Mishaal's Android News Feed

📱Android 16's latest QPR2 beta finally lets you customize icon shapes Google is rolling out the second beta of Android 16 QPR2 to supported Pixel devices ahead of a stable rollout in December Here's what Google says is new👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-2-release-3598233/

🔎📷Google's latest Play System Update makes it easier to find and share photos on Android Android’s Photo Picker finally has a built-in search tool and has a less cluttered album view More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/photo-picker-search-bar-collections-tab-3598215/

📱🖥Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 get some major DeX upgrades in latest One UI 8 update You can now: * Add widgets to the DeX home screen * Use a full screen button to enter immersive full screen * Add any app to the taskbar And more, detailed👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-dex-changes-one-ui-8-september-3597916/

🎨Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won't let developers opt out In order to distribute apps on Google Play, developers MUST now agree to allow users to change the color of/theme their app's icon. More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-icon-theming-agreement-3597899/

🔐Exclusive: Google wants to make Android phones safer by switching to ‘risk-based’ security updates Android is shifting to a new "Risk-Based Update System" and prioritizing most security fixes for quarterly releases. Details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-risk-based-security-updates-3597466/

🧑‍⚕️Android's version of Apple Health is in bad shape, but Google's got a plan for change On this week's Authority Insights Podcast, we talk about Google's plans to fix Health Connect, why AOSP as we know it may be dead, and more. Listen below👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/authority-insights-podcast-005-3597154/

🖥This new Android 16 QPR2 setting will make desktop mode less frustrating Android 16 QPR2 adds a Universal Cursor setting that lets you control whether your mouse can move between displays Perfect if you hate your mouse jumping between displays. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-universal-cursor-3596761/

👣Health Connect will soon track your steps without needing another app Google may be transforming Android's Health Connect service from a data hub to a fitness tracker More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/health-connect-step-tracking-support-3596725/

🗃Android 16 QPR1’s source code is nowhere to be found, but Google swears it’s coming Google's latest AOSP delay has reignited fears about Android's open source future. Hopefully this delay doesn't become the new norm! 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-source-code-delay-3596650/

🔐⌚️Android’s anti-theft protections will soon be less annoying thanks to your watch Soon, if you have a Pixel Watch 3+ connected to your Android phone, you won’t be forced to use biometrics to unlock apps, even outside of trusted locations. Details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/identity-check-smartwatch-android-16-qpr2-3596334/

🗃The Pixel's latest Android update has a hidden trick for organizing your Quick Settings Google quietly added a new, faster way to reposition Quick Settings tiles in Android 16 QPR1: A double-tap gesture. Here's how it works👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/trick-to-organize-quick-settings-3596284/

🔊Google could redesign Android’s volume slider to be more like iOS Android is testing a new horizontal volume slider layout, presumably for phones in landscape mode More details + what its design might look like in the article linked👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-horizontal-volume-slider-3596184/