by dbadmin | Oct 17, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
TL;DR Google has pulled Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 due to the risk of it bootlooping phones with desktop settings enabled. Users who already installed the update have been looking for solutions to escape the loop without a factory reset. A method involving plugging and...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 3 for eligible Pixel devices. Now, it appears the tech giant may have pulled the update. The reason could be related to bootlooping issues caused by desktop mode. Yesterday,...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Android 16, Features, OnePlus, OnePlus OxygenOS
When Google released Android 16 this past June, many users were disappointed by its lack of new features. Fortunately, the open nature of Android allows OEMs like OnePlus to add their own changes on top of Google’s releases. That’s exactly what OnePlus has done with...
by dbadmin | Oct 16, 2025 | Android 16, News
TL;DR Google is updating Android’s Photo Picker with new features to make finding media easier. A new date scrubber lets you quickly navigate your gallery by jumping to a specific month. The search tool is also getting an update with a new voice search option for...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
The second quarterly release of Android 16 is coming in December, and it’ll bring a whole host of new features to Pixel devices. Pixel users can expect features like auto-themed app icons, an expanded dark theme, icon shape customization, and much more. Since QPR2 is...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2025 | Android 16, News
TL;DR Google is updating the Android Easter egg in Android 16 QPR2 to properly showcase the new Live Updates feature. Live Updates allow apps to provide persistent progress updates in the status bar, on the always-on display, and at the top of the notification panel....
