Google informed about the release of the second beta version of Android 13. Optimized data protection, improved Material You theme with support for more applications, a new section in the settings for managing security features, as well as the...
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Google announces first public beta Android 13 — The mobile platform is now available for download and installation on all compatible Pixel series smartphones. The official announcement of the operating system takes place in May at the annual Google...
Counterpoint Technology Market Research has published the results of a study on the global market for 5G smartphones with the operating system Android. The segment of devices with 5G support is currently developing rapidly. This year, shipments of...
Google has begun to implement a feature already announced for Google Play – data on what information applications collect after installation on a smartphone began to appear on the marketplace. The new functionality will be rolled out gradually...
Despite the fact that Android remains the dominant mobile operating system, its popularity is declining, albeit slowly: in less than 4 years, the Google platform has lost 8% in the global mobile device market, while Apple iOS, on the contrary, has...
In a modern smartphone, many applications are constantly running in the background, and another failure in Google Messages can cause critical power overruns – importantly, this is the same application that is in charge of sending and receiving SMS...
Google intends to block Android app developers from integrating call recording into their products. To this end, the policy of the Play Market platform, the company’s official digital content store, will be modified accordingly. These changes...
AirDrop, Android’s Nearby Share feature that allows Android smartphone and Chrome OS device users to quickly share files with other compatible gadgets, is about to receive a major addition. Transferring files does not require permission from...
Google will start hiding outdated apps from the Play Store in the name of user safety. Users who have already used such software products will still have access to them, but “newbies” will not be able to find and install them in the...
According to the Israeli company Esper, Google is working on a very convenient feature that will primarily appeal to people who are used to using two SIM cards in one smartphone. It’s possible that the innovation will free up some space inside...
It became known that as a result of the next reorganization of some Microsoft developer groups, a new department called Android Microsoft Platform and Experience was created. This is according to an internal letter from Microsoft product director...
Recently, the official Gboard keyboard for Android has been getting more and more smart features that make it easier to use. The technology is so advanced that the author of the text can add an emoji at the touch of a button without having to worry...
After the resource 9to5Googlethe Android development team has started to integrate the tracker detection function into the operating system. This protects users of the platform from attackers using devices like Tile and Apple AirTag for illegal...
One of the developers of the popular Geekbench benchmark, John Poole, accused Xiaomi of deliberately limiting the performance of smartphones – the company slows down benchmark applications disguised as games, but otherwise lets them work to...
While users of the popular WhatsApp messenger can send each other files up to 100MB in size, the situation could soon change for the better. Some participants in the beta testing program were able to share unparalleled amounts of content on Android...
While users of the Google iOS app have been able to use this feature since last summer, the feature to delete the last 15-minute search history is only now appearing on Android smartphones. This is possible with just a few clicks. Image source:...
The battery charge can hardly be “too much”, so the next measure that is being prepared for the new Android 13 OS will probably appeal to users. The operating system notifies you when an application running in the background is using too...
Although, by historical standards, Android smartphones and tablets appeared on sale almost simultaneously, the Google Play marketplace still lacks a convenient interface for devices with large screens. However, the company recently took a number of...
Google is working to simplify the process of migrating users from iPhone or iPad to Android OS. The Switch to Android app is said to be the “antipode” of the Move to iOS software offered by Apple on the Google Play marketplace. While iOS...
Google developers spoke about the innovations that users of Android devices expect in the future. Changes include blurring the background in Google Photos, checking grammar with the Gboard keyboard, Live Transcribe, a speech-to-text transcription...
