#Gmail
Gmail just got 10 billion downloads record in Play Store
After nearly one month and a few days later, finally another app cross Play Store's 10 billion downloads milestone, and as I expected earlier, it's Gmail.
It easily the next app to cross this milestone since majority of OEMs preinstalled it in their phones. It is the seventh app to ever reach this big milestone if you are wondering, the previous app that cross the milestone is Chrome.
Which app is going to be the next? Well, I bet it will be Drive, once again wish me luck, we will check back at a later date.
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Gmail just got 10 billion downloads record in Play Store
After nearly one month and a few days later, finally another app cross Play Store's 10 billion downloads milestone, and as I expected earlier, it's Gmail.
It easily the next app to cross this milestone since majority of OEMs preinstalled it in their phones. It is the seventh app to ever reach this big milestone if you are wondering, the previous app that cross the milestone is Chrome.
Which app is going to be the next? Well, I bet it will be Drive, once again wish me luck, we will check back at a later date.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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#News
A message from Google to Apple, stop the message bullying
Android Authority
Talking about iMessage and Android, you might know that when someone sent out a message from Android to iOS users, they will receive a green bubble instead of the default blue, which means they are receiving it via SMS. Just recently, Google once again stand out to response and wanted to unify the messaging experience between the two platform.
Android official Twitter account posted out a tweet saying that "iMessage should not benefit from bullying. Google's Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer also tweeted out with a reaction to a Wall Street Journal article on the iPhone’s dominance among teens.
A few months ago, he also has already starting to push out the message. This time they manage to capture more attention. iMessage is one of the most used messaging service in US. For other countries, this type of "bully" rarely exist, but still, it will be nice to see Google and Apple can unified the messaging experience.
A message from Google to Apple, stop the message bullying
Android Authority
Talking about iMessage and Android, you might know that when someone sent out a message from Android to iOS users, they will receive a green bubble instead of the default blue, which means they are receiving it via SMS. Just recently, Google once again stand out to response and wanted to unify the messaging experience between the two platform.
Android official Twitter account posted out a tweet saying that "iMessage should not benefit from bullying. Google's Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer also tweeted out with a reaction to a Wall Street Journal article on the iPhone’s dominance among teens.
A few months ago, he also has already starting to push out the message. This time they manage to capture more attention. iMessage is one of the most used messaging service in US. For other countries, this type of "bully" rarely exist, but still, it will be nice to see Google and Apple can unified the messaging experience.
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Google Pixel Hub
#Wallpapers #EasterEgg New "Curated Culture" wallpapers celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities Made By Google 3rd December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Around the world, there are a lot of disabilities which couldn't…
#Wallpapers #EasterEgg
New January "Curated Culture" wallpapers celebrate new year of 2022, come with beigh prints
Made By Google | Previous post
It's been a while since we entered the year of 2022. I hope everyone here are having great health, meanwhile Google has also released three new "Curated Culture" wallpapers.
These wallpapers are made Daren Thomas Magee. The theme of the wallpaper is kind of something refreshing new when viewing it.
All these wallpapers can be found in Wallpaper & Styles in Pixel 3 and newer devices. You can also download full quality image down below.
New January "Curated Culture" wallpapers celebrate new year of 2022, come with beigh prints
Made By Google | Previous post
It's been a while since we entered the year of 2022. I hope everyone here are having great health, meanwhile Google has also released three new "Curated Culture" wallpapers.
These wallpapers are made Daren Thomas Magee. The theme of the wallpaper is kind of something refreshing new when viewing it.
All these wallpapers can be found in Wallpaper & Styles in Pixel 3 and newer devices. You can also download full quality image down below.
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Take each day as it comes, and when it ends, rest easy knowing that you’ve done all you can.
You Are The Universe.png
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When the universe began expanding, you were a part of it, you still are, so keep expanding.
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The sun keeps rising and setting, the seasons keep changing, time keeps passing, there’s always a chance for a new beginning.
#Android #GooglePlay
You can now know what fixes & improvements are included with the Google Play system update
9To5Google | Support page
With Android 10, Google introduced a faster way to push update to all Android phones from various OEMs, and that's Google Play system update. For awhile, we don't know what stuff are fixed and improved with all these updates, but Google has recently created a new support page detailing all the information.
December 2021 update is the first update to receive the changelog, with the update bringing improvements to "battery life, device connectivity, network usage, privacy, stability, security, and updatability." Following up is the recent January 2022 update. with Google mentioning that there are improvements for daylight saving time and time zone management.
Google could be posting those information over in the support page on a monthly basis, just like the Android Security Bulletins.
You can now know what fixes & improvements are included with the Google Play system update
9To5Google | Support page
With Android 10, Google introduced a faster way to push update to all Android phones from various OEMs, and that's Google Play system update. For awhile, we don't know what stuff are fixed and improved with all these updates, but Google has recently created a new support page detailing all the information.
December 2021 update is the first update to receive the changelog, with the update bringing improvements to "battery life, device connectivity, network usage, privacy, stability, security, and updatability." Following up is the recent January 2022 update. with Google mentioning that there are improvements for daylight saving time and time zone management.
