#Android #A13 #Pixel6
Android 13 Developer Preview 1 for Pixel 6 included virtual machine framework
kdrag0n
Interestingly, Google included a new virtualization framework and KVM hypervisor in the developer preview build of Android 13 for the Pixel 6. This means you can run Windows 11 on Pixel 6 with the native performance, nearly no compromise in speed you can say.
Android 13 Developer Preview 1 for Pixel 6 included virtual machine framework
kdrag0n
Interestingly, Google included a new virtualization framework and KVM hypervisor in the developer preview build of Android 13 for the Pixel 6. This means you can run Windows 11 on Pixel 6 with the native performance, nearly no compromise in speed you can say.
🤯9👍3🤩3
#Android #A13
Android 13 DP1 has showcased possible Pixel Notepad design
ROM Screenshot
Came around those screenshots from an Android 13 port with a popup on how to use the new taskbar on a foldable device. Could this be the Pixel Fold/Notepad? The foldable device matches this image which has been removed and replaced with a more generic device in 12L.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
Android 13 DP1 has showcased possible Pixel Notepad design
ROM Screenshot
Came around those screenshots from an Android 13 port with a popup on how to use the new taskbar on a foldable device. Could this be the Pixel Fold/Notepad? The foldable device matches this image which has been removed and replaced with a more generic device in 12L.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
🤩2👍1🔥1
#YouTube
YouTube PiP on iOS is no more
zollotech
Happy Valentine's day! For this special occasion Google has decided to end the beta feature of Picture-in-picture on the iOS app for YouTube for no apparent reason! Hope you enjoy this little gift from our favorite company!
On a serious note though, people in the comment section have showed proof of Google constantly delaying this feature's expiry date, let's hope they're doing that again.
*Fun fact: It's YouTube 17th birthday, the service is first founded back in Feb 14, 2005 and meant to be a dating site at first, but a few years later they ditch the idea and made it as a video sharing platform that we all know today.
With love 💕 @PixelHubUpdates
YouTube PiP on iOS is no more
zollotech
Happy Valentine's day! For this special occasion Google has decided to end the beta feature of Picture-in-picture on the iOS app for YouTube for no apparent reason! Hope you enjoy this little gift from our favorite company!
On a serious note though, people in the comment section have showed proof of Google constantly delaying this feature's expiry date, let's hope they're doing that again.
*Fun fact: It's YouTube 17th birthday, the service is first founded back in Feb 14, 2005 and meant to be a dating site at first, but a few years later they ditch the idea and made it as a video sharing platform that we all know today.
With love 💕 @PixelHubUpdates
😢3
#Pixel6
Google is expanding Pixel 6 series sales availability over to Singapore
9To5Google
Earlier Google has just expand Pixel 6 availability officially to Spain and Italy, and now it is making its way to another country.
Google has quietly made the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro officially available in Singapore. Pixel 6 sold over there will have Stormy Black and Sorta Seafoam two color options, meanwhile Pixel 6 Pro will be available in Stormy Black and Cloudy White.
Besides selling those two phones in the Google Store, they have also listed out official cases for the Pixel 6 series, Pixel Stand 2nd gen and 30W USB-C charger in the Google Store too. Below are the (base) pricing for each item:
• Pixel 6 - SGD 999
• Pixel 6 Pro - SGD 1,299
• Pixel 6/Pro Case - SGD 49
• Pixel Stand (2nd gen) - SGD 119
• 30W USB-C Charger - SGD 45
Google is expanding Pixel 6 series sales availability over to Singapore
9To5Google
Earlier Google has just expand Pixel 6 availability officially to Spain and Italy, and now it is making its way to another country.
Google has quietly made the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro officially available in Singapore. Pixel 6 sold over there will have Stormy Black and Sorta Seafoam two color options, meanwhile Pixel 6 Pro will be available in Stormy Black and Cloudy White.
