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Should You Use Android 11 Beta as Your Daily Driver?

Tim June 11, 2020 26

I'm already seeing plenty of curious Pixel owners asking if they should boot up and run the first public beta for Android 11 as their daily driver. It's a fantastic and warranted question, and while you'd think that a public beta is a safe thing to run as a...

Android 11 Beta Coming to “Other Devices” in Coming Weeks (Updated)

Tim June 10, 2020 8

For non Pixel phone owners, the very last sentence of Google's blog post on the public beta for Android 11 should excite you, depending on what device you have. The last line ends with, "available on Pixel 2+ phones today and other devices in the coming weeks....

Size Limits on Video Recording Could End in Android 11

Kellen December 27, 2019

Did you know that your Android phone more than likely has a limitation on the size of videos it records? Did you know that if you record extra long videos, they may be separated into multiple files? Whether you knew this or not, we could see that limit lifted...

Google Starts Testing New Bubbles in Messages

Kellen December 27, 2019

Part of the initial feature set of Android 10, when Google first introduced it as Android Q earlier in the year, was a feature called Bubbles. Bubbles aren't a new concept to Android, but would be a pretty big change to how notifications and messages work...

You Should be Able to Schedule Dark Mode in Android 11

Tim December 16, 2019

While getting a system-wide Dark Mode baked into Android 10 has been pleasant, having an automatic scheduler for the UI feature would make so much sense. If you didn't already know, a scheduling option was available in the early betas for Android 10, but in...

Android 11 and Snapdragon 865 to Support API for Mobile Drivers License, Electronic ID

Kellen December 4, 2019

During Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit today, we got a big Android security-related announcement that we could see for the first time with Android R later this year. How does leaving your wallet at home with no fear of not having your drivers license or ID...

We’ve Got Big Android R Screenshot News!

Kellen May 17, 2019

OK, the news isn't really that big, but it does involve Android R (I know, already) and screenshots.Because Google's stock Android features only a limited set of screenshot controls, unlike the robust controls you see from Samsung, people have complained to...

What Should Android “Q” be Called?

Tim January 28, 2019

Android Q talk has really been heating up as of late, but that has us thinking -- What on Earth will Google call Android Q? For almost every other letter in the English alphabet, there's a solid list of delicious treats that fit under Google's naming...