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Nothing OS 5.0 drops with Android 17 and on-device app building
A fresh Glyph era Nothing OS 5.0 drops today with a cleaner look and Android 17 goodies, though the flashiest lock screen and home screen updates won't land until October.
Google Pay and Apple Pay are finally coming to Walmart
The Tap Wall Falls Walmart is finally embracing Apple Pay and Google Pay, with tap-to-pay rolling out August 24 and reaching all U.S. stores by the end of 2026.
Meta patent might solve privacy concerns on smart glasses with a 'hardware lock'
Keep your privacy A Meta patent seeks to solve the severe backlash its AI glasses have received over major privacy concerns.
Google Messages RCS is breaking for Galaxy users after using Smart Switch [Update]
RCS is broken, again Google Messages users are running into RCS issues, and Smart Switch may be to blame.
Gemini's auto-browse in Chrome is finally here for Android to make the mundane a breeze
Gemini can help Gemini is showing up big for U.S. Android users in Chrome today, bringing Nano Banana, summaries, and "auto-browse" for AI subscribers.
The main GitHub outage is fixed, but Copilot remains down
AI ate GitHub's lunch GitHub is mostly back, but lingering issues with Copilot and Issues show the platform still has some work to do before this outage is fully over.
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 is pretty neat, especially if you hate fraud and scams
Fraud, begone Google's Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 adds major restrictions to help users avoid fraud and scams when forwarding calls.
US Judge says Google Play Store isn't doing enough to help users find rival app stores
Too complicated A U.S. judge states Google must do better with its Play Store when surfacing rival app stores when users search for them.
