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It’s that time again—Google has dropped the latest Android Pie builds for your Pixel devices. You can get the OTA the old-fashioned way on your phone, but the files are available for direct, immediate download right now. Google is offering the May 2019 full factory images or OTA files for all three generations of Pixel […]

Following the Pixels getting theirs today, Essential has pushed out the May security patch to the Essential Phone, right on time. This is quite typical for the company to be the first third-party OEM to update their phones, and unlike others, these patches are applied for everyone, not just those who opt into beta programs. […]

Update 1: 2019/05/06 5:52pm PDT I/O 2019 starts tomorrow and we’re just about ready to bet the house on Google launching a couple of new phones. Pictures of the Pixel 3a and 3a XL have leaked onto the internet in the past couple of weeks, leaving us with fewer surprises to discover. Well, the suspense has […]

Update 1: 2019/05/06 6:43pm PDT Google Fi has had a couple of issues when it comes to customer service over the years, but it just hit a new level. Many customers that purchased phones on financing plans are now being charged the full price of their devices, putting them out hundreds of dollars and incurring additional […]

Wireless chargers are defined by their simplicity; just set your phone down and bam, it’s charging. With five charging coils to provide more usable surface area than most others, Choetech’s Dual Wireless charging pad is particularly easy to use, even by Qi standards — and it’s one of my favorite charging accessories in a long […]

Update 1: 2019/05/06 9:27am PDT It’s no secret that a lot of us at AP have switched from Wear OS-running smartwatches to Tizen-based watches by Samsung. If you’ve been thinking of jumping ship too, the Gear S3 Frontier (my daily driver) is currently marked down to $110, an all-time low. The deal originated at Costco, but […]