Ah, yes obviously. We are behind because we can't exploit our workers but our rivals can. There's no doubt Samsung would work their workers to the bone if they resided in china.
You need a charger that supports PD and PPS charging at 45w or higher. Check if the charger supports that spec and you should be fine.
You need a charger that supports PD and PPS charging at 45w or higher. Check if the charger supports that spec and you should be fine.
In addition to that, other Android distributions have also moved "child process limit" to developer options, which may forebode them removing it, and breaking termux entirely. This is pretty scary IMO.
Can't you toggle the child process limit in those android distributions you speak off?
Because, this is the data they saved in the super partition. You cannot dynamically change that on a production device.
Oxygen OS 15 on the OnePlus 13 is nearly 20% smaller than Oxygen OS 14 on the OnePlus 12. Here's how OnePlus accomplished this.
> TL;DR
- OnePlus says that Oxygen OS 15 on its “next generation flagship phone” (i.e. OnePlus 13) is nearly 20% smaller than Oxygen OS 14 on the OnePlus 12.
- The company announced during a briefing that this results in 5GB+ more storage space available to users.
- It accomplished this by removing redundant features, reducing preloaded resources, and reducing the space needed for future Android versions.
Android 15 adds an adaptive refresh rate (ARR) feature that enables the display refresh rate to adapt to the frame rate of content.
> TL;DR
- The adaptive refresh rate (ARR) feature in Android 15 enables the display refresh rate to adapt to the frame rate of content.
- The ARR feature reduces power consumption and jank as it lets devices operate at lower refresh rates without the need for mode switching.
- While previous versions of Android supported multiple refresh rates, they did so by switching between discrete display modes.
You mentioned Bootloader Unlock so I was going to day Pixel. But, then I remembered they use Tensor instead of 8 Elite.
Your options will be limited to 8 Elite smartphones supporting phones which allow that.
Snapdragon 8 Elite with fan outperforms Apple M2 as RedMagic 10 Ultra shines in benchmark leak
> Following a leaked photo of the Nubia RedMagic 10 Ultra, the successor to the RedMagic 9S Pro has now just been tested at Geekbench. Thanks to the combination of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and a cooling fan, the smartphone reached an impressive score of 3,229 points on just one core and 10,300 points when using all cores.
> This makes Nubia's latest gaming flagship around 42.2% faster than its own predecessor based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The performance of the Realme GT7 Pro, which is also equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite, is outperformed by 7.2% and 12.6%, respectively, and that from the very first Geekbench run. As initial tests of the Realme GT7 Pro have shown, the performance of the smartphone drops drastically under sustained load, so the fan can pay off for gaming enthusiasts in particular.
| | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | | RedMagic 10 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Elite) | 3,229 | 10,300 | | Realme GT7 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite) | 3,011 | 9,143 | | iPhone 16 Pro (Apple A17 Pro) | 3,461 | 8,546 | | RedMagic 9 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) | 2,270 | 7,151 | | Apple M2 | 2,599 | 10,089 |
> With this result, the RedMagic 10 Ultra not only surpasses the performance of the Apple A18 Pro in the iPhone 16 Pro, but also the performance of the Apple M2, making the smartphone faster than the MacBook Air from 2022, at least in terms of CPU performance. As previous leaks have already shown, the RedMagic 10 Ultra also offers high-end features beyond the Snapdragon 8 Elite, including a 7-inch display and 7,000 mAh battery. The smartphone is expected to be officially unveiled in November.
It is based on the Universal Tone imaging technology powered by AI. Tecno launched the #ToneProud campaign to end skin tone bias in imaging technology. The...
> Tecno launched the #ToneProud campaign to end skin tone bias in imaging technology. The company sent out a press release explaining the campaign's goal of raising awareness about skin tone diversity while introducing its 268 skin tone database to consumers.
> The campaign lays on the backbones of the Universal Skin Tone technology, introduced by Tecno last year.
> Tecno said in today's world, technology and AI shape perceptions and raised the question of whether smartphones truly capture “the full spectrum and beauty of human diversity, especially in often-overlooked emerging markets.”
> According to a study in 2018 from MIT and Stanford University, there is skin-tone bias in some commercial artificial intelligence systems. One way to combat this is through scientific data collection and innovative measurement to provide a better understanding of those systems.
