Mishaal's Android News Feed

🎨 Material 3 Expressive's approach to dynamic app color is sounding better and better Google says it "upgraded dynamic color to unlock more variation and higher chroma across all hues." More details 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/material-3-expressive-color-3560841/

🙏 Google Play now lets you ask your friends to pay for you Google Play's "Ask someone to pay" button debuted in India last year but is now rolling out in the US, Japan, Mexico, and Indonesia 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-new-payment-method-3560534/

📺Google TV apps can now ask you for ratings and reviews like phone apps Google is extending the in-app ratings and reviews API to TV. More info 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-app-ratings-and-reviews-prompt-3560129/

🛑Google confirmed it is cracking down on people using VPNs to buy digital content at lower prices This probably isn't a new policy, but Google said at I/O it's automatically detecting & blocking abusive purchases that exploit regional price differences 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-regional-pricing-abuse-protection-3560805/

💳Google Pay redesign should make checking out even faster At I/O, Google showed off an updated design for Google Pay's pay sheet. The UI has also been optimized to support dark mode, and it now works in Android WebViews! More info + images👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pay-sheet-redesign-3560780/

🎶Spotify is bringing its social listening feature 'Jam' to Android Auto At I/O, Google shared that Spotify is redesigning its app to use the media app template in the Android for Cars App Library. The new app also adds the Jam feature. Screenshots👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-jam-android-auto-coming-soon-3560708/

🔔Google will bring Android 16's Live Updates feature to wearables next year The feature will be introduced to Wear OS in 2026, though we don't know what it'll look like or what specific Wear OS version will bring it. More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wear-os-live-updates-3560646/

💰Would you spend $5,000 on an app? Google just made that a real possibility At I/O, Google announced that certain developers can now request to charge up to $5,000 for Play Store content. The previous maximum was $1,000. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/play-store-5000-3560577/

🚗Android Automotive is expanding its app catalog for cars with the largest displays Google is expanding its catalog of car-ready, large-screen optimized mobile apps into the thousands, and the Volvo EX90 will be the first with this expanded catalog. 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-automotive-large-screen-app-compatibility-3560588/

🖥Google will soon let you test Android 16's new Desktop Mode on your phone Google confirms that Android 16 QPR1 will include a "developer preview" of the new desktop mode experience as well as enhanced support for external displays! More info👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-desktop-mode-testing-3560574/

🔔Google confirms Android 16's Live Updates feature is not just for Pixel phones Live Updates will integrate into: - Samsung's Now Bar in One UI 8 - OPPO/OnePlus/Realme's Live Alerts in ColorOS 16 - Vivo & Xiaomi's custom system UIs More details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-live-updates-supported-devices-list-3560227/

ℹ️This nifty trick makes Android 16's resizable Quick Settings even better In Android 16 QPR1, the foreground service task manager chip in the notifications panel pulldown now doubles as an indicator for the status of Quick Setting tiles. Demo👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-trick-3560263/