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๐Ÿ“ž This new Android phone can act like a walkie-talkie in a pinch

Here's everything you need to know about the new Xiaomi 15T series ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-15t-specs-features-pricing-availability-3600710/
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I never knew I wanted a small Android tablet until I tried this iPad Mini alternative

The Xiaomi Pad Mini made me understand why people want small tablets like the iPad Mini.

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/small-android-tablet-xiaomi-pad-mini-3600161/
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๐Ÿ‘“Google is fixing a big readability complaint with this new Android setting

Android is adding a setting to reduce background blur effects, making text easier to read.

This is available in the latest Android Canary release.

Details + screenshots๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/android-reduce-blur-effects-setting-3601579/
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๐Ÿ–ฅ๐ŸงAndroid will soon run Linux apps better, and that's great for Google's PC plans

Android's Linux Terminal will soon support GPU-accelerated rendering (using gfxstream) for graphical apps.

Click ๐Ÿ‘‡for details on why this matters

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-gpu-rendering-3601664/
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๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ–ฅAndroid's answer to Apple's Handoff is coming, and here's how itโ€™ll work

Android will soon let you resume tasks from your phone on your tablet or PC, similar to Appleโ€™s Handoff.

My latest Authority Insights Newsletter dives into how it'll work๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/how-android-handoff-will-work-3601801/
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๐Ÿ”€Android 16 QPR2 may let you flip your Pixel's navigation bar like on Samsung phones New code in Beta 2 confirms Google is working on a "button order" feature that lets you flip the back and recents buttons in three-button nav More details๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— https://wโ€ฆ
UPDATE: It's confirmed: Android will finally let you flip your Pixel's navigation buttons like on Samsung phones.

I've updated the article with a screenshot of the new button order settings in Android (shown above) as well as a video showing off the new feature in action!

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-navigation-order-option-rumor-3598791/
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๐Ÿง๐Ÿ“‚Android 16 QPR2 makes the Linux Terminal way more useful with expanded file access

In Android 16 QPR2, the Linux Terminal can access almost the entirety of your phoneโ€™s shared storage, as opposed to just the Downloads folder.

More details๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-expanded-file-access-3602140/
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๐Ÿง๐Ÿ–ฅ The Galaxy Tab S11's best new feature turns it into a powerful Linux computer

The MediaTek-powered Galaxy Tab S11 (and the Xiaomi 15T series) support Android's Linux Terminal app, giving you access to many powerful tools.

More details๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-tab-s11-linux-terminal-3602231/
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๐Ÿ Gemini for Home is here to transform how you use Google Home

- Users will be able to pick from 10 natural-sounding voices.

- When you want Gemini to control your smart home, you wonโ€™t have to remember exact device names or phrases.

More details๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-for-home-features-availability-3602734/
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๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ Googleโ€™s new Nest Cams and Doorbell double down on video quality

The new Nest Cam Indoor, Nest Cam Outdoor, and Nest Doorbell models have wired power, a new camera sensor, 2K HDR video capture, and a wider FoV.

More details๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/google-new-nest-cam-nest-doorbell-3602359/
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๐ŸกGoogleโ€™s new Home speaker promises a do-over, but you canโ€™t buy it anytime soon

The new Google Home Speaker runs on Gemini, features 360ยฐ audio, and can be paired with the Google TV Streamer in stereo.

Click ๐Ÿ‘‡for details + pricing & availability

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-speaker-announced-3602474/
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โœจGemini for Home is free, but its best features aren't

- Gemini features will require a separate "Home Premium" subscription.

- Plans start at $10/mo & includes features like Ask Home, Gemini Live with Nest speakers, & Home Brief.

More details๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”—https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-premium-3602475/
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Pro-tip: If you're having trouble getting Gemini to generate images in anything but a 1:1 aspect ratio, just add a blank white image with the aspect ratio you want & it'll just work.

Eg. using the same prompt, the first came out 1:1 but the second 16:9 because I did this.

๐Ÿ”— Gemini's refusal to make anything but 1:1 square images is driving us crazy
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It's another day that ends in Y, so YouTube is testing a new player UI on Android.

What do you think of this new UI? Old on the left for comparison.

๐Ÿ”— YouTube is trying out a new look on mobile, and users respond exactly how youโ€™d expect
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A new "notification summaries" page was spotted in leaked One UI 8.5 builds that suggests Samsung phones will get an Apple-like notification summary feature.

However, this page is actually from stock Android and not specific to One UI. In fact, it's identical to the one I shared a while back.

It's possible that Samsung and Google are both working together on this, but it's tough to say right now whether anyone but Google plans to use this specific implementation.

FWIW: The reason this doesn't work currently is because the notification summary service will be part of Android System Intelligence, and the publicly available versions of it don't have the service yet.
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