Google could be posting those information over in the support page on a monthly basis, just like the Android Security Bulletins.
9to5Google
Now you can learn what’s new in each Google Play system update for Android
Google is sharing details of what's new in Google Play system patches, the new update system for recent Android phones, tablets, and more.
Google Pixel Hub
#News A message from Google to Apple, stop the message bullying Android Authority Talking about iMessage and Android, you might know that when someone sent out a message from Android to iOS users, they will receive a green bubble instead of the default blue…
#News
Google said they just want Apple to support RCS in iMessage, not bringing iMessage over to Android
Android Authority | Previous post
Google's Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer earlier has already called out Apple to stop "bullying" with the green/blue bubble stuff. A few days later, he stand out again and wanted to clarify something.
From his tweet, he is clearly mentioning that Google isn't requesting Apple to bring iMessages over to Android, but they hope Apple could add support for RCS in iMessages.
For now, when Android users sent a text message over to iOS users, they are receiving it via SMS which means the bubble will turn green, which causes teens in the US having pressures to switch over to iPhones, as reported by Wall Street Journal recently.
Google said they just want Apple to support RCS in iMessage, not bringing iMessage over to Android
Android Authority | Previous post
Google's Senior Vice President Hiroshi Lockheimer earlier has already called out Apple to stop "bullying" with the green/blue bubble stuff. A few days later, he stand out again and wanted to clarify something.
From his tweet, he is clearly mentioning that Google isn't requesting Apple to bring iMessages over to Android, but they hope Apple could add support for RCS in iMessages.
For now, when Android users sent a text message over to iOS users, they are receiving it via SMS which means the bubble will turn green, which causes teens in the US having pressures to switch over to iPhones, as reported by Wall Street Journal recently.
Android Authority
Google says it doesn't want iMessage on Android. Here's what it wants.
A Google executive has clarified that they don't want iMessage to come to Android, but instead want Apple to implement RCS.
#Android #A13
Android 13 introduced easier and simple way to scan QR codes
Android Police
QR codes are now part of our daily live, this is especially true with the pandemic ongoing. Anyway, soon you can easily scan it without the help of Google services on Android 13.
Soon you will be able use QR scanner from the lock screen. It could probably show a shortcut to the scanner somewhere on the lock screen, but no one is sure for now.
Also in the QS panel, Google has also added a tile dedicated for scanning QR code, which then the system will open a separate view/mode for the action after tapping on it.
Android 13 introduced easier and simple way to scan QR codes
Android Police
QR codes are now part of our daily live, this is especially true with the pandemic ongoing. Anyway, soon you can easily scan it without the help of Google services on Android 13.
Soon you will be able use QR scanner from the lock screen. It could probably show a shortcut to the scanner somewhere on the lock screen, but no one is sure for now.
Also in the QS panel, Google has also added a tile dedicated for scanning QR code, which then the system will open a separate view/mode for the action after tapping on it.
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#Android #A13
Android 13 could bring in redesign audio output picker
Android Police
Nothing too fancy here, but Google is working on a redesigned audio outlet picker for Android 13.
As you can see from the image, the old volume sliders are no longer there and have been replaced by new rounded, fatter ones. The connected audio output device will have a checkmark on the right side, while disconnected device will be grayed out, now it much easier to differentiate.
The design of the audio output picker isn't really polish yet as Android 13 is still in early development, and it might subject to change.
Android 13 could bring in redesign audio output picker
Android Police
Nothing too fancy here, but Google is working on a redesigned audio outlet picker for Android 13.
As you can see from the image, the old volume sliders are no longer there and have been replaced by new rounded, fatter ones. The connected audio output device will have a checkmark on the right side, while disconnected device will be grayed out, now it much easier to differentiate.
The design of the audio output picker isn't really polish yet as Android 13 is still in early development, and it might subject to change.
#Android #A13
You can probably transfer media to nearby devices with a 'tap' on Android 13
Android Police
You can soon transfer and play media with nearby devices wirelessly, with just a single "tap." For now, Android Police said they can only show mockup of how the new feature works, the feature is labeled as "Media TTT" workflow, while “TTT” means “tap to transfer.”
Here's an example of how it works. A user is playing media on the phone, and then another user with another phone get close enough to the other user's device, then there will be a notification chip showing on top. Depend on how far away those two devices are, it will either show you tips that tell you to move closer or show you it is already playing on the other devices.
The feature is currently under development and Google still probably haven't figured out the way to make it work, so it could make it way to the stable release or probably not.
You can probably transfer media to nearby devices with a 'tap' on Android 13
Android Police
You can soon transfer and play media with nearby devices wirelessly, with just a single "tap." For now, Android Police said they can only show mockup of how the new feature works, the feature is labeled as "Media TTT" workflow, while “TTT” means “tap to transfer.”
Here's an example of how it works. A user is playing media on the phone, and then another user with another phone get close enough to the other user's device, then there will be a notification chip showing on top. Depend on how far away those two devices are, it will either show you tips that tell you to move closer or show you it is already playing on the other devices.
