Samsung’s newest foldable finally feels Ultra
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra might not be exactly the same as it’s flagship S26 Ultra counterpart, but it gets pretty close.
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Stick around after the Samsung event for a Vergecast livestream!
We’ll be live shortly after the event ends, talking phones and watches and foldables and flippables and AI and everything else Samsung has to share today. Come hang, bring thoughts and questions, tell us whether wide fold or tall fold is the way. See you there! [Media: https://www.youtube.com/live/rI_qWxiZeOQ?si=HAdP2n1kdLsIUgVF]
Samsung’s also got an AI health assistant coming.
By leveraging data sourced from a Galaxy smartphone, smartwatch, or smart ring, the new Samsung Health Assistant can help users better understand their health while also providing guidance and recommendations on how they can improve it through “meaningful changes in their lifestyle.” The assistant is now in beta for eligible users in the US. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/samsunghealth.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Samsung Unpacked 2026: all the news from the July foldable launch
Samsung is set to reveal a bunch of new foldables at its second Galaxy Unpacked of 2026. Follow along with the news here.
Samsung just updated its Galaxy Watch app.
Android Authority spotted that a new version of the Galaxy Wearable app is rolling out with a simplified three-tab layout, refined UI, and new home tab with useful shortcuts to key watch settings. It’s presumably no coincidence that it lands the same day Samsung is due to launch new Galaxy Watches at Unpacked. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Screen-Shot-2026-07-22-at-10.44.24-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: How to watch
Samsung is gearing up to launch several new foldables — including a wider Galaxy Z Fold 8 — during its Galaxy Unpacked event in London. Here’s how and when you can watch the event live.
Here’s another look at Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy watches.
Marketing materials for the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 have been shared online by leaker Evan Blass. The Galaxy Watch 9 reportedly features a Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, and is shown in three color options. The Watch Ultra 2 upgrades reportedly include a 800mAh battery and up to 5,000 nits of peak brightness. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Samsung-galaxy-watch-9-color-options-leak.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-2-design.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-2-titanium.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
This jumping $800 robot camera dog filled me with joy
The Mondo Robotics Beni, launching on Kickstarter today, is a robust and agile robot camera that can jump, flip, and follow you down stairs. It’s shipping this fall.
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
At Google I/O, the company showed off the latest Android XR demos, Project Aura, and new designs for Samsung’s collab with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.
Oppo’s new phone has one camera too many
The Oppo Find X9 Ultra has the best 10x telephoto lens yet, and several other fantastic cameras, but would be a better phone without it.
Apple will have a product guy as CEO again
John Ternus is going to be Apple’s next CEO, and given his decades of hardware experience at the company, he could prove to be another product-focused CEO.
Read Tim Cook’s letter to the Apple world as he departs as CEO
Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook has written a letter to the community, thanking them for their support during his 15-year tenure.
Everything is iPhone now
Apple released the first iPhone with many limitations, but Steve Jobs and Jony Ive were able to change those limitations into opportunities. And it’s still the biggest thing going.
Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history
iMacs. iBooks. iPods. For 10 years after Steve Jobs came back, Apple couldn’t miss.
Giveaway nine!
[Image: Some of the actual items in the giveaway. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/verge-titw-giveaway-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] The ninth Today I’m Toying With giveaway is live. Each week, I give away gadgets from my TITW videos, because I can’t ethically keep them! You can enter each new giveaway at theverge.com/TITW (or by email, see the rules) starting 9AM each Wednesday; I draw a winner a week later.
Operation Bluebird is back in action.
X sued the startup after it attempted to cancel its ownership of the “Twitter” and “Tweet” trademarks, claiming they had been “abandoned.” But a preliminary ruling from April suggests “X seemed to have given up intellectual property claims,” leading Operation Bluebird’s co-founders to launch the Twitter.now platform, as reported by Ars Technica. The platform is currently available in early access to “founders” who pay $20. [Link: New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/new-twitter-launches-says-musks-x-gave-up-the-name/ | Ars Technica]
Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards
We also spotted discounts on the Scuf Valor Pro, a Cuktech 100W battery pack, and the lowest price yet for Doom: The Dark Ages.
Today’s Vergecast: We break down Meta’s kids safety settlement.
Two-hour usage limits, age verification, and a $17.1 billion payout: We’re breaking down today’s big settlement in Meta’s kids online safety trial. Senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner and senior tech and policy editor Adi Robertson discuss how we got here, why Meta settled, and what this means for the ongoing conversation around teen mental health and social media. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/9UYvoz5Uaw4]