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Finally: Fast Pair support is coming to Google TV devices, starting with the Chromecast with Google TV. This will make it much easier to pair Fast Pair-enabled Bluetooth accessories with your Google TV device. You’ll see a big pop-up on your TV with a “Connect now” button when you put your Fast Pair-enabled accessory into pairing mode.
This is coming “in the next month” to the Chromecast followed by more Google TV devices later this year.
This is coming “in the next month” to the Chromecast followed by more Google TV devices later this year.
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LG TVs and select Google TV/Android TV OS devices will soon be able to act as Thread border routers for Google Home. This will let them act as a hub for your Matter-enabled smart home ecosystem, making it easier to add new Matter devices to your home network and control them from within the Google Home app.
Google didn’t share any details on which Google TV/Android TV OS devices will support this, but I previously discovered code in AOSP that suggests that a Thread network stack will be added in Android 15 but is being specifically backported to Android 14 as well for TV devices. So, it’s possible only some TVs running Android TV 14 will support this.
Google didn’t share any details on which Google TV/Android TV OS devices will support this, but I previously discovered code in AOSP that suggests that a Thread network stack will be added in Android 15 but is being specifically backported to Android 14 as well for TV devices. So, it’s possible only some TVs running Android TV 14 will support this.
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Android’s media output switcher has gotten an upgrade in Android 14. The new Output Switcher 2.0 adds improved volume controls (such as the ability to tap the volume icon to quickly mute the media), device categories (“suggested devices” followed by “speakers & displays”), and support for picking up devices with custom protocols.
The last tidbit is the most interesting, since last CES, Google said Spotify Connect devices would soon show up in the output switcher; meanwhile Android 13 devices with GMS picked up support for showing Google Cast devices in the output switcher.
Developers interested in enabling Output Switcher support and features like background casting and remote-to-local playback should check out the Google Cast developer guide and Media router docs.
The last tidbit is the most interesting, since last CES, Google said Spotify Connect devices would soon show up in the output switcher; meanwhile Android 13 devices with GMS picked up support for showing Google Cast devices in the output switcher.
Developers interested in enabling Output Switcher support and features like background casting and remote-to-local playback should check out the Google Cast developer guide and Media router docs.
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Google’s new “cast to devices nearby” feature lets you seamlessly transfer media playback from your Pixel Pro phone to your Pixel Tablet when it’s docked. All you have to do is bring your phone close to the docked tablet to transfer media from phone to tablet or vice versa. This feature works with Spotify and YouTube Music, but Google says it should work with other media apps that integrate Output Switcher support.
Note: You’ll need a Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 Pro, or Pixel 8 Pro as only those models support ultra wideband (UWB), which is the radio technology this feature uses to determine when your phone is close to your tablet and pointed directly at it. The Pixel Tablet has a UWB radio, but it wasn’t really used for anything before this feature’s arrival.
Some of you might remember my posts about an Android 13 feature called “media tap-to-transfer”. To recap, Android 13 introduced UI elements (such as the indicator chips shown in the embedded video) that tell you when your phone is too close/far or you’ve successfully transferred media. The actual media handoff here is handled by Google Play Services.
Note: You’ll need a Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 Pro, or Pixel 8 Pro as only those models support ultra wideband (UWB), which is the radio technology this feature uses to determine when your phone is close to your tablet and pointed directly at it. The Pixel Tablet has a UWB radio, but it wasn’t really used for anything before this feature’s arrival.
Some of you might remember my posts about an Android 13 feature called “media tap-to-transfer”. To recap, Android 13 introduced UI elements (such as the indicator chips shown in the embedded video) that tell you when your phone is too close/far or you’ve successfully transferred media. The actual media handoff here is handled by Google Play Services.
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Google Cast is getting better support for short form content, fixing a common problem, and expanding to new devices.
A new “auto-play” button can appear when you’re casting a short form video, giving you the option to cast just that specific video or automatically continue playing the next video after the current one ends. Speaking of short form video, you can now cast TikTok content from your phone! In the near future, you’ll also be able to cast live videos from TikTok.
A new “Persistent Cast icon” ensures the Cast icon will appear whenever users need it, even when no nearby Cast devices are detected. This is because users have complained that the Cast icon is missing, so now the Cast icon will persist to help explain why a specific device might not be visible. Developers are generally recommended to place the Cast icon prominently on every screen with playable content in the top right corner.
New devices with Google Cast support include LG’s 2024 TV series, and later this year, LG Hospitality and Healthcare products such as those in hotel rooms. Google says there are now over 220 million monthly active Google TV and Android TV OS devices (which all ship with Chromecast built-in).
Lastly, for Web Receiver apps streaming HLS content, Google is asking developers to migrate to Shaka Player for playback, since the current player (MPL) won’t get any feature updates. The Cast Web Receiver SDK has gained increased support for HLS playback using Shaka Player on cast device targets and has added an opt-in flag to enable it.
