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Like the main Android client, Google is now offering Play Store betas for YouTube Music and TV to presumably test new features ahead of time. Update 5/28: In recent days, leaving a beta and trying to rejoin results in a “Can’t join, beta program has ended” message. Despite this, “Join the beta” still appears on the YouTube Music, YouTube TV, Google News, Clock, and Play Books listings…

Android Auto is a safer way to interact with your music, maps, and messages while in the car. It’s supported on a ton of vehicles but usually requires you to connect over a wire. Many wonder if you can connect to Android Auto over Bluetooth. While you can connect wirelessly, it’s a bit more complicated than that. Does Android Auto use Bluetooth? Bluetooth is the go-to standard for connecting…

In March of 2021, Google started using federated learning on Android to improve “Hey Google” hotword accuracy. An upcoming “Personalized speech recognition” feature now looks to help Google Assistant get “better at recognizing your frequent words and names.” About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded…

OnePlus promises to deliver regular system updates for its wide array of smartphones for at least two years and in most cases even longer for flagship-tier devices, but just how is the May 2022 security update rollout being handled? OnePlus May 2022 security update — What’s new? At the start of May, Google added the security patch as the sixth post-Android 12 update for all eligible Pixel…