Captions on Android are getting a major upgrade today!
Expressive Captions is a new feature that lets captions include things like shouting, sighs, applause, & laughter.
We interviewed Google’s Angana Ghosh on the Android Faithful podcast to find out how it works.
Expressive Captions is a new feature that lets captions include things like shouting, sighs, applause, & laughter.
We interviewed Google’s Angana Ghosh on the Android Faithful podcast to find out how it works.
Android Faithful
Google is making captions on Android even better. Here's how.
Google's Angana Ghosh explains how Android's Live Captions feature is evolving to recognize things like tone, sighs, and laughter.
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Hands-on: Here's how Pixel's new Simple View feature makes your phone easier to use
The December Pixel Drop adds a new Simple View feature that makes content easier to read. This article shows you everything it does.
The December Pixel Drop adds a new Simple View feature that makes content easier to read. This article shows you everything it does.
Android Authority
Here's how Pixel's new Simple View feature makes your phone easier to use
Android 15 QPR1 adds a new Simple View mode that makes it easier for the elderly or people with visual impairments to use a Pixel phone.
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Google officially confirms the Pixel 6 series, Pixel 7 series, and Pixel Fold will get an additional 2 years of OS updates!
The company has updated a support page to mention that these Pixel phones are guaranteed 5 years of updates - including 5 years of OS and security updates - starting from when they went on sale.
This means the Pixel 6 series will get updates to Android 16 and Android 17, while the Pixel 7 series and Pixel Fold will get updates to Android 17 and Android 18.
H/T @nailsad_eleos
The company has updated a support page to mention that these Pixel phones are guaranteed 5 years of updates - including 5 years of OS and security updates - starting from when they went on sale.
This means the Pixel 6 series will get updates to Android 16 and Android 17, while the Pixel 7 series and Pixel Fold will get updates to Android 17 and Android 18.
H/T @nailsad_eleos
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📱Pixel 9 finally gets adaptive refresh rate support in Android 15 QPR1
Adaptive refresh rate support was quietly added in Android 15. Here's why it matters.
Adaptive refresh rate support was quietly added in Android 15. Here's why it matters.
Android Authority
Pixel 9 finally gets adaptive refresh rate support in Android 15 QPR1
The Pixel 9 series now supports adaptive refresh rate in the latest Pixel Drop update. Here's what that means.
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Some users are seeing a new UI for the Google Gemini overlay on Android.
This was first spotted in a teardown a few weeks ago by @AssembleDebug. I haven't gotten it yet, but tipster Mustachedminer has. Here's a comparison of the old UI vs. the new UI.
LMK if you see it!
This was first spotted in a teardown a few weeks ago by @AssembleDebug. I haven't gotten it yet, but tipster Mustachedminer has. Here's a comparison of the old UI vs. the new UI.
LMK if you see it!
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Google has published the Android Security Paper for 2024.
This document offers a comprehensive overview of every feature in
Android and the Google Play ecosystem that protects users, developers, and businesses from threats.
It's really long but covers a TON of interesting topics, like hardware-backed security measures, virtualization, sandboxing, permissions, app review policies, and more.
I've already skimmed over it and haven't found anything "new", ie. nothing that hasn't been previously reported, but it's worth a read if you're interested in this stuff!
2024 Android Security Paper (PDF warning)
This document offers a comprehensive overview of every feature in
Android and the Google Play ecosystem that protects users, developers, and businesses from threats.
It's really long but covers a TON of interesting topics, like hardware-backed security measures, virtualization, sandboxing, permissions, app review policies, and more.
I've already skimmed over it and haven't found anything "new", ie. nothing that hasn't been previously reported, but it's worth a read if you're interested in this stuff!
2024 Android Security Paper (PDF warning)
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📱The new Pixel Drop also brings a platform update to Android 15 QPR1.
Android 15 QPR1 has some exciting new features, including:
- Desktop windowing
- 80% charging limit
- Status bar chips for screen recording
And much more that you can read about in this article.
Android 15 QPR1 has some exciting new features, including:
- Desktop windowing
- 80% charging limit
- Status bar chips for screen recording
And much more that you can read about in this article.
Android Police
Here's everything Google didn't tell you about in Android 15's first Feature Drop
Google is rolling out a new Pixel Drop update that also brings the Android 15 QPR1 release. Here's every new Android feature in the update.
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The Android 15 QPR1 source code is now available in AOSP!
Branch: android15-qpr1-release
Tags: android-15.0.0_r6 (Global Pixel 6 and later)
android-15.0.0_r7 (EMEA Pixel 6 series)
android-15.0.0_r8 (Telstra Pixel 7 and later)
If you find something interesting in the source code, let me know!
Branch: android15-qpr1-release
Tags: android-15.0.0_r6 (Global Pixel 6 and later)
android-15.0.0_r7 (EMEA Pixel 6 series)
android-15.0.0_r8 (Telstra Pixel 7 and later)
If you find something interesting in the source code, let me know!
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Vanir is a new open-source tool by Google that helps Android platform developers "quickly and efficiently scan their custom platform code for missing security patches and identify applicable available patches."
The tool aims to significantly accelerate patch validation by automating it. By open sourcing the tool (licensed under BSD 3-Clause), Google hopes the broader security community can contribute to and benefit from it, as well as adapt it to other ecosystems.
The tool aims to significantly accelerate patch validation by automating it. By open sourcing the tool (licensed under BSD 3-Clause), Google hopes the broader security community can contribute to and benefit from it, as well as adapt it to other ecosystems.