> The campaign includes assigning specific color codes to different skin tones; everyone can add their input. Tecno got on board some major celebrities in its key markets, such as Indonesian-born singer-songwriter Anggun, Saudi Arabian filmmaker and actress Fatima Al-Banawi, Nigerian singer-songwriter Johnny Drille and Polish actress Ewa Kepys.
> Popular people might be the face of the campaign, but the real color of the campaign is ordinary people. Everyone can find their skin tone on 268toneproud.com and with the smartphone's front-facing camera to find their skin tone in hex triplet number.
> It is important to note that all images taken and submitted through the 268toneproud website will go into Tecno's database to further develop the AI skin tone software.
There's also AI erase for photos. vivo and its sub-brand iQOO seem to be really serious about rolling out Android 15 to as many devices as possible very...
> You get a priority scheduling algorithm that intelligently allocates resources based on actual requirements, thus improving smoothness, a rapid dynamic effect engine for the same purpose, and new system dynamic effects featuring a new Origin animation which "incorporates principles from human factors research and integrates the natural laws of the physical world into the dynamic effect design".
> There are many new wallpapers, both static and immersive ones, you can set local videos as live wallpapers now, you can have large folders on your home screens, there are new clock widgets, Ultra Game Mode comes with multiple quick setting options, screenshot capture is improved, the Smart sidebar now has access to Google Lens for quick translations of on-screen content, Notes has more text editing tools and the ability to export in Word format, and Settings comes with better categorization and hierarchies.
> You can drag a split-screen to the middle of the screen to switch to a small window, and drag a small window to the edge of an app to switch to split-screen, while the startup gestures for split-screen and small window modes have been optimized. You can swipe up from the bottom to the upper left or right corner to quickly enter split screen or small window mode.
> Now it's time for AI. Live Transcribe is present, as is Circle to Search, and the Albums app gets Cleanup suggestions and AI erase to get rid of unwanted things or people in your photos.
TL;DR
- Google announced that the next major version of Android (Android 16) will be released in Q2 of 2025, which is several months earlier than usual.
- Google’s VP and GM of the Android Platform told me in an interview how the company was able to move the release forward by so much.
- The Android trunk stable project gave Google confidence that it could roll out updates faster and more frequently without breaking things.
Interview video link: https://youtu.be/ODqTy903fZM
Android 16 will be released a few months earlier than usual, and that's thanks to the efforts that Google put into its trunk stable project.
Basically, the Q4 minor release will be the QPR of pixel smartphones for other android users and Q2 will be the major android release with ground breaking changes as usual, just early going forward 2025.
To drive faster innovation in apps and devices, Android will have a major release in Q2 to include behavior changes, and a minor release in Q4.
Two Android releases in 2025
> Next year, we’ll have a major release in Q2 and a minor release in Q4, both of which will include new developer APIs. The Q2 major release will be the only release in 2025 to include behavior changes that can affect apps. We’re planning the major release for Q2 rather than Q3 to better align with the schedule of device launches across our ecosystem, so more devices can get the major release of Android sooner.
> The Q4 minor release will pick up feature updates, optimizations, and bug fixes since the major release. It will also include new developer APIs, but will not include any app-impacting behavior changes.
> Outside of the major and minor Android releases, our Q1 and Q3 releases will provide incremental updates to help ensure continuous quality. We’re actively working with our device partners to bring the Q2 release to as many devices as possible.
What this means for your apps
> With the major release coming in Q2, you’ll need to do your annual compatibility testing a few months earlier than in previous years to make sure your apps are ready. Major releases are just like the SDK releases we have today, and can include behavior changes along with new developer APIs – and to help you get started, we’ll soon begin the developer preview and beta program for the Q2 major release.
> The minor release in Q4 will include new APIs, but, like the incremental quarterly releases we have today, will have no planned behavior changes, minimizing the need for compatibility testing. To differentiate major releases (which may contain planned behavior changes) from minor releases, minor releases will not increment the API level. Instead, they'll increment a new minor API level value, which will be accessed through a constant that captures both major and minor API levels. A new manifest attribute will allow you to specify a minor API level as the minimum required SDK release for your app. We’ll have an initial version of support for minor API levels in the upcoming Q2 developer preview, so please try building against the SDK and let us know how this works for you.
