Jay Bonggolto always keeps a nose for news. He has been writing about consumer tech and apps for as long as he can remember, and he has used a variety of Android phones since falling in love with Jelly Bean. When he's not writing, he likes to spend time outside, stealing scenes with his phone camera. Send him a direct message via X or LinkedIn.
Latest articles by Jay Bonggolto

YouTube’s latest bug leaves some viewers stuck with ads they can’t dismiss
By Jay Bonggolto published
🙄🙄🙄 YouTube's app is glitching hard, leaving ads stuck on your screen during videos with a "Dismiss" button that does absolutely nothing.

Android's March update is all about finding people, apps, and your missing bags
By Jay Bonggolto published
March Pixel Drop Google’s March Pixel Drop adds in-chat live location sharing, Play Store app previews, custom Calling Cards, kids’ games on Android Auto, and a smarter way to track lost luggage.

Google turns Pixel’s Now Playing into a standalone app — and it’s a big deal
By Jay Bonggolto published
Finally! Google just moved Now Playing from the hidden corners of your settings to a shiny new Play Store app.

Google Photos for Android adds an overdue feature to cure your iPhone FOMO
By Jay Bonggolto published
a creative hub Google Photos on Android now turns your photos into clean, AI-cut stickers in seconds, making everyday chats more personal without leaving the app.

Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 8 chips are here, and they actually fix the stuff that annoys you
By Jay Bonggolto published
all-in-one connectivity chip Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 8 upgrade brings 11.6Gbps speeds, smarter AI-powered routers, and stronger multi-device connections, built to handle the growing strain of generative AI.

Nothing confirms Headphone (a) launch with bold yellow design and lower price
By Jay Bonggolto published
Bold New Look Nothing’s Headphone (a) lands March 5 with a bold yellow design and big battery focus, making it an easy entry into the brand’s ecosystem without sacrificing style or value.

Your Galaxy S26 has a hidden 24MP camera mode — here’s how to turn it on
By Jay Bonggolto published
Goldilocks resolution Samsung hid the Galaxy S26's best new camera feature behind a separate app download, which is annoying but worth finding.

This Android phone brand might be pushing silicon-carbon tech to 12,000mAh
By Jay Bonggolto published
battery beast Vivo is purportedly testing a massive 10,000mAh battery phone, hinting at a future of multi-day usage where power anxiety finally fades.

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 hands the Galaxy S26 the AI upgrade we've been waiting for
By Jay Bonggolto published
Performance jump The Galaxy S26 Ultra's custom Snapdragon chip delivers massive speed boosts and truly autonomous, on-device AI that thinks ahead while keeping your data locked down.

Google just doubled its AI reasoning power with the surprise launch of Gemini 3.1 Pro
By Jay Bonggolto published
Logic over loudness Gemini 3.1 Pro boosts reasoning and agent-style AI, aiming to solve complex tasks, cut prompt babysitting, and turn Gemini from a chatbot into a real productivity engine.

Gemini’s music generator is here, and I think this is where everyday AI gets interesting
By Jay Bonggolto published
Multimedia magic Gemini now turns prompts or photos into 30-second AI songs with lyrics, giving anyone an easy, share-ready way to create custom music in seconds.

YouTube fixes major outage that knocked the platform offline for hours
By Jay Bonggolto published
Fully restored The recommendation system that runs YouTube crashed Tuesday night, taking down homepages for hours before engineers finally revived it.

Galaxy Buds 4 leak leaves little to the imagination — and I’m okay with the safe upgrades
By Jay Bonggolto published
Design pivot Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 leak shows they’re ditching the sharp blade design for rounded stems, a transparent case, and smarter AI gestures.

Google fixes one of Android’s biggest backup gaps, and I think it’s long overdue
By Jay Bonggolto published
Backup blind spot Android’s February update finally backs up your Downloads folder to Google Drive, closing a long-ignored gap.

Watch Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra tell shoulder surfers to get lost
By Jay Bonggolto published
Integrated stealth mode Samsung’s new teaser shows a killer new privacy screen that blocks nosy strangers, but you’ll probably have to buy the most expensive model to get it.

YouTube's latest experiment means the bell icon might not actually do anything
By Jay Bonggolto published
less notification fatigue YouTube's testing a change that ignores your "All" notifications setting if you don't actually watch the channel, so only engaged fans get push alerts now.

The Google Pixel 10a's leaked battery life is the upgrade I've been waiting for
By Jay Bonggolto published
Marathon endurance The Pixel 10a leak confirms 53-hour battery life and a battery that stays healthy for years.

Check out the Galaxy S26 lineup in every rumored color
By Jay Bonggolto published
Unpacked is all but spoiled Leaked official-looking Galaxy S26 renders reveal new colors, a redesigned camera layout, and a flush S Pen.

The Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds finally fix the series’ biggest comfort complaints
By Jay Bonggolto published
Smarter, quieter, comfier Sony’s WF-1000XM6 earbuds boast a faster chip, smarter ANC, better sound, matte redesign, and a $330 price.

Massive Galaxy S26 leak leaves no secrets, and I believe Samsung is finally fixing the base model
By Jay Bonggolto published
Qi2 misses the cut Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series leak reveals a focus on camera, charging, and AI refinements over a major redesign.

Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S26 camera plans tell me Apple just changed the rules
By Jay Bonggolto published
Mechanical revolution Samsung might finally ditch software tricks for a real mechanical camera on the Galaxy S26 Ultra, giving us the professional hardware control.

Google Translate’s latest upgrade surprised everyone by turning into a chatbot
By Jay Bonggolto published
Identity crisis Google Translate's new AI mode has a secret chatbot you can unlock, exposing the quirky, unpredictable side of built-in Gemini.

I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too
By Jay Bonggolto published
Against-the-odds growth Fairphone’s 83.7% growth shows that as phones get pricier and weaker, more users are choosing repairable, long-lasting devices.
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