MobileNews

Here’s everything new in Android 12 Beta 4 [Gallery]

With the Platform Stability milestone in today’s release, Android 12 nears a public launch. Over the coming hours, we will dive into Android 12 Beta 4 to chronicle all the new features. The newest features in Android 12 Beta 4 will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below. Google is planning eight releases over the coming months before…
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Android 12 Beta 4: Game Dashboard now easier to launch w/ in-game quick toggle

With the release of the Android 12 Beta 4 build, new features are pretty thin on the ground, but the long-awaited Game Dashboard is now far easier to launch, with the in-game quick toggle also making an appearance. You may already know that the feature has been in the works for a while and was technically in Android 12 Beta 2 and 3. Beta 4 now includes the floating tool button that gives you…
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MobileNews

Pixel 4a sells out on Google Fi, no Pixel phones currently available from MVNO

Following the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G at the end of last month, Google Fi has stopped selling the $349 Pixel 4a today. It went out of stock earlier this week and has since been delisted.  The Pixel 4a was still listed on the public-facing Google Fi “Phones” grid this morning when Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 was added. It’s now gone and doesn’t show up in the Fi mobile/web app. Meanwhile…
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Android 12 Beta 4 hands-on: Top new features [video]

We are potentially just a month or so away from the actual full stable Android 12 release, and that means that the public-facing preview phase is not far off done. Android 12 Beta 4 has arrived some four weeks after the third, and following all of our previous deep dives…
DefenseNews

Afghan president replaces Army chief

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Gen. Hibatullah Alizai to replace Gen. Wali Ahmadzai as the Afghan Army chief of staff, according to local media reports and an Afghan defense official who spoke to The Associated Press. The Defense Ministry official spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had yet to be made public. Alizai was the commander of the…
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