The feature is currently under development and Google still probably haven't figured out the way to make it work, so it could make it way to the stable release or probably not.
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#Android #A13
Android 13 might give access switching user profiles from keyguard and disable activating Assistant with home button
Android Police
Android 13 is already leaked out and we know that it will be gaining a quicker way to scan QR code, redesign audio picker, and tap-to-transfer media feature. Besides that, soon you might be able to switch user profiles from the keyguard and also disable triggering Assistant while long-pressing home button.
It's nice to see that you can switch between user profiles from the keyguard, which is something similar to what desktop offer for awhile. For now, no one is sure whether it is arriving for both phones and tablets as the user switching tool vary between both platforms.
Meanwhile, Google has also added option to let users disable long-press home button gestures that activate the Assistant. It's just a very simple toggle that can be found under system navigation settings.
Android 13 might give access switching user profiles from keyguard and disable activating Assistant with home button
Android Police
Android 13 is already leaked out and we know that it will be gaining a quicker way to scan QR code, redesign audio picker, and tap-to-transfer media feature. Besides that, soon you might be able to switch user profiles from the keyguard and also disable triggering Assistant while long-pressing home button.
It's nice to see that you can switch between user profiles from the keyguard, which is something similar to what desktop offer for awhile. For now, no one is sure whether it is arriving for both phones and tablets as the user switching tool vary between both platforms.
Meanwhile, Google has also added option to let users disable long-press home button gestures that activate the Assistant. It's just a very simple toggle that can be found under system navigation settings.
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#Duo
Google is working on a fix for Google Duo audio bug in Android 12
XDA Developers
Android 12 is Google's latest release of the Android operating system, but some stuff just doesn't go well as expected. Google recently found out that there is an audio bug in Google Duo for Android 12 devices, and they are currently working on a fix for it.
Some Android 12 users that use Google Duo has found out there is audio bug and reported over at Duo's support forum. Google later has written a community post regarding the issue:
Google is working on a fix for Google Duo audio bug in Android 12
XDA Developers
Android 12 is Google's latest release of the Android operating system, but some stuff just doesn't go well as expected. Google recently found out that there is an audio bug in Google Duo for Android 12 devices, and they are currently working on a fix for it.
Some Android 12 users that use Google Duo has found out there is audio bug and reported over at Duo's support forum. Google later has written a community post regarding the issue:
"We have discovered that users on Android 12 devices sometimes don’t hear audio when answering a Duo call from an incoming call notification. We are working on a fix, but in the meantime, a workaround is to try the call once more but have your Duo app open so you can answer the call from within the app instead of via the notification alert. Thank you for providing feedback and we’ll keep you posted!"The issue isn't really realised by a lot of users, it probably because there's not a lot of users on Android 12 and some people who use Android 12 aren't even using the service at all. Anyway, bug fixes will be provided soon.
XDA Developers
Google Duo has an audio bug on Android 12, but a fix is on the way
Google is fixing a bug in the Duo calling app that caused audio to be muted on phones and tablets running Android 12.
#Android #A12L
Android 12L Beta 2 released!
The second Android 12L beta build goes live for Pixel devices! Available for Pixel 3a & newer devices, Pixel 6 owners still need to wait though, sadly.
Release date: January 12, 2022
Build version: S2B2.211203.006
Security Patch: January 2022
More info:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/12L/release-notes
Android 12L Beta 2 released!
The second Android 12L beta build goes live for Pixel devices! Available for Pixel 3a & newer devices, Pixel 6 owners still need to wait though, sadly.
Release date: January 12, 2022
Build version: S2B2.211203.006
Security Patch: January 2022
More info:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/12L/release-notes
#Android #A12L
Android 12L Beta 2 Changelog
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/12L/release-notes#top-resolved-beta2
Android 12L Beta 2 Changelog
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/12L/release-notes#top-resolved-beta2
#Android #A12L
Android 12L Beta 2 Download for Google Pixel devices:
Pixel 3a: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 3a XL: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4 XL: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4a: Factory Images| OTA
Pixel 4a 5G: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 5: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 5a: Factory Images | OTA
Android 12L Beta 2 Download for Google Pixel devices:
Pixel 3a: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 3a XL: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4 XL: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 4a: Factory Images| OTA
Pixel 4a 5G: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 5: Factory Images | OTA
Pixel 5a: Factory Images | OTA
#Android #A12L
Android 12L Beta 2 GSI
Date: January 12, 2022
Build: S2B2.211203.006
Build type: experimental
Security patch level: January 2022
Google Play Services: 21.45.16
Download:
• ARM64+GMS
• ARM64
• x86_64+GMS
• x86_64
More info:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/gsi-release-notes
Android 12L Beta 2 GSI
Date: January 12, 2022
Build: S2B2.211203.006
Build type: experimental
Security patch level: January 2022
Google Play Services: 21.45.16
Download:
• ARM64+GMS
• ARM64
• x86_64+GMS
• x86_64
More info:
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/gsi-release-notes