The Google Pixel 9 finally lets you choose when to transfer data from your old phone.

You're no longer limited to transferring data during initial setup, you can do it later if you want.

I took some images of this new feature at last week's event. You can see them in this article.

The Samsung Galaxy Ring is Qi2 certified! However, it doesn't support magnetic charging. If you thought that Qi2 = magnetic charging, then I'm sorry to disappoint.

Find My Device can locate your Google Pixel 9 even when it's powered off! The Pixel 9 can broadcast Bluetooth beacons even when the phone is shut down or out of battery.

Details on how this works can be found in this article on Android Police.

The Pixel 9 is Google’s first phone to support display output out of the box, but it still isn't very useful.

Details of what you can do with display output on the Pixel 9 can be found in my latest article for Android Police.

The Pixel Recorder app’s summaries aren’t as useless on the Google Pixel 9, finally! The Pixel 8 couldn’t even handle trannoscripts of recordings that were over 15 minutes in length, but the Pixel 9 can handle much longer ones.

More details on this change can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.

This will make some people really happy: The Pixel 9 can record phone calls!

The Pixel 9 is the first Google phone to support call recording. No root/modifications needed.

Here's how to do it.

The screenshot overlay has gotten an upgrade on the Google Pixel 9:

It can now proactively suggest adding events to your calendar when a date is detected in your screenshot.

More details on this new feature can be found in this article on Android Authority.

Incoming: Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1.

Build ID is AP41.240726.009.

Android 15 could soon have a much, much better screen recording system.

Google is revamping the screen recording & screen sharing experience so you don't have to pull down the status bar anymore.

Full details + a demo can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.

Android 15's revamped desktop mode takes one step closer to release

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 1 adds a new toggle to enable the revamped desktop mode, but it doesn’t work yet.

For more details on the progress of Android's revamped desktop mode, read this article on Android Authority.

Android 15 could add new settings to manage your external display

A new page in the Settings app will let you tweak the resolution and rotation of external displays.

I managed to enable the new page and grab some screenshots, which you can find in this article on Android Authority.

Do Not Disturb mode is being supercharged in Android 15

Google is preparing to bring back Priority Modes in Android 15, and they're much more customizable than DND mode.

Full details and screenshots can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.

Are you a fan of Niagara Launcher? Their latest beta update, out now, adds support for two of Android 15's biggest new features: app archiving and Private Space.

The full changelog and some hands-on videos can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.

Unfortunately, third-party launchers like Niagara Launcher are unable to support Private Space with 1:1 parity to the Pixel Launcher. This is because Google restricted certain necessary APIs to system launchers only. Full details on this issue are in the article.