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Native Flashlight Controls on Pixel? Wild Android Fantasies Become Reality

Tim June 13, 2025 8

We'll get this part out of the way very quickly. It has been for years now that other phone owners could natively control the brightness level of their phone's flashlight feature. Meanwhile, Pixel owners are left to download 3rd-party apps to do the same thing...

No One Can Find Google’s New Pixel VIPs Feature

Kellen June 11, 2025 27

One of the few new features introduced in the June Pixel Feature Drop yesterday is missing for almost everyone. Google's new Pixel VIPs feature, which is essentially the headline new goodie of this latest drop, appears to be slowly rolling out as a server-side...

Android 16’s Desktop Mode Arrived in QPR1 Beta 2, Here’s What It Can Do

Kellen June 11, 2025 6

Back at Google I/O, Google announced that it was indeed making a desktop mode or desktop windowing feature for Android 16 that would allow you to connect a phone to a display and get a desktop-like experience. They had worked with Samsung on it, because of...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 Update Arrives With 7 Big Fixes

Kellen June 10, 2025 5

Google apparently isn't done for the day - you want more Android 16? After giving us stable Android 16, as well as both Pixel and Android Feature Drops, Google says that the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 is arriving at some point (it just went live as I was typing...

Here’s Everything Google Fixed With June Patch and Android 16

Tim June 10, 2025 1

Google has shared details on the June, 2025 patch (which is Android 16) and what all is inside. Bound for all supported Pixel devices dating back to the Pixel 6 lineup, there's a healthy list of fixes inside. Android 16 bug fixes: Google notes fixes for the...

Android 16’s Big Material 3 Expressive Update Arrives in Q3

Kellen June 10, 2025 7

With the release of Android 16 today, you might have run to your Pixel device to grab the update and start enjoying that really colorful and fun new Material 3 Expressive design that Google showed off prior to I/O last month. Unfortunately, that won't be a...

Android 16 Goes Stable and Hits Google Pixel Devices With These Features

Kellen June 10, 2025 24

Today is the day that Android 16 arrives as a stable update to all of the still-supported Pixel devices out there, plus it hits AOSP. It's a big day, but we do need to point out that this is not the big Material 3 Expressive update you might be impatiently...

Android 16 Arrives June 10

Kellen June 9, 2025 12

Wondering when we might see the final/stable release of Android 16 on your Pixel device? How does tomorrow sound? Android 16 official release date: Google confirmed the news tonight in a social media post, saying, "It's almost time for the Android 16 release!"...