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Search ArticlesYouTube is ditching ‘Clips,’ officially brings ‘share at timestamp’ to phones
YouTube is changing how you share specific moments in videos, ditching its “Clips” feature and more prominently showing on phones. YouTube Clips have been around for some time now, allowing users to cut out specific portions of a video for easier sharing. The feature, which some used to promote videos.
Amazon will ditch Android on ‘all’ future Fire TV Sticks as latest model runs Vega OS
Amazon this week launched its newest Fire TV Stick and, along with it, its second device powered by Vega OS. And that appears to be the pattern going forward, as a report claims that all future Amazon Fire TV Stick devices will ditch Android. Vega OS made its formal debut on the Fire TV Stick Select last year, with the Android alternative largely disliked by many because it blocks the ability to sideload apps – it also lacks a lot of native apps, with a clunky solution for others.
Android 17 brings a bit of Pixel Watch whimsy to your notification shade
Google is porting over a tidbit from its Pixel Watch to the notification shade on Pixel phones with its Android 17 update, now live in the latest beta. On Pixel Watch, swiping away all of your notification leads to a message saying that “You’re all caught up!” The message includes a little trophy icon. It’s a fun little way to say you’ve finished notifications. Now, it’s coming to Pixel phones.
Android 17’s new Easter egg is a quick game of connect-the-dots [Video]
Google has released Android 17 Beta 4, the last beta update ahead of the full release, and it introduces a fun new Easter egg that has a little connect-the-dots puzzle to start up a new animation. Finally updating the last Easter egg that debuted with Android 14, Google’s new Easter egg in Android 17 opens up to a blank page showing a ring of diamond-shaped dots.
Oppo teases AirDrop for Find X9 Ultra alongside new AI features
Ahead of its launch next week, Oppo is teasing some of the new AI-powered software features coming to Find X9 Ultra, while also hinting at wider AirDrop over Quick Share support. Building on its Android 16-based ColorOS 16 update, Oppo is launching a few new AI experiences and apps on its camera-focused Find X9 Ultra.
Roku is in ‘more than half’ of US homes, crosses 100 million milestone
Roku has hit a major milestone, with its platform now being used in 100 million households around the globe. In a post, Roku says that it has “surpassed 100 million streaming households worldwide,” which includes homes that are using a Roku streaming device, TV with Roku built-in, as well as Roku’s own first-party TV sets.
Meta raising prices on Quest headsets, even refurbished ones, next week
Meta has just announced that, like seemingly every other tech product under the sun, Meta Quest 3 series headsets are seeing price hikes across all models. Effective as of April 19, Meta Quest headsets will see a price hike of up to $100. The adjustments, Meta says, are due to the “global surge in the price of critical components – specifically memory chips.” In other words, the cost of RAM is rising, and pushing up the price of the headset.
Niagara Launcher adding ‘Theme Studio’ for creating, sharing your homescreen themes [Gallery]
The popular and unique third-party Android homescreen replacement, Niagara Launcher, is today introducing “Theme Studio” as a new way to not only create, but sharing your custom-built themes. Available today in beta, “Theme Studio” in Niagara Launcher builds on the launcher’s theme collection that launched in November 2025. That previous debut saw a curated collection of themes designed by artists, with themes optimzed to perfectly fit Niagara’s layout and keep things clean.
Claude Opus 4.7 launches with coding improvements, but it’s no Mythos
Anthropic has today announced its latest Claude model, Opus 4.7, which makes major improvements to software engineering and coding tasks, but it’s not quite as powerful as Mythos. In a post, Opus 4.7 is introduced as the latest model available to power Claude.
Spotify rolls out redesigned app for tablets, works on most foldables too [Gallery]
Spotify has today announced a redesigned app for tablet users which, thankfully, also works on Android foldables – just not all of them. Announced today on Spotify’s blog, For The Record, the redesigned tablet app is now widely available to all Spotify users. The redesign started showing up a few months ago for some users, but as of today, it’s official.