Google Keep is FINALLY adding support for Android 14's new note-taking feature!
As I previously revealed, Android 14 quietly added a lock screen shortcut that lets you quickly launch a notes app in a floating bubble.
You can read more about how this feature will work in this Android Authority article.
Thanks to Nail Sadykov for the tip!
As I previously revealed, Android 14 quietly added a lock screen shortcut that lets you quickly launch a notes app in a floating bubble.
You can read more about how this feature will work in this Android Authority article.
Thanks to Nail Sadykov for the tip!
Android Authority
Google Keep will soon let you quickly jot notes from the lock screen
Google Keep is preparing to support a new feature in Android 14 that lets you launch a default notes app from the lock screen.
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After 1.5 years, Android's Photo Picker is finally preparing to get Google Photos integration! This will let the Photo Picker select photos and videos stored in the cloud.
You can learn more details and see screenshots of this feature from this article on Android Authority.
You can learn more details and see screenshots of this feature from this article on Android Authority.
Android Authority
Google Photos cloud content will soon appear in Android's Photo Picker, finally
Android's Photo Picker is currently limited to your local media files, but that could change soon as Google Photos looks to add support.
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Gboard is finally starting to roll out stylus handwriting support — here's a first look on the Pixel Tablet!
This feature lets you write in text fields and use gestures to select, insert, delete, join words, or add a new line. You also get a floating toolbar for quick access to voice input, clipboard, emojis, translate, and settings.
Thanks to Bálint Béres for the tip about this feature rolling out and for sharing this video with me! (The stylus that they used is the Penoval USI 2.0 stylus.)
Note: This feature may not be immediately available for everyone. Another tipster with a Pixel Tablet and USI 2.0 stylus noticed today that when connecting their stylus, they got a "stylus handwriting model is downloading" message from Gboard,but handwriting still didn't work.
Update: It works now for them!
This feature lets you write in text fields and use gestures to select, insert, delete, join words, or add a new line. You also get a floating toolbar for quick access to voice input, clipboard, emojis, translate, and settings.
Thanks to Bálint Béres for the tip about this feature rolling out and for sharing this video with me! (The stylus that they used is the Penoval USI 2.0 stylus.)
Note: This feature may not be immediately available for everyone. Another tipster with a Pixel Tablet and USI 2.0 stylus noticed today that when connecting their stylus, they got a "stylus handwriting model is downloading" message from Gboard,
Update: It works now for them!
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First look: Stylus handwriting with Gboard on the Pixel Tablet
Here's a first look at Gboard's new stylus handwriting feature, which lets you write in text fields and use gestures to select, insert, delete, join words, o...
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Gboard is finally starting to roll out stylus handwriting support — here's a first look on the Pixel Tablet! This feature lets you write in text fields and use gestures to select, insert, delete, join words, or add a new line. You also get a floating toolbar…
Gboard's new stylus handwriting feature isn't exclusive to the Pixel Tablet, or tablets in general, as it's also rolled out to my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5!
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The new Google Weather UI has rolled out to a bunch of my non-Pixel devices recently. I noticed it on my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 the other day, but checked and saw it on a bunch of others too. These include:
* ASUS Zenfone 10
* Nothing Phone 2
* OnePlus 11
* OnePlus Pad
* OPPO Find X2
* Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
The new UI hasn't yet rolled out to my Xiaomi 13T Pro or OnePlus Open, though. Interestingly, my Tab S8 Ultra got the UI right after I updated it to Android 14. I doubt there's a connection between the OS version and the UI's rollout, though, since my Zenfone 10, OnePlus Pad, and Find X2 are all on Android 13.
Have you received the new Google Weather UI yet on your device?
* ASUS Zenfone 10
* Nothing Phone 2
* OnePlus 11
* OnePlus Pad
* OPPO Find X2
* Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
The new UI hasn't yet rolled out to my Xiaomi 13T Pro or OnePlus Open, though. Interestingly, my Tab S8 Ultra got the UI right after I updated it to Android 14. I doubt there's a connection between the OS version and the UI's rollout, though, since my Zenfone 10, OnePlus Pad, and Find X2 are all on Android 13.
Have you received the new Google Weather UI yet on your device?
