The Google Play Store's new "Download Buddy" feature will roll out with version 33.5 of the app, according to the "what's new in Google System Updates" page!
This feature was first spotted by @AssembleDebug two months back, and it basically lets you view the progress of apps you're downloading while you're browsing the Play Store. Here's a video of it in action.
When it rolls out, there will be a "show download progress" toggle that controls this feature under the Play Store's "Notification settings". Its denoscription reads: "Show a small indicator of download progress when using Google Play."
(Screenshot credits: AssembleDebug)
This feature was first spotted by @AssembleDebug two months back, and it basically lets you view the progress of apps you're downloading while you're browsing the Play Store. Here's a video of it in action.
When it rolls out, there will be a "show download progress" toggle that controls this feature under the Play Store's "Notification settings". Its denoscription reads: "Show a small indicator of download progress when using Google Play."
(Screenshot credits: AssembleDebug)
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The Google Play Store's new "Download Buddy" feature will roll out with version 33.5 of the app, according to the "what's new in Google System Updates" page! This feature was first spotted by @AssembleDebug two months back, and it basically lets you view…
Newer screenshots showing the feature in action, as well as the updated text for the feature's settings toggle, courtesy of @AssembleDebug.
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Features sometimes disappear in Android without any explanation. Android 11 introduced IORap (I/O Read Ahead Process), a feature that improves app startup times by predicting which I/O will be required and doing it ahead of time. IORap was silently removed in Android 13.
The cool thing about IORap is that app startup times would be improved without developers needing to make any changes to their apps. You can read about how it worked in this blog post from AndroidDev. IORap was also brought up by the Android engineering team during their annual AMA on /r/AndroidDev.
It was brought to my attention the other day (by arter97 on Twitter) that this feature was removed from Android recently. I looked/asked around and couldn't find out why. If you know why, let me know!
Here's the AOSP commit in question.
EDIT: The bug reported in this Issue Tracker post may be related to why IORap was removed. The exact reasoning still isn't clear, but the timing and the statement at the end line up.
The cool thing about IORap is that app startup times would be improved without developers needing to make any changes to their apps. You can read about how it worked in this blog post from AndroidDev. IORap was also brought up by the Android engineering team during their annual AMA on /r/AndroidDev.
It was brought to my attention the other day (by arter97 on Twitter) that this feature was removed from Android recently. I looked/asked around and couldn't find out why. If you know why, let me know!
Here's the AOSP commit in question.
EDIT: The bug reported in this Issue Tracker post may be related to why IORap was removed. The exact reasoning still isn't clear, but the timing and the statement at the end line up.
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Finally get to experience Android 13 on an OEM device in my possession, thanks to ASUS rolling it out to the Zenfone 9 today. It isn't based on the recent Android 13 QPR1 release, but it does have the latest December 2022 security patches!
Like I said the other day, the new unified Security & Privacy settings won't be exclusive to Pixels. I had to manually enable it using the shell command I mentioned before, but here it is on the Zenfone 9.
Like I said the other day, the new unified Security & Privacy settings won't be exclusive to Pixels. I had to manually enable it using the shell command I mentioned before, but here it is on the Zenfone 9.
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Finally get to experience Android 13 on an OEM device in my possession, thanks to ASUS rolling it out to the Zenfone 9 today. It isn't based on the recent Android 13 QPR1 release, but it does have the latest December 2022 security patches! Like I said the…
Let's see what Google thinks are the most important Android 13 features to introduce users to! This "Welcome to Android 13" notification is part of the "Android Upgrade Party" initiative I mention in this article.
1) Runtime permission for notifications
2) Cross-device copy/paste
3) Photo Picker
4) Update media player
5) Per-app languages
1) Runtime permission for notifications
2) Cross-device copy/paste
3) Photo Picker
4) Update media player
5) Per-app languages
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If you're wondering how Android's "Private Compute Core" really works, Google has just shared a technical whitepaper that describes its processes and mechanisms in-depth, complete with helpful diagrams!
Blog post | Private Compute Services sources
Blog post | Private Compute Services sources
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Support for passkeys has been added to the stable version of Google Chrome (M108) for Android, Windows 11, and macOS! Passkeys are a replacement for passwords, which are prone to being leaked or phished.
By the way, the next episode of my Android Bytes podcast will covers passkeys and why you should care. We invited two awesome guests who have done a lot of public outreach on passkeys to come onto the show and explain things at a high level. Give it a listen when it's out!
"Introducing passkeys in Chrome" - Chromium Blog | My Twitter thread on the previous announcement
By the way, the next episode of my Android Bytes podcast will covers passkeys and why you should care. We invited two awesome guests who have done a lot of public outreach on passkeys to come onto the show and explain things at a high level. Give it a listen when it's out!
"Introducing passkeys in Chrome" - Chromium Blog | My Twitter thread on the previous announcement
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