In the first developer preview of Android 11, Google blocked access to the traditional Easter egg in an unprecedented move. Now, in the second developer preview, Android 11 is re-enabling access.
Digging into the settings menu of Android 11 on a Pixel smartphone, you’ll be able to do the handful of taps needed to access the Easter egg as you would in previous versions of Android. For the new…
Display cutouts are the lay of the land in 2020 and to help developers out with all of the new designs, Google is adding a new option to Android 11’s developer options to simulate punch hole cutouts and waterfall displays.
Punch hole displays have exploded in popularity…
Easily 6 months later than it should have, Google has finally added a much-needed security feature to the Pixel 4. With Android 11’s second developer preview, the “require eyes to be open” feature for Pixel 4’s face unlock is now live.
If you’ll recall back when…
Until May, the next version of Android remains intended for and focussed on developers. With that in mind, we’re diving into today’s release of Android 11 DP2 to find all the new features.
Developer Preview 1 had quite a few user-facing changes that made their way to Pixel owners with the March security patch and Feature Drop. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into Android 11 DP1’s new…
It’s finally here folks. As noted in the first developer preview, Android 11 is finally working on a native screen recorder after years of users begging for the functionality. Now, in the second developer preview, Android 11’s screen recorder is building on its UI with…
In the second developer preview of Android 11, Google is tweaking the theming app that ships with Pixel smartphones with a new option and a completely redesigned wallpaper picker.
If you long-press an empty space on the Pixel Launcher’s homescreen, you’ll be greeted…
The latest Android developer preview has enabled lockscreen clock customization for Pixel owners for the first time — although your options are quite limited.
After installing the latest developer preview, when you enter the theming options within the Styles & Wallpapers section, you’ll be greeted with a new option to select. The “Clock” section gives hints that in a future release…
Members of the Google Brain team and Google AI this week open-sourced EfficientDet, an AI tool that achieves state-of-the-art object detection while using less compute. Creators of the system say it also achieves faster performance when used with CPUs or GPUs than other…
Xbox Series X will launch Thanksgiving 2020 (updated)
March 18, 2020
Microsoft has created a new website for its upcoming console, the Xbox Series X, which reveals that the machine will be out this Thanksgiving. It’s not clear if this means Thanksgiving as a time frame or literally that day, which is Thursday, November 26. We have asked…
The second developer preview of Android 11 is here and we’re just starting to dig into what it changes, including firstly a more obvious split for different sections of the notification tray.
With Android 11 DP2, there’s now a large visible gap in between the “Conversations,” “Alerting,” and “Silent” sections of your notifications. Previously, Google split these sections with a…
