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Android 15 is finally hitting Pixel Watch models with Wear OS 5.1 update

The March 2025 update for Pixel Watches brings a new Wear OS version, but there's not much in terms of new OS features.

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-watch-wear-os-android-15-3532140/
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📱It's official: The One UI 7 stable release is happening in April, according to Samsung!

Also, the beta will be coming to more devices soon.

Additional details can be found 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/one-ui-7-official-release-date-3532219/
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🔎 A huge update is coming to Google Search!

Google has announced an experimental "AI Mode" powered by Gemini 2.0 that can answer more complex questions and supports multi-part queries as well as follow-up questions.

More details + video👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-search-ai-mode-experiment-3532243/

(ICYMI: Google will soon add a dedicated button to the Google Search widget that launches its new AI Mode. Here's what it'll look like.)
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🗺 Google Maps is the first app to support Android 16's Live Updates feature

Google Maps will show your ETA and time to next turn in a status bar chip on Android 16

Screenshots + more details can be found👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-live-updates-3532808/
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📱FIRST LOOK: Lock screen widgets are coming to phones in Android 16 QPR1!

Google confirmed the news today, but they didn't share any images. I enabled the feature and recorded a quick hands-on video demoing it!

Video + details can be found👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/lock-screen-widgets-on-phones-demo-3532896/
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🖥 FIRST LOOK: Android may soon add PC-like external display management tools!

Google is working on new external display management features for Android, including the ability to rearrange displays and move the mouse between them.

Video demo + details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-external-display-management-3533257/
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🚨Google just confirmed it's dropping Android 16 Beta 3 tomorrow!
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🎮 Big news from Google Play ahead of GDC '25:


- Play Games on PC is opening up to AMD PCs
- All Android games are coming to Play Games on PC
- Native PC games are now accepted, too

Basically, Google is trying to compete with Steam and Epic Games!

Full details on Android Authority 👇

🔗 Google Play Games on PC is opening the floodgates of app support

🔗 Google is turning its Play Games app for PC into a Steam competitor

🔗 Google Play Games on PC is adding a handy sidebar with access to quick controls and more

🔗 Google will soon let you play Android games on your AMD-powered PC
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💻 Vulkan is becoming the official graphics driver for Android!

Android is moving to a "modern, unified rendering stack with Vulkan at its core."

Here's what you should know about this big change, including details Google didn't mention👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/porting-pc-games-to-android-3534575/
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💻 Google just released a new Gemini feature in Android Studio!

The update adds multimodal support to Gemini in Android Studio. You can now attach images directly to Gemini prompts to get insights on technical diagrams or generate code skeletons from design mocks.
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🚨It's HERE: Android 16 Beta 3 is rolling out!

With Beta 3, Android 16 has reached Platform Stability! This means APIs & system behaviors are finalized, and developers can publish Android 16-targeting apps on Google Play.

One beta left!

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-beta-3-3534590/
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🛜Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new Local Network Protection feature.

Currently, any app with the Internet permission can communicate with devices on your local network. With LNP, apps will need permission to do so.

More details on how this works 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-beta-3-3534590/
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🎧 Android 16 adds support for Auracast, ie. audio streaming over Bluetooth LE Audio!

This feature is already live in the DPs/Betas, but Google is finally talking about it today.

More info on what Auracast support means for you can be found 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-auracast-support-3534869
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🥚The Android 16 Easter egg hints at Android's new Live Updates feature

The Easter egg in Android 16 adds support for Live Updates, a new type of notification for ongoing activities. Sadly, the Live Updates feature is disabled in Beta 3.

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-easter-egg-3533677/
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🔔Oh boy: Android could soon summarize your notifications for you, similar to iOS

One of the most controversial Apple Intelligence features is coming to Android, but thankfully with more limitations out of the box.

Full details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-notification-summaries-3533720/
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🖥 This could be HUGE: Google is working on a new desktop mode for Android phones called Desktop View

Desktop View may be a full desktop mode experience for Android phones, and a new developer option is in the works that'll let you test it.

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-desktop-view-3533755/
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⚙️ Google is preparing a big redesign of Android’s Settings app

The new design brings proper Material Design 3 switches, places each item in cards, adds carets, and more.

Screenshots + more details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-expressive-settings-3533796/
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⚙️ Android’s new Quick Settings panel is looking better than ever in Android 16 Beta 3

Yes, Google's still working on a split notifications/Quick Settings panel - it's not dead, just not sure when it'll go live.

Here's our latest look at the feature👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-redesign-hands-on-3534161/
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