Credit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Google may soon offer its Pixel Tablet without the charging speaker dock, potentially making it more affordable. New accessories for the Pixel Tablet, including a pen and keyboard, are also rumored to be in the works. The Pixel Tablet was Google’s comeback into the Android tablet space, and it seems like the comeback might be coming back again. According to reliable leaker @MysteryLupin on X/Twitter, Google might soon “relaunch” the Pixel Tablet. If you were hoping for a brand-new Pixel tablet like us, you might be disappointed. According to the tw ..read more

The Google Podcasts migration tool is now available internationally. Users have until July 29 to migrate their subscriptions to YouTube Music or another platform. After Google announced the Podcasts app would be shutting down, it said that it would roll out a tool to help users migrate their subscriptions over to YouTube Music. This tool was launched in the US back in December, but the rest of the world was left waiting. Four months later, the exporting tool has now gone live globally. Today, Google updated its podcast migration support page to announce that the export tool is now availab ..read more

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google working on a toggle that will allow you to turn off expressive animations in Google Messages. The setting will presumably turn off/on Reaction and Screen Effects. It’s unclear if turning expressive animations off will also affect animated emojis. If you find the animated reactions in Google’s messaging app annoying, you may be able to turn them off soon. An APK teardown has revealed Google is working on an on/off toggle for the feature. Google announced Reaction Effects back in November 2023, however, wide availability only rolled out las ..read more

Credit: HMD Global Human Mobile Devices Global is launching the HMD Vibe in the US. The HMD Vibe is said to be capable of lasting two days between charges. The handset will be available for $150. After all the leaks and rumors, Human Mobile Devices (HMD) Global is announcing its first HMD-branded smartphones. While the rest of the world is getting the HMD Pulse, the US is getting the HMD Vibe. The Nokia maker’s new smartphone is a budget-level device that runs on a Snapdragon 680 processor. Along with that, you get 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage with 4GB of virtual RAM and support for a ..read more

The Soundcore Motion X500 is a notable mention on the best Bluetooth speakers list of our sister site, SoundGuys. The experts there know their audio, and it only wasn’t featured more prominently as its larger sibling, the more expensive X600 model, takes the limelight. We’ve never tracked the X500 on sale for under $130 until today, but Amazon is now giving you the chance to pick it up for just $99.99. Soundcore Motion X500 Bluetooth speaker for $99.99 ($70 off ..read more

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus is rolling out a new update to the OnePlus Open that adds the Hasselblad Master mode from the OnePlus 12. The mode lets you set saturation, contrast, sharpness, and vignette levels before you click the photo. You can still access manual camera controls. The update also includes April 2024 security patches. OnePlus got a lot of things right with its first foldable. As we noted in our OnePlus Open review, the phone gives tough competition to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Google Pixel Fold with a much better package. Now, the foldabl ..read more

Credit: Moondrop Moondrop has shared additional images and details about the MIAD 01. The handset will run on a Mediatek Dimensity 7050 8-core processor. It will also feature a 6.7-inch 1080p OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Earlier this week, audio electronics maker Moondrop shared a teaser image of its first-ever Android smartphone — the MIAD 01. Since then, the company has been drip-feeding new details about the “5G Hi-Fi mobile audio device,” as well as new images. From the reveal that came at the beginning of the week, we learned that the MIAD 01 will have a dual rear camera s ..read more

Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority The United States government has passed a law forcing TikTok’s owners to sell the platform or face a national ban. TikTok will need to be sold in nine months, although the US can extend this period by three months. This law will likely face First Amendment scrutiny, which could delay the ban or even cancel it. United States President Joe Biden today signed a bill that forces TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular video-sharing platform within nine months. If the sale doesn’t happen, TikTok will be banned across the entire US. The bill ..read more

AI might be about to take all our jobs, but at least the robots are taking the boring chores first. A robot vacuum is a must-have for any smart home, and this iRobot Roomba sale can save you a small fortune on some of the best devices on the market. There’s up to $450 in savings to be made on the brand’s top models. Towards the more budget end of the range, you can pick up the iRobot Roomba Combo j5 at 50% off. Down from $600 to just $299.99 in the sale, it’s just $1 off its all-time low Amazon price. And while it may be one of the more affordable models, it isn’t lacking in features. Two-in-o ..read more

The Anker Nano II, also known as the Anker 713, gets our recommendation as the best wall charger for most people. One of our few qualms was that it was a little pricey at $40 — not a huge sum, but a bit of an outlay for such a small device. Today’s Amazon offer deals with that issue, dropping the price of the charger as low as $23.79. Anker Nano II 45W for $27.99 ($12 off ..read more