The June Google Play update added new changes.

Compared with the previous list, the lists now include the following changes:

Account Management
• [Phone, Tablet] Enabled Google account related critical security alerts within Google apps.

Device Connections
• [Phone, Tablet, TV] Add support for storing and sharing Thread network credentials.

Security & Privacy
• [Phone] Support for shortcuts to the Password Manager.[2]
• [Phone] The Google password manager can now be accessed through a URL.

Utilities
• [Phone] Updated Sync UI System with the latest Google Material design.

Available through Google Play services v22.21 updated on 06/27/2022.

Also, the Device Connection section earlier mentioned adding Fast Pair support to Wear OS devices, but Google deleted that item:

[Wear OS] Fast Pair on Wear OS to allows previously paired headphones to be discovered and connected to wearables.

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Google's 'Switch to Android' app now supports data transfer to all Android 12 devices.

Back in April, iOS users got access to the app that transfers data to Android. Back then it was only compatible with Google Pixel smartphones, but as of today Google has added support for all devices with Android 12 on board.

With this, the company also the company also cited the top 10 reasons to switch to Android:

🔗 Google Blog

Nearby Share card now features new controls.

There is now a 'Device visibility' switch at the top. While the "Hidden" option at the bottom has been replaced by "Your Devices," which accordingly includes visibility only for devices running under your account.

This change is quite similar to the reorganized Nearby Share settings that Mishaal Rahman discovered earlier.

Image credit: @wurstse

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Google launches Pixel 5a repair program for display issues.

Google is offering a one-year extended repair program for Pixel 5a (5G)s purchased in the U.S. and Japan for certain display-related issues. Certain types of display failures that show as a blank or black screen when the phone is on may be covered.

When Google or an authorized service provider, like Asurion/uBreakiFix, receives your phone, they’ll ask about your issues and inspect your phone before starting the repair to verify that it’s eligible for this program.

If you purchased your device through Google Store, and experienced this issue before June 30, 2022 and paid for a repair, but didn’t receive an email from Google, you can fill out this form.

🔗 Pixel Phone Help (via 9to5Google)

Gboard "Split keyboard" is now live on some Foldable devices.

Reddit user u/InspektrGdgt posted in the r/GalaxyFold that the new Gboard layout for foldable devices, previously discovered by the Rboard Themes channel, has now started to appear on end devices, at least in beta testing of the app.

The user did not specify which Fold he owned, but he stated that Gboard changes to full keyboard on the cover display automatically.

🔗 u/InspektrGdgt

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A new firmware update to the Pixel Buds A-Series fixes an issue with the Bass slider.

Last December, this model received a new bass adjustment feature. However, users noticed that the next time they used the headphones, the set gain level reverted to the default setting.

And now, seven months later, Google has released a firmware update 3.282.0 → 3.415 with a fix for the problem, which should arrive to Pixel Buds A-Series owners "within two weeks."

🔗 Pixel Buds Help

July security patch is now rolling out for Google Pixel devices running Android 12.1.

Build number: SQ3A.220705.003.A1(B1)

The list of changes is very sparse, and includes only one item related to the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in EMEA/APAC:

· Enabling additional VoLTE calling features on certain networks.

In addition, Pixel 3a/3a XL devices will see another update this month based on the May patch, and this time it will be the latest.

Curated Culture adds 3 new wallpapers by artist Aubii of Autumnalwood.

Grinnin, Vibin, Smilin — "Adventurin' is great, but it's just so, so fun when accompanied by your best (froggy) buddies."

You can find these uncompressed wallpapers in the comments.

It is Wednesday, my dudes!

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Chromecast with Google TV is now available in India.

As promised a month ago, the two-year-old Chromecast with Google TV is now available in India, for now exclusively at Flipkart, but will soon arrive at other retailers as well.

Cost: ₹ 6399 (80 USD)

🔗 Flipkart | Google Blog

The Pixel's At a Glance widget is preparing to add three new features:

1. Cross-device timer to show timer info from Google Home devices;

2. Ridesharing service to show the status of your rides (At this stage it is supposed to support Uber and Lyft services)

3. Food delivery arrival status (So far it only supports Doordash and only in English)

For now, none of these features work, they are nothing more than findings discovered in the latest Android Intelligence Services update.

🔗 Mishaal Rahman

Google Play system update for July 2022: Google Wallet rebranding, new Nearby Share APIs, and more

Google has released a list of changes to the Google Play system updates for July. In it, the company indicated the rebranding of Google Wallet with a new Google Material design, which will become available through the Google Play Services update v22.22 . We will probably see the new app within a month.

Also, new APIs have been added for third-party developers to build seamless multi-device experiences in apps. Presumably it is about a new set of APIs announced at Google I/O 2022.

Source: Google Support

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Android 13 Beta 4 is out!

This build has Release Candidate status.

Build number: TPB4.220624.005
Patch: July 2022

Top resolved issues:

• Fixed an issue where on some devices, paired Bluetooth devices could be observed to rapidly connect and disconnect from the device.

• Fixed an issue where the Google Camera app occasionally crashed on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices.

• Fixed an issue where, when a user checks for system updates by navigating to Settings > System > System update, the system incorrectly reported Android 12 as the device's Android version, even when the device was already successfully updated to an Android 13 build.

• Fixed an issue on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices where the Now Playing page sometimes got stuck on Downloading song database.

Android beta program

Download:

• Factory images

• OTA builds

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Chrome OS Flex is now stable and available for more PCs and Macs.

Five months ago, Google introduced Chrome OS Flex, a lightweight version of its Chromebook operating system that can run on almost every PC. It's now stable and ready to use on a wider range of personal computers.

To date, the company has certified more than 400 devices to work with Chrome OS Flex, and in the future, devices from a decade ago are expected to be compatible. Certification means that audio input/output, built-in display, networking, USB, webcam and other major components will work seamlessly.

Existing CloudReady customers will be upgraded to the new experience.

🔗 Full Instructions | 9to5Google

Play Points can be redeemed for Google Store discounts for a limited time.

Google has begun introducing a new way to redeem your Play Points, offering a discount on purchases from the Google Store. 9to5Google has spotted this method on several of its devices, but it doesn't seem to be widespread yet. The offer, which, according to the terms, is currently only valid in the U.S., has four tiers - $10, $50, $100 and $200 - each of which can only be used once.

These offers do not stack, meaning you can’t redeem a $200 discount and a $100 discount to get $300 off the purchase of a Pixel phone. Also, don't use Play Points for one of these Google Store offers until you're ready to make your next hardware purchase, as the codes expire in 30 days.

Have any of you saved up 10,000 points to buy Pixel Buds Pro for free?

🔗 9to5Google

Android removes much of Fuchsia-related code in favor of developing the Starnix project.

It's no secret that Google has been investigating ways to run Android/Linux applications on the Fuchsia OS for quite some time.

This week, a large chunk of code called "device/google/fuchsia," which started work on back in 2019, was removed from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). In it, the developers tried to "friend" the Fuchsia OS with Android Runtime.

But what's interesting is that the developer who made this change is mostly working on Fuchsia's "Starnix" project unveiled in early 2021. It aims to make it possible for Fuchsia to “natively” run apps and libraries that were built for Linux or Android. To do this, Starnix will translate low-level kernel instructions from what Linux expects, to what the Zircon kernel expects for Fuchsia.

🔗 9to5Google