Today during the Google I / O 2021 event, the American company unveiled the first public beta of Android 12, as well as unveiled the companies and brands that are participating in the beta program. As it turned out, the program involved ten smartphone manufacturers besides Google itself. These are Asus, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, […]
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Google: there are already more than 3 billion active Android devices in the world
Google held a big presentation of the new Android 12 operating system today at the Google I / O conference, but also shared an important achievement of all versions of this OS. Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management at Google, announced that there are over 3 billion active Android devices in the world today. The […]
This is what Android 12 looks like. First official OS commercial released
Insider Jon Prosser, who published renders of the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones a few days ago, ends the week with an even more resonant leak: he published the official Android 12 commercial. Google OS version. As you can see, the Android 12 interface will become noticeably different from what can be […]
Google remembered about smartwatches: first app released in years
For the first time in recent years, Google has released a new app for its proprietary Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) smartwatch platform. What’s more, Google has promised many more surprises for Wear OS in 2021. The first sign was the Gboard keyboard. Google Virtual Keyboard was already available for Android and iOS and is […]
Serious blow to Android. Smartphone manufacturers are already interested in the Huawei HarmonyOS operating system, it is being adapted for Qualcomm and MediaTek platforms
The US government, imposing sanctions against Huawei, aimed to significantly complicate the life of the Chinese company. Indeed, Huawei is losing its position in the smartphone market, but it is possible that in the future these same positions will be recaptured. If not smartphones, then at the expense of its own mobile OS HarmonyOS. According […]
Google unveils new Google TV-style interface for Android tablets
Google today unveiled Entertainment Space, a feature that makes Android tablets look like Google TV. Entertainment Space focuses on media consumption. The new Entertainment Space section will appear on the left side of the home screen. The new feature will initially be available on tablets from US retailer Walmart in May, and then will roll […]
New Honda Civic will be able to wirelessly connect to Android Auto
Honda has recently announced the production model of the 11th generation of the Honda Civic sedan. Now new details have become known regarding the Android Auto platform in the new model. The base model Civic 2022 features a 7-inch touchscreen, while the media system is compatible with wired Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. To get […]
Alternative Android 11 came to seven-year-old Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S5, as well as Xiaomi Mi A2
The LineageOS team, one of the most popular unofficial firmware for Android smartphones, has released Lineage 18.1 builds based on the Android 11 operating system for a new batch of smartphones. In early April, Lineage 18.1 was released for 6 dozen smartphone models, then OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, Redmi Note 5 Pro and […]
Google reported on the “epidemic” among Android smartphones and explained why it will not happen again
Google has summed up the measures taken regarding the “epidemic” among Android smartphones, which began in March, when many important applications simply turned out to be working. Google has clarified that it is linking the issue to a bug in the experimental settings technology for Chrome and WebView. It caused “instability” in Android applications that […]
No mercy for unused apps in Android 12. They will freeze and lose all previously issued permissions
Users of the well-known forum XDA-Developers have discovered an interesting and rather important feature of Android 12: the operating system will freeze unused applications. The function is called “Remove permissions and free up space”. This means that if the application has not been used even once within two months, then it will lose all permissions […]
