There is merit in wanting increased privacy on your Android phone. One of the best ways to do so is with a custom ROM like GrapheneOS. Is it worth it? Here’s everything you need to know.

Score a new all-time low on Google Pixel 7a in today’s best deals at $349. Spring clearance is also marking Samsung’s regularly $700 Galaxy Tab S8 down to $418 alongside the Google Nest Wifi Mesh Router at $51, which doubles as an Assistant speaker on top of dishing out Wi-Fi. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Nothing is set to launch its new Ear and Ear (a) later this week and, ahead of that, a sound analysis of the new earbuds is revealing that, yes, the audio quality is getting better.

Google Wallet is apparently set to expand to India, with an early Play Store listing revealing local integrations and more.

The keyboard is integral to how you use a smartphone, so when it’s not good, you notice it. Over the past few months, I’ve really been noticing just how much better the keyboard experience on Google Pixel is compared to everywhere else, and it’s a little crazy that no one else seems to measure up.

Motorola is today officially launching its Edge 50 series of flagship-tier Android phones in global markets, and also confirming that new flagships will also be coming to the US later this year.

Google aims to update its Terms of Service (ToS), which covers over 70 products, every two years and changes in the 2024 edition address AI.

YouTube for Android TV is getting yet another UI tweak with an animated comment count in the info pill section to help highlight and improve interaction with videos while watching on displays.

Google is emailing Android users about an upcoming Play Store change to encourage the use of purchase verification via biometric authentication.

As the smartphone market changes, Android is reportedly set to grow significantly in 2024, at “twice the page” of Apple’s iOS, apparently.

The Fitbit app is rolling out a major redesign of its Sleep stats page, which we first spotted last month.

The latest Made by Google Podcast episode talks to the development team behind Circle to Search (CtS).

Following the ad blocker crackdown, YouTube is explicitly going after third-party — often mobile — apps that let viewers skip advertising.

In the months to come, Google will be shutting down the VPN that was available as a part of Google One. There’s been plenty of outcry surrounding the shutdown, but did you even use it?

One of the best parts of Android Auto is the ability to send and reply to messages from apps on your phone, but for many, that’s broken with WhatsApp as of late.

According to a new report, Google appears to be aligning its next foldable Android phone with the rest of this fall’s Pixel 9 lineup by branding it the “Pixel 9 Pro Fold.”

New “Verification settings” in Google Wallet for Android let you “choose if you’ll need to verify it’s you when using your payment methods and passes in Wallet.”

One of the first discounts on the new OnePlus 12R is delivering the best price ever at $530. If you need a little more power in a smartphone, Samsung’s Galaxy S24 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip is also getting in on the savings today at $725. Plus, Sony’s latest XM5 ANC earbuds fall to new Amazon low at $230. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.