fuck google for keeping this a qpr3 exclusive thing. definitely should've been updated in the april update as this is a security vulnerability

#News #Pixel #RightToRepair
Google is collaborating with iFixit to provide easier access to parts for Pixel 2 and newer devices.
Google Blog

Following the Right to Repair bill and a similar announcement from Samsung and Motorola, Google has announced a partnership with iFixit where official parts and fix kits for Pixel phones will be available for purchase from iFixit’s online store.

Parts will be available for every Pixel phone since the Pixel 2, including the latest Pixel 6 phones (sorry, Pixel 1 owners), with plans to provide parts for future phone models as well.

This makes it one of the more comprehensive official OEM repair programs, with more device models being supported than Apple, which only supports the iPhone 12 and 13, and Samsung, which only supports their Galaxy S20, S21, and Galaxy Tab S7+.

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🚨 ATTENTION ALL DEVELOPERS 🚨

A community member of ours (@aetrnl) is making a bounty for a 5G workaround module for unsupported countries by Google.

Sebastian is a Senior Member on XDA that made a bounty back in 2012 to find a developer that could unlock the bootloader on the LG 4X which succeeded.

If you're interested in seeing the progress join @Pixel5GBounty and if you would like to donate, the link is here. So far we've collected 65USD.

Rules:
- All collected money goes to the person who will share a working software mod (Magisk/Xposed module, modem patch or whatever works)
After tests, bounty gets finished and the money will be sent.
- If we don't succeed or Google comes with an official solution, I will cancel this campaign and contact the support to force a refund.
- The developer has to release the module on GitHub or provide a stable download source (self-hosted, Google Drive, Telegram etc)

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Hey there, thanks for supporting us if you still do. It's been a while since we last posted Google related news on this channel. It's not us being lazy, but we are busy :(

Some might probably know, writing content on this channel isn't our main job, and we also have a lot of stuff to do in real life. On my side, stuff are starting to resume and I have less free time than usual like in the past few months. Also I myself haven't read a lot of articles either.

We will still try our best to post some important news over here if we can, like new Android beta version and new Android features, normal maintenance will only be back around mid-May.

That's all from us, take care.

#Pixel6
Google Pixel 6 declines phone calls and changed ringtones & alarm sounds for no reason
r/GooglePixel (2)

Six months since the Pixel 6 was released, it is still buggy as usual. I highly suspect Google is doing this on purpose in order to enter headlines and promote Pixel devices to even more audiences. What a great strategy Google.

Anyway, let's discuss the recent new bugs with the April update for Pixel devices. Phone call is one of the core features of phones and Google literally messed it up. Multiple Pixel 6 owners reported they didn't get notified about phone calls, despite having Flip to shh and Do not disturb disabled.

Besides, other Pixel device owners who have recently updated noticing their alarm and ringtone sound changed. Some users also reported their own imported sounds disappeared too. What users can do now is to switch it back manually and hopefully Google could fix it with the next update, else it might recur again.

#Pixel6a
Pixel 6a won't have Motion Mode, launching in more countries
MySmartPrice | Kamila Wojciechowska

We knew the next upcoming phone by Google is the mid-range Pixel 6a, and here are some rumors about the phone.

In the Pixel Tips app, Kamila Wojciechowska found out the page about Motion Mode is only made available for devices with PIXEL_2021_EXPERIENCE, which the Pixel 6 series do. However, "bluejay" is excluded, which is the rumored Pixel 6a codename, and that likely means the feature won't made its way to the upcoming Google phone.

Pixel 6a is set to come with the good ol' 12MP sensors like older Pixel devices do, while Pixel 6 series have the new 50MP main rear lens, hence the reason why Google probably didn't include the feature.

Pixel 5a only made its way to Japan and US, and Google didn't expand the availability to any more countries. For Pixel 6a, it might not be the case this time and Google might launch it in more countries.

There are four models being found in FCC listings, which are all related to the Pixel 6a: A4RGB62Z, A4RG1AZG, A4RGX7AS, A4RGB17L. From these listings we could be sure that Pixel 6a is under the works and ready for launch. Google I/O could be when we would see the new mid-range Pixel device from Google.

