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Google Wallet is about to make airport chaos way less stressful

Chandra Steele — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:56:44 GMT

It’s Memorial Day weekend and officially the start of summer travel season, and with that, Google announced some travel-friendly changes that are coming to Google Wallet.

Type 'ignore' into Google Search and it will actually ignore your request

Karandeep Singh Oberoi — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:40:34 GMT

If you're a regular AP reader, and have been for a while, I'm sure you know about Google's Pizza Glue fiasco. We reported on it when it was ongoing, and we make sure to quote it whenever necessary.

This new Gmail button cleared my multi-account task management brain fog

Faith Leroux — Fri, 22 May 2026 19:09:12 GMT

I have multiple Gmail accounts for different purposes.

Google is dropping support for almost every Chromecast except this one

Chandra Steele — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:49 GMT

The first sign should have been that the original Chromecast is dying. Days after first-gen Chromecasts stopped being able to receive casts from YouTube, HBO, Paramount+, and Chrome, Google has updated a support page that shows which Chromecasts will receive critical security updates going forward and there’s only one device on the list.

Samsung's One UI 8.5 removes native video filters, but there's a workaround

Karandeep Singh Oberoi — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:29:34 GMT

Samsung's big One UI 8.5 update is here, and while we've found that it brings several new bells and whistles to Samsung devices, it is also taking some basic functionality away.

I used the Galaxy A57 and Nothing Phone 4a Pro, and this is the one worth your $500

Andy Boxall — Fri, 22 May 2026 17:07:13 GMT

It’s easy to think the Samsung Galaxy A57 is your best smartphone bet for around $500, but if you crave something different, a bit more fun, with unique software and an unusual special feature, we’re going to guide you towards the Nothing Phone 4a Pro.

The underrated Android productivity app that finally ended my 'app-hopping' habit

Faith Leroux — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:14 GMT

We’ve all seen the dazzling recommendations for the 'perfect' productivity stack — usually a brilliant new note-taking app paired with a powerful task manager.

I tried a trendy camera app that makes photos look worse, and it's fantastic

Andy Boxall — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:32:26 GMT

It’s rare to find a camera app that takes worse-looking photos than the stock camera app, and for someone to say, yes, you must give it a try.

The Pixel Fold's cover screen is shutting off, but there's an easy fix

Mark Jansen — Fri, 22 May 2026 15:52:25 GMT

The first generation Google Pixel Fold was a surprisingly good foldable phone for a first effort, but sometimes, that early adopter curse hits regardless of quality. Some Pixel Fold owners have discovered a nasty bug that makes half of their phone unusable.

Audible users report massive cell data drain from a bug that overrides WiFi-only downloads

Mark Jansen — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:38:26 GMT

A problem with the Audible Android app is causing a huge headache, as a bug seems to be burning up enormous amounts of people's cell data.