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Also cool: the latest version of the CoverScreen OS app enables auto-rotation support for other apps on the cover screen of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and 6! Apps being able to auto-rotate is one of the better changes that Xiaomi did for its MIX Flip, so I'm glad to see a third-party developer implement this feature on Samsung's flippables. The benefit of auto-rotation on the cover screen is that certain apps like Spotify display different buttons/details in landscape versus portrait, as shown in this video by the developer. (Again, not sponsored, always happy to S/O cool apps from indie devs!)

CoverWidgets is a new app that lets you add any third-party app widget to the cover screen of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 or 6! It's developed by IJP of CoverScreen OS fame. I don't have the Z Flip 6 anymore, so I had a friend test it for me, and it seems to work. It's probably using some undocumented API in One UI to do so, and in our testing, there were some issues with some widgets not updating properly, but give it a try and let me know how it is! (Not sponsored, always happy to shout out a cool app when I have the time!)

⌨️This shouldn't surprise you, but I've heard Google is testing the Pixel Tablet 2 with a physical keyboard accessory The Pixel Tablet 2 could also bring a newer camera and SoC (duh). Here's what that could mean + some additional insights over on Android Authority.

WSA might be sticking around after all, at least in China. In March, Microsoft announced they were ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android after March 5, 2025. WSA lets you run Android apps & games on Windows PCs. Today, Microsoft announced…

🖱⌨️Google is preparing to make keyboard and mouse support even better in Android 15 QPR2 The company is working on new features like bounce key threshold customization, repeat keys, and more. Details + screenshots of these new features can be found in my latest article on Android Authority.

🗨Android 15 QPR2 may add a dedicated settings page for backing up contacts The new contacts storage page will make it easier to choose which account you want to back up your contacts to. More details + a screenshot of this page can be found in this article.

👓The Google Glass companion app might find a new life with Android XR If you're wondering what that mysterious Android Glasses Core app that appeared in Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 is, here's some details of its history + never-before-seen screenshots.

Xiaomi has published the full release schedule of its upcoming HyperOS 2 update! Looking forward to receiving it on my Xiaomi 14T Pro and Xiaomi MIX Flip later this month!

💬Google's new app will help warn you about nude images in Messages Google is rolling out a new Android System SafetyCore app that’ll power Sensitive Content Warnings in Google Messages More details on this app can be found in this article.

🔐Google's new Android app helps you verify you're chatting with the right person Google is rolling out Android System Key Verifier, which will power the contact verifying feature in Google Messages that Google announced last month. More details can be found in my latest article for Android Authority.

Google Play Protect adds live threat detection to warn you about dangerous apps in real-time Live threat detection uses on-device machine learning models to detect potential stalkerware apps. It's rolling out now to the Pixel 6+. More details can be found in this article.

Google rolls out Scam Detection to protect you from phone scams Scam Detection is a new feature that detects and warns you about attempted phone scams as they happen. More details can be found over on Android Faithful.