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We’ve covered some impressive batteries here at Android Police, but most folks probably aren’t shopping around for a 100W of output or lunchbox-sized chargers. Overkill like that isn’t necessary to top up a phone, laptop, or even your Nintendo Switch on the go, and Jackery’s Supercharge 26800 PD bundle provides both a portable and a […]

Update 1: 2019/09/05 4:29am PDT In the world of sports-oriented activity trackers, Garmin reigns king. It bundles the regular step, sleep, and heart rate monitoring with a high level of detailed exercise tracking that Fitbit, Xiaomi, Huawei, and plenty of other competitors can’t come close to. Garmin’s line-up of smartwatches is also varied, offering a range […]

Update 1: 2019/09/03 11:01am PDT Android 10 has been officially released for Google’s Pixels as of today, but if you don’t happen to see the update rolling out in the traditional sense on your own device, we’ve got you covered. Downloads for sideloadable OTAs and factory images are already live, though they’re a bit more work […]

The Essential Phone is among the first devices outside Google’s Pixels to pick up Android 10. We can confirm the OTA is rolling out as we speak for devices running both the previous Android Q betas and the last stable release of Android 9 Pie. Essential has a long-standing history of delivering updates promptly. Last […]

Although it isn’t quite as on-the-ball as Essential, OnePlus is also pushing out Android 10 to the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7, but only in its Open Beta program. The update apparently isn’t ready for prime time just yet, though early adopter types that weren’t willing to rough the previous Android Q Developer Previews […]

Update 1: 2019/08/23 3:31am PDT Update 2: 2019/09/03 1:37pm PDT Earlier today, a regional vice president for OnePlus tweeted out details regarding the hotly anticipated OnePlus TV, revealing that it will come in a 55″ size (among others, most likely), and the 55″ version will sport a QLED panel. Also, although we were pretty sure that the […]

We reviewed the Asus Chromebook Flip C434 earlier this year and found it to be a solidly built 2-in-1 stocked with everything we needed, just for a less tolerable price than with prior versions of this form factor. Welp, out of nowhere, the company has decided to drop down the Chromebook C425, a rigid laptop […]

Jaybird is a known quantity in the athletic earbud space: all of its products sound good and fit great. That continues to be true of the company’s latest offering, the Vista true wireless earbuds. While there’s not much surprising here, the Vista deliver where it counts, and despite some minor quibbles, are absolutely worth the […]

Noted leaker Roland Quandt published a series of photos over at WinFuture today, showing off a refresh of the Huawei Watch GT — alleged to go by the immensely creative name “Huawei Watch GT 2.” The design is strikingly reminiscent of the original, though it appears to have smaller bezels, a slightly bigger display, slimmer […]

Google Maps’ Street View is the best in the biz, and although it’s been available on Android for years, it was never as well-integrated in the app as it’s been on desktop. That’s changing now, though — Google has just added a “Street View” layer in the Maps app that makes using the feature a […]

If you have an Android TV (ATV) device, be it a full TV set or a set-top box like the Nvidia Shield TV, you may have noticed one idiosyncrasy in the experience when trying to cast to it from your phone: despite the ATV having a built-in full-fledged YouTube app, casting opens the bare-bones YouTube […]

Update 1: 2019/08/28 2:38am PDT Update 2: 2019/08/28 5:12am PDT Fitbit has been around long before smartwatches became a thing and is synonymous with fitness trackers to this day. However, the company isn’t shy about its smartwatch ambitions and has already released some devices in this category, including the Ionic and the Versa. The manufacturer is building […]