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Welcome to the tenth episode of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, it’s a short one — you’ll see — about Google I/O 2024.

Google’s Android Automotive software has been adopted by many carmakers for the EV era, but it tends to vary between different brands. This week Google and Rivian confirmed to 9to5Google that the EV-maker uses Android Automotive as the base of its software experience, something that was previously not known.

Originally, my interest in Google came down to how I think it does cool-to-wild things with technology in an accessible/affordable manner that nobody else is doing.

Your Friday afternoon deals on Android games and apps are now ready to go down below. Just be sure to check out this weekend’s offers on Google’s indoor/outdoor wireless Nest Cams, Samsung’s 47mm Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, and the 512GB Galaxy S24 Ultra while you’re at it. As for the apps, we have FOTONICA, Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, EXIT – The Curse of Ophir, Brotato, Baggage Packing Checklist PRO, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s best Android game and app deals. 

While we wait for the Gemini-powered Ask Photos, a quality of life update to the Google Photos backup experience will let you “check if the item is ineligible for Storage saver.”

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip has seen some big changes since its inception, but the display crease has remained a hurdle with the design. According to a new report, though, Samsung has plans to improve the display crease on the Galaxy Z Flip 6.

ChatGPT has started to add support for Google Drive integration, but it’s only for paying subscribers.

Announced this week, GFiber, still better known as Google Fiber, is officially coming to Las Vegas as soon as 2025.

Google is back with another potential budget banger, but how does the Pixel 8a compare to the similarly solid Pixel 7a from last year? Here’s everything you need to know.

Before we all head into the weekend, let’s take a quick look at the best deals we have spotted this morning on Android and Google gear. We are now tracking some solid price drops on Google’s indoor/outdoor wireless Nest Cams, including both 2- and 3-pack options, alongside Samsung’s 47mm Galaxy Watch 6 Classic with the silver case down at $298 from the regular up to $480. Those offers join some ongoing discounts as well as $1,000 or more off a gigantic 98-inch Google smart TV. Head below for today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals. Читать дальше...

Thanks to recent leaks, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what’s in store for the next Motorola Razr lineup, but another new leak is now revealing more color variants as well as specs for the low-end model and a big upgrade – a full-size cover display.

Snapdragon X Elite laptops are approaching quickly and, now, we’re getting a first look at Samsung’s Galaxy Book 4 Edge ahead of its debut.

On Android, the Google Password Manager powered by Play services is getting a small Material You redesign.

Following the debut of Magic 6 Pro globally earlier this year, the Honor 200 series is next in line for release and this week specs have leaked alongside an official teaser and launch date.

Android’s work to optimize apps for large screens continues at I/O 2024, with Google sharing a stat about split-screen usage on the Pixel Fold.  

The new Google Maps bottom bar, which we spotted at I/O yesterday, is starting to roll out on Android.

Compared to past years, I/O 2024 felt much more like a developer conference by spanning two days. There was in fact a third day of I/O, with Google hosting a new “Demo Slam” event just for employees today where an internal Gemini hackathon was announced.

The Google Drive website is rolling out a nice quality of life improvement that lets you preview files from the list view using hovercards.

For the vast majority of modern Google apps, version number jumps don’t really signify anything meaningful. That said, YouTube Music just hit version 7.0 and is finally updating its app store screenshots. 

With the launch of the Android 15 Beta 2 update at I/O 2024, Google has given us what could be the biggest beta update in around two years. Some changes are small; some are pretty big. Here’s everything you need to know.