Besides selling those two phones in the Google Store, they have also listed out official cases for the Pixel 6 series, Pixel Stand 2nd gen and 30W USB-C charger in the Google Store too. Below are the (base) pricing for each item:
• Pixel 6 - SGD 999
• Pixel 6 Pro - SGD 1,299
• Pixel 6/Pro Case - SGD 49
• Pixel Stand (2nd gen) - SGD 119
• 30W USB-C Charger - SGD 45
9to5Google
Google officially expands Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro sales to Singapore
Google has officially launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in Singapore, making the phones available for sale in 12 total countries.
👍1
#News #Messages
Samsung has made Google Messages the default messaging application in the US
9To5Google
The Android default messaging experience is pretty much a mess till now, as there isn't really a universal & free messaging solution, but it could be changing soon.
Samsung has take a step forward to make Google Messages the default messaging application on their Galaxy S22 series unit sold in the US, in order to boost the usage of RCS messaging service. As Samsung being one of the biggest Android OEM company out there, other OEM companies could possibly follow suit and make Google Messages as the default messaging application in their upcoming phones too.
For those who still prefer using Samsung Messaging app, it still come installed with the phone but users will need to manually switch over to it.
Samsung has made Google Messages the default messaging application in the US
9To5Google
The Android default messaging experience is pretty much a mess till now, as there isn't really a universal & free messaging solution, but it could be changing soon.
Samsung has take a step forward to make Google Messages the default messaging application on their Galaxy S22 series unit sold in the US, in order to boost the usage of RCS messaging service. As Samsung being one of the biggest Android OEM company out there, other OEM companies could possibly follow suit and make Google Messages as the default messaging application in their upcoming phones too.
For those who still prefer using Samsung Messaging app, it still come installed with the phone but users will need to manually switch over to it.
9to5Google
Google Messages, with RCS in tow, is now Samsung’s default messaging app in the US
After becoming the default internationally last year, Samsung has made Google Messages the default messaging app on its phones in the US.
👍5
#Android #GooglePlay #PlayStore
Downloading apps from Play Store will now show installation progress on the home screen
Apparently Google has rolled out the ability to view application installation progress on the home screen now.
When an app installation is currently in progress and coming from the Play Store, you will see the app that you are downloading with a circular progress bar and "Downloading..." noscript on the home screen. Tapping on it will bring you the Play Store listing. After finish downloading it, it will switch the noscript to "Installing..." and later show the complete app icon and display it in the app drawer. When there is more than one app ready to be download, it will show "Pending" with the app icon on the home screen.
It has widely rollout since a few days ago, and the feature is making its appearance on older Android version too, at least I can confirmed it is appearing on Android 10 with launchers based on Launcher3.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
Downloading apps from Play Store will now show installation progress on the home screen
Apparently Google has rolled out the ability to view application installation progress on the home screen now.
When an app installation is currently in progress and coming from the Play Store, you will see the app that you are downloading with a circular progress bar and "Downloading..." noscript on the home screen. Tapping on it will bring you the Play Store listing. After finish downloading it, it will switch the noscript to "Installing..." and later show the complete app icon and display it in the app drawer. When there is more than one app ready to be download, it will show "Pending" with the app icon on the home screen.
It has widely rollout since a few days ago, and the feature is making its appearance on older Android version too, at least I can confirmed it is appearing on Android 10 with launchers based on Launcher3.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
👍8👏1
#Voice
Google Voice for Android added Smart Reply suggestions
9To5Google
Google has been able to provide smart suggestions for you to do thing much more faster like typing, opening links, replying and more. Recently they have added Smart Reply to their Google Voice Android app.
The Smart Reply suggestions show above the text box, tapping on it will immediately send the text instead of letting you making some edits to it. It is appearing on the Android app version 2022.01.24 and not yet available on other platforms at the time of writing.
Besides, "calls from European Google Voice numbers to mobile and landline numbers in many European countries will be included with the cost of the Google Voice license. " This has gone effective since February 8.
Google Voice for Android added Smart Reply suggestions
9To5Google
Google has been able to provide smart suggestions for you to do thing much more faster like typing, opening links, replying and more. Recently they have added Smart Reply to their Google Voice Android app.
