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Android 12 Beta reveals model numbers for Pixel 6 family, including foldable ‘Passport’

The Android 12 Beta launched today for Pixel phones, and in it, we’ve found model numbers for all of the Made by Google phones to release in 2021 including the Pixel 6 family and the reported foldable ‘Passport.’ This year’s lineup of Made by Google phones has been surprisingly thoroughly leaked, with indications that Google is launching a Pixel 5a 5G in the middle of the year and as…
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Android widgets can appear in Assistant as Google looks at surfacing in Android Auto

Widgets are already getting a big visual revamp as part of Material You and Android 12. Google is now bringing widgets to Assistant and considering driving-optimized ones for Android Auto. Integrating widgets with Assistant allows for “one shot answers, quick updates, and multi-step interactions.” Like on the homescreen, widgets that appear as part of Assistant responses are fully…
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Android 12 Beta 1: Clipboard notifications are coming and toasts now show their source

Android 12 has an increased focus on privacy, and, in a move that follows something iOS recently did, the platform will now show notifications when your clipboard is accessed as well as improving toast messages. Starting with Android 12, Google will show a toast message at the bottom of the screen to alert users when an app pulls data from the clipboard. For example, copying text from an app…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 18, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Wear OS emulator gives a tantalizing glimpse at the Android 11-based redesign [Video]

The Wear OS emulator in Android Studio now includes a preview of the upcoming Android 11 based update for Wear OS. At I/O 2021, Google began taking the wraps off of a major upgrade for Wear OS, set to incorporate the best of Fitbit and Samsung’s Tizen. While we still have at least some months to wait before watches start shipping with the new Wear OS — and even longer before older watches…
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