by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, News
Android 16 DP1 introduces a new setting called Even Dimmer that allows the screen to be dimmed below what the lowest level of the brightness slider usually allows. Even Dimmer is integrated into the brightness bar as opposed to Extra Dim which has to be manually...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Android 16, News
Android 16 hides the content of certain sensitive notifications from appearing on the lock screen, in particular notifications with OTP codes. This follows a change in Android 15 that blocks untrusted apps from reading sensitive notifications with OTP codes. This...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Android 16, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Android 16 DP1 is extending the Privacy Dashboard’s history access from 24 hours to seven days. Users will now get a week view of apps that accessed their Location, Camera, and Microphone. Google has rolled out the first...
by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2024 | Android 16, Google Pixel 9, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has added a new “Experimental Mode” display color option on the Pixel 9 with Android 16 DP1. Turning on the option makes the screen super warm and yellow. The intention behind the new “Experimental Mode” is presently...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2024 | Android 16, Google, News
The first Android 16 developer preview adds a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. This feature was first spotted in a developer preview of Android 15 but it never rolled out in the stable...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2024 | Android 16, Bluetooth, Google, News
Android 16 Developer Preview 1 introduces a new Audio Sharing feature that lets other people listen to your phone’s media along with you. This feature is based on Auracast, which is the marketing term for Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting. Of Google’s Pixel phones, only...