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The November 2023 Google Play System Update brought Android's Photo Picker to more apps like Google Keep, Google Chat, and Google Messages on devices running Android 11.
This is because Google enabled the ACTION_GET_CONTENT takeover for Android 11 devices with the latest version of the MediaProvider Mainline module that rolled out with the November 2023 GPSU. As a result, whenever apps send the GET_CONTENT intent to invoke the old system file picker, Android seamlessly launches the new Photo Picker instead, as shown below.
The ACTION_GET_CONTENT takeover rollout began with the July 2023 GPSU for Android 13 devices.
This is because Google enabled the ACTION_GET_CONTENT takeover for Android 11 devices with the latest version of the MediaProvider Mainline module that rolled out with the November 2023 GPSU. As a result, whenever apps send the GET_CONTENT intent to invoke the old system file picker, Android seamlessly launches the new Photo Picker instead, as shown below.
The ACTION_GET_CONTENT takeover rollout began with the July 2023 GPSU for Android 13 devices.
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FLAPPY BIRD FLAPS ON! Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 does not have any CPU cores that support AArch32 (32-bit Arm apps). Despite this, the Xiaomi 14 series is able to run 32-bit Arm apps like Flappy Bird, as shown above by @MlgmXyysd. How is this possible?…
It seems OnePlus has also adopted the 32-bit to 64-bit Arm binary translator called "Tango", enabling you to run 32-bit Arm apps like Flappy Bird on the OnePlus 12.
The OnePlus 12 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which does not have any CPU cores that can execute 32-bit Arm code. The phone's initial build used a massive allowlist to determine which 32-bits could be run using Tango, but it seems that restriction was removed in a post-launch OTA update.
I wonder if global builds of the OnePlus 12 will have this feature. Google Play phased out the distribution of 32-bit apps a few years ago compared to Chinese app stores which only more recently phased them out. I guess we'll find out when the OnePlus 12 launches on January 23!
(Thanks to @MlgmXyysd and @OneNormalUsername for the tip!)
The OnePlus 12 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which does not have any CPU cores that can execute 32-bit Arm code. The phone's initial build used a massive allowlist to determine which 32-bits could be run using Tango, but it seems that restriction was removed in a post-launch OTA update.
I wonder if global builds of the OnePlus 12 will have this feature. Google Play phased out the distribution of 32-bit apps a few years ago compared to Chinese app stores which only more recently phased them out. I guess we'll find out when the OnePlus 12 launches on January 23!
(Thanks to @MlgmXyysd and @OneNormalUsername for the tip!)
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In case you're wondering, there won't be a December 2023 Google Play System Update. The next GPSU version will be January 2024, which will, among other things, hopefully bring an update to the Android Runtime module that fixes a GC-related crash some apps with native code are having.
So you can stop hitting the "check for update" button if your device already has the November 2023 GPSU.
(H/T @OneNormalUsername)
So you can stop hitting the "check for update" button if your device already has the November 2023 GPSU.
(H/T @OneNormalUsername)
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Health Connect in Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 has added an "app priority" option.
"If more than one app adds activity data, Health Connect prioritizes the app highest in this list. Drag apps to reorder them."
Also, Health Connect now defines a new runtime permission (
"If more than one app adds activity data, Health Connect prioritizes the app highest in this list. Drag apps to reorder them."
Also, Health Connect now defines a new runtime permission (
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Mobvoi has finally rolled out the Wear OS 3 update they promised for the TicWatch Pro 3! The OS version is Wear OS 3.5 (RMRB.231020.007) based on Android 11 with the October 2023 patches.
The update factory resets the watch, but it was really easy to set it up again thanks to Fast Pair. Sadly, the smartwatch doesn't have Google Assistant support anymore. I've already moved onto the Pixel Watch 2, but at least the new update means you can use some previously unavailable apps like Google Home.
The update factory resets the watch, but it was really easy to set it up again thanks to Fast Pair. Sadly, the smartwatch doesn't have Google Assistant support anymore. I've already moved onto the Pixel Watch 2, but at least the new update means you can use some previously unavailable apps like Google Home.
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Here's how Google will simplify sideloading in Android.
