The nickname for Android 9 is “Pie.” It’s not the most inspired of Android names, but it’ll do. What really matters at the end of the day are the new features in Pie — and there are plenty of those. If you are a Pixel owner, you’ll be happy to hear that Pie will start […]
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Android P is here for real, and it finally has a tasty dessert name
The next version of Android is here and, once again, the name is exactly what most of us predicted: Android P is officially Android Pie.
Google announced the official name for the next version of Android, along with the update’s initial release, Mond…
Android P’s final beta preview is live
Good news for people who like near-final previews of mobile operating systems. Android just dropped Beta 4 for Android P, marking the last preview milestone before the full version launches. That means the still unnamed OS is just around the corner — promised to arrive at some point later this summer. As the all of […]
View More Android P’s final beta preview is liveGoogle releases Beta 3 of Android P
It still doesn’t have an official name (Popsicle? Peppermint? Your guess is as good as ours), but Google’s just dropped what it says is a near final version of Android P. The new version arrives a month after Beta 2, bringing with it what largely amounts to bug fixes and stability tweaks. This is the […]
View More Google releases Beta 3 of Android PAndroid P Beta 2 brings updated system images and 157 new emojis
A month after releasing the first beta version of Android P at I/O (and right in the middle of Apple’s own developers conference), Google has just released Beta 2 of its upcoming mobile operating system. The update is available to users enrolled in Google’s developer program, who have access to a Pixel device. Those who’ve […]
View More Android P Beta 2 brings updated system images and 157 new emojisGoogle’s next Pixel phone might be hiding in plain sight
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Could the Pixel 3 be the first edge-to-edge phone with no notch? The latest beta of Android P has us thinking this thanks to a phone rendering found in Settings first spotted by SlashLeaks.
Interestingly, the front of the phone depicted appears to be all screen with no bezels or notch — a design that manufacturers have so far not been able to achieve. The core reason for this is the placement of the sensors, earpiece, and front-facing camera, which are difficult if not impossible to put beneath a screen and still perform reliably.
On most devices, these live above the display in a wide bezel or a notchEssential has gotten close with a small circular notch, and the concept Vivo Apex has the camera pop up from the top. As of yet, no fully released smartphone has managed to be all screen without a notch. Read more…
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View More Google’s next Pixel phone might be hiding in plain sightGoogle’s new Android TV dongle is for developers only
With so much focus on consumer-facing updates, it can be easy to forget that the rest of I/O is all about developers. So, when the company announces a rare piece of first-party hardware at the event, it should come as no surprise that it’s just not for the rest of us. A month after passing […]
View More Google’s new Android TV dongle is for developers onlyWith Android P, Google is trying to show it cares
Can an operating system care about you?
Android P just might. Google gave the world a load of details about the next version of its mobile operating system, due to launch in the fall. And more than ever, this is an Android update with a set of values…
Watch Google I/O developer keynote live right here
Google I/O is nowhere near done. While the mainstream keynote just ended, the company is about to unveil the next big things when it comes to APIs, SDKs, frameworks and more. The developer keynote starts at 12:45 PM Pacific Time (3:45 PM on the East Cost, 8:45 PM in London, 9:45 PM in Paris) and you […]
View More Watch Google I/O developer keynote live right hereAndroid blatantly copies the iPhone X navigation gestures
Google unveiled some of the new features in the next version of Android at its developer conference. One feature looked particularly familiar. Android P will get new navigation gestures to switch between apps. And it works just like the iPhone X. “As part of Android P, we’re introducing a new system navigation that we’ve been […]
View More Android blatantly copies the iPhone X navigation gesturesAndroid P Beta is available today
There was plenty of talk about Android P at today’s big I/O kickoff — but when can you actually download the thing? Right now, as a matter of fact, if you’ve got one of a handful of compatible handsets. You can find the upgrade here, if you dare. The list includes the Pixel, naturally, but […]
View More Android P Beta is available todayAndroid P leverages DeepMind for new Adaptive Battery feature
No surprise here, Android P was the highlight of today’s Google I/O keynote. The new version of the company’s mobile operating system still doesn’t have a name (at least not as of this writing), but the company’s already highlighted a number of key new features, including, notable, Adaptive Battery. Aimed at taking on basically everyone’s […]
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