The latest Android 16 Developer Preview is now live and while it doesn’t bring many huge user-facing changes, there are some that have been spotted before and now live. One such feature is Audio sharing, which can be enabled and activated in Android 16 Developer Preview 1.
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The first developer preview of Android 16 is available today, and we are looking at DP1 to find what new features have been introduced.
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Officially, Google only promised three years of Android updates, as well as two more years of security patches, for its 2021 Tensor flagships. The Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are now getting Android 16 Developer Preview 1, which bodes well for the public launch.
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With Android 16 set to launch in the second quarter of 2025, Google is starting the Developer Preview for Pixel devices today.
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Today’s roundup of deals is loaded with all-time low pricing and early Black Friday offers on a collection of notebooks. First we have the first deals on Samsung’s brand new, ultra-thin Chromebook Plus with AMOLED at $100 off alongside Microsoft’s Snapdragon X Elite Surface Pro 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC at up to $440 off as well as ASUS’ new Snapdragon X Plus Copilot+ PC at $350 off. Next up is a massive Black Friday offer on Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra at $420 off join one of the best prices to date on its ultra-affordable Galaxy Tab A9+ tablet at $150. All of that and more awaits down below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Following the arrival of new Snapdragon-powered laptops based on ARM, the Google Drive app for Windows is gaining support for these machines via a new beta release.
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With a new remember feature available for Advanced subscribers, Gemini now has a memory of your “interests and preferences” that can be used to “provide even more helpful and relevant responses, tailored precisely to your needs.”
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Samsung is reportedly planning to launch even more foldables in 2025, with a more affordable Galaxy Z Flip, but also a more expensive Galaxy Z Fold.
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The OnePlus Open, based on the Oppo Find N3, is perhaps one of the best foldables in recent memory even though it’s over a year old at this point. However, a rumor is circulating that Oppo and OnePlus will abandon high-end foldables, but let’s not panic just yet.
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Asus has been doing a fine job of offering not only a good series of Android devices but packing them with features that make them unique and appealing to a subset of users. The ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro are built for gamers, but they pack just about anything a good Android phone needs, including the latest SoC.
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A new update to Google Photos is making it significantly easier to share Memories by simply turning them into a video file.
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After months in beta, Samsung has officially announced the rollout of One UI 6 Watch with Wear OS 5 to its entire Galaxy Watch lineup.
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With 20% of the 20 billion visuals searches every month focused on shopping, Google is updating Lens to use location for those queries.
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Samsung has a solid Black Friday deal going with the Galaxy Watch 7 up to 50% off with the trade-in of older Wear OS smartwatches.
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Fitbit for Android has seen a number of design updates in recent weeks, and the latest introduces a tablet and foldable layout.
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As announced with the October 2024 Feature Drop, Pixel Weather now has a Pollen count card, as well as Immersive weather vibrations.
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The Google Home Public Preview Program is now rolling out support for the Nest Cam IQ Indoor and Outdoor (2017), as well as the Nest Hub Max (2019).
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One of the structural remedies that the US Justice Department will be asking for in the Google search monopoly case is a forced sale of the Chrome browser.
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Following the OnePlus 12, the OnePlus Pad 2 is now getting its stable Android 15 update.
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After launching for Workspace earlier this year, Google Chat voice messages are now available for personal Gmail accounts.
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Monday afternoon’s lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now up for the taking down below. On your way down, be sure to scope out the all-time low Black Friday pricing we now have live on the Samsung Tab S10 and the S24 FE smartphone alongside deep deals on the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Wireless Earbuds, Sony’s wonderful XM5 Wireless ANC Headphones, Samsung’s 1TB 180MB/s PRO Plus microSD, and the OnePlus 12 at the $650 Amazon all-time low. But for now it’s all about the apps, including titles like Lil Big Invasion: Dungeon Buzz, ELOH, Old Man’s Journey, Inventioneers, Chloe Puzzle Game Pro, and more. Head below for a closer look.
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A new dbrand skin has just launched in “Circuit Board,” a design that glows in the dark.
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As reported, Fitbit is testing “Sleep Labs” as a new experimental “feature that analyzes your sleep patterns to help you understand your sleep habits.”
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Back in June, Google announced ChromeOS would adopt “portions of the Android stack.” A report today says Google is “working on fully migrating Chrome OS over to Android.”
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