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My Gmail email philosophy is simple: keep all emails in the All Mail folder for the rest of time. However, Gmail includes several organizational tools that allow you to fully control your mailbox, from custom rules to labels, filters, and its new AI smarts. One management action that has stood the test of time is … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzuUlkaqkKc The Google Pixel 10 series brings a familiar polish and plenty of new features, but its most interesting, and arguably most controversial, change lies deep inside the Tensor G5 chip. Google has ditched its long-standing partnership with Arm’s Mali GPU range in favor of Imagination Technologies’ DXT-48-1536 graphics unit. On paper, that’s a major … Read more

TL;DR The LineageOS team has released LineageOS 23.0, bringing Android 16 to over 100 different devices. This release is based on the initial Android 16 release due to Google’s delay in releasing QPR1’s source code. LineageOS 23.0 includes updated versions of Aperture and Twelve, a new TV launcher, and major foundational improvements for future device … Read more

TL;DR Google’s October 2025 update has broken the Pixel IMS app, a tool many used to enable VoLTE and VoWiFi on imported Pixel phones in unsupported regions. The app exploited a loophole that allowed it to override carrier settings, which Google has now patched and designated as a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-48617). Fortunately, a new workaround … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYpAmEmunU This week, Mishaal Rahman and C. Scott Brown discuss the revamped Gemini-powered “Ask Maps” feature in Google Maps, which could be a “game changer” for finding new places. They also delve into Google’s new “Computer Control” feature that will allow AI agents to fully automate Android apps, weighing the convenience against the potential security … Read more

Remember that famous Apple commercial that chirped, “There’s an app for that?” That statement remains entirely true more than a decade later, at least over on Android. There’s a certain list of best Android apps that I tend to install on every device I own, some of which include open-source works, others are the true … Read more

Pixel phones haven’t traditionally been known for providing extensive customization options, but that perception is changing as Google adds new home and lock screen personalization features in the latest version of Android. The introduction of Material 3 Expressive in the first quarterly release of Android 16 has dramatically overhauled the look and feel of Android … Read more