by dbadmin | Mar 23, 2025 | Android 16, Google Pixel, News
All Pixel phones can now use the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android 16 Beta 3. The Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature lets you unlock your Pixel phone even when its screen is off. It was first introduced in Android 16 DP2 but only worked on the Pixel...
by dbadmin | Mar 18, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Android 16 Beta 3 became available for Pixel users to test last Thursday. Now Google’s already got an update ready, as Beta 3.1 starts heading out. This release fixes a handful of bugs, including one that caused the screen to dim during media playback. When it comes...
by dbadmin | Mar 18, 2025 | Android 16, News
Android 16 lets you screen record what’s happening on an external monitor. Previous versions of Android only let you screen record the built-in display. This is a minor change but will ultimately prove useful once Google builds out Android’s new desktop mode. Using...
by dbadmin | Mar 17, 2025 | Android 16, Linux, News
A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app to Android. According to the Google employee, the main purpose of the Linux Terminal feature is to bring more Linux apps to Android but not to bring yet another desktop environment....
by dbadmin | Mar 15, 2025 | Android 16, News
The Android 16 Beta 3 release has introduced a minimize button to the header bar of apps opened in Android’s desktop windowing mode. Desktop windowing is a freeform windowing mode that Google introduced for tablets with Android 15 QPR1. In addition, apps like YouTube...
by dbadmin | Mar 15, 2025 | Android 16, Linux, News
Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta 3. The Terminal app lets you run Linux apps in a virtual machine on your Android device. Adding tabs makes it easier to multitask, as you can issue commands without having to wait for a process...