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Beginning in Android 16, the default User-Agent string in Android WebView will be reduced to minimize passive fingerprinting.
This is already the case in Chrome on Desktop and Android since version 107.
The default, reduced WebView User-Agent string is as follows:
The
This is already the case in Chrome on Desktop and Android since version 107.
The default, reduced WebView User-Agent string is as follows:
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 10; K; wv) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Chrome/125.000 Mobile Safari/537.36The
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📺 Google’s new community offers a sneak peek at upcoming Google TV features
Google is inviting a select few to join Google TV Advisors, an "exclusive online community where you can help improve the Google TV experience.”
More details can be found in this article on Android Authority.
Google is inviting a select few to join Google TV Advisors, an "exclusive online community where you can help improve the Google TV experience.”
More details can be found in this article on Android Authority.
Android Authority
Google’s new community offers a sneak peek at upcoming Google TV features
Google is inviting people to join its Google TV Advisors community, where it'll share details about new Google TV features yet to be released.
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The Google Search app for Android is testing a "recently searched" chip at the bottom that shows your most recently searched query.
You can tap it to quickly relaunch your previous search.
@AssembleDebug spotted evidence for this feature during an APK teardown a few months ago, but I just noticed it had rolled out to me the other day.
Anyone else?
You can tap it to quickly relaunch your previous search.
@AssembleDebug spotted evidence for this feature during an APK teardown a few months ago, but I just noticed it had rolled out to me the other day.
Anyone else?
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💻 Here's how One UI 7 is making your phone a more powerful Galaxy Book companion
One UI 7 enhances Camera Sharing to let you use your Galaxy phone as a webcam for your Galaxy Book, plus it's adding Storage Share to let you access your phone's files.
One UI 7 enhances Camera Sharing to let you use your Galaxy phone as a webcam for your Galaxy Book, plus it's adding Storage Share to let you access your phone's files.
Android Authority
Here's how One UI 7 is making your phone a more powerful Galaxy Book companion
One UI 7 enhances Camera Sharing and adds a new Storage Share feature that make your Galaxy phone a better companion to your Galaxy Book.
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🎧One UI 7 brings one of Z Fold 6's best audio features to more Samsung phones
Samsung's "loudness normalization" feature is now available for the Galaxy S24 series in the first One UI 7 beta.
Here's what it does.
Samsung's "loudness normalization" feature is now available for the Galaxy S24 series in the first One UI 7 beta.
Here's what it does.
Android Authority
One UI 7 brings one of Z Fold 6's best audio features to more Samsung phones
The One UI 7 beta brings the Z Fold 6's loudness normalization feature to the Galaxy S24. Here's what it does.
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📱App archiving in One UI 7 helps you free up space on your Samsung phone
One UI 7 adds support for Android 15’s new app archiving feature, which definitely wasn't a given since some other Android 15-based OSes don't support it.
More details on this feature can be found in this article.
One UI 7 adds support for Android 15’s new app archiving feature, which definitely wasn't a given since some other Android 15-based OSes don't support it.
More details on this feature can be found in this article.
Android Authority
App archiving in One UI 7 helps you free up space on your Samsung phone
Samsung has brought Android 15's app archiving feature to One UI 7. Here's how you can use it to free up space on your Samsung phone.
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📋One UI 7 enhances Routines so you can automate more things on your Samsung phone
32 new actions have been added in One UI 7, letting you create even more automations through "if, then" statements.
Here's all the new actions in Samsung Routines.
32 new actions have been added in One UI 7, letting you create even more automations through "if, then" statements.
Here's all the new actions in Samsung Routines.
Android Authority
One UI 7 enhances Routines so you can automate more things on your Samsung phone
32 new actions have been added to Samsung Routines in One UI 7. Here's what they are and how you can use them to automate your Samsung phone.
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❌The One UI 7 update brings a lot of new features ... but it's also taking one away: the lock screen widget carousel.
In previous versions of One UI, you were able to tap on the lock screen clock to show a carousel of full-size widgets.
Details can be found in this article.
In previous versions of One UI, you were able to tap on the lock screen clock to show a carousel of full-size widgets.
Details can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Samsung ditches its lock screen widget carousel in One UI 7
One UI 7 no longer has a lock screen widget carousel that you can access by tapping the clock. Fortunately, there's an alternative.
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Google is rolling out the Identity Check feature it announced last week.
When Identity Check is enabled, biometric authentication will be required for sensitive actions like:
- Accessing saved passkeys and app passwords
- Changing the PIN, pattern, or password, and turning off Find My Device
...whenever your phone is in an untrusted location. This makes it harder for someone to compromise your Google Account. Turning off the feature requires either your biometrics or your Google Account and can only be done when your phone has Internet access.
Identity Check works on Android 15 and later and is available through a beta version of Google Play Services.
Thanks to Matthew Rawling on my Telegram group for the screenshots!
When Identity Check is enabled, biometric authentication will be required for sensitive actions like:
- Accessing saved passkeys and app passwords
- Changing the PIN, pattern, or password, and turning off Find My Device
...whenever your phone is in an untrusted location. This makes it harder for someone to compromise your Google Account. Turning off the feature requires either your biometrics or your Google Account and can only be done when your phone has Internet access.
Identity Check works on Android 15 and later and is available through a beta version of Google Play Services.
Thanks to Matthew Rawling on my Telegram group for the screenshots!
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