Joe Maring / Android Authority The more we learn about Android 16, the more and more excited I get about Google’s upcoming update. Things like lock screen widgets and the new Quick Settings UI already had me hooked, and now, ...
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That visual overhaul we’ve been waiting for finally shows up in this week’s Android news Sign in to your Android Police account Material Design took Android from its #holoyolo phase into a modern, sophisticated era of thoughtfully executed UI — ...
Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Android 16 is expected to introduce the Advanced Protection feature to greatly enhance device security. Newly surfaced screenshots give us a good look at the feature, while detailing what functions will be ...
Summary Google is actively developing a desktop mode for Android, seen as a competitor to Samsung DeX. A setting for the mode was found in Android 16 Beta 3’s developer options; although not functional initially, it has now successfully been ...
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing its own DeX-like desktop mode for Android, and we got an early look at the unfinished feature on a Pixel phone. Android’s upcoming desktop mode includes a taskbar for pinned/recent apps ...
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 will have a new one-click toggle for Advanced Protection Mode, which enables more secure protections across the OS and even with apps. These settings cannot be adjusted, helping ensure a consistent security ...
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is adding expressive new animations to Android for interactions like dismissing notifications and toggling settings. Physics-based notification dismissals, shape-shifting Quick Setting tiles, and a power button ‘squeeze’ effect are incoming. A waveform appears ...
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority The lead-up to Android 16 has been … interesting. We’re four betas into the update’s rollout, and with each new beta version released, the public-facing changes are both minor and few and far between. However, ...
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Android has taken on a lot of different looks in the 16+ years since its debut — some loved, some reviled. Lately, though, it’s felt like we haven’t been seeing a ton on focus on ...