Pixel phones get a major kernel upgrade with Android 15 QPR2
All Tensor-powered Pixels are now running Linux kernel 6.1 after updating to Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1!
I reported that this kernel upgrade would happen back in January, but it's finally here!
All Tensor-powered Pixels are now running Linux kernel 6.1 after updating to Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1!
I reported that this kernel upgrade would happen back in January, but it's finally here!
Android Authority
Pixel phones get a major kernel upgrade with Android 15 QPR2
Google is preparing to upgrade the kernel version of all Tensor-powered Pixels to Linux 6.1 in Android 15 QPR2.
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🏠Google is preparing to bring back a beloved customization feature from Android 11
Android 15 QPR2 may let you customize the shape of home screen icons once again on Pixel phones
More details + screenshots of the settings page for this can be found in this article.
Android 15 QPR2 may let you customize the shape of home screen icons once again on Pixel phones
More details + screenshots of the settings page for this can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Google is preparing to bring back a beloved customization feature from Android 11
The Android 15 QPR2 beta hints that Google will bring back icon shape customization, a feature it cut from Android 12.
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🏃Here's how Health Connect will back up your health and fitness data
Google rolled out an update to Health Connect that adds a backup & restore menu, but it doesn't work yet.
Here's how to access the feature so you're ready when it does, though.
Google rolled out an update to Health Connect that adds a backup & restore menu, but it doesn't work yet.
Here's how to access the feature so you're ready when it does, though.
Android Authority
Health Connect now lets you back up your health and fitness data
An update to the Health Connect app adds a backup and restore feature. Here's how to access it to export your health and fitness data.
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🏃Here's how Health Connect will back up your health and fitness data Google rolled out an update to Health Connect that adds a backup & restore menu, but it doesn't work yet. Here's how to access the feature so you're ready when it does, though.
UPDATE: It turns out that Health Connect exports DO work ... it's just the initial export that's broken! Subsequent exports work!
This means you can finally backup & restore your health and fitness data stored with Health Connect.
Unfortunately, the exported database seems to be an unencrypted SQL file, so be careful where you store it.
This means you can finally backup & restore your health and fitness data stored with Health Connect.
Unfortunately, the exported database seems to be an unencrypted SQL file, so be careful where you store it.
Android Authority
Health Connect now lets you back up your health and fitness data
An update to the Health Connect app adds a backup and restore feature. Here's how to access it to export your health and fitness data.
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🐧This is HUGE: Android 15 QPR2 confirms Google is adding a Linux Terminal app, finally The new Terminal app will let developers run Linux apps in a virtual machine on their Android device. More details on how this works can be found in my latest article…
The Terminal app in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 doesn't work currently, and the reason is because it's currently set up to only install Linux images supplied in a
However, it only does this if the build is debuggable (
However, even if you do spoof the debuggable property and supply the correct file, it'll still fail to boot because of some permission issue.
This hopefully won't be an issue with the next Android 15 QPR2 beta, though, as the Terminal app in AOSP has newer code that downloads the Linux image from online and doesn't check if the build is debuggable.
If you want to try for yourself, you can download Google's precompiled Debian images from here.
/sdcard/linux/images.tar.gz file. However, it only does this if the build is debuggable (
ro.debuggable=1), which means you need to root your device.However, even if you do spoof the debuggable property and supply the correct file, it'll still fail to boot because of some permission issue.
This hopefully won't be an issue with the next Android 15 QPR2 beta, though, as the Terminal app in AOSP has newer code that downloads the Linux image from online and doesn't check if the build is debuggable.
If you want to try for yourself, you can download Google's precompiled Debian images from here.
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Google says that it spent the last 6 months on improving the stability, reliability, and performance of the Android Emulator in Android Studio.
This initiative, named Project Quartz, has resulted in 30% fewer crashes when using the Android Emulator in the latest stable version of Android Studio, according to data from developers who opted in to sharing crash details.
Google also reduced its open issues by 43.5% from 4,605 to 2,605. 17% of these issues were fixed during Quartz while the remainder were closed as either obsolete, previously fixed, or duplicates.
This initiative, named Project Quartz, has resulted in 30% fewer crashes when using the Android Emulator in the latest stable version of Android Studio, according to data from developers who opted in to sharing crash details.
Google also reduced its open issues by 43.5% from 4,605 to 2,605. 17% of these issues were fixed during Quartz while the remainder were closed as either obsolete, previously fixed, or duplicates.
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Google rolls out Scam Detection to protect you from phone scams
Scam Detection is a new feature that detects and warns you about attempted phone scams as they happen.
More details can be found over on Android Faithful.
Scam Detection is a new feature that detects and warns you about attempted phone scams as they happen.
More details can be found over on Android Faithful.
