Mishaal's Android News Feed

📣Android 16 may introduce a new compact notification shelf on the lock screen Google is working on a new option for Android 16 that will let you collapse notifications into a shelf on the lock screen. More details can be found in my latest article on Android Authority.

Google has released Android 15 QPR2 Beta 3! This is the third and final beta (excluding .X releases) for the second quarterly release of Android 15, set for rollout in March 2025. The update is rolling out for the Pixel 6 and later with build ID BP11.241210.004. I had heard this was coming today but I was hoping it wouldn't given how busy this week is💀

After seeing all the progress that's been made in Windows emulation on Android, I've been waiting for some OEM to ship a simple tool that gets the job done. Kudos to Xiaomi for this. Hopefully this is something they can bring globally.

Oh, it seems this is now public. This 7-core variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite is apparently intended for foldables (less heat generation), according to OEM sources. In terms of performance, it gets 2% lower scores in AnTuTu and 7% less in Geekbench multi-core.

👀Android 16 could borrow one of the best OxygenOS multitasking features for tablets Google is working on three-way split-screen multitasking for tablets, possibly inspired by the Open Canvas feature of some OnePlus devices. More details and a demo video can be found in this article.

📱Android 16 could make multitasking better on phones with this split screen change Google is preparing to add a 90:10 split ratio in Android 16, similar to how Open Canvas works in OxygenOS 15 on OnePlus phones. Read this article for more details + a demo video.

Of these three volume panel designs, what do you think is the best? Keep in mind the design that I put down for Android 16 isn't live yet and may not be the final design. Still, I know some of y'all have strong opinions on this, so vote in the poll.

🚗Android Automotive will be getting lots of new apps, starting next month Google is finally launching the car ready mobile apps program that it announced back in May. More details on this program can be found in this article.

🔙Android 16 may bring predictive back support to three-button navigation Currently, predictive back only works with gesture navigation, but that's set to change in Android 16. More details + a demo video can be found in this article on Android Authority.

🔊Google may redesign the volume UI in Android 16, and here's a first look The new design ditches the thick, pill-shaped sliders in favor of thinner, continuous sliders with handles. You can see screenshots of the new volume UI by clicking on this link.

📱The OnePlus 13 gets Gemini Nano support in its first software update The OnePlus 13 is not only the first OnePlus phone to support Gemini Nano, but it may also be the first non-Pixel to support the multimodal version of the model! More details can be found in this article on Android Authority.