> When planning your targeting for 2026, there’s no change to the target API level requirements and the associated dates for apps in Google Play; our plans are for one annual requirement each year, and that will be tied to the major API level only.
Hands-on with my first Snapdragon 8 Elite phone and it's too hot to handle.
We've got our hands on one of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite phones, and benchmarks reveal some very concerning results.
There are several special editions of this model - some with crocodile leather and a diamond, others with all the colors that you can think of.
> Today is the day for Xiaomi to unveil its new flagships – and to our surprise, it unveiled three new models. It turned out that the third module is just a special edition of the small Xiaomi 15, which brings no less than 20 color options to choose from. The regular 15 is available in a good number of colors too, but that’s not what you’re interested in, is it?
> Xiaomi managed to fit a massive 5,400mAh battery with the Silicon-Carbon tech that has been gaining popularity recently. For reference, the Xiaomi 14 had a 4,610mAh battery.
> The display remains at 6.36”. It’s not tiny, but the 15 is smaller than most Androids. This is a flat OLED panel with 1,200 x 2,670px resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The peak brightness has been boosted a bit to 3,200 nits (up from 3,000 nits) with DC dimming to dial it down. And we know that some of you have been waiting for this one – the new model uses an ultrasonic fingerprint reader.
> The display is protected by Xiaomi Dragon Crystal glass for the first time, which is 10x tougher than the Gorilla Glass Victus used by the Xiaomi 14 (says Xiaomi’s internal lab). The phone’s frame is made out of high-strength aluminum alloy that has 33% higher bending resistance. Naturally, the phone is rated IP68 for dust and water resistance.
> The camera system has a few changes, but few actual upgrades. It is a triple 50MP setup once again. The main camera uses the Light Fusion 900 sensor from OmniVision (sometimes mistranslated as Light Hunter), a 1/1.31” sensor with 1.2µm pixels. The 23mm lens has a bright f/1.62 aperture and OIS. Xiaomi promises that 5x lossless zoom (120mm) is possible with this camera.
> The Xiaomi 15 is available for pre-order in China now through the company’s online store, proper sales start on October 31. The base 12/256GB model costs CNY 4,500 (which converts to $630/€585/₹53,000). There are a few more versions going all the way up to 16GB/1TB, check the table below.
Xiaomi 15 12GB/256GB CNY 4,500 12GB/512GB CNY 4,800 16GB/512GB CNY 5,000 16GB/1TB CNY 5,500 Diamond Edition CNY 6,000 Custom Edition (16GB/512GB) CNY 5,000
> Wait, Diamond Edition? And that’s not even the special edition we mentioned in the beginning. The vanilla Xiaomi 15 has a glass back and comes in Lilac, Green, Black and White versions. There’s also the Silver Edition.
> The Diamond Edition switches over to crocodile-grain leather for the back and has an actual 57 facet diamond embedded on the side. The camera island is also given a sparkly texture. This edition is available in Elephant Gray, Orange and Glacier White. This is a limited edition, so it won’t be around forever and we don’t know whether it will be available outside of China.
> This brings us to the Xiaomi 15 Custom Edition. The back panel offers an impressive palette of 20 colors to choose from. They are paired with two paint jobs for the aluminum frame (high gloss PVD). The Custom Edition is available only in a 16/512GB configuration.
It's implied. How else would the magnetic part work? I can't comment on magsafe but it should be Qi2. Unless, they didn't certify and made a proprietary implementation just for oneplus 13 series smartphones.
The company will launch a set of charging products, including a 100W power bank. OnePlus 13 is coming with a 6,000 mAh battery, the company confirmed in...
> OnePlus 13 is coming with a 6,000 mAh battery, the company confirmed in its latest teaser. This will be the brand's first flagship with such a battery capacity and is over 10% more than what the predecessor had.
> We also learned that it will keep the 100W SuperVOOC wired charging, but the 50W wireless charging will work with a magnetic attachment.
> The new phone will arrive on October 31, and we'll also see some power accessories on stage – a magnetic power bank with 5,000 mAh capacity, a wireless charger with a cooling fan, a 100W SuperVOOC power bank, and a brand new 120W GaN adapter.
