🏥 Health Connect is adding support for medical records!
Android’s health platform will let apps R/W your medical records in FHIR format, beginning w/ immunization records but expanding to lab results, medications, & more in the future.
Android’s health platform will let apps R/W your medical records in FHIR format, beginning w/ immunization records but expanding to lab results, medications, & more in the future.
Android Police
Health Connect is adding support for medical records in Android 16
The Health Connect app will let you save your immunizations and possibly lab results and medications in Android 16
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🔐Android 16 will make the Photo Picker feel more integrated in apps
Apps can now embed the photo picker to make it feel like a more integrated part of the app. Hopefully this further boosts adoption of the photo picker!
More details can be found here.
Apps can now embed the photo picker to make it feel like a more integrated part of the app. Hopefully this further boosts adoption of the photo picker!
More details can be found here.
Android Police
Android 16 will make the Photo Picker feel more integrated in apps
Apps can embed the Photo Picker in Android 16 to provide a more integrated experience
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🕓When will Google release Android 16?
Google already confirmed it’ll release Android 16 in Q2 of 2025. Before then, there’ll be 2 developer previews + 4 betas.
Here’s what you need to know about Android 16’s release schedule.
Google already confirmed it’ll release Android 16 in Q2 of 2025. Before then, there’ll be 2 developer previews + 4 betas.
Here’s what you need to know about Android 16’s release schedule.
Android Police
The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know
Android 16 Developer Preview 1 goes live with new media, health, and privacy features for developers
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🤔 How do you install Android 16 DP1?
You’ll have to flash it manually as an OTA update won't be ready until Android 16 Beta 1 in January. If you’re on Android 15 QPR2 B1, installing Android 16 DP1 will require wiping data.
Here’s how to install DP1.
You’ll have to flash it manually as an OTA update won't be ready until Android 16 Beta 1 in January. If you’re on Android 15 QPR2 B1, installing Android 16 DP1 will require wiping data.
Here’s how to install DP1.
Android Police
The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know
Android 16 Developer Preview 1 goes live with new media, health, and privacy features for developers
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🎧 Finally! Android 16 will let you share audio to multiple Bluetooth devices at once
A feature I first spotted and documented in the Android 15 preview is live in DP1: Audio Sharing.
Here's what you need to know about Audio Sharing in Android 16.
A feature I first spotted and documented in the Android 15 preview is live in DP1: Audio Sharing.
Here's what you need to know about Audio Sharing in Android 16.
Android Authority
Android 16 will let you share audio to multiple Bluetooth devices at once
The first Android 16 developer preview adds an Audio Sharing feature that lets other people listen to your phone’s media along with you.
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🔕Android 16’s notification cooldown feature will save you from notification spam
Android 16 DP1 finally brings that notification cooldown feature we first spotted in the Android 15 preview!
Here's how the new notification cooldown feature works.
Android 16 DP1 finally brings that notification cooldown feature we first spotted in the Android 15 preview!
Here's how the new notification cooldown feature works.
Android Authority
Android 16’s notification cooldown feature will save you from notification spam
Android 16 DP1 adds a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app.
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Android 16 DP1:
The Wi-Fi sharing fragment has been updated with a new QR code design ("prism").
Which one do you prefer: Left (Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 and earlier) or right (Android 16 DP1)?
The Wi-Fi sharing fragment has been updated with a new QR code design ("prism").
Which one do you prefer: Left (Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 and earlier) or right (Android 16 DP1)?
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Android 16 DP1:
A new repeat keys feature has been added in Android 16 DP1. I first spotted evidence for this feature in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1, but it wasn't live in that build.
When disabled, holding down a key will no longer repeat its character. This is useful for accessibility reasons.
A new repeat keys feature has been added in Android 16 DP1. I first spotted evidence for this feature in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1, but it wasn't live in that build.
When disabled, holding down a key will no longer repeat its character. This is useful for accessibility reasons.
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Android 16 DP1:
Android's privacy dashboard now lets you see the past 7 days worth of permissions access data, as opposed to the current default 24 hours.
Fun fact: this was originally supposed to land in Android 13. Google even announced this at I/O 2022 but they never rolled it out.
Android's privacy dashboard now lets you see the past 7 days worth of permissions access data, as opposed to the current default 24 hours.
Fun fact: this was originally supposed to land in Android 13. Google even announced this at I/O 2022 but they never rolled it out.
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Android 16 DP1:
The even dimmer feature that I first told you about has taken a step closer towards launching in Android 16 DP1. Of the two flags that control it, one of them has been enabled by default now.
The even dimmer feature that I first told you about has taken a step closer towards launching in Android 16 DP1. Of the two flags that control it, one of them has been enabled by default now.
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I got the Linux Terminal app working on my Pixel phone!
I regret to inform you that, unfortunately, there's no GUI, so I couldn't run Doom 😭
Any Linux gurus have suggestions on things I should try installing/running?
I regret to inform you that, unfortunately, there's no GUI, so I couldn't run Doom 😭
Any Linux gurus have suggestions on things I should try installing/running?
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🔒Android 16 DP1 automatically hides some sensitive notifications from the lock screen
I discovered that Android 16 automatically redacts the content of notifications that have OTP codes in them from appearing on the lock screen.
Details + images can be found in this article.
I discovered that Android 16 automatically redacts the content of notifications that have OTP codes in them from appearing on the lock screen.
Details + images can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Android 16 automatically hides some sensitive notifications from the lock screen
Android 16 hides the content of sensitive notifications with two-factor authentication codes from appearing on the lock screen.
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Mishaal's Android News Feed
Google has rebranded its Data Restore Tool app to Android Switch. There's also a new icon! I'm normally not a fan of minimalist icons, but I think this one is quite clever: The blue bubbles change to green bubbles. H/T Jason Lim
Google has officially launched the Android Switch app and also announced a few improvements to iOS --> Android data transfer process, including:
- A streamlined onboarding process
- 40% faster data transfers when using a cable
- Ability to restore data after setup. Already available on Pixel 9 series but coming to more Android devices in 2025.
- New express setup option that only transfers data stored locally and not in the cloud. Also already available on Pixel 9 series.
- If you have a Pixel Watch, it'll prompt you to transfer data to your new phone at the end of setup.
- A streamlined onboarding process
- 40% faster data transfers when using a cable
- Ability to restore data after setup. Already available on Pixel 9 series but coming to more Android devices in 2025.
- New express setup option that only transfers data stored locally and not in the cloud. Also already available on Pixel 9 series.
- If you have a Pixel Watch, it'll prompt you to transfer data to your new phone at the end of setup.
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Mishaal's Android News Feed
Android 16 DP1: The even dimmer feature that I first told you about has taken a step closer towards launching in Android 16 DP1. Of the two flags that control it, one of them has been enabled by default now.
💡Android 16 DP1 integrates Extra Dim into the brightness bar
A few months ago, I told you about a new feature that Google was working on called Even Dimmer.
Well, it's actually now live in Android 16 DP1...but only for the Pixel 9 for some reason.
Details can be found in this article.
A few months ago, I told you about a new feature that Google was working on called Even Dimmer.
Well, it's actually now live in Android 16 DP1...but only for the Pixel 9 for some reason.
Details can be found in this article.
Android Authority
Android 16 DP1 integrates Extra Dim into the brightness bar
Android 16 DP1 adds a new feature called Even Dimmer that lets the screen be dimmed below the lowest level of the brightness slider.
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