by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Android 15, Bluetooth, News
Google is preparing to polish the Bluetooth device details page to show a small ring indicating the current battery level of your connected device. This change isn’t live yet in the latest Android 15 QPR2 Beta 1 release, but we managed to manually activate it. Android...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Android 15, Features, Google Pixel
Update, December 12, 2024 (07:09 AM ET): Google has confirmed that Pixels now indeed support bypass charging. The battery is bypassed if you have the option selected, and keep your Pixel plugged in at 80% charge. Original article, December 10, 2024 (01:35 PM ET):...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2024 | Android 15, Google, News, Privacy
Android’s Privacy Dashboard has historically offered a 24-hour log of how apps use permissions. With Android 16 DP1, it looked like Google would be extending this log to 7 days. Thanks to Android 15 QPR1 and the November 2024 Play system update, you can now access the...
by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2024 | Android 15, Android Auto, Google, News
Android Auto has stopped outputting audio for some Pixel users. The problem seems to have popped up after installing the December Pixel Drop. Both wired and wireless connections seem to be affected. If you’re not yet using Android Auto with your car, what in the world...
by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2024 | Android 15, Features, Google Pixel
Tucked away in a recent Pixel Feature Drop, Google has finally included the long-anticipated option to cap battery capacity at 80% as part of the Charging optimization menu. But what does the phone do when it hits 80% and it’s still plugged in? Does it slow down and...
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Android 15, News, Samsung, Samsung One UI
Samsung’s upcoming One UI 7 update will include support for Android 15’s app archiving feature. App archiving frees up storage space by removing an app’s installation files without removing its data. Although app archiving is an Android 15 feature, it’s up to OEMs to...
