MobileNews

Google rolling out Android 14 Developer Preview 2

March 9, 2023
Android 14 Developer Preview 2 is rolling out now ahead of next month’s first beta. It continues work on a number of tentpoles with more capabilities taking shape in this release. Here’s everything new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2 [Gallery] Android 14 DP2: Media player gains new animations and UI enhancements Pixel phones gain monochrome theme, prep for custom clocks Settings app gains…
Read more
MobileNews

Android 14 DP2: Pixel phones gain monochrome theme, prep for custom clocks

March 9, 2023
As part of the second preview of Android 14, Pixel phones have gained a new monochrome Material You theme and are preparing to add custom lock screen clocks. Since the launch of Material You with Android 12, Google has been steadily building upon that colorful foundation, adding things like color variations that use your wallpaper palette in new ways and preset themes that aren’t based on your…
Read more
MobileNews

Google adding site favicons to desktop Search results

March 9, 2023
The last time Google added favicons to desktop Search in early 2020 there was an uproar, but the company is now rolling out a new design. Back in October, mobile Search received larger favicons and site names. Google is now bringing both of those changes to the desktop…
MobileNews

Android 14 DP2: Settings app gains wild in-app predictive back gesture

March 9, 2023
For the last few years, the Android team has been working on ways to improve the back gesture, making it more clear what going back will actually do. With the latest Android 14 preview, the Settings app has a predictive back gesture that can show which page you’ll be going back to. The “predictive back gesture” was added with Android 13, and at first, it was solely designed to let you know…
Read more
MobileNews

Google Cloud’s ‘Immersive Stream for Games’ was shut down alongside Stadia

March 9, 2023
It seems that when Google shut down Stadia for consumers, Google Cloud also formally discontinued its B2B offering, “Immersive Stream for Games.” In 2021, Google made a sharp pivot with Stadia, shutting down the Stadia Games and Entertainment division that was responsible for developing first- and second-party games for the platform. With that, the platform shifted firmly away from focusing on…
Read more