Android Faithful
Google rolls out Scam Detection to protect you from phone scams
Scam Detection is a new feature that detects and warns you about attempted phone scams as they happen.
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Google Play Protect adds live threat detection to warn you about dangerous apps in real-time
Live threat detection uses on-device machine learning models to detect potential stalkerware apps. It's rolling out now to the Pixel 6+.
More details can be found in this article.
Live threat detection uses on-device machine learning models to detect potential stalkerware apps. It's rolling out now to the Pixel 6+.
More details can be found in this article.
Android Faithful
Google Play Protect adds live threat detection to warn you about dangerous apps in real-time
Live threat detection with real-time alerts will protect you from malware and dangerous apps.
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🔐Google's new Android app helps you verify you're chatting with the right person
Google is rolling out Android System Key Verifier, which will power the contact verifying feature in Google Messages that Google announced last month.
More details can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.
Google is rolling out Android System Key Verifier, which will power the contact verifying feature in Google Messages that Google announced last month.
More details can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.
Android Authority
Google's new Android app helps you verify you're chatting with the right person
Google is rolling out a new Android System Key Verifier app that helps you verify you're chatting with the right person and not a scammer.
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💬Google's new app will help warn you about nude images in Messages
Google is rolling out a new Android System SafetyCore app that’ll power Sensitive Content Warnings in Google Messages
More details on this app can be found in this article.
Google is rolling out a new Android System SafetyCore app that’ll power Sensitive Content Warnings in Google Messages
More details on this app can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Google's new app will help warn you about nude images in Messages
Google is rolling out Android System SafetyCore, and it'll power the upcoming Sensitive Content Warnings feature in Messages.
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👓The Google Glass companion app might find a new life with Android XR
If you're wondering what that mysterious Android Glasses Core app that appeared in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is, here's some details of its history + never-before-seen screenshots.
If you're wondering what that mysterious Android Glasses Core app that appeared in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is, here's some details of its history + never-before-seen screenshots.
Android Authority
The Google Glass companion app might find a new life with Android XR
The Android Glasses Core app has appeared in the last Android beta app, and it could be the companion app for upcoming Android XR products.
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🗨Android 15 QPR2 may add a dedicated settings page for backing up contacts
The new contacts storage page will make it easier to choose which account you want to back up your contacts to.
More details + a screenshot of this page can be found in this article.
The new contacts storage page will make it easier to choose which account you want to back up your contacts to.
More details + a screenshot of this page can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Android 15 QPR2 may add a dedicated settings page for backing up contacts
Google is preparing to add a new Contacts storage page in Android 15 QPR2 that'll let you choose which account to backup your contacts to.
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🖱⌨️Google is preparing to make keyboard and mouse support even better in Android 15 QPR2
The company is working on new features like bounce key threshold customization, repeat keys, and more.
Details + screenshots of these new features can be found in my latest article on Android Authority.
The company is working on new features like bounce key threshold customization, repeat keys, and more.
Details + screenshots of these new features can be found in my latest article on Android Authority.
Android Authority
Android 15 QPR2 is preparing cool new tweaks for keyboards and mice
Google is preparing new accessibility and customization options for physical keyboards and mice in Android 15 QPR2.
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WSA might be sticking around after all, at least in China. In March, Microsoft announced they were ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android after March 5, 2025. WSA lets you run Android apps & games on Windows PCs. Today, Microsoft announced…
Android apps are back on the Microsoft Store ... but only in China!
A preview version of the Tencent App Store in the Microsoft Store is now available for Windows 11 users on the Windows Insider Program. There are over 1,000 mobile apps and games available.
Your PC's region has to be set to China to access it, though.
Based on this line: "
A preview version of the Tencent App Store in the Microsoft Store is now available for Windows 11 users on the Windows Insider Program. There are over 1,000 mobile apps and games available.
Your PC's region has to be set to China to access it, though.
Based on this line: "
In addition, relying on Tencent App Store's powerful Android emulator", it seems this isn't using WSA but rather Tencent's emulator which uses Project Celadon's CaaS images with VirtualBox.🤮67👍20🤡15🤔6💩5👀3❤2👎2😢1
⌨️This shouldn't surprise you, but I've heard Google is testing the Pixel Tablet 2 with a physical keyboard accessory
The Pixel Tablet 2 could also bring a newer camera and SoC (duh).
Here's what that could mean + some additional insights over on Android Authority.
The Pixel Tablet 2 could also bring a newer camera and SoC (duh).
Here's what that could mean + some additional insights over on Android Authority.
Android Authority
Source: Google is working on the Pixel Tablet 2 along with a keyboard
Google is working on the Pixel Tablet 2 unsurprisingly, and it could pick up some big productivity upgrades including a keyboard accessory.
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