A new “auto-play” button can appear when you’re casting a short form video, giving you the option to cast just that specific video or automatically continue playing the next video after the current one ends. Speaking of short form video, you can now cast TikTok content from your phone! In the near future, you’ll also be able to cast live videos from TikTok.
A new “Persistent Cast icon” ensures the Cast icon will appear whenever users need it, even when no nearby Cast devices are detected. This is because users have complained that the Cast icon is missing, so now the Cast icon will persist to help explain why a specific device might not be visible. Developers are generally recommended to place the Cast icon prominently on every screen with playable content in the top right corner.
New devices with Google Cast support include LG’s 2024 TV series, and later this year, LG Hospitality and Healthcare products such as those in hotel rooms. Google says there are now over 220 million monthly active Google TV and Android TV OS devices (which all ship with Chromecast built-in).
Lastly, for Web Receiver apps streaming HLS content, Google is asking developers to migrate to Shaka Player for playback, since the current player (MPL) won’t get any feature updates. The Cast Web Receiver SDK has gained increased support for HLS playback using Shaka Player on cast device targets and has added an opt-in flag to enable it.
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Android Auto is getting better integration with EVs, starting with the Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning. EVs can now share real-time battery information with Google Maps, so you can see your estimated battery level upon arrival at your destination, get suggested charging stops, and even get estimates for how long charging will take.
Cars with Google built-in (ie. those that run Android Automotive OS with Google apps support), meanwhile, are getting new apps like Chrome, PBS Kids, and Crunchyroll. You’ll also now be able to send trips planned on your phone directly to Google Maps in your car. Lastly, Nissan and Lincoln will be releasing cars with Google built-in eventually.
Cars with Google built-in (ie. those that run Android Automotive OS with Google apps support), meanwhile, are getting new apps like Chrome, PBS Kids, and Crunchyroll. You’ll also now be able to send trips planned on your phone directly to Google Maps in your car. Lastly, Nissan and Lincoln will be releasing cars with Google built-in eventually.
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The Galaxy S24 features Circle to Search, a new way to search your screen. You just long press the home button then draw a circle, tap, or scribble on a part of your screen to select text or images to search Google. This opens Google Lens to search that part of your screen.
This is also coming to the Pixel 8 series, likely with the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop (I first spotted this feature in the Android 14 QPR2 beta).
This is also coming to the Pixel 8 series, likely with the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop (I first spotted this feature in the Android 14 QPR2 beta).
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Here's a brief demo of Google's new Circle to Search gesture, available on the new Galaxy S24 series at launch and coming to the Pixel 8 series on January 31.
This feature is invoked by long pressing the home button or gesture handle then drawing, tapping, or scribbling to search text or images on the screen.
This feature is invoked by long pressing the home button or gesture handle then drawing, tapping, or scribbling to search text or images on the screen.
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Maybe hold off on applying the January 2024 GPSU if you have a Pixel phone and have multiple user profiles? Seeing a lot of reports about internal storage access issues, similar to the ones from a few months ago.
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First Look at Google Pixel 9 Pro Renders
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro will come with a circa 6.5-inch flat display which is of course less than the Pixel 8 Pro size which measures a 6.7-inch display
Since the display size is smaller, this confirms that Pixel 9 Ultra will debut this time as well with a larger display size as it was rumored
There's a new Camera design with a periscope telephoto sensor this time.
The large sensor on the camera island suggests that Google will likely equip the device with support for variable aperture 🎉
Pixel 9 will also feature "Pixie", a new AI assistant, exclusive to Google Pixels which will be powered by Gemini, Google's most powerful data model
Some of the features of Pixie would be that it can pull information from Gmail, Maps, and other “data from Google products” on your phone to “evolve into a far more personalized version of the Google Assistant
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro will come with a circa 6.5-inch flat display which is of course less than the Pixel 8 Pro size which measures a 6.7-inch display
Since the display size is smaller, this confirms that Pixel 9 Ultra will debut this time as well with a larger display size as it was rumored
There's a new Camera design with a periscope telephoto sensor this time.
The large sensor on the camera island suggests that Google will likely equip the device with support for variable aperture 🎉
Pixel 9 will also feature "Pixie", a new AI assistant, exclusive to Google Pixels which will be powered by Gemini, Google's most powerful data model
Some of the features of Pixie would be that it can pull information from Gmail, Maps, and other “data from Google products” on your phone to “evolve into a far more personalized version of the Google Assistant
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Google has halted the rollout of the January 2024 GPSU following reports of devices having file access issues.
Over the past few days, several users on Reddit, particularly those with Pixel phones, have faced issues with file access. The internal storage isn't being mounted, camera crashes, Files app isn't showing files, screenshots not being saved, etc. Many users have had to factory reset their phone to fix this problem.