As part of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement, Google said it will revise the default sideloading flow in Android. Here's exactly what they're changing:
1) The pop-up with the text "For your security, your phone currently isn't allowed to install unknown apps from this source. You can change this in Settings" and the "Install unknown apps" screen that lets you enable sideloading from the specified source will be combined into a single screen. That means you won't have to visit Settings to enable sideloading from a specified source anymore.
2) The text in this combined screen will read as follows: "Your phone currently isn't configured to install apps from this source. Granting this source permission to install apps could place your phone and data at risk."
Google will have to maintain this revised default sideloading flow for a period of five years after it's implemented, and they cannot "introduce additional material complexity or burden into the Revised Default Sideloading Flow solely because an app was sideloaded, as opposed to being downloaded from Google Play."
Source: 6.10 Sideloading from the Settlement Agreement and Release document
As part of a proposed class action lawsuit settlement, Google said it will revise the default sideloading flow in Android. Here's exactly what they're changing:
1) The pop-up with the text "For your security, your phone currently isn't allowed to install unknown apps from this source. You can change this in Settings" and the "Install unknown apps" screen that lets you enable sideloading from the specified source will be combined into a single screen. That means you won't have to visit Settings to enable sideloading from a specified source anymore.
2) The text in this combined screen will read as follows: "Your phone currently isn't configured to install apps from this source. Granting this source permission to install apps could place your phone and data at risk."
Google will have to maintain this revised default sideloading flow for a period of five years after it's implemented, and they cannot "introduce additional material complexity or burden into the Revised Default Sideloading Flow solely because an app was sideloaded, as opposed to being downloaded from Google Play."
Source: 6.10 Sideloading from the Settlement Agreement and Release document
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Big news! Google has announced the details of its settlement with the more than 30 U.S. states that filed a class action lawsuit over Google Play.
Google says it will:
1) Be "further simplifying the sideloading process and updating the language that informs users about these potential risks of downloading apps directly from the web for the first time." More details here.
2) Allow app and game developers to "implement an alternative billing option alongside Google Play's billing system for their U.S. users who can then choose which option to use when making in-app purchases."
3) Allow developers to "show different pricing options within the app when a user makes a digital purchase."
4) Pay $630 million into a settlement fund that will be distributed according to a Court-approved plan. $70 million will go to a fund that will be used by the states.
There's a bunch of other changes that Google agreed to as part of the settlement. The Verge's Sean Hollister has an excellent summary you can read here.
Google says it will:
1) Be "further simplifying the sideloading process and updating the language that informs users about these potential risks of downloading apps directly from the web for the first time." More details here.
2) Allow app and game developers to "implement an alternative billing option alongside Google Play's billing system for their U.S. users who can then choose which option to use when making in-app purchases."
3) Allow developers to "show different pricing options within the app when a user makes a digital purchase."
4) Pay $630 million into a settlement fund that will be distributed according to a Court-approved plan. $70 million will go to a fund that will be used by the states.
There's a bunch of other changes that Google agreed to as part of the settlement. The Verge's Sean Hollister has an excellent summary you can read here.
The Verge
Google to pay $700 million and make tiny app store changes to settle with 50 states
This won’t be nearly enough for Epic Games.
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Following the Bluetooth, WiFi, and UWB stacks, Google will next turn Android's NFC stack into a modular system component, ie. a Project Mainline module! It's too early for this to happen in Android 14, but the NFC stack could become a Mainline module as early…
Earlier this year, I said that Google planned to make the NFC stack an updatable Project Mainline module in a future Android release.
Well, it's been a few months, and that indeed seems to be coming true. Work to turn the NFC stack into a Mainline module is still ongoing, but there's now a placeholder APEX module in AOSP as well as code changes to move all NFC-related classes to a new framework-nfc.jar file that will be updated via the APEX file.
Next year's Android 15 release could be the earliest we'll see the new NFC Mainline module.
Well, it's been a few months, and that indeed seems to be coming true. Work to turn the NFC stack into a Mainline module is still ongoing, but there's now a placeholder APEX module in AOSP as well as code changes to move all NFC-related classes to a new framework-nfc.jar file that will be updated via the APEX file.
Next year's Android 15 release could be the earliest we'll see the new NFC Mainline module.
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