by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, Google Pixel, News
The toggle to enable the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature is missing from Android 16 Beta 4, but it’s still possible to enable it via a hidden command. Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock allows Pixel phones to use fingerprint unlock even when their screens are off....
by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Google Pixel Fold, News
Android 16 Beta 4 introduces a new “robust open/close detection” setting that improves the ability of the Pixel Fold and Pixel 9 Pro Fold to tell whether they’re folded or unfolded. This can help improve the reliability of the hinge angle sensor when you use a...
by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is preparing to make the icons on the Settings homepage more colorful. This is part of Google’s effort to redesign the Settings app to be more expressive. It’s unclear if colored icons are part of Google’s new Material Design 3 Expressive theme. Earlier this...
by dbadmin | Apr 18, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Honor, IQOO, Lenovo, News, OnePlus, OnePlus 13, Oppo, OPPO Find, Realme, Redmi, Vivo, Xiaomi, Xiaomi 15
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Google recently released Android 16 Beta 4, marking it as the second platform stability update with finalized APIs and behaviors. The update is now available across select HONOR, Lenovo, OnePlus, OPPO, realme, vivo, iQOO &...
by dbadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Google Pixel 9a, News
Android 16 Beta 4 arrives today for Pixel devices. New owners of the Pixel 9a can now enroll in the Beta program, their first opportunity to do so. Downloads for the Pixel 9a should also be available soon. Android development is proceeding a little differently this...
by dbadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is working on a new Video Chat panel for Android that lets you apply a variety of visual and audio effects to video calls. These effects include background blur, portrait lighting, portrait touch-up, and studio-style mic processing. Although we spotted evidence...
