📵Google wants to make stolen Android phones basically unsellable

Google is upgrading Factory Reset Protection to make it even harder for thieves to sell stolen phones

Here’s how 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-factory-reset-protection-upgrades-3556859/

🧑🏼‍💻Android 16's new Intrusion Logging feature helps detect if your phone was hacked

Android 16 can back up device logs so you can run a forensic analysis later to find out if your device was compromised

Here’s what data is collected 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-intrusion-logging-3556876/

👴👵These new Android tools could stop scammers from robbing your loved ones blind

Google is adding new in-call security protections to Android, better scam message detection, and a contact verification tool

Here’s what you need to know 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/new-anti-scam-features-android-show-3556831/

💬 Just how popular is RCS messaging?

😯 Over 1 BILLION RCS messages are sent each day in the U.S. alone!

Google announced this staggering statistic during The Android Show today 👇

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-rcs-daily-milestone-3556585/

🪪Identity Check is coming to more Android phones with Android 16!

Google has confirmed that more Android phones will get this important security feature with Android 16.

Here’s why this matters 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-identity-check-3544525/

🙈Android 16 will automatically redact notifications containing one-time passwords (OTPs) from the lock screen

I first discovered this in DP1, but Google made it official today and shared more details.

Here’s what you need to know 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-sensitive-notifications-lock-screen-3501564/

🕓 Google says that Samsung (and other brands) will roll out Android 16 to their phones "this summer."

That's especially big news for Samsung users as the company has taken a long time to roll out Android 15!

More info👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-stable-update-samsung-phones-3557296/

📱Android's new 90:10 split-screen will be a game-changer for multitasking

Google is enhancing split-screen mode by borrowing a great feature from OnePlus: Open Canvas.

This new split-screen mode may go live in Android 16 QPR1. Here's a first look👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-90-10-split-screen-3557268/

🕶 Your Android XR headset should have easy access to phone files thanks to Quick Share

Google is working on bringing Quick Share to Android XR, which would let you easily share files between your Android phone and your XR headset.

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-xr-quick-share-support-3557837/

🔄 New accessibility features are coming to Android, Chrome & Talkback:

- Expressive Captions recognizing drawn-out utterances
- Asking questions about photos in TalkBack
- Chrome for PC adding OCR on image-based PDFs, Android fixing Page Zoom

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/expressive-captions-3557811/

🎧 Sony just launched the WH-1000XM6 headphones, and I found something mildly interesting about them:

When you pair them to a Pixel running Android 16, they'll automatically use Bluetooth LE Audio. That wasn't the case for the WH-1000XM5.

Here's why👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-wh-1000xm6-le-audio-on-pixel-3556900/

✨Google is about to unleash Gemini Nano's power for third-party Android apps

Google is about to open up Gemini Nano to more third-party apps, add image input, and support a ton of additional devices (not just the Pixel 9!)

The documentation for ML Kit's new GenAI APIs are already public, but I suspect this is something Google will formally announce next week at I/O.

More details👇

🔗 https://androidauthority.com/gemini-nano-ml-kit-genai-api-3558292/

✨🔔Android 16 could introduce notification 'Magic Actions' powered by Gemini

Google is working on a new "Magic Actions" feature that will replace Smart Actions in Android notifications (think: the "Open Maps" chip you sometimes see).

More info👇

🔗 https://androidauthority.com/android-16-notification-magic-actions-3558563/

🖥📱It just got way easier to control your Android phone from your Windows PC

Microsoft is rolling out the Phone Link panel in the Windows 11 start menu to users on the stable channel.

This feature has been available for Windows Insiders for months.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/phone-link-panel-windows-start-menu-3558774/

📱Standby for Hub Mode: Google wants to turn your Android phone into a smart display

The evidence isn’t very strong, but we think Google is working on its own version of iOS’ Standby Mode for Android phones

Here's what we know 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/standby-mode-on-android-phones-3558674/

The OnePlus Pad 3 is launching in the U.S. and Canada on June 5!

This is a new flagship Android tablet that'll be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. It'll come with an updated version of OxygenOS for tablets with an improved Open Canvas system for multitasking, a new app to remotely control Macs, and an easier drag-and-drop file sharing feature.

OnePlus says it will bundle two free accessories for early purchases in the U.S. Pick from the Smart Keyboard, Stylo 2, & Folio Case. It'll be sold in a Storm Blue color.

🔥The next Snapdragon Summit has been confirmed!

September 23-25 is when we'll see Qualcomm announce its latest chipsets. This is a bit earlier than usual, but it means we'll get the first Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 phones a bit earlier, too!

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-2-summit-launch-3558938/

🗒 Google is making its AI-powered Deep Research feature even more versatile

You can now upload your own files to Deep Research in Gemini as well as use Canvas Create to transform reports

More details👇

https://www.androidauthority.com/deep-research-file-uploads-canvas-3559228/

📲Google shows off its next-gen AI assistant that can control your Android phone

Google is building a universal AI assistant that can not only look things up for you but also perform tasks on your behalf

More details 👇

https://www.androidauthority.com/project-astra-android-ai-agent-3559266/

🖥Gemini is now integrated into Chrome for PCs, and it has one advantage over Perplexity

Perplexity beat Google to the punch with its Chrome extension, but Gemini has the advantage of letting you talk to Live

More details 👇

https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-in-chrome-for-pc-3559212/