📱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/
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/
Android Authority
Lock screen widgets are coming to phones in Android 16 QPR1: Here's a first look
The first quarterly release of Android 16 will bring lock screen widgets to phones, and we have an early look at the feature!
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Android 16 could add PC-like external display tools, and we have a first look
Android may get new external display management features, like the ability to rearrange displays and move the mouse between them.
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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
- 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/
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/
Android Authority
Here's how Google is making it easier for developers to port PC games to Android
Google wants to make it easier to port PC games to Android, so it's announced a bunch of new Android features and tools to help game devs.
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Mishaal's Android News Feed
💻 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.a…
By the way, if you're hungry for some Android 17 news ... here's an important tidbit:
New SoCs launching with support for Android 17 will be required to fully support Vulkan 1.4! Android 17 will also require new devices to use ANGLE for most applications.
Read the full article on Android Authority for more details.
New SoCs launching with support for Android 17 will be required to fully support Vulkan 1.4! Android 17 will also require new devices to use ANGLE for most applications.
Read the full article on Android Authority for more details.
Android Authority
Here's how Google is making it easier for developers to port PC games to Android
Google wants to make it easier to port PC games to Android, so it's announced a bunch of new Android features and tools to help game devs.
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🤖 New features are coming to Google Gemini, including:
- Gemini can reference your Google Search history
- Deep Research now uses 2.0 Flash Thinking model
- Enhancements to 2.0 Flash Thinking, including new app support
- General availability for Gems
- Gemini can reference your Google Search history
- Deep Research now uses 2.0 Flash Thinking model
- Enhancements to 2.0 Flash Thinking, including new app support
- General availability for Gems
Android Authority
Gemini can now peek at your Google Search history to personalize responses
Google is introducing Gemini with personalization, an experimental feature that gives the AI access to your Google Search history and more.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Android 16 Beta 3 arrives with some clever accessibility upgrades
Android 16 Beta 3 is ready for testing on your Pixel phone now with new accessibility features.
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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/
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
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
Android Authority
Pixel 9 owners can now stream Auracast Bluetooth audio directly to their hearing devices
Google has rolled out the third beta for Android 16. The beta introduces new features, including support for Auracast.
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Mishaal's Android News Feed
🚨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👇 🔗 http…
Factory images are now available for Android 16 Beta 3. The build ID is BP22.250221.010.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Here's the Android 16 Easter egg and how you can see it
Want to check out the new Android 16 Easter egg? Let's tell you all about it, how you can access it, and what it can do.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Android could soon summarize your notifications for you, similar to iOS
Google is testing a new feature in Android 16 that automatically summarizes notifications of conversations for you.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Google is working on a new desktop mode for Android phones called Desktop View
Google is testing Desktop View in Android 16, a full-fledged desktop mode experience that could rival Samsung DeX.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Google is preparing a big redesign of Android’s Settings app, and we have a first look
The Android Settings app could see some major design changes in a future Android release, and Android Authority has a first look.
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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/
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/
Android Authority
Android’s new Quick Settings panel is looking better than ever in Android 16 Beta 3
Google is working on a brand new design for Android's notification and Quick Settings panel, and we have another look in Android 16 Beta 3.
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The issue preventing scrcpy from creating virtual displays has been resolved in Android 16 Beta 3!
For context, Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 broke the ability for scrcpy to create virtual displays, as the requisite permissions were removed from shell.
Google added these permissions back in Beta 3, but it warns these permissions are only held by shell for testing purposes and may be removed again in the future without notice.
For context, Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 broke the ability for scrcpy to create virtual displays, as the requisite permissions were removed from shell.
Google added these permissions back in Beta 3, but it warns these permissions are only held by shell for testing purposes and may be removed again in the future without notice.
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🔋You can now view your Pixel 9's battery health in Android 16 Beta 3!
A new Battery Health page has been added under Settings > Battery, where you can view the remaining battery capacity, adjust charging optimization, and see battery tips.
Screenshots👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-battery-health-3534961/
A new Battery Health page has been added under Settings > Battery, where you can view the remaining battery capacity, adjust charging optimization, and see battery tips.
Screenshots👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-battery-health-3534961/
Android Authority
Android 16 Beta 3 gets honest about your battery's diminishing capacity
Android 16 introduces new tools for keeping track of your phone's battery health with today's Beta 3 release.
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🕜 Android could put your beautiful lock screen clock in the notifications panel
Google is experimenting with putting the lock screen clock in more surfaces, including the top of the notifications panel
Click 👇 for a first look at this new feature
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/lock-screen-clock-in-notifications-3535046/
Google is experimenting with putting the lock screen clock in more surfaces, including the top of the notifications panel
Click 👇 for a first look at this new feature
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/lock-screen-clock-in-notifications-3535046/
Android Authority
Android could put your beautiful lock screen clock in the notifications panel
Google is preparing to put the lock screen clock in the notifications panel. Here's an early look at this feature in Android 16 Beta 3.
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🔋🪫Android may soon make the battery icon a whole lot more colorful
Google is testing new background colors for the battery icon.
These aren't live in Beta 3 but are part of Google's continued efforts to revamp the status bar icons.
Screenshots 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-new-battery-icon-3534047/
Google is testing new background colors for the battery icon.
These aren't live in Beta 3 but are part of Google's continued efforts to revamp the status bar icons.
Screenshots 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-new-battery-icon-3534047/
Android Authority
Android may soon make the battery icon a whole lot more colorful
Google is testing a new battery icon in Android 16 that's a lot more dynamic and colorful, and we have a first look at the new design!
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