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JBL and its sister brand Harman Kardon are hosting numerous deals for Black Friday, and we've put together the best ones for you guys. There is something for everyone here, with headphones, speakers, and soundbars for people who want good audio quality from a trusted brand. Some notable deals include the portable Link Music speaker at $50 (50% off), as well as the Link Bar soundbar with Android TV and Google Assistant built-in for just $250 (38% off).
Read MoreSave on Google Assistant speakers, Bluetooth earbuds, and more in JBL's Black Friday sale was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Mozilla has been working on a brand new version of Firefox for Android based on a revised rendering engine for some time and aims to publish it to the stable channel next year. For now though, Firefox Preview 3.0 has arrived, and it brings along enhanced tracking protection, an updated overflow menu, the ability to move the navigation bar to the top, and many other improvements.
Enhanced tracking protection is now fully available on Android.
Read MoreFirefox Preview 3.0 comes with enhanced tracking protection, optional toolbar on top, and more was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Mesh routers are a boon for our modern tech-filled households. No longer do we have to worry about devices not getting a decent connection in the far reaches of our houses, nor do we have to keep babysitting the network, making sure things work as expected, or using unreliable extenders. Mesh systems are smarter, more powerful, and often more stable than a simple router. If you'd like to see what the fuss about them is and save a pretty penny in the process, you can now get between $100 and $220 off on Linksys' Velop mesh.
Read MoreSay goodbye to your network woes with the Linksys Velop mesh router, now up to $220 off was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Android-compatible smartwatches are a dime a dozen, but good ones with a good balance of features, responsive UX, and battery life are hard to come by. Among these rarities are Samsung's Tizen smartwatches, and today you can get the fantastic Galaxy Watch Active for $150, an all-time low price.
The Watch Active was announced along the Galaxy S10, so it's not even a year old yet. The Watch Active2 was released after it and cost $80 more, which is why the first model remains an appealing choice, especially since most issues we found with it during our initial review have now been ironed: it has received an update that enables a rotating bezel and adds more watchfaces, and it's also got better swim tracking if you care about that.
Read MoreGet the excellent Samsung Galaxy Watch Active for $150 ($50 off) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Asus offers a wide range of capable Chromebooks, and many of them are available for reduced prices this Black Friday. The deals start with the entry-level Chromebook C223, which is available for just $160 across multiple retailers, but you'll see the biggest savings when you get a Chromebook Flip C302 with an Intel Core m5 — it's going for only $450, which is $150 less than the usual price. The other deals hover around reductions of $50 to $100, with many Chromebooks seeing their lowest-ever prices.
Read MoreSave up to $150 on Asus Chromebooks this Black Friday was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
The Fossil Gen 5 is currently one of the best Wear OS smartwatches you can get if you want to invest in Google's vision for wearables. Only about three months after the initial release, it's already heavily discounted on Amazon. You can save $90 on the Carlyle Stainless Steel and the more feminine Julianna Stainless Steel variants of the watch as they're down to just $205.
Read MoreGet Fossil's Gen 5 smartwatches for only $185 ($110 off) (Updated) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Note 10 devices have consistently topped their rivals by bringing a complete package to the table. For this Black Friday, the entire range of 2019 Samsung flagships has been marked down by $200 across several stores. On top of that, Samsung and some other retailers are throwing in a free pair of Galaxy Buds (worth $129) with all Galaxy S10 and Note 10 models, except for the Galaxy S10e.
Read MoreAll Galaxy S10 & Note 10 models are down by $200, free Galaxy Buds thrown in was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Back in 2016, the OnePlus 3 was a shock to the smartphone market, following up on the underwhelming OnePlus 2 with flagship-grade specs at a disruptive $400 price. Sadly, it's the end of an era for both it and the spec-bumped Oneplus 3T, as the pair of phones are getting their very last update.
Read MoreOnePlus 3 and 3T get their very last updates following three years of software support (Update: Downloads) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Stadia Pro subscribers who pay $10 a month for expanded access and perks to Google's game streaming service currently have free passes for Destiny 2 and Samurai Shodown — as long as members keep paying for that subscription, they don't need to purchase the actual game to play it.
