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🥚Here's a first look at the new Easter egg in Android 16! Yesterday, we only got a partial look because the Live Updates feature is disabled in Beta 3. Here's what the new Android 16 Easter egg looks like with Live Updates enabled👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-easter-egg-3533677/

🔋🪫Android may soon make the battery icon a whole lot more colorful Google is testing new background colors for the battery icon. These aren't live in Beta 3 but are part of Google's continued efforts to revamp the status bar icons. Screenshots 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-new-battery-icon-3534047/

🕜Android could put your beautiful lock screen clock in the notifications panel Google is experimenting with putting the lock screen clock in more surfaces, including the top of the notifications panel Click 👇 for a first look at this new feature 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/lock-screen-clock-in-notifications-3535046/

🔋You can now view your Pixel 9's battery health in Android 16 Beta 3! A new Battery Health page has been added under Settings > Battery, where you can view the remaining battery capacity, adjust charging optimization, and see battery tips. Screenshots👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-battery-health-3534961/

The issue preventing scrcpy from creating virtual displays has been resolved in Android 16 Beta 3! For context, Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 broke the ability for scrcpy to create virtual displays, as the requisite permissions were removed from shell. Google added these permissions back in Beta 3, but it warns these permissions are only held by shell for testing purposes and may be removed again in the future without notice.

⚙️Android’s new Quick Settings panel is looking better than ever in Android 16 Beta 3 Yes, Google's still working on a split notifications/Quick Settings panel - it's not dead, just not sure when it'll go live. Here's our latest look at the feature👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-redesign-hands-on-3534161/

⚙️Google is preparing a big redesign of Android’s Settings app The new design brings proper Material Design 3 switches, places each item in cards, adds carets, and more. Screenshots + more details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-expressive-settings-3533796/

🖥 This could be HUGE: Google is working on a new desktop mode for Android phones called Desktop View Desktop View may be a full desktop mode experience for Android phones, and a new developer option is in the works that'll let you test it. Details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-desktop-view-3533755/

🔔Oh boy: Android could soon summarize your notifications for you, similar to iOS One of the most controversial Apple Intelligence features is coming to Android, but thankfully with more limitations out of the box. Full details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-notification-summaries-3533720/

🥚The Android 16 Easter egg hints at Android's new Live Updates feature The Easter egg in Android 16 adds support for Live Updates, a new type of notification for ongoing activities. Sadly, the Live Updates feature is disabled in Beta 3. Details👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-easter-egg-3533677/

🚨It's HERE: Android 16 Beta 3 is rolling out! With Beta 3, Android 16 has reached Platform Stability! This means APIs & system behaviors are finalized, and developers can publish Android 16-targeting apps on Google Play. One beta left! Details👇🔗 http…

🎧Android 16 adds support for Auracast, ie. audio streaming over Bluetooth LE Audio! This feature is already live in the DPs/Betas, but Google is finally talking about it today. More info on what Auracast support means for you can be found 👇 🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-auracast-support-3534869