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Gboard fixes the black navigation bar in incognito mode.

Remember when you opened the keyboard in incognito mode in chrome and saw a black navigation bar? This problem was fixed in the latest beta update 12.2.03.469624536-beta.

By the way, it was fixed after we reported it on the issue tracker.

In cooperation with @rkbdigboard

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 is out!

Security patch : September

Build: T1B1.220819.006, T1B1.220819.007 (Pixel 6a only)

Google has opened testing of the firmware, which is due out this December. As usual, there will be 3 betas. This beta test is relevant for the Pixel 4a, 4a (5G), 5, 5a, 6, 6 Pro and 6a.

The list of changes is quite small. The update from the stable build weighs about 300~400 MB.

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The August Google Play system update readies security improvements in Android 13. 1. The Security & Privacy tile is back. But you can't open it yet. 2. The UI of the hidden unified Security & Privacy settings page has been updated to look more like Google…
Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 continues to work on completing the unified 'Security & privacy' settings page.

This beta comes with Google Play System Update for October 2022. And if you enable the unified 'Security & privacy' settings page with special ADB command, you will see that this page looks more compete now, compared to August.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 enables Spatial Audio support.

There is a new Spatial audio switch in the Sound & Vibration settings, the description of which reads "Audio from compatible media becomes more immersive". The switch is also available in the audio device settings.

In addition, Opus (and LC3) are now shown as available codecs in the Bluetooth Audio Codec selection.

UPD: Spatial audio doesn't work yet.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1: 'Increase Touch sensitivity' renamed to 'Screen protector mode'.

In fact, it looks like they just swapped out the title and description.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 reveals some Pixel Tablet stuff.

Kuba Wojciechowski found some animations called "Tangor_SUW_DockUndock_V3" and "Assistant OOBE - Tablet Works While Charging". These animations will play in the tablet setup wizard.

As you may recall, Tangor is the supposed codename of the Pixel Tablet. Also, previously there were rumors that Google is working on a hybrid Nest Hub with a detachable screen and docking station.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 updates app swapping animation in split screen mode.

Simply click on the separating bar twice to see the change.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 contains hidden 'Clear Calling' feature.

"Clear calling" that will reduce background noises during calls. It works "for most mobile networks" but it's "not available for Wi-Fi calling." Contents from your calls are "not sent to Google." You can enable it without root by sending the following shell command:

adb shell 

settings put global settings_enable_clear_calling true

Then go to Settings > Sound & vibration > Clear Calling.

🔗 Mishaal Rahman
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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1 adds "enable Bluetooth LE audio" developer toggle.

This can only be turned on if the device supports LE Audio. On stock devices, this cannot be turned on yet. And it even seems to work.

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Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1: Pixels will soon be able to show your battery health!

Settings will tell you if the condition of your battery is at "low", "peak", or "stable" performance. You'll get an assessment of the health that's either "excellent", "fair", "good", or "poor".

This feature is not yet available.

Also, system will show warranty info on-device.

"To view your limited warranty, select the country where you bought this device. The warranty is also available at Settings then %s then Limited warranty and http://g.co/devicewarranty."

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A little navbar win in Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1.

Android Biometric prompt now has a transparent navbar. This element is part of the system Settings application. Quite good, but they could have updated the window design at the same time, as we asked them to.

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🇬🇧 YouTube Music can now share songs to Snapchat on Android Opening the share sheet in YouTube Music for Android and tapping Snapchat will successfully send what you’re currently playing to Snapchat. This includes album artwork, artist name, app logo, and…
YouTube Music now allows you to share tracks, albums, and playlists in Instagram stories.

Following a similar integration in Snapchat, YouTube Music is finally coming to Instagram stories. The look is no different from the implementation in Snapchat.

There will be a "Play in YouTube Music" button at the top left on the result story.

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Here is the new Matter settings page in Google Play Services.

The changelog for the July Google Play system update mentioned "With the Matter Developer Preview, you can set up and share Matter devices between Matter ecosystems."

Now, apparently, Google plans to add a separate page called "Matter devices & services". it will allow you to "Pair and manage Matter devices across households".

Notably, this is the first app (or at least the page) in which Google has implemented the new Material Design 3 switches.

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September security patch has been released for Pixel devices running Android 13. The update for Pixel 6a is delayed. Build: TP1A.220905.004 The September update for Pixel devices was supposed to coincide with the release of the Pixel Feature Drop, since…
Pixel 6a gets September security patch.

A week later, the September security patch for Android 13 has made its way to the Pixel 6a. In addition to general improvements, the update for this device brings additional improvements for fingerprint recognition and response.

Build number: TP1A.220905.004.A2

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