by dbadmin | Jun 18, 2024 | Android 15, News
With the Android 15 Beta 3 update, Google’s Circle to Search feature now works when the persistent taskbar is showing on tablets. To activate Circle to Search on the persistent taskbar, you need to hold down the action key. Circle to Search also now works when using...
by dbadmin | Jun 18, 2024 | Android 15, News
Today, Google is launching Android 15 beta 3 for supported Pixel devices. This release brings Android 15 to the important Platform Stability milestone. There will not be many new features in Android 15 starting today, so early adopters should jump in now. Since...
by dbadmin | Jun 18, 2024 | Android 15, News
Android 15 is preparing to tweak the threshold that determines whether a charger is seen as fast, from a measly 7.5W to a more reasonable 20W. The operating system has long considered any charging speeds of at least 7.5W to be fast, which is far, far below what actual...
by dbadmin | Jun 18, 2024 | Android 15, News
Strings in the latest Android 15 beta suggest the OS can automatically delete biometrics that aren’t working well. Android will delete your face or fingerprint unlock when they aren’t working well and then prompt you to set them up again. We don’t know how the OS...
by dbadmin | Jun 14, 2024 | Android 15, Android apps, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Android 15 will disable the home screen widget of any app that you kill. This prevents the app from effectively still running when you’re attempting to force-stop it. The widget will be grayed out and won’t start again until you...
by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2024 | Android 15, News
Android 15 is adding a built-in mechanism to protect your device from “juice jacking” attacks. Charging will be allowed when lockdown mode is enabled in Android 15, but USB data access will not. Juice jacking is a largely theoretical problem you don’t really need to...