After it struck success with the Phone (2a) series, Nothing is back with more mid-range offerings. The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro are built on the same formula, but with key upgrades including the missing telephoto cameras.

Amid this morning’s big Live announcement, Google is renaming “Gemini Extensions” to “apps.” There’s also a small tweak to the model picker on the homescreen.

The monthly “Google System Release Notes” primarily detail what’s new in Play services, Play Store, and Play system update across Android phones/tablets, Wear OS, Google/Android TV, Auto, and PC. Some features apply to end users, while others are aimed at developers.

The Android team this week is putting a “Spotlight” for developers on widgets, especially “high-quality” ones. Meanwhile, Android users will benefit from a new Play Store “Widgets” filter.

Following last week’s homescreen redesign, the Google Gemini app on iPhone has been updated with lockscreen widgets and direct access in Control Center.

Security is a top priority for password apps and one way to ensure that is to allow users to wipe their own password databases if needed. Google Password Manager for Android may add a “Delete all data” option so users can purge sensitive data in certain situations.

The Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro are on display at MWC in Barcelona, offering a detailed look at the mid-range devices. This comes a day before the company actually plans to announce the phones to the public.

Thanks to lots of information being drip-fed over the past few months, we have a fairly good summation of what to expect from the Google Pixel 9a, but here’s why you should wait for it to arrive before picking up a new phone.

The Galaxy Tab FE series has largely been a success, with the S9 FE becoming one of the best affordable Android tablets on the market. Samsung is planning on offering two models, again, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE and FE+. Recent leaks have uncovered details surrounding both, showcasing some promising specs.

Following the Galaxy S25 launch in January, Samsung also showed off the Galaxy S25 Edge and its “Project Moohan” Android XR headset in person for the first time. At MWC 2025, both devices are back, and this time we were able to get a lot closer to both.

Following the (delayed) launch of the OnePlus Watch 3 which has Wear OS 5 pre-installed, OnePlus has confirmed a timeline for the same update for last year’s OnePlus Watch 2, and it’s not good news.

At MWC 2025, Google announced that Project Astra-powered live video and screen share capabilities in Gemini Live are rolling out “later this month.”

At MWC 2025, Qualcomm announced the X85 5G Modem-RF for Android, with peak download speeds of up to 12.5 Gbps and 3.7 Gbps uploads. 

For new subscribers, Google Fi Wireless is offering 50% off its “Simply Unlimited” phone plan for two years.

At MWC 2025, Lenovo is showing off some concept devices that try new ideas, such as adding a foldable display to a laptop, additional screens that snap on, and even a new laptop with built-in solar panels.

Smart Connect is an app that allows users to pair their Windows machines to Motorola and Lenovo smartphones and tablets to provide integration between all of the devices and it has some clever features. Now, Smart Connect is expanding to all Android devices while also picking up some additional features.

After introducing in October, Fitbit Labs has pulled the Insights Explorer that lets you “ask questions about your health and fitness data.”

In September, Chrome started theming Android’s navigation bar for a slightly more immersive experience. Chrome for Android will soon start “going edge-to-edge” by displaying the gesture handle navigation bar over web pages. 

Alongside its “Alpha Plan,” Honor is launching its new Honor Pad V9 tablet at MWC 2025, which delivers a great device for its price point.