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This week in Android: Mid-range Pixels and Android Q beta news from Google I/O
June 23, 2025
This week we finally saw the official release of thePixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, which come withmid-range specsbut the samegreat Pixel cameraforhalf the price.Google I/Ofeatured a number ofother announcementsincluding anew Nest deviceand more, but the big takeaway seems to be an increasedfocus on Assistantandprivacy.
Google I/O also brought with it another look atAndroid Q. Google has also expanded thelist of devices to get the Android Q beta, so check that out if you want apreview of things to come.
TheSamsung Galaxy Foldstill doesn’t have a release date, and Samsung will begincanceling pre-ordersunless users actively confirm them. We could hearnews about the release in the next few days, but it’s unlikely that thescreen issuesthatplagued review deviceswill be completely remedied.
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