> The OnePlus 13 will get a line of official cases that old-school brand fans will love. We are looking at two wooden options and a sandstone variant. It seems like OnePlus will also launch a branded cup for beverages for its really hardcore fans.
> The launch of the phone is in three days, and so far, we learned it will have a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 24 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1 TB UFS 4.0 storage. Camera-wise, there is a revamped setup with a 50 MP multi-prism telephoto shooter while sticking to a familiar design.
I don't know how notebookcheck measures. But, xiaomi lists the display as supporting PWM at 3840hz. Notebookcheck had written 120hz for oneplus 12 but official oneplus also lists a higher PWM frequency than the one measured by notebookcheck.
The use-after-free vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-44068, and it affects Samsung Exynos mobile processors versions 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850, and W920. It received an 8.1 out of 10 CVSS severity rating, and Samsung, in its very brief security advisory, describes it as a high-severity flaw. The vendor patched the hole on October 7
This is the most important paragraph. This bug was already exploited in the wild and affects select few exynos smartphones. If you have a affected device make sure it is updated and you should be fine.
Red Magic teases new phones with close to 7" displays, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Edition
Red Magic teases new phones with close to 7" displays, Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Edition - GSMArena.com news
> Leakster Digital Chat Station reports that the Red Magic 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ will have a flat, high-resolution screen that is “about 7 inches” in size. This with an under display camera, just like other recent models from the company.
> And here’s the kicker – the Red Magic 10 Ultra will have a 7+ inch screen, according to DCS. It might measure 7.5 inches, but exact dimensions are just a guess for now. Anyway, a 7+ inch display on a non-foldable phone means that the device will be huge.
> Red Magic also teases that the upcoming models will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite “Extreme Edition”. We don’t know what that means – in the past, Red Magic has used overclocked versions of Qualcomm’s chips. But the 8 Elite already runs at a bonkers 4.32GHz, is there really room to go higher? Maybe, Red Magic phones have active cooling, after all, so they don’t have the same heat dissipation limits as other phones.
Interesting, seeing penti keyboard being recommended in the wild. Are you also familiar with picolisp?
Even if they don't. Android 14 itself is not outdated. Even though his phone and its firmaware may be. The list of changes are incremental at best. To take advantage of them all you would need newer hardware anyway. He won't be missing much if at all.
Thanks for the heads up. This will make sure we never commit such criminal activity ever again.
I know. I did not expect them to switch from Mali to PowerVR. This is an interesting surprise.
While they say the GPU hardware is double. What they mean is the Worker group increased from 1 to two. The GPU performance uplift is modest at 37% with it being 20% more efficient at the same power level as Exynos 1480. The NPU is described as "6K mac". Whatever that means..
All in all, Arm v9 upgraded cores and improved GPU performance.
It uses ARMv9 cores, so A720 and A520 instead of A78 and A55. Also, the RDNA 3 GPU has two Work Group Processors, though performance hasn't doubled.
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/28192103
> > The CPU of the Exynos 1580 moves to a three-cluster design with one prime Cortex-A720 core (2.9GHz), three big A720 cores (2.6GHz) and four A520 (1.95GHz). This alone represents a major performance boost compared to the 1480, which used ARMv8 cores. > > > The GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture, now featuring two Work Group Processors – up from just one on the 1480 (the Exynos 2400 has six). Samsung says that maximum performance is up by 37% while performance at the same power level as the 1480 is up by 20%. This GPU also increases the GL2 cache. > > > The NPU delivers 14.7 TOPS of performance. The 1380 had just 4.9 TOPS, while the 1480 went up to... Samsung doesn’t say. However, both the 1480 and 1580 NPUs are described as “6K MAC”, so presumably there’s no difference. The spec sheet does say the new NPU has an increased cache capacity of 2MB, but the effects of that will only be known after benchmarks. > > > Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset > Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset > > > The new chip supports LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity is mostly the same with 5G (both sub-6GHz and mmWave), Wi-Fi 6E (ax) and Bluetooth 5.4. There is no AV1 decoder. > > | | Exynos 1480 | Exynos 1580 > | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | Node | 4nm EUV | 4nm EUV | > | CPU (prime) | - | 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9GHz | > | CPU (big) | 4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.75GHz | 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz | > | CPU (small) | 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95GHz | > | GPU | Xclipse 530 RDNA 3, 1x WGP | Xclipse 540 RDNA 3, 2x WGP | > | NPU | 6K MAC | 6K MAC (14.7 TOPS) | > | RAM | LPDDR4X, LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 | > | Storage | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 | > | Screen | 1080p+ @ 144Hz | 1080p+ @ 144Hz | > | Camera | 200MP, 4K @ 60fps | 200MP, 4K @ 60fps | > | 5G | NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up) | NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up) | > | 4G | Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up) | Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up) | > | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E | > | Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
It uses ARMv9 cores, so A720 and A520 instead of A78 and A55. Also, the RDNA 3 GPU has two Work Group Processors, though performance hasn't doubled.
