by dbadmin | Sep 12, 2024 | Android 15, Google, News
Google is working on removing the Extra Dim feature that makes the screen dimmer than what even the lowest level of the brightness slider allows. Instead, the feature will now be built into the brightness slider, so you can just slide the bar left to dim the screen...
by dbadmin | Sep 12, 2024 | Android 15, News
Google is preparing to bring back a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. Google briefly introduced the feature in the first developer preview of Android 15 but later removed it from the...
by dbadmin | Sep 12, 2024 | Android 15, News
Android finally lets you add widgets to the lock screen again. This feature is available for tablets running the latest Android 15 QPR1 beta release. There’s no indication on when or if this feature will be available on phones, too. Google is rolling out the second...
by dbadmin | Sep 12, 2024 | Android 15, News
Android 15 has new restrictions on what permissions sideloaded apps can be easily granted. Sideloaded apps can no longer be easily granted permission to draw over the screen, obtain usage statistics, act as a device admin, and more. This is an expansion of the...
by dbadmin | Sep 11, 2024 | Android 15, Google, News
Google is considering changing which icons Android will use to show notifications in the status bar, notifications shelf, and always-on display. The company is experimenting with using apps’ main icons instead of their custom ones for notifications. It’s unclear if...
by dbadmin | Sep 11, 2024 | Android 15, Bluetooth, Google, News
Google has updated its Fast Pair service to work with earbuds that support the Bluetooth LE Audio standard. However, only devices that run Android 15 can apparently use Fast Pair to connect to Bluetooth LE Audio devices. This may be because Android 15 has numerous...
