All of the changes we’ve seen in Android 13 developer previews have formed into our first look at Android 13 Beta 1. Some of those changes seem to be interesting features, if not reversions to former iterations of the OS. For instance, the Pixel Launcher app drawer in Android 13 Beta 1 has changed to the familiar Google widget search bar rather than the on-device version.
So far, Android 13…
Google has decided to rename Android’s classic “Do Not Disturb” setting to “Priority mode” in the second preview of Android 13.
Update: Google now seems to be walking back this change.
For years, Do Not Disturb on Android and Pixel phones have offered a…
Google is updating the toolbar menus that appear in the Docs web client with a focus on making it “easier to locate the most commonly used features.”
The new design improves findability of key features, making it quicker and easier to use Docs. Note that existing…
Google has opened the door to Android 13 for all with the start of the Beta program – but what devices can install it? Here’s every eligible handset.
Android 13 is coming to 10 Google Pixel smartphones with devices from other OEMs expected very soon. The process of enrolling upon the Android 13 Beta is simple. All you need to do is head to the dedicated microsite, sign in, and then enroll…
As the feature gap between native apps and web apps shrinks, the number of highly capable web apps has only grown. A Googler has taken the time to share a massive showcase of the web apps made possible by the APIs of Chrome’s “Capabilities Project.”
For the last few…
Android has long supported the ability to access certain tools or data from the lockscreen with relative ease, but many have come with the minor annoyance of requiring you to authenticate before actually using those tools. In Android 13, Google is stripping away the need to…
In a slightly protracted rollout, Google today revealed the first three games that will be available to Stadia Pro subscribers for May 2022. More titles will be announced in the coming days.
Update 4/26: Kaze and the Wild Masks ($29.99) is the fourth Stadia Pro title for May 2022.
In Kaze and the Wild Masks, you journey through the Crystal Islands in 90’s classics platformer style. Play as…
Pixel 6 is ‘fastest selling Pixel ever’ as Sundar Pichai teases Android, new hardware at I/O 2022
April 27, 2022
After touting a “quarterly sales record” during the last earnings call, Sundar Pichai said today that the Pixel 6 is the “fastest selling Pixel ever.” The Alphabet CEO also teased more hardware and Android announcements for I/O 2022.
Pixel 6 is a huge step forward…
With the arrival of Android 13 Beta 1, Pixel phones can now quickly edit the contents of the clipboard, with an overlay similar to taking a screenshot.
For the last few years, when taking a screenshot on a Pixel phone, you’ll see an overlay in the corner of the screen…
After a series of developer-facing early previews, the public-facing Android 13 Beta 1 update is now available to a small pool of eligible Google Pixel handsets.
There have been a sizeable number of changes in those aforementioned developer previews, which we highly recommend that you go and check out before diving directly into Beta 1. Many of the changes provide quality-of-life additions to…
