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…
Android 11 DP1: ‘Battery Share’ hints at Pixel 5 w/ reverse wireless charging, ‘redfin’
February 20, 2020
Google’s 2020 Pixel Buds are just around the corner, and while they’re slated to have solid battery life, sometimes you need just a little bit more play time. Phones like the Galaxy S10 and S20 have offered the ability to a Qi wireless charge to other phones or to…
High refresh rate displays are showing up basically everywhere in the Android world in 2020 and now, Google is offering developers a handy option to see what the current refresh rate is on your display at all times.
This new developer option is pretty straightforward. When…
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…
Android 11’s first Developer Preview just landed today and it brings along with it a handful of new features. If you’ve got a Pixel 4, though, Android 11 brings a new Motion Sense gesture and touch sensitivity options on Android 11 too.
Spotted by , Motion Sense on…
Here’s everything new in Android 11 Developer Preview 1 [Gallery]
February 19, 2020
In starting with a preview — rather than beta, the first release of Android 11 is “for developers only” and not focused on delivering user-facing changes. That said, we’ve flashed the DP1 factory images to chronicle all the new features.
Over the coming hours…
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…
Android 11 DP1: Screen recorder arrives w/ Quick Settings toggle
February 19, 2020
Screen recording is a feature Google has weirdly been avoiding for a while on Android, but the foundation has been laid over the past few releases to finally deliver this functionality. Now, with Android 11, the native screen recorder is here with a new quick settings…
Android 11 DP1: Notifications add ‘dedicated conversations section’ for message apps
February 19, 2020
One of the things I’ve always loved about Android is notifications, and over the years Google has tweaked the system to make it better and, in many ways, more powerful. Now, with Android 11’s debut, Google is shaking things up a bit with a new section of notifications…
Reports indicate that we’re just a month away from the official announcement of Apple’s long-rumored low-cost iPhone 9. Ahead of that announcement, sketchy rumors and images are starting to gain traction, and this year, they have a new platform: TikTok, which is where a so-called iPhone 9 video is gaining popularity.
On the visual short-form video sharing app TikTok, a video claiming to go…
