#YouTube
YouTube releases Dream Track - a new AI powered music generator
Google continues to push the boundaries of AI with Dream Track - a tool that lets content creators generate unique soundtracks to use in YouTube Shorts. This feature uses Google's DeepMind most advanced music generation model, Lyria. At this phase, the feature is designed to explore the technology to create deeper connections between artists and fans.
As of now, the following 9 artists have lended their voices to YouTube in this experiment: Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Papoose, Sia, T-Pain, and Troye Sivan
By entering a prompt, Dream Track will use your idea with the chosen artist singing to produce an unique soundtrack to use in Shorts.
The feature is initially available to a select group of artists and creators (about 100) for creating unique soundtracks of up to 30 seconds in length.
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YouTube releases Dream Track - a new AI powered music generator
Google continues to push the boundaries of AI with Dream Track - a tool that lets content creators generate unique soundtracks to use in YouTube Shorts. This feature uses Google's DeepMind most advanced music generation model, Lyria. At this phase, the feature is designed to explore the technology to create deeper connections between artists and fans.
As of now, the following 9 artists have lended their voices to YouTube in this experiment: Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Papoose, Sia, T-Pain, and Troye Sivan
By entering a prompt, Dream Track will use your idea with the chosen artist singing to produce an unique soundtrack to use in Shorts.
The feature is initially available to a select group of artists and creators (about 100) for creating unique soundtracks of up to 30 seconds in length.
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Google Pixel Hub
#YouTube YouTube releases Dream Track - a new AI powered music generator Google continues to push the boundaries of AI with Dream Track - a tool that lets content creators generate unique soundtracks to use in YouTube Shorts. This feature uses Google's DeepMind…
^ Google is also rolling out SynthID, a feature that will watermark any AI-generated audio it produces to identify them to provide artists and labels the ability “to request the removal of AI-generated music content that mimics an artist’s unique singing or rapping voice.”
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#RCS
RCS is coming to iPhones later next year
In a statement to 9To5Mac, an Apple spokesperson has announced that later next year iPhones will receive RCS support with an OTA update.
RCS (Rich Communication Standard) is a texting standard which brings many features present on iMessage to other devices, like read receipts, typing status, reactions or high quality media.
Apple's implementation of RCS will also give users the ability to share the location with other people.
This does not mean that iMessage is opening up to other platforms, as RCS and iMessage will work separately.
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RCS is coming to iPhones later next year
In a statement to 9To5Mac, an Apple spokesperson has announced that later next year iPhones will receive RCS support with an OTA update.
Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS. This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.
RCS (Rich Communication Standard) is a texting standard which brings many features present on iMessage to other devices, like read receipts, typing status, reactions or high quality media.
Apple's implementation of RCS will also give users the ability to share the location with other people.
This does not mean that iMessage is opening up to other platforms, as RCS and iMessage will work separately.
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Forwarded from Mishaal's Android News Feed
Here's how Google sped up OTA update installations in Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.
Artem Russakovskii (founder of Android Police and APK Mirror) asked his contacts at Google what optimizations were made, and according to what he was told, there were three primary improvements. These include:
Artem Russakovskii (founder of Android Police and APK Mirror) asked his contacts at Google what optimizations were made, and according to what he was told, there were three primary improvements. These include:
1. Android now parallelizes compression operations. OTA installs require individually compressing thousands of small blocks. This resulted in a 26% reduction in install time in Google's tests.
2. Android now batches operations of those small blocks. For example, instead of issuing 200 4KB writes, it issues one write of 800KB. This was a 24% reduction in install time in Google's tests.
3. Google switched the Pixels (Pixel 7 series, Pixel 8 series, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel Fold) to use LZ4 compression instead of GZ. This resulted in a 50% decrease in install time.
1. and 2. are general AOSP improvements so everyone will benefit.
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#Android #A14QPR2
Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 has been released!
Release date: November 21, 2023
Build: AP11.231020.016.A1, AP11.231020.016 (Pixel 8/8 Pro)
Security patch level: November 2023
Play Services version: 23.36.14
Google has released a small patch to the first update of Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel 5a to 8 devices. It's final release will be in March 2024. Enroll into the beta program to get OTA directly from Google. Here's the list of fixes.
Download for Google Pixel devices:
Factory Image | OTA update
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Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 has been released!
Release date: November 21, 2023
Build: AP11.231020.016.A1, AP11.231020.016 (Pixel 8/8 Pro)
Security patch level: November 2023
Play Services version: 23.36.14
Google has released a small patch to the first update of Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixel 5a to 8 devices. It's final release will be in March 2024. Enroll into the beta program to get OTA directly from Google. Here's the list of fixes.
Download for Google Pixel devices:
Factory Image | OTA update
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#Android #A14QPR2 Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 has been released! Release date: November 21, 2023 Build: AP11.231020.016.A1, AP11.231020.016 (Pixel 8/8 Pro) Security patch level: November 2023 Play Services version: 23.36.14 Google has released a small patch…
#Android #A14QPR2
Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 Changelog & Known issues
Changelog:
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused some apps to be removed after a system update was installed and then prevented those apps from being installed again. In other cases, affected apps couldn't be installed on a device even if they hadn't been installed previously.
• Fixed other issues that were impacting system stability, performance, and connectivity.
Known Issues:
• An issue with some apps that use the meta-data element unconventionally prevents these apps from being installed by the system.
• Sometimes when a user unlocks the device using their fingerprint, there is no haptic feedback.
• For Pixel Fold devices, sometimes after a user unlocks the device while it's folded, the inner display doesn't turn on after unfolding the device.
• The Assistant At a Glance widget sometimes displays weather information for the wrong location.
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Android 14 QPR2 Beta 1.1 Changelog & Known issues
Changelog:
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused some apps to be removed after a system update was installed and then prevented those apps from being installed again. In other cases, affected apps couldn't be installed on a device even if they hadn't been installed previously.
• Fixed other issues that were impacting system stability, performance, and connectivity.
Known Issues:
• An issue with some apps that use the meta-data element unconventionally prevents these apps from being installed by the system.
• Sometimes when a user unlocks the device using their fingerprint, there is no haptic feedback.
• For Pixel Fold devices, sometimes after a user unlocks the device while it's folded, the inner display doesn't turn on after unfolding the device.
• The Assistant At a Glance widget sometimes displays weather information for the wrong location.
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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#Pixel8A
Pixel 8a wallpapers leaked, first look at them!
Kamila Wojciechowska
Well known leaker Kamila Wojciechowska has decided to leak wallpapers from the upcoming Pixel 8a.
Google has again commissioned the artist Andrew Zuckerman to create the Mineral wallpaper collection for the Pixel 8a.
There are four wallpapers, each with a light and dark variant:
• Titanite
• Barite
• Hematite
• Porcelain
Besides this art, there's also a recolored illustration made by Antti Kalevi from the Motif collection found on Pixels.
You can download the wallpapers below 👇
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Pixel 8a wallpapers leaked, first look at them!
Kamila Wojciechowska
Well known leaker Kamila Wojciechowska has decided to leak wallpapers from the upcoming Pixel 8a.
Google has again commissioned the artist Andrew Zuckerman to create the Mineral wallpaper collection for the Pixel 8a.
There are four wallpapers, each with a light and dark variant:
• Titanite
• Barite
• Hematite
• Porcelain
Besides this art, there's also a recolored illustration made by Antti Kalevi from the Motif collection found on Pixels.
You can download the wallpapers below 👇
Follow @PixelHubUpdates
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