Mishaal's Android News Feed

📱A new leak says the Pixel 10 will be announced on August 13, 2025 August 13 is when the Pixel 9 was announced last year. Interestingly, Google invited Pixel Superfans in the UK to a pre-launch event on June 27. I wonder what they'll see there then. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-possible-launch-date-3563208/

🪫Missing background blur in Android 16 QPR1? Check your battery settings. To save battery life, Android's battery saver mode disables Material 3 Expressive's background blur effect, as it runs off the GPU. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-beta-background-blur-battery-saver-3562789/

🔒Google seems to be rolling out its Android 16's new Advanced Protection mode to some users Look for 'Advanced Protection' under the 'Personal & device safety' category under Settings > Google. One user in my Telegram group told me they have it, anyone else? 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-beta-advanced-protection-mode-3562906/

📱Pixel Superfans invite hints at a shockingly early Pixel 10 launch Google is inviting Pixel Superfans in the UK to apply to attend a June 27 pre-launch Pixel event, where they'll see the "next Pixel line before anyone else." More details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-10-launch-event-3562917/

🎨Finally: Google is making theme packs to help you customize your Pixel phone Google could soon catch up to OPPO, Xiaomi, and other OEMs with a Pixel themes feature that will bundle multiple customization options. More info👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-themes-leak-3562392/

📱Don't panic: Google is still working on splitting Android's notifications & Quick Settings panels, but it'll be optional The Android 16 QPR1 beta is hiding another big Quick Settings revamp that's different from the redesign we just got. More info👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-split-quick-settings-3562165/

📱The One UI 8 beta is finally here for the Samsung Galaxy S25 series, and it brings an exciting multitasking upgrade: a new 90:10 split screen ratio! Google has been working on this for Android 16, and it's clearly inspired by OnePlus. Demo👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/one-ui-8-9010-multitasking-split-3561871/

📱Samsung took its sweet time to roll out One UI 7...but it seems the wait for One UI 8 will be a lot shorter! Samsung has confirmed the stable One UI 8 rollout starts this summer, and its upcoming foldables will debut it. More details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-one-ui-8-stable-rollout-schedule-3561818/

🍎iOS 19 may finally let you transfer your iPhone's eSIM to an Android phone A new version of Google’s SIM Manager app hints that iOS 19 will let you transfer an iPhone’s eSIM to an Android phone More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/ios-19-esim-transfer-to-android-3561644/

💔Google Play’s latest security change may break many Android apps for some power users The Play Integrity API now uses hardware-backed signals that are much trickier for rooted devices and custom ROMs to pass. Click👇for more info on what's changing 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-integrity-hardware-attestation-3561592/

OnePlus has announced it's ditching the Alert Slider for a new Plus Key in its upcoming smartphones for North America! The Plus Key is a customizable button that can perform actions like start a translation or switch sound profiles. It also works with the new AI Plus Mind feature, which saves and organizes snapshots of the screen into the Mind Space app. You can search through these snapshots using AI Search in the launcher. This sounds similar to Nothing's Essential Space, so while it might not be original, I don't see that as an issue - it's a great feature! In addition, OnePlus has worked with the Gemini team to add integrations for the company's Notes and Clock apps. This will be available first on the OnePlus 13s. Lastly, OnePlus' AI suite is getting some new features like AI Reframe, AI Translation, and AI Best Face 2.0.

The Gemini integrations for the Xiaomi Notes and Calendar apps have rolled out! It's great to see Gemini integrate more with the first party apps of OEM devices. Makes it feel like a better integrated assistant on more Android devices.