Google Pixel smartphone

Published Nov 3, 2026, 6:00 AM EST

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another. I delight in looking at the phone market from as many angles as possible, and while my opinions may be odd, at times, they're always from the heart as much as the head.

I have a background in the mobile accessories world, which explains my odd enthusiasm for cases and things that clip onto smartphones.

I worked for Digital Trends from 2017 to 2025 .

Sign in to your Android Police account

Snapseed , Google's excellent editing app , is rolling out a massive new update on Android and iOS.

Snapseed 4.2 will introduce a number of new and powerful ways to interact with your photos, adding motion blur and depth-based lens blur, and even allowing users to import their LUTs color grading presets from Lightroom.…