Ahead of the global launch of the Oppo Find X8 series, it’s been revealed that Oppo will be gaining support for Google’s Circle to Search feature.
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With the release of Android 16 DP1, Google shared the schedule for the Developer Preview and upcoming Beta.
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YouTube Music is already rolling out the 2024 Recap to streaming service users. The summary builds on the previous yearly updates of your listening habits.
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The Wi-Fi QR code sharing menu in Android 16 Developer Preview 1 has received a lick of paint and now has new visuals when connecting other devices.
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For the most part, message backup on Android today is handled on the system-level by Google (One). Google Messages is now readying an in-app “Backup & restore” experience.
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With Android 15, Google elevated the Privacy dashboard into the main Security & privacy page, and Android 16 DP1 adds a 7-day permissions history.
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Cloud storage is a necessity in this world, and trusted options are hard to come by. pCloud offers a reliable and extensive lifetime cloud storage plan with built-in password management and data encryption, and right now, it’s 60% off.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite looks like a killer chipset, but one of its biggest benefits for future Android phones might end up being in battery life, with some major improvements showing up in early tests.
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Android 16 Developer Preview 1 brings a handful of user-facing additions, but nothing major so far. On the Pixel 9, there’s an “Experimental mode” display color.
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This afternoon’s roundup of Google Play price drops are now ready and waiting for your Android devices. Alongside the app deals, we have a host of notable offers on notebooks starting with Samsung’s thinnest and lightest new Galaxy Chromebook Plus alongside discounts on Microsoft’s Snapdragon X Elite Surface Pro 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC and ASUS’ new Snapdragon X Plus Copilot+ PC, not to mention a gigantic price drop on Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S24 at $420 off in the early Black Friday sale. But for now it’s all about the apps, including titles like Undergrave, Super Onion Boy 2, Cubasis 3, Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut, and more. Head below for a closer look at today’s best.
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Android 16 is now available in its first Developer Preview phase. One of the new features found on Pixel devices in Android 16 DP1 is Notification Cooldown, which will minimize vibration and noise if too many notifications come in at once.
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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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