> The CPU of the Exynos 1580 moves to a three-cluster design with one prime Cortex-A720 core (2.9GHz), three big A720 cores (2.6GHz) and four A520 (1.95GHz). This alone represents a major performance boost compared to the 1480, which used ARMv8 cores.
> The GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture, now featuring two Work Group Processors – up from just one on the 1480 (the Exynos 2400 has six). Samsung says that maximum performance is up by 37% while performance at the same power level as the 1480 is up by 20%. This GPU also increases the GL2 cache.
> The NPU delivers 14.7 TOPS of performance. The 1380 had just 4.9 TOPS, while the 1480 went up to... Samsung doesn’t say. However, both the 1480 and 1580 NPUs are described as “6K MAC”, so presumably there’s no difference. The spec sheet does say the new NPU has an increased cache capacity of 2MB, but the effects of that will only be known after benchmarks.
> Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 chipset
> The new chip supports LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity is mostly the same with 5G (both sub-6GHz and mmWave), Wi-Fi 6E (ax) and Bluetooth 5.4. There is no AV1 decoder.
| | Exynos 1480 | Exynos 1580 | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Node | 4nm EUV | 4nm EUV | | CPU (prime) | - | 1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9GHz | | CPU (big) | 4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.75GHz | 3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz | | CPU (small) | 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz | 4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95GHz | | GPU | Xclipse 530 RDNA 3, 1x WGP | Xclipse 540 RDNA 3, 2x WGP | | NPU | 6K MAC | 6K MAC (14.7 TOPS) | | RAM | LPDDR4X, LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 | | Storage | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 | | Screen | 1080p+ @ 144Hz | 1080p+ @ 144Hz | | Camera | 200MP, 4K @ 60fps | 200MP, 4K @ 60fps | | 5G | NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up) | NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up) | | 4G | Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up) | Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up) | | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E | | Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.4 |
The core and process node upgrades are more noteworthy than ram speed upgrade. This should boost efficiency and performance significanty.
Them switching to PowerVR GPU is also interesting. Not sure if itis related to Qualcomm-ARM lawsuit.
It's ferro fluid with an array of magnets.
The smart outfit will be available next year. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/rZ0KVloLxJw
Wallpapers (3 of them) can be downloaded on the HMD blog post.
Venom: The Last Dance hits cinemas on October 25th. To mark the US release, we’ve created an outfit for the customizable HMD Fusion smartphone that pays homage to the alien symbiote.
> The two-way connection between HMD Fusion and Smart Outfits1 opens up all sorts of possibilities. Human Mobile Devices teamed up with Venom: The Last Dance to create a conceptual outfit that explores those possibilities. With its dark, dripping visual effect and change of notification sounds, The Venom: The Last Dance outfits pay homage to one of the most iconic antiheroes from the world of comic books.
> VP of Design at HMD, Raun Forsyth, explains. “Using electromagnetic arrays and ferrofluid, we’ve created a mesmerizing effect where the inky liquid dances across the back of the phone.”
> Just as the symbiote changes its host, the Venom: The Last Dance outfits make changes to the phone itself. The interface gets a dark-looking overhaul, and lines from the new movie take the place of default notifications sounds, like “Who sent this?” when a message is received, and “Eddie, the time has come,” as an alarm sound. These bespoke outfits to celebrate the arrival of the Venom: The Last Dance cinematic release will not be available to purchase.
