by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2024 | Android 15, Google Wear OS, News
Android Authority has learned of test builds of Wear OS 5.1 for the Pixel Watch 2. These builds are based on the upcoming Android 15 release. This is noteworthy because Wear OS 5.0 is based on Android 14. We’re merely days away from the expected unveiling of the...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2024 | Android 15, News
Android 15 adds support for placing widgets on the lock screen, but only on tablets. Despite that, the lock screen widgets feature actually works quite well on smartphones. We recorded a video that demonstrates what lock screen widgets look like on phones. The...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2024 | Android 15, News
We have a more detailed look at Android’s upcoming lock screen widgets feature. We previously showed off what lock screen widgets look like in an earlier Android 15 beta release, but we’ve decided to revisit it to see how it’s changed. The feature is coming along...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2024 | Android 15, News, Tablets
We discovered that Android 15’s hidden desktop mode can actually run on-device on tablets. By tapping the new “desktop” button in the recents screen, you can send apps to the desktop mode launcher. While in this launcher, you can freely launch one or more apps in...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Android 15, News
Only about 30% of poll respondents indicate a willingness to pay for ongoing emergency satellite access. We still have many questions about how long free service might last. Details on what paid access might look like are also very opaque for the time being. Forget...
by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Android 15, News
Google is experimenting with bringing the tablet taskbar to phones running Android 15. Android’s taskbar is currently only shown on large-screen devices like tablets and book-style foldables. The “tiny” taskbar looks and behaves the same as the tablet taskbar, except...
