The Pixel’s Now Playing feature is powered by Android System Intelligence (previously called Device Personal Services). An update for Pixel phones running Android 12 will introduce an interface redesign for Now Playing, as well as the ability to send unrecognized songs to the cloud. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the…
Google just released Android 12 to AOSP earlier today, and OnePlus is already jumping on the train. Starting today, OxygenOS 12 is available in Open Beta to the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. OnePlus releases Android 12 in beta OnePlus’ Android 12 upgrade is arriving quickly after Pixel phones, though the release is only in…
In a significant departure from previous years, Google today rolled out Android 12 to AOSP but did not launch on any devices, including Pixel phones. Today we’re pushing the source to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and officially releasing the latest version of Android. Keep an eye out for Android 12 coming to a device near…
While Android 12 is now available in AOSP today, Google did not release it to Pixel phones in an unprecedented move. The company provided us with what to expect from the Pixel’s Android update this morning. In announcing Android Open Source Project availability today, the Android team said it’s “coming to a device near you…
Google just released Android 12 to AOSP today, but not to its own Pixel smartphones. Where those will be delayed by a “few weeks,” Oppo has just announced that it will release ColorOS based on Android 12 to select regions starting today, though only in beta. The release of ColorOS 12 with Android 12 will…
Android 12 is not launching today. As such, we only have the October security patch with another Android 11 update for the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), Pixel 5, and Pixel 5a. There are 10 issues resolved in the October security patch dated 2021-10-01 and 23 for 2021-09-05. Vulnerabilities range from moderate…
Photo and video samples taken with a Pixel 6 Pro prototype offer our first look at the camera upgrades coming to Google’s upcoming phone. Google has taken a different tactic this year with the marketing of the Pixel 6 series, putting the phones on billboards, magazines, TV ads, and even storefront windows. We even know…
According to some rumors, Android 12 is set to arrive today but while it is not technically official yet, we asked you what Android version you were running on your device and now we have the results. As we mentioned, Google no longer provides official up-to-date information on the distribution data of the world’s biggest…
YouTube has a nifty mini-player on the web that’s now being used to let you quickly “Continue watching” videos from your phone and other devices. If you’re in the middle of viewing something and leave YouTube for Android or iOS, opening YouTube on the web will display that video in the bottom-right corner. The mini-player…