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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 ‘No Data Wipe’ OTA rolls out

After a prolonged delay (including issues last week), all Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 users are now seeing the “No Data Wipe” opt-out OTA.

13 Settings To Turn Off Or On In Your Android Phone

The Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that ...
ZDNet

Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reason why

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...
Android Authority

This new Android 16 QPR2 setting will make desktop mode less frustrating

A new “Universal cursor” setting in Android 16 QPR2 will let users disable the seamless mouse movement between a phone and an external display. This toggle controls whether the mouse cursor can move ...
ExtremeTech

Android Rolls Out One of Its Biggest UI Overhauls

Less than two weeks after the Pixel 10 series launch, Google is rolling out a series of user interface (UI) and experiential updates for the Android ecosystem. Most obvious is the new Material 3 ...
SlashGear

Google Is Restricting One Of Android's Most Important Features, And Users Are Outraged

The competition between Apple and Google over the mobile landscape has always been as much about philosophy as it has market share. Apple's iOS is restricted to the devices it builds, and ...
Search Engine Land

Google AI Mode may become the default Google Search experience “soon.”

Logan Kilpatrick, lead product manager for Google, said on Friday that Google’s AI Mode will be the “default” search experience for Google Search “soon.” We know Google said AI Mode is the future of ...
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Android's Next Big Update Could Fix One Of Desktop Mode's Biggest Annoyances

Google looks to be set on improving Android's new desktop mode even more with the upcoming Android 16 QPR2 release. Based on information found in the latest beta for the QPR2, Google is adding a ...
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Rant Mode: The Brutal Truth About Engineering That No One Tells You

Michael Douglas Shares Crazy Story Of Finding 11-Year-Old Drew Barrymore Waiting Tables Dog spends days digging large hole, then owner suddenly realizes why Congressional witness claims UFO almost ...
ExtremeTech

Android Users Can Continue to Sideload Apps Using This Method

Next year, Google will prohibit sideloading on Android—one of the few prominent things differentiating the Android operating system from Apple's iOS. Per the forthcoming policy, Google will ask all ...
Android

Here’s the Leaked One UI 8 Rollout Schedule: Find Your Galaxy Phone

A leaked schedule has revealed the alleged rollout dates for the Android 16-based One UI 8 update across a wide range of Samsung Galaxy devices. The list includes flagship, mid-range, and tablet ...