by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2025 | Android 16, Google Pixel, News
Google may add native flashlight brightness controls to Pixel phones in the next quarterly release of Android 16. While the hardware has long supported it, Pixel users currently need to use an app to adjust the flashlight’s intensity. The new feature, discovered in...
by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google’s new Pixel VIPs widget launched with the release of Android 16. However, some Pixel owners report that the widget is missing. An update to the Contacts app is likely needed before the widget becomes available. Update,...
by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Google Pixel
Google’s Android 16 update is now available for Pixels, and like many of you, I eagerly rushed to update my phone as soon as the new software was live. Even though Android 16 isn’t the most thrilling OS upgrade we’ve ever seen (the really big changes are coming in...
by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2025 | AOSP, Google, Google Pixel, News
Google has made it harder to build custom Android ROMs for Pixel phones by omitting their device trees and driver binaries from the latest AOSP release. The company says this is because it’s shifting its AOSP reference target from Pixel hardware to a virtual device...
by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Android 16, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Some Pixel users say Extra Dim is less effective after updating to Android 16. Reports vary, with other Pixel owners saying their devices are unaffected. A Google account suggested that a third-party app may be causing the...
by dbadmin | Jun 11, 2025 | Google, Google Contacts, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Google’s new Pixel VIPs widget launched with the release of Android 16. However, some Pixel owners report that the widget is missing. An update to the Contacts app is likely needed before the widget becomes available. We’ve...
