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This Black Friday deal just gave the Pixel 9 a free Pro upgrade!

By Derrek Lee published 29 November 24

Pixel prices The Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL are on sale for Black Friday, giving you Google's best for hundreds less.

Pixel prices

The Motorola Razr Plus 2024 cover screen

I review Motorola phones more than any other Android brand, and these Black Friday deals are the ones worth grabbing

By Derrek Lee last updated 28 November 24

Save big on Moto The Motorola phone deals have landed, and I've gathered all of my favorite offers into one guide.

Save big on Moto

Ditch your boring phone for the Galaxy Z Flip 6 — now more than $300 off!

By Derrek Lee published 28 November 24

Price flipped Save big on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 with this Black Friday deal from Amazon.

Price flipped

Score a new Android phone for Black Friday? Here are the first 10 things you should do

By Brady Snyder published 28 November 24

Tips & tricks Picked up a new Android phone during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or the holidays.

Tips & tricks

The back of the green Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. Galaxy S23 Ultra

By Christine Persaud published 28 November 24

To wait, or not to wait. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra isn't here yet and the Galaxy S23 Ultra still has some life in it, making for a tough decision

To wait, or not to wait.

I use a foldable phone every day, and Black Friday is the perfect time for you to get one

By Andrew Myrick published 28 November 24

Save a boatload If you're intrigued by foldable phones, but put off by the price, now's your chance to take the leap.

Save a boatload

Apps & Software

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How to shop wisely on Black Friday

By Jerry Hildenbrand last updated 27 November 24

On sale Black Friday means it's time to fire up your wallet and buy a ton of stuff. You probably shouldn't.

On sale

Motorola is finally letting you try its new Moto AI features, but only on select phones

By Derrek Lee published 27 November 24

Moto AI Motorola's new Moto AI features are available to test globally on select phones.

Moto AI

Google could make lock screen notifications less obtrusive in Android 15 QPR2

By Brady Snyder published 26 November 24

Cleaning house Android 15 QPR2 and the March Pixel Feature Drop could help clean up your lock screen notifications.

Cleaning house

Instagram lets you share your location and get silly in latest update for DMs

By Nickolas Diaz published 26 November 24

I'm here! Instagram detailed an update for DMs that has started rolling out to devices.

I'm here!

An official Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra promo image

Samsung brings mobile cloud gaming to Galaxy phones, moving it out of beta

By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published 26 November 24

Gaming time Samsung has announced mobile cloud gaming that allows user play popular titles without downloading

Gaming time

Google Gemini lets users 'play and search' on Spotify with a new extension

By Nickolas Diaz published 26 November 24

Singing aloud Google was spotted detailing and rolling out its newest Spotify extension for Gemini.

Singing aloud

Wearables

TicWatch Pro 5 next to Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and Pixel Watch

One of our favorite Android smartwatches just hit a new low for Black Friday! But hurry, because there are limited quantities

By Derrek Lee last updated 28 November 24

Clip it This long-lasting Wear OS smartwatch is on sale at its lowest price for Black Friday.

Clip it

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra sitting atop the Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra just got a surprise Black Friday deal, and it's the lowest price we've ever seen

By Nicholas Sutrich last updated 28 November 24

Ultra savings The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is normally $650, but this deal drops that to $450 for the first time ever.

Ultra savings

Tshaka experiences the Fitbit x SoulCycle partnership

Black Friday Fitbit frenzy: Save tons of cash on Charge, Inspire, Sense, Versa, and Pixel watches

By Michael L Hicks last updated 28 November 24

Black Friday 2024 Whether you want a tiny inspire 3, feature-packed Charge 6, health-focused Sense 2, or Wear OS-ready Pixel Watch 3, there are some great Black Friday deals for all of them.

Black Friday 2024

A collection of the best Garmin watches owned by the author: The Venu 3, Forerunner 965, 955, 265, and 255 Music, Instinct 2 Solar and 2X Solar, and Vivomove Trend.

I own way too many Garmin smartwatches; keep these Black Friday Garmin deals on your radar

By Michael L Hicks last updated 28 November 24

Grab some Garmin Garmin's holiday sale is LIVE, and retailers all over the web are dropping major discounts on some of our favorite smartwatches.

Grab some Garmin

Walk off the turkey with this EPIC Black Friday smartwatch deal — score 40% off the Ticwatch Pro 5 (while you still can)

By Patrick Farmer published 27 November 24

Time is running out As part of its lineup of Black Friday deals, Amazon is carving a record-smashing 40% off the top-rated Ticwatch Pro 5 for a limited time.

Time is running out

A pile of Wear OS watches: The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, 6, 6 Classic, and 5 Pro; the Google Pixel Watch 3 and 2; and the OnePlus Watch 2R.

Every Android smartwatch has a Black Friday deal; here's how I'd choose as a wearable expert

By Michael L Hicks published 27 November 24

Wear OS Weekly Rather than choose your next Android watch based on price, I'll run through the pros and cons for each Wear OS brand and generation to help you choose.

Wear OS Weekly

Accessories

CASETiFY's two-tone case for the Samsung Galaxy S24

Get the CASETiFY phone cover of your dreams this Black Friday for a neat discount

By Namerah Saud Fatmi published 28 November 24

Case 'em up CASETiFY's incredible phone cases and accessories for Samsung, Google, and more are seeing Black Friday discounts already!

Case 'em up

Hurry! Drown out the family drama with $80 OFF our favorite wireless earbuds during Best Buy's Black Friday sale

By Zachary Visconti published 28 November 24

Black Friday Earbud Deals The perfect value and quality pick for wireless earbuds.

Black Friday Earbud Deals

A pair of Sony XM4 headphones sitting next to a pothos plant

This isn't a typo — Sony's best-selling WH-1000XM4 headphones are down to $194 for Black Friday

By Harish Jonnalagadda last updated 28 November 24

Go go go Sony's WH-1000XM4 headphones continue to be among the best around, and they are now down to just $194. This is a deal you don't want to miss.

Go go go

Black Friday HDD and SSD deals 2024 — early discounts on the best storage drives

By Patrick Farmer last updated 28 November 24

Prep early Black Friday is a couple of weeks away, but you can already score some great deals if you're in the market for SSD or external hard drives.

Prep early

Carlinkit 5.0 (2air) unit stuck to dashboard next to Android Auto screen.

Carlinkit 5.0 (2air) review: Cord-free Android Auto for less

By Ted Kritsonis published 27 November 24

Quick link The Carlinkit 5.0 (2air) has one job to do, which is enable a wireless connection between your phone and vehicle to run Android Auto, and it manages that well enough.

Quick link

Gaming

A Meta Quest 3S alongside a Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5 controller

Black Friday makes it the perfect time to finally buy a VR console

By Nicholas Sutrich published 28 November 24

Real next-gen gaming Playing games no longer means you have to be glued to a TV, and a VR console means you don't even have to see your usual four walls, either.

Real next-gen gaming