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Reuters reported that Google has warned that the antitrust ruling will cause Android’s growth in India to stagnate. In 2019, the Indian antitrust agency reportedly began an investigation into Google’s use of Android. Continue reading “Antitrust order could slow Android growth in India: Google”
Following the Google Pixel Feature Drop update and Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 update with new features and bug fixes last month, the company has begun sending the first Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 (Quarterly Platform Release) update to compatible pixel devices. Continue reading “Google rolls out Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 update”
Android 13 got support for Chromecast support for in-media switching, starting with YouTube Music, as a part of QPR update in December. This allows the media player on your Android phone’s lock screen and notification section to quickly select which compatible Bluetooth or Chromecast built-in devices to play your content on (currently available with YouTube and YouTube Music). Continue reading “Android is getting Spotify Connect support in media switcher, cross-device switching”
In May 2022, Android Auto received a refreshed look and range of features. At CES 2023, Google unveils an Android Auto experience, a technique for using your digital car key, and other updates for cars that have Google built-in. Continue reading “Google rolls out new Android Auto experience”
Motorola is the latest company to confirm Android 13 update plans for its smartphones, which includes 20 smartphones in the razr, edge and g series, but this doesn’t include the moto e series since the company didn’t assure any Android updates for these budget phones. Continue reading “motorola phones that are confirmed to get Android 13 update”
Following the Google Pixel Feature Drop update, which brings several new features, the company has begun sending the first Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 (Quarterly Platform Release) update to compatible pixel devices. Continue reading “Google rolls out Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 update”
Google has released the December update for the Pixel series; the first significant set of new features for the Pixel since the introduction of Android 13 is now available. Continue reading “Google Pixel Feature Drop brings several new features”
Google has announced Android 13 for TV, the newest version of its Android TV operating system. This new release includes more performance and accessibility upgrades to help our developers create interesting apps for the next generation of televisions. Here’s what’s new in Android 13 for TV. Continue reading “Android 13 for TV announced — Check out the new features”
To celebrate the holiday season, Google has announced a plethora of new features coming to Android in the upcoming weeks. Google Photos, Wear OS, and other parts of the system will all be influenced by these updates. Continue reading “Google introduces new Android, WearOS features”
The disparity between one smartphone and another is becoming increasingly narrow. As a result, smartphone OEMs are strengthening their software ecosystems in order to attract users. Many brands have been promoting their environmental sustainability in recent years, offering longer software support so that a user can use it for a longer period of time. Continue reading “OnePlus to offer 4 Android OS updates, 5 years of security updates to select phones from 2023”
Samsung began rolling out One UI 5.0 stable update based on Android 13 starting with the Galaxy S22 series in India last month, after it rolled out the beta update in August. The company also confirmed that the update will be available for older Galaxy S and Note series as well as Galaxy Z series, A series and tablets soon. Continue reading “Here’s when Samsung Galaxy devices will get Android 13 based One UI 5.0 update in India”
Although it was reported, a security hole was discovered by Google’s Project Zero team, and no company, including Google, has yet to release a security patch. The problems were already fixed by ARM back in July and August. Continue reading “Project Zero alleges Google and Android manufacturers haven’t fixed vulnerabilities”
Google has announced that starting in May 2023, Android TV and Google TV will require apps to be bundled in the Android App Bundle (AAB) format instead of the existing APK format. If you don’t know, for Android smartphones, this need is already in place. Continue reading “Google TV and Android TV will require app bundles from 2023”
LumaFusion, the most popular video editing app for iOS and iPad, is now available in beta for Android and Chrome OS. In case you forgot, it was announced last year that the LumaFusion video editor would be available for Android and Chrome OS, and development started in 2021. Continue reading “LumaFusion now available for Android and Chrome OS in beta”
Today, Vivo introduced OriginOS 3 based on Android 13 for the Chinese market at its developer conference. Earlier, vivo Funtouch OS 13 was released for global markets for vivo and iQOO devices. The main goal is to provide users with a light and fluid system experience. Continue reading “vivo introduces OriginOS 3 — Check out the new features”