On Reddit, the /u/PixelCommunity account said that "our team is looking into this right now", and according a source, Google has halted the January 2024 GPSU as they investigate. They discovered that in some cases, the DCLA Mainline module (
(DCLA [Dynamic Common Library Apex] is a mechanism used by Mainline, which places shared c++ libraries into a separate apex in order to de-duplicate them, with the goal of reducing the overall size of a train.)
Google has decided to disable DCLA functionality for now as they investigate the root cause of this bug. Disabling DCLA functionality will increase the size of some modules but should avoid the dependency issue they discovered and hopefully prevent others from experiencing this bug.
Over the past few days, several users on Reddit, particularly those with Pixel phones, have faced issues with file access. The internal storage isn't being mounted, camera crashes, Files app isn't showing files, screenshots not being saved, etc. Many users have had to factory reset their phone to fix this problem.
On Reddit, the /u/PixelCommunity account said that "our team is looking into this right now", and according a source, Google has halted the January 2024 GPSU as they investigate. They discovered that in some cases, the DCLA Mainline module (
com.google.mainline.primary.libs) rolls back to the base/factory installed version. This causes mismatched dependency issues with other DCLA-enabled modules.(DCLA [Dynamic Common Library Apex] is a mechanism used by Mainline, which places shared c++ libraries into a separate apex in order to de-duplicate them, with the goal of reducing the overall size of a train.)
Google has decided to disable DCLA functionality for now as they investigate the root cause of this bug. Disabling DCLA functionality will increase the size of some modules but should avoid the dependency issue they discovered and hopefully prevent others from experiencing this bug.
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Google Pixel 8a box images leaked
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Google Pixel 8a is confirmed to be launching likely in May 2024 and Google hasn't cancelled it as it was rumoured because of Pixel 7a bad sales
Pixel 8a will pack a 6.1" OLED Flat Display with 90Hz refresh rate and goofy bezels while being slimmer than Pixel 7a.
It will be powered by Google Tensor G3 SoC
Google will once again switch to Qualcomm wi-fi chipset as it did with Pixel 7a
8a will use WCN6856 Qualcomm Wi-fi chip (same used in Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1) meanwhile the Pixel 8/Pro uses the Broadcom BCM4389 Wi-Fi chip
Pixel 8a will support 27W fast charging
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Google Pixel 8a is confirmed to be launching likely in May 2024 and Google hasn't cancelled it as it was rumoured because of Pixel 7a bad sales
Pixel 8a will pack a 6.1" OLED Flat Display with 90Hz refresh rate and goofy bezels while being slimmer than Pixel 7a.
It will be powered by Google Tensor G3 SoC
Google will once again switch to Qualcomm wi-fi chipset as it did with Pixel 7a
8a will use WCN6856 Qualcomm Wi-fi chip (same used in Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1) meanwhile the Pixel 8/Pro uses the Broadcom BCM4389 Wi-Fi chip
Pixel 8a will support 27W fast charging
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Pixel 8 series Render in New 'Minty Fresh' Color
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Google is releasing a new colorway for the Pixel 8 series which will be called 'Minty Fresh' tomorrow i.e 25th January
This isn't the first time that Google has introduced an additional style for an existing Pixel device.
For the Pixel 4a, Google introduced a soft Barely Blue color apart from the black color
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Google is releasing a new colorway for the Pixel 8 series which will be called 'Minty Fresh' tomorrow i.e 25th January
This isn't the first time that Google has introduced an additional style for an existing Pixel device.
For the Pixel 4a, Google introduced a soft Barely Blue color apart from the black color
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First Look at Google Pixel 9 Renders
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Pixel 9 will be the first vanilla pixel with triple rear cameras including a telephoto camera as well 🎉
It will sport a 6.2-inch OLED Display with 120Hz refresh rate
Vanilla Pixel 9 will also feature a temperature sensor similar to the Pixel 8 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro
Pixel 9 series will be powered by Google Tensor G4 SoC.
It is been reported that the test order for Tensor G4 will be handed over to the Taiwanese factory for the first time, and KYEC will win the order.
However, Tensor G4 will still be manufactured by Samsung Foundry on its advanced 4nm process
(SAME node on which Exynos 2400 has been manufactured)
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Pixel 9 will be the first vanilla pixel with triple rear cameras including a telephoto camera as well 🎉
It will sport a 6.2-inch OLED Display with 120Hz refresh rate
Vanilla Pixel 9 will also feature a temperature sensor similar to the Pixel 8 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro
Pixel 9 series will be powered by Google Tensor G4 SoC.
It is been reported that the test order for Tensor G4 will be handed over to the Taiwanese factory for the first time, and KYEC will win the order.
However, Tensor G4 will still be manufactured by Samsung Foundry on its advanced 4nm process
(SAME node on which Exynos 2400 has been manufactured)
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