It's finally here: Prime Day 2026 is live, showcasing some of the best tech deals this side of Black Friday. This year's sale is particularly notable for Google fans, as the retailer is slashing prices on many of the best Pixel devices ever built, from phones and wearables to wireless earbuds.
Schools are out for the summer, which means it's only a matter of time before back-to-school shopping is underway.
What you need to know
- A recent leak suggests Google is working on a new memory-based feature for Pixel phones, known as "Audio Memory."
- While reports claim it would capture music you've heard, it might also keep its ears open for "important conversations" and transcribe them.
- Google has a few "memory" features for its AI, such as Personal Intelligence and "personal context" in the Gemini app.
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It's getting harder and harder to find a genuinely good mid-range Android phone, but Amazon's Prime Day sale has arrived at exactly the right time. Right now, the Google Pixel 10a is down by $75, making one of the best budget Android phones even easier to recommend.
What you need to know
- Google detailed its June security patch for Pixel phones shortly after Android 17 and its Pixel Drop went live.
- The company is still focused on fixing lingering display problems, as well as battery charging issues that weren't quite solved in May.
- Android 17 brings a few new features for Pixels, but it also bolsters security and threat detection.
Google's busy week continues as a new security patch is
What you need to know
- Google's June Pixel Drop brings a few new features to its Pixel phones and folds, such as "Screen reactions" that integrates selfie videos with screen recordings in Android 17.
- Another Android 17-based feature is "Bubbles," giving Pixel users new ways to hop between apps, which is also known as "Bubble Bar" on Folds.
- Google expands several features to more Pixel phones and users in more countries, alongside an "E
What you need to know
- School is out, and Google's rolling out a parental control update for parents with kids who have phones, as we prepare to download Android 17.
- In the Settings menu, these controls bring a daily limit, app limits, and downtime schedule.
- Parents can also select a rating limit for apps on the Play Store, so if you want the highest restriction, "E" for everyone is ideal.
Amid Google's already packed Tuesd
Pixels have been suffering from a frustrating bootloop issue, and Google has reportedly spoken up about it, offering a (hopeful) solution.
Thinborne revealed a set of Pixel 11 cases early, and one case features a wider camera bar cutout, which could point to Pixel Glow.
Users with the first Pixel Fold are frustrated after recent Google updates have turned their cover displays unresponsive.