Google is working on a Download Manager feature within the Play Store, and here's your first look at it. Check it out in action!
> TL;DR
- Google is working on a Download Manager feature for the Play Store, which could list your recently downloaded apps.
- We managed to activate the feature to give you an early look at the Download Manager.
> We activated the feature in v43.2.16-29, giving us a better look at it and an idea of what it does. The Download Manager within the Google Play Store shows all apps that are currently downloading and all the recently installed apps that you haven’t opened yet. When you open the apps you can see in the list, the app exits the list, giving you an updated view of what you have yet to open. Take a look at the Download Manager in action in the video below:
> https://youtu.be/Rd3IEenFbUk
> Further, you will see the download count of the recent apps and games you have downloaded as a badge at the top of the app details page.
> For now, the Download Manager within the Play Store merely lists the apps you have downloaded and not opened yet. It will be handy for people who download multiple apps in one go and forget about opening up.
> This feature is not currently live in the Play Store, and Google hasn’t shared anything about its existence either, so it may or may not be released in the future. We’ll update this article when we learn more.
> OPPO already confirmed that the Find X8 series will be introduced on October 24th, and also said that it will introduce the OPPO Pad 3 Pro, and the OPPO Enco X3 alongside.
> Now it has confirmed that it will introduce a new 120W fast charger, 12000mAh 80W SuperVOOC Power Bank and 50W compact magnetic power bank at the event.
> The 120W GaN charger for the Find X8 series will feature dual-port output capability, supporting 80W+45W power output at the same time.
> The OPPO 80W 12000mAh Flash Charge Power Bank battery in ivory white color features USB-C port and USB-A ports and is expected to support both input and output capabilities via USB-C.
> The OPPO Magnetic charger for the Find X8 series will be just 8.8mm thick, is expected to pack 5000mAh battery.
> There is also 50W wireless charger which should support both Apple and Android devices, in addition to charging OPPO Find X8 series at 50W wirelessly.
Google is rolling out Android 15 to Pixel devices, bringing new features like Private Space, built-in app archiving support, and more.
> Google is rolling out Android 15 to Pixel devices, bringing new features like Private Space, built-in app archiving support, and more.
Which Pixel devices are getting the Android 15 update?
The Android 15 update is rolling out to the following Pixel devices starting today:
- Google Pixel 6
- Google Pixel 6 Pro
- Google Pixel 6a
- Google Pixel 7
- Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Google Pixel 7a
- Google Pixel Fold
- Google Pixel 8
- Google Pixel 8 Pro
- Google Pixel 8a
- Google Pixel 9
- Google Pixel 9 Pro
- Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
- Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Google Pixel Tablet
Battery and charging
- Fixed an issue where the device occasionally restarted unexpectedly \[2]
- General improvements in charging and battery usage \[3]
Biometric method
- Fixed an issue where face unlocking did not work reliably under certain conditions \[8]
Bluetooth
- Fixed an issue where connecting to certain Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth accessories was occasionally not possible \[7]
Camera
- General improvements to camera reliability under certain conditions \[7]
Display and graphics
- Fixed an issue where a gray shadow appeared on the inner display under certain conditions \[10]
- General improvements to the reliability and performance of certain system apps \[7]
- General improvements in display reliability \[9]
Framework
- Fixed an issue where apps could occasionally fail to access media files \[7]
System
- Fixed an issue that affected system reliability and performance under certain conditions \[1]
Telephony
- Fixed an issue that affected the reliability and performance of adaptive connectivity services \[6]
- General improvements in network connection reliability and performance under certain conditions \[5,9]
User interface
- Fixed an issue where Android icons were not displayed correctly under certain conditions \[1]
- Fixed an issue where the animation was not displayed correctly when launching Google Assistant on the lock screen \[7]
- Fixed an issue where the center button would stop responding under certain conditions \[3]
- Fixed issue with incoming call notifications under certain conditions \[3]
- Fixed an issue that occurred with layouts and animations under certain conditions during transitions \[7]
- Fixed an issue that affected the view and reliability of transitions between certain UI elements and animations \[3]
- General improvements to the view and reliability of transitions between certain UI elements and animations \[1]
What new features are available