Read MoreStadia Pro adds Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Farming Simulator 19 as free games on December 1 (Update: Refund for purchases) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Many of the Stadia Founder’s Edition preorders were canceled en masse days before the gaming service’s hyped debut on Tuesday. A fault in Google Store’s payment gateway initially put some orders with the limited-edition package on hold, but the issue was further aggravated when the troubleshooting steps also failed. In no time, Stadia’s subreddit was swarmed by affected buyers going on about the entire episode, which finally helped grab Google’s attention.
Read MoreSome Stadia pre-orders were incorrectly canceled, but Google is starting to replace them (Updated) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Your Twitter follower count might take a nosedive next month. That's when the company says it will begin a purge of inactive accounts, ostensibly because it needs people to agree to its new privacy policy.
Read MoreTwitter will begin deleting inactive accounts next month (Update: Further clarification) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
In time for the holiday season, Google today announced that it's flipping on the Nest Hello winter ringtones. Just like during Halloween, you have a number of options to choose from in the Nest app to bring the festive spirit to everyone visiting your home.
Since the holidays pan out a little differently depending on your religion, there are a four themes with a total of ten tunes to choose from: Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s, and "nondenominational winter sounds" are all available, though the latter includes a sleigh bells ring that does have a strong Christmas vibe to it.
Read MoreJingle (Door)Bells: Winter ringtones are now available on Nest Hello (Update: Ringtone previews) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Black Friday is only two weeks away, and the internet is bursting at the seams with potential savings. Joining the fray of deals that have graced the front page of Android Police — like the ones from Best Buy, Target, Amazon, and more — the retail behemoth Walmart has unveiled its list of Black Friday discounts.
Read MoreWalmart announces big Black Friday deals on Android phones, Chromebooks, TVs, and a ton more (Update: Live) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Home Depot may not be known as the biggest tech retailer, but if you're outfitting a smart home it is the place to go especially now, as their Black Friday sale brings many of the most popular smart home and security products down in price. We've compiled some of the best deals so you don't have to hunt through the catalog yourself. All the following deals will be available starting Thanksgiving morning at 6AM EST, though some others can be had now — availability is noted in both cases.
Read MoreEvery Black Friday deal worth checking out at Home Depot was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
"Flip to Shhh" launched with the Pixel 3 as a way to quickly enable Do Not Disturb on your phone by simply turning it so the display was face down. Even though the feature shouldn't have required any special hardware or capabilities, Google chose to keep it exclusive to the Pixel 3 and didn't bring it to its older devices. That's changing with the latest Digital Wellbeing beta, which enables the feature on the Pixel 2.
Read More'Flip to Shhh' comes to the Pixel 2 with latest Digital Wellbeing beta [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Dark theme and night mode are a boon for those who like to stare at their smartphone screens in a pitch-dark room while regretting staying up late. What further adds to this convenience is an in-app option to automatically match the default system theme settings. Wikipedia is bringing exactly that to its beta app for Android.
Under the App theme section of the Settings menu, you’ll find a new toggle switch with Match system theme mentioned against it.
Read More(Update: Stable) Wikipedia beta now follows system dark theme settings on Android 10 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
The Google Assistant may be a polyglot among its AI-powered virtual brethren, but what mars the experience is its lingual inconsistency across supported platforms. Even though it’s been conversing in Hindi and Vietnamese on phones for long, the support for Android TV was just added. The two Asian languages join a small list of languages that the Assistant can understand and speak on your big screen.
Aside from these two, the Google Assistant on your Android TV can talk in English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Spanish.
Read MoreGoogle Assistant on Android TV gains support for Hindi and Vietnamese was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
Oppo has made a concerted effort to sell more products in Europe recently, with its Reno 10x Zoom fronting its campaign. The hardware has been pretty impressive, but the software experience still leaves a little to be desired — Color OS isn't as well received by western users. This situation could be set to improve soon though, as Oppo has unveiled the latest version of its skin, based on Android 10.
Read More(Update: International schedule) Color OS 7 will soon bring Android 10 to Oppo phones was written by the awesome team at Android Police.