Mishaal's Android News Feed

Remember the Google Jamboard? That $5,000 digital whiteboard that Google killed off last year? Three LineageOS developers have brought it back to life! Instead of throwing it out, you can turn it into a cartoonishly large Android tablet or run Android TV on it. 🔗Jamboard escapes the Google graveyard with a new lease on life from LineageOS

Visual Studio Code running on a Google Pixel phone via the Linux Terminal app in the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 release. Image credits: Andrey on Telegram For more details on this Linux Terminal app, check out this article 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-linux-terminal-future-plans-3581752/

📱The Pixel 10 Pro's new always-on display finally shows your full wallpaper Google has finally launched the 'Ambient AOD' feature I spotted a few months ago! It's available on the Pixel 10 Pro. No word on when or if it'll come to other Pixels. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-pro-aod-wallpaper-3589468/

📱Google finally lets you customize icon shapes on your Pixel's home screen You only have five total icon shape options to pick from, but it's better than nothing. This is available in the latest Canary release so far. Screenshots of each shape👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-icon-shape-options-3589736/

🔦Android finally lets you control your Pixel phone's flashlight brightness The latest Android Canary release adds support for adjusting your Pixel phone's flashlight strength from Quick Settings 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-update-flashlight-brightness-3589728/

Hey Google...can you maybe not time these Android releases for the same day as big phone launches 😓 In addition to Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1, there's also a new Android Canary release...

⏩📱Android 16 QPR2 brings the long-awaited 90:10 split screen ratio! This feature makes split-screen multitasking much more efficient! It's heavily inspired by @OnePlus_USA Open Canvas feature, but isn't borrowed from them. Details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-features-3586944/#:~:text=QPR2%20Beta%201.-,90%3A10%20split%20screen%20ratio,-Android%2016%20QPR2

🔐 Android 16 QPR2 introduces the "Secure Lock Device" feature that I reported earlier this year. It'll also add a toggle to disable Failed Authentication Lock, which my colleague AssembleDebug first reported would be added. Details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-features-3586944/#:~:text=Rahman%20/%20Android%20Authority-,Secure%20Lock%20Device,-Android%2016%20QPR2

🖥🐧Android 16 QPR2 brings support for running FULL desktop graphical Linux apps through the Terminal! This went live in the 2507 Canary first but is coming in the December stable release! You can even run full desktop environments! More details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-features-3586944/#:~:text=Graphical%20apps%20support%20in%20the%20Linux%20Terminal

☀️Android 16 QPR2 brings the "enhanced HDR brightness" setting that lets you stop HDR content from flashbanging you at night! This was first added in the Android Canary release but is now live in QPR2 Beta 1. More details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr2-beta-1-features-3586944/#:~:text=SDR/HDR%20brightness%20slider

🔒🥷Google is expanding a key anti-theft feature to make your apps more secure Identity Check in Android 16 QPR2 will make it harder for phone thieves to gain access to sensitive apps Here's how👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/identity-check-expanded-app-support-3589693/

🎨HUGE: Android will finally fix your messy home screen by forcing apps to use themed icons Android 16 QPR2 adds a FORCED themed icon feature that makes all icons monochromatic, allowing Android to apply icon theming to them. Details + screenshots👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-icon-colors-3589663/