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Android 11 DP1: ‘Notification history’ prepares a much needed revamp of the log

Android 11 seems chock full of tweaks and new features for notifications, and one big one that may be on the way is a revamp of the notification log. The little-known Android feature may soon get a much-needed revamp in the form of “Notification history.” In case you didn’t know, Android has had a mostly-hidden feature for a few releases called the “notification log.” This option shows…
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Android 11 DP1: You can now pin up to 4 apps to the share menu

Sharing on Android has always been flexible and powerful, but over the past few releases, it’s run into some hangs. Between slow loading and changing categories, the Android share menu has often been more trouble than it’s worth, but on Android 11 Google is helping with…
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Android 11 DP1: Google prepares more tweaks for Android’s gesture navigation

Android 10 saw the debut of a proper, full gesture navigation system from Google. Over the course of several beta releases, Google tweaked the system and how users could control it and, now, in Android 11, we’re seeing more tweaks Google will make available for gestures through a new settings menu. While it’s not user-facing just yet, we were able to turn on a new section of the settings menu…
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Android 11 DP1: Google prepares scrolling screenshots w/ revamped UI [Video]

In addition to its coming native screen recorder, it looks like Google is finally delivering scrolling screenshots as a native feature in Android 11. While scrolling screenshots aren’t working properly just yet, we’ve been able to enable the UI to show you a quick preview. Scrolling screenshots is a feature that’s appeared on Android skins from Samsung, OnePlus, and several other brands…
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Stanford and NYU: Only 15% of AI federal agencies use is highly sophisticated

More than 40% of U.S. federal agencies and departments have experimented with AI tools, but only 15% currently use highly sophisticated AI, according to analysis by Stanford University computer scientists published today in “Government by Algorithm,” a joint report from Stanford and New York University. “This is concerning because agencies will find it harder to realize gains in accuracy and…
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