by dbadmin | May 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google appears to be developing an Android equivalent to iOS’s Standby Mode, hinted at by a Google Play Services update and code found in Android 16. This new feature will likely leverage an enhanced Hub Mode, which is being optimized for phones and will integrate...
by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google may be developing “Magic Actions” for Android, an AI-powered enhancement to notification actions that could leverage the Gemini AI model. This new feature, which we spotted in Android 16 code, aims to replace the current Smart Actions, and could offer more...
by dbadmin | May 14, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is developing a new split-screen mode for Android 16 that aims to improve multitasking on phone displays by using a 90:10 ratio. This allows one app to dominate the screen while the other remains accessible in a smaller portion, and tapping the smaller app...
by dbadmin | May 14, 2025 | Android 16, Material 3 Expressive, News
Old vs new Quick Settings panel design in Android Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Android 16 QPR1 beta is expected to debut the new Material 3 Expressive design language. The upcoming build is expected to include several new design changes, including the...
by dbadmin | May 14, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Android 16 Beta 4.1 delivers fixes for a handful of extant bugs. Beta 4 itself arrived back on April 17. With plans to hit stable in June, Google doesn’t have long left to finish prepping Android 16. Earlier today, Google drew the curtain back on Material 3...
by dbadmin | May 13, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Guides
Google is shaking things up a bit for the release of Android 16. While we typically see a new version of Android in the third quarter of the year, 2025 will mark the beginning of a new annual release target. The tech giant is moving the launch of the next major OS...
