Android 16
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Google will require new Android 16 devices to support this game-changing graphics feature
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The latest version of the Vulkan graphics API, Vulkan 1.4, introduces a feature called…
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Google wants to make Android 16 even better at streaming music and video
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 adds support for running media codecs outside of their usual sandboxed process…
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Android 16 could mimic how iOS handles app settings, but it’s not as bad as you think
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 introduces a new API called SettingsPreferenceService that lets apps contribute their preferences…
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Android 16 Beta 3.2 lands with power and haptics fixes
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 is nearing the end of its testing period, with Beta 3 arriving…
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Android 16 is getting a little more secure by stealing this iOS feature (APK teardown)
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority app teardown has revealed that Google is working on an inactivity…
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These 3 features just made Android 16 a lot more exciting
Joe Maring / Android Authority As hard as it is to believe, we’re just a few short months away from…
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Android 16 now lets all Pixel phones use fingerprint unlock even when the screen is off
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR All Pixel phones can now use the Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock feature in Android…
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Android 16 Beta 3.1 has got your screen-dimming fix
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 Beta 3 became available for Pixel users to test last Thursday. Now…
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Google says its new Linux Terminal feature isn’t a replacement for Android’s desktop mode
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app…
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Android 16 improves multitasking by letting you minimize desktop windows
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Android 16 Beta 3 release has introduced a minimize button to the header…
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Android’s Linux Terminal app adds tabs so you can multitask more easily
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google has added a tabbed interface to the Terminal app in Android 16 Beta…
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Android is adding Auracast support, which allows hearing aids to connect to public audio broadcasts
Google announced on Thursday that Android phones will soon support Auracast, a new Bluetooth technology that uses a phone to…
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Google I/O 2025 Dates Confirmed, Android 16 and Gemini AI Announcements Expected
Google I/O 2025, the company’s developer-focused conference, is confirmed to be held on May 20 and 21. The tech giant’s…
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Android 16 Beta 1 Rolled Out for Google Pixel Phones: Features, Compatible Models
Android 16 Beta 1 was released on Friday, allowing developers and enthusiasts to try out the upcoming major update to…
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Android 16 Developer Preview 2 Improves Battery Life, Adds Fingerprint Unlock on Pixel With Screen Off: Report
Android 16 Developer Preview 2 (DP2) has been released by Google, allowing testing of new APIs and features. In addition…
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