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LineageOS 24.0 Brings Android 17 to Every Pixel From Pixel 4 to Pixel 10, and 224 Devices in All

Samsung Galaxy Phones on One UI 9 Get Googlebook Cast My Apps and Continue On, Rolling Out Now

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Drops to $39.99 for Good, and Year 2 Starts November 3 With Free Bayonetta

Gboard Shift Key Not Working? Capital Letters Fail on the Beta, and Leaving It Has Fixed It

Gemini Free Users Switched to Auto on October 9, With Most Prompts Going to Flash-Lite

Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 Brings Pixel 11 Back: Build CP41.260831.016 Fixes Flip to Shh Battery Drain

Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Early Access Starts October 20, With Campaign Early Access on October 16

Samsung Galaxy S26 October 2026 Update Reaches Unlocked and AT&T Phones; Verizon, T-Mobile Wait

Google Pixel 10 Hacked Three Times at Pwn2Own for $562,500, and No Patch Is Out Yet

Google Pixel Connected Camera Reportedly Adds Zoom, Teams, Meet and 8 More Apps, for 16 in Total

Midnight Mimosa Malware Ships Preinstalled on Cheap Android Phones, Led by Doogee S200 X and Cubot KingKong X

Google Pixel Watch Safety Signal Ends December 12: Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE Lose Plan-Free SOS

Amazon Alexa Tablets Replace Fire With Android and the Google Play Store, From $229.99

Xbox XP Division Launches, and Minecraft Gets a New CEO on October 19

ARC Raiders Is Free to Play Until October 12 With Frozen Trail, and $19.99 on Steam

Samsung October 2026 Security Update Reaches Verizon Galaxy Z Fold8, Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8 First

Google Wallet Now Takes Oklahoma Driver's Licenses and State IDs on Android 9 and Up

Game Pass October Games: Battlefield 6 Joins on the 13th, and Clair Obscur Leaves on the 15th

Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) Gets Android 17 in the US: Build A171WLH.38-19-5, 4.17GB

Pokémon HOME 4.1.0 Adds FireRed and LeafGreen Transfers, and Premium Storage Jumps to 9,000

Google Wallet Replaces Its Card Carousel With a Stacked List on Android, No App Update Needed

Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 and 2a Get Update 6.144: Dynamic ANC, Tap to Mute and Gemini Controls

One UI 9 Stable Hits Samsung Galaxy S24, Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 in Korea, No US Date Yet

Google Pixel October 2026 Update Brings Patch 2026-10-05 and 3 Fixes, Likely the Pixel 6's Last