The Smart Reply suggestions show above the text box, tapping on it will immediately send the text instead of letting you making some edits to it. It is appearing on the Android app version 2022.01.24 and not yet available on other platforms at the time of writing.
Besides, "calls from European Google Voice numbers to mobile and landline numbers in many European countries will be included with the cost of the Google Voice license. " This has gone effective since February 8.
#Android #A13
Google to make Fast Pair more accessible to OEMs with Android 13
Esper Blog
Google Fast Pair Service allowed users to quickly pair new Bluetooth devices by using Bluetooth Low Energy. Users will get a popup window to instantly setup the device and it will be synced across your devices with the same Google account. Apparently, Google had wanted to bring the experience over to all devices running Android 13.
Mishaal Rahman spotted that a code change shows NearbyManager system API is being added, and another submitted commit change shows that Google wants to make the feature available with a Mainline module in Android 13. Based on what's written in the commit denoscription, this means OEM which doesn't ship GMS in their devices will be able to support Fast Pair technology in their accessories.
Besides, Rahman also spotted that inside the Mainline module, there is “com.android.nearby” APEX module which contains NearbyManager, Fast Pair APIs and the app that manage the dialog for pairing devices. It is unclear whether this new implementation is being used or not.
Google to make Fast Pair more accessible to OEMs with Android 13
Esper Blog
Google Fast Pair Service allowed users to quickly pair new Bluetooth devices by using Bluetooth Low Energy. Users will get a popup window to instantly setup the device and it will be synced across your devices with the same Google account. Apparently, Google had wanted to bring the experience over to all devices running Android 13.
Mishaal Rahman spotted that a code change shows NearbyManager system API is being added, and another submitted commit change shows that Google wants to make the feature available with a Mainline module in Android 13. Based on what's written in the commit denoscription, this means OEM which doesn't ship GMS in their devices will be able to support Fast Pair technology in their accessories.
Besides, Rahman also spotted that inside the Mainline module, there is “com.android.nearby” APEX module which contains NearbyManager, Fast Pair APIs and the app that manage the dialog for pairing devices. It is unclear whether this new implementation is being used or not.
Esper Blog
Google's plan for Fast Pair (GFPS) and Android 13
Learn how Google decides which devices are trusted to work with Fast Pair and how it makes it more open to OEMs in Android 13.
👍5
#Pixel #A13 #ChromeOS
Google Pixel to support streaming Android apps on PC
9To5Google
It will soon be possible to stream Android apps on your desktop, as long as you have a browser.
Once connected successfully, you can interact with the app "natively" on the virtual display, You can see your current notifications feed in the right panel. At the top-right corner, there are options to send feedback, close the app, use back action and resize the display, meanwhile you can access your installed applications on your device in the bottom-left corner.
On Chrome OS, there isn't the need to use the web app as it is integrated with the Phone Hub already. Clicking on notifications from Phone Hub open it up in the virtual display, and you will also get a list of recent apps that you just opened. For now, it still currently lacked a lot of features that the web app has offered.
Anyway, hope to see Google publicly announcing the feature to everyone one day, so we can do everything right from the desktop.
Google Pixel to support streaming Android apps on PC
9To5Google
It will soon be possible to stream Android apps on your desktop, as long as you have a browser.
Once connected successfully, you can interact with the app "natively" on the virtual display, You can see your current notifications feed in the right panel. At the top-right corner, there are options to send feedback, close the app, use back action and resize the display, meanwhile you can access your installed applications on your device in the bottom-left corner.
On Chrome OS, there isn't the need to use the web app as it is integrated with the Phone Hub already. Clicking on notifications from Phone Hub open it up in the virtual display, and you will also get a list of recent apps that you just opened. For now, it still currently lacked a lot of features that the web app has offered.
Anyway, hope to see Google publicly announcing the feature to everyone one day, so we can do everything right from the desktop.
🔥4🤯1😱1