The Brutalist Report

Android Authority

• You can now pair an Apple Watch with Android, but there’s a big catch [22d]
• Gemini for Home is finally learning that ‘stop’ means stop [22d]
• The iPhone Duo’s screen repair costs make Samsung foldables look like a bargain [22d]
• Verizon customers just got a free Google AI Pro perk [22d]
• Even Google’s own support pages aren’t safe from the Gemini takeover [22d]
• Hate AI songs? YouTube Music will now label tracks so you can avoid them [22d]
• This NETGEAR Nighthawk Wi-Fi 7 router just dropped to $149.88 on Amazon [22d]
• Deal drops Anker’s 20,000mAh Travel Essential power bank to just $59.99 [22d]
• Carrier heavyweight warns that helping SpaceX could come back to bite the big three [22d]
• Assigning tasks to Gemini just got a little easier [22d]
• Samsung Galaxy phones can’t tell if they’re connected to Bluetooth or not [22d]
• Pixel users report frustrating screen animation bugs after Android 17 QPR1 update [22d]
• Survey reveals Kindle readers aren’t buying Amazon’s pricey page-turning solution [22d]
• Rare Skullcandy Hesh Evo deal cuts 43% off the highly rated headphones [23d]
• Your Android phone is getting these 4 new anti-scam features [23d]
• Survey confirms the ‘hidden’ part of this Pixel hidden gem [23d]
• Big Roborock Qrevo discount brings the robot vacuum and mop to a new 2026 low [23d]
• Samsung’s Good Lock team confirms widget text and volume slider bugs [23d]
• Galaxy S27 and S27 Plus will reportedly miss out on a key camera upgrade [23d]
• The Oura Ring 3 Horizon in Gold just got an $80 price drop [23d]
• Your Android phone can now shut down or restart your PC [23d]
• Jailbroken PS5s can now run Nintendo titles, physical PS2 discs, PS3 games, and…Windows 7 (?!) [23d]
• Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (October 14) [23d]
• The team behind excellent Game Boy emulators has now released a DS emulator [23d]
• Yikes: Google let a fake Chrome app on the Play Store, and it got over 100,000 downloads [23d]
• Google is selling Pixel and Samsung phones inside the Play Store [23d]