by dbadmin | Mar 6, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The recent Android 16 beta 2.1 release appears to be causing problems. Users are reporting that they are experiencing major battery drain issues after installing the update. Some say that they are being forced to recharge...
by dbadmin | Mar 6, 2025 | Android 16, News
Google announced today that the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 release will bring lock screen widget support to phones. Android 16 QPR1 isn’t expected to roll out until September, but we managed to activate the feature ahead of its release to provide a first look. Lock...
by dbadmin | Mar 6, 2025 | Android 16, Google Maps, News
Google Maps appears to be the first app to add support for Android 16’s new Live Updates feature. Live Updates are a special class of notifications that display progress-centric information and can appear in the status bar as chips. Android 16 Beta 2.1 is the first...
by dbadmin | Feb 27, 2025 | Android 16, Google, News
Google released Android 16 Beta 2 two weeks ago, with some new functionality on board. Today Google follows that up with Android 16 Beta 2.1, consisting mostly of bug fixes Beta 3 has already been rumored for a possible March 12 release. At this point, we’re just a...
by dbadmin | Feb 25, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel 10, News
Quick Settings offer a convenient spot to quickly toggle some of your most-used device options. Right now you can only rearrange those tiles, but Android 16 is working on a way to change their sizes, as well. An in-development tweak to the interface for resizing Quick...
by dbadmin | Feb 21, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google, HDR, News
Android 16 is implementing support for true HDR screenshots, enabling you to take screenshots of HDR content. This capability is live in Android 16 Beta 2 and builds upon the previous work that Google did to support HDR in Android screenshots. However, HDR screenshots...
