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The Evening Update: Xbox Tests Pay-Per-Hour Cloud Gaming as Google Paywalls Fitbit Air Trends

The Evening Update for October 25, 2026: Xbox cloud gaming hour packs, Fitbit Air health trend paywall, and Oppo ColorOS 17 Agent Mode.

By Bytevyte Editorial

Evening Update

The Evening Update for October 25, 2026 covers Xbox Cloud Gaming's pay-per-hour test, Google's new Premium paywall for Fitbit Air health trends, and Oppo's file-handling agent on the Find X10 series.

From our newsroom

Xbox Cloud Gaming tests pay-per-hour packs

Xbox Insiders without a Game Pass subscription can now buy cloud playtime in a limited test that began October 21, 2026. Microsoft plans a wider rollout in November. The introductory packs are 10 hours for $3.99, 25 hours for $7.99 and 50 hours for $11.99, which works out to roughly 40 cents per hour for the smallest pack and about 24 cents for the largest. Purchased hours do not expire, and unused time carries over from month to month. Microsoft calls these launch prices and has not set a final price for the broader release. Read our full report on the Xbox packs.

Google has placed the blood pressure and insulin resistance trend reports for the $99.99 Fitbit Air behind Google Health Premium, which costs $9.99 per month. The same features stay free on Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5. The change arrives with version 5.11 of the Google Health app, and the first monthly summaries reach users early in November. Blood pressure trends need at least five consecutive days of wear in a month, while insulin resistance trends need seven days and nights. Google describes both as general wellness indicators, not clinical readings or a screening tool. Read our full report on the Fitbit Air change.

Also in the news

Oppo's ColorOS 17 Agent Mode acts on phone files

Gadgets Now reports that Oppo's ColorOS 17 Agent Mode can carry out multi-step tasks on files stored on a phone, with the user's permission. Oppo's example covers a trip, where flight tickets, hotel bookings and attraction passes are gathered into one folder, renamed by content and date, and turned into an itinerary. The feature debuts on the Find X10 series. The Find X10 Pro Max launched October 22 and goes on sale in India on October 29, 2026, priced at Rs 1,99,999. Gadgets Now's report on the Find X10 Pro Max adds that this price limits early hands-on access to buyers already planning flagship spending.

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