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Your Android phone can recognize songs without Shazamβ€”here's the feature everybody keeps forgetting about

11 September 2026 at 17:00

Unless you own a Google Pixel phone with the built-in Now Playing feature, you have to use Shazam to recognize songs playing around you, right? Well, actually, no. Many Android phones have access to Google's built-in Song Search feature, which is almost as good as Now Playing and Shazam.

180 Android Security Flaws Patched: What Users Should Do

10 September 2026 at 16:10

Google’s September Android update fixes 180 security flaws, including critical bugs. Learn how to check your phone’s security patch level.

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180 Android Security Flaws Patched: What Users Should Do

10 September 2026 at 16:10

Google’s September Android update fixes 180 security flaws, including critical bugs. Learn how to check your phone’s security patch level.

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Android can now securely migrate your logins between password managers

10 September 2026 at 14:41

As longer, more complex passwords have become a necessity, remembering all those strings of numbers, letters, and special characters has become nearly impossible. Password managers can solve that problem, but what happens when you want to move to a different login organizer? Sure, you could manually type all your logins into a new app, but now Android can do that for you without the tedium.

Google designed the new login transfer process to happen entirely on your phone, so you need the corresponding apps installed with your credentials synced. To start the move, you'll have to find the import option in the app you want to use. The location of that feature will vary, but in Google Password Manager (built into Android), it's near the top under the settings tab.

The import option in Google Password Manager will plug in to the new migration system, while export still just creates an unencrypted CSV with your passwords that can be dumped into any app. It will be similar in other apps, so make sure to start the process in the app you want to use. Currently, this works in Google's app, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane.

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Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

10 September 2026 at 14:14

Doug Kreuzkamp was shocked when news outlets reported that Google won an auction to buy a huge amount of operational data as part of Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings.

Kreuzkamp founded a startup called Springshot in 2011, which created a widely used proprietary platform that helps humans and AI systems improve airline efficiency and quickly solve logistics problems so flights can stay on time and airlines can operate as smoothly as possible. Hundreds of airports use it globally.

Springshot powered Spirit’s technology stack for the last three years, right up to the β€œvery last flight,” Kreuzkamp told Ars. Yet his company got no notice when Spirit prepared to auction off a massive dataset that he thinks likely improperly includes a substantial amount of data and intellectual property (IP) that Springshot ownsβ€”not Spirit.

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4 Best Wear OS Smartwatches for 2026

10 September 2026 at 06:49

Pixel Watch 5 leads overall, while Galaxy Watch9, OnePlus Watch 3, and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 offer better fits for Samsung users, battery life, or outdoor use.

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4 Best Wear OS Smartwatches for 2026

10 September 2026 at 06:49

Pixel Watch 5 leads overall, while Galaxy Watch9, OnePlus Watch 3, and Galaxy Watch Ultra2 offer better fits for Samsung users, battery life, or outdoor use.

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Google’s graveyard: 4 apps that should never have been shut down

By: Rich Hein
10 September 2026 at 13:52

Google has a reputation for shutting down some of its most useful and well-loved apps. Over the years, countless users have watched services that became part of their daily routines suddenly get pushed aside. It’s a running joke at this point: just when a Google app or service finally gets some momentum, Google is ready to pull the plug.

Easily Switch Password Managers on Android

10 September 2026 at 13:40

It can be painful to change password managers on your phone, not to mention insecure β€” you might have to download files that expose your passwords in plain text, and recreate all your passkeys. Google now claims to have fixed this with a new "transfer experience" that helps you switch password managers on Android, including passkeys.

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