Your phone can alert you when prices drop; here's how

Have you ever found something you wanted to buy, only to wonder whether the price might drop next week? Maybe it's a new pair of headphones, a kitchen appliance or a gift you've had your eye on.

You could keep checking the website every day, but who has time for that? Here's something you may not realize.

Your phone can help watch prices for you.

Apple's Safari browser has a feature that monitors website changes, while Google's shopping tools offer price tracking on supported products.

That means you can spend less time refreshing product listings and more time deciding whether a deal is actually worth your money.

I'll show you how to set up these alerts on an Apple iPhone , Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel.

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8 SERIOUSLY ANNOYING TASKS YOU CAN HAND OFF TO AN AI AGENT Apple introduced a feature called Notify Me in Safari with iOS 27 .

Instead of returning to a website to see whether something has changed, you can tell Safari what to watch.

For example, you might ask Safari to notify you when a pair of headphones drops below $150.