by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Android Canary, Google, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR Google is adding a new setting to Android that lets you reorder the three-button navigation bar. This will allow users to switch from the default “Back, Home, Recents” layout to the “Recents, Home, Back” layout common on Samsung phones. The feature is live in...
by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Android Canary, Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel, News
TL;DR Google is working on a new setting that gives Pixel users more control over the Always-on Display. This new option will automatically power down the display when no user activity is detected, helping save battery life. The feature isn’t live yet, and it’s...
by dbadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Android Canary, News
TL;DR A future Android update will add a native flashlight brightness slider to the Quick Settings on Pixel phones. The latest Android Canary release introduces a new visual design for this slider that resembles an actual flashlight. This feature is not expected to...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2025 | Android Canary, Authority Insights, Linux, News
TL;DR Google is working to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android, which currently run slowly using inefficient CPU-based rendering. This will be achieved by implementing gfxstream, a technology that forwards graphics API calls to the host’s GPU...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2025 | Accessibility, Android Canary, News
TL;DR Google is adding a new “reduce blur effects” toggle to address readability issues caused by its new Material 3 Expressive design. This new accessibility setting, available in the 2509 Android Canary build, disables background blur system-wide to improve text...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2025 | Android Canary, Authority Insights, Google, News
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Last year, Google removed the Live Caption toggle from under the volume slider in Android. While the change primarily affected Pixel users, Google is now testing a reversal of the original design. With the latest Android...