#Android
Nearby Share will let you share seamlessly across your own devices
Mishaal Rahman

Nearby Share is a great tool to share stuff from one device to another wirelessly without Internet connection, and Google is planning to make the process easier for your own devices, making it a true AirDrop competitor.

On the Nearby Share page, there is a new option called "Your devices," which will allow users to seamlessly share files between devices that have the same Google account logged in. The Hidden option is replaced with a toggle on top to enable and disable the feature.

Mishaal Rahman spotted that the feature is currently hidden in the latest Google Play Services. I personally think that Google would be introducing it during June with the seasonal Android feature drop.

Google is really upping their game so that Android users can enjoy something that only Apple ecosystem used to have. Thumbs up for Google over here. Now it's users turns to be aware of the feature and use it.

#PixelWatch
Google Store redesign hints at Pixel Watch arrival
9to5Google

Recently, the Google Store has got a redesign which is much cleaner and attractive. When first entering, you'll see the top bar has some changes, pressing on it will bring you directly to the page instead of opening a big overlay menu.

Interestingly, the top bar arrangement has Watches right behind Phones (which is obviously Pixel phones), likely hinting Google will be releasing a new watch, and that could be the long rumored Pixel Watch. Evan Blass also has tweeted out that Pixel Watch will be coming very soon a week ago, suggesting Pixel Watch will make its appearance during Google I/O.

The redesign web store is already available in US, UK, Germany, and Japan regions.

#Android #A13
Android 13 could show proper privacy indicator for location, merge Security & Privacy settings page
Mishaal Rahman (2)

When an application or service is obtaining the device's location, we will be notified with a location icon on the status bar, but that could change with Android 13.

Earlier we saw Android 13 prepared a new quick settings tile called Privacy Control, which gives you control to enable/disable microphone, camera and location. Soon Google will emphasise the use of location service with the privacy indicator. Besides, Google will be merging the Security and Privacy settings into a single, but for now it isn't fully functioning.

There are actually ton of hidden new stuff added in Android 13, and Mishaal Rahman has discovered ton of new stuff despite Android 13 beta isn't released yet, check out the full list over here.

#Workspace #Meet #Docs #Sheets #Slides
Collaborations in Docs, Sheets & Slides made easy with Meet call integration
Google Workspace Updates

The future is here, you could now collaborate in Google Docs while staying connected with Google Meet, all done within one single tab.

Once you receive the feature, you will see a Meet icon on the top right corner. Tapping on it will open a popup to let you join or start meeting, after joining in it will show participant tiles and controls on the right side. There's also options to open Meet in picture-in-picture mode and opening it in a new tab.

These features will be rolling out over the coming month for all Workspace users. There are many more cool Meet features arriving on its way like reactions.

#Google
Google Search desktop site tests moving categories to the left side of search results
9to5Google

Google has been playing around with design on their Search website and there's a new one spotted recently which looks interesting.

This particular change isn't widely rolled out, but we can see that the categories option has been shifted to the left side. In the column, we could see four additional options while pressing on "More" will expand the options. Following this change, the number of search results with time it took to fetch those results are appearing under the search bar directly.

Earlier we also saw Google experimenting putting the categories option at the right side of the search bar, which is pretty awful in my opinion, and this newly spotted change is acceptable.

#Apps #Files
Share tab in Files by Google is returning for Pixel devices
9to5Google

If you have installed the file manager app by Google on your other Android devices except Pixel, when opening it, you will see it has a bottom bar with three options, Clean, Browse and Share respectively.

Since Pixel devices received Android 11 update, the default file manager has been replaced with Files by Google app and awkwardly, the Share tab isn't present on the bottom bar. With a recent update, Google is bringing back the bottom bar option. Before that, Pixel users could access the option from the navigation drawer within the app.

The page is just the same as on other Android devices, nothing changed, it is appearing for Pixel owners who have the app version 1.0.440568297 installed.

Download (1.0.44):
Play Store | APKMirror