software discounts, we are also tracking a deal on the Nest x Yale smart lock as well as Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and these Google Pixel 7 offers. As for the apps, highlights include titles like Peace, Death! 1 and 2, DRAW CHILLY, Sigma Theory, Floating Multitasking, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals. 

Amazon’s free, ad-supported video streaming app Freevee is reportedly shutting down amid the arrival of ads in Prime Video.

After launching its new Galaxy S24 series earlier this year, Samsung unexpectedly teased its new “Galaxy Ring” wearable and, according to a new report, it may arrive in July.

As teased, Google is rolling out a redesign for its Account sign-in page across all services that better conforms to Material 3. 

Google’s Gemini AI chatbot has supported image generation since it was still called Bard, but Google is under fire for the output skewing away from historical accuracy when generating pictures of people. Google says it’s working to improve this.

The Pixel Watch 2 introduced more precise haptics and Google might soon offer a feature that can tell the time by vibrating.

A new all-time low on Google Pixel 7 is headlining today’s best deals. The unlocked smartphone, Google Tensor G2 chip and all, now drops down to $414. It comes joined by a chance to save $50 on Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro before the new live translation and AI features roll out later this month as well as Samsung’s latest Galaxy Chromebook 2 at $349. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

The OnePlus Watch 2 was partially announced yesterday, with a first look and some key details being provided. Now, an FCC listing has revealed the battery size of the OnePlus Watch 2, giving us a chance to compare it to other devices.

In a recent interview, Microsoft confirmed that the number of hours played on the cloud versus elsewhere is significant, making up at least 10% of the total hours played in Xbox games.

The Gemini app on Android can now set reminders via the Google Assistant integration and Google Tasks.

Waze appears to be rolling out a long-awaited feature, as new alerts in the app give notice of upcoming speed bumps and particularly sharp turns.

Samsung made a splash this year with “Galaxy AI” being the big selling point of its new Galaxy S24 series, but it seems the company’s efforts aren’t over, with plans to bring AI to wearables such as the Galaxy Watch “in the near future.”

With examples such as the Oppo Find N3 (aka the OnePlus Open) out in the wild, it’s ridiculous to think that Oppo could throw in the towel and give up on making Android foldables. But such a rumor was making the rounds recently, and Oppo says that’s false.

As teased earlier this month, the Gemini rebrand is now coming to Duet AI in Gmail, Drive, Docs, and other Google Workspace apps.

The new Google One AI Premium plan now provides access to Gemini features in Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps for personal accounts. Google says the integration lets you “get more done without jumping between tabs or apps.”

Gemma is Google’s new “family of lightweight, state-of-the-art open models” aimed at AI developers and researchers.

Google is finally rolling out a straightforward Material You redesign of Play Books for Android. It follows the new icon introduced last year, with the app rarely seeing updates.

The Android TV experience has been replaced at this point, but it’s still getting feature updates (for some reason). This week, Google is launching a new “Quick Access” row on the Android TV homescreen.

Google is emailing some Fi Wireless subscribers with a pretty notable promo code offer that gives them “10% off a new line for 2 years.”