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American Airlines and United Airlines are “winding down” their T-Mobile inflight WiFi service. With both carriers rolling out their own free WiFi programs to customers, even though United’s (powered by Starlink) could still be months and months away, customers are losing out on what’s been a solid and reliable inflight WiFi service. Here’s a statement from T-Mobile that was sent to Simply Flying, who reported the news alongside another publication called Live and Let’s Fly.

The Android Easter egg has not changed much in recent years, but with the latest Android 17 Beta 4, Google has shown us a bit of a refresh. The space theme is still here, only now we get to play connect-the-stars and then blast into space. To find this Easter egg, you do as you always do – open Settings>About phone>Android version and then tap on the Android version for 2 or 3 times until you are taken to the screen you see below.

Google is rolling out an updated experience for AI Mode on Chrome for both desktop and mobile users. During a roundtable event with media this week, the company said the ultimate goal is to, “Help people dive deeper into topics while searching AI Mode alongside the web, all without losing their place or needing to switch between tabs.” To facilitate this, when a user is in AI Mode on Chrome for desktop, clicking a link opens the webpage side-by-side.

Google has been busy rolling out Gemini into all of its services. One of the latest is Google Maps, which recently made it easier than ever to upload a review, complete with awesome pictures. Now Google is making it easier for businesses to manage their account and keep their listing protected from spam and harmful edits. Were you aware that there people out there that review a business with one star and then demand payment in exchange for removing that review?

Google’s Pixel 10 series is almost always available with a discount, it’s just that the discount varies from month to month or week to week. For example, just a few days ago, we told you about a $250 off discount on the Pixel 10 Pro and bigger Pixel 10 Pro XL. Typically, the discounts on those two phones do not match, and we thought it was odd. Well, Google heard us and has increased the discount on the XL model.

The dust hasn’t even settled yet from Google’s new price increase on YouTube Premium, yet here they are offering everyone a 50% discount on it for the next year. Of course, there is a catch here.

Should you have realized that you needed more Gemini in your life, Google has released a native Gemini app for Mac that you can install today. With a native app on your Mac computer, Google has made Gemini easily available using a keyboard shortcut (Option + Space). That’ll open a Gemini window that can see what’s on your screen for help. The thought here is that having a dedicated Gemini app could be more useful to some than just a tab in your browser.

The arrival of AirDrop on Android on select Pixel and Samsung devices has been really big in the file sharing space, especially for those of us who send files to and from our phones and computers all day. Unfortunately for those with phones not on the small list of supported devices, all of this AirDrop excitement has been for nothing. Finding ways to easily transfer files hasn’t changed for the majority of Android users.

With Samsung Messages on the way out in the US, we’ve talked about the best alternative for most of you, which is Google Messages. Google Messages is the app that Samsung recommends and that is the most supported with the best messaging experience on Android because it has RCS. However, Google Messages does not have some features from Samsung Messages, namely the level of customization.

Taking $250 off the Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL gets you a “Pro” phone for a really great price. But what if you don’t need the “Pro” stuff and just want a really great phone for an even better price? Enter the Pixel 10. Google’s non-Pro Pixel 10 device is also $250 off at the moment, giving it a starting price of just $549 with 128GB storage. The 256GB model is also discounted and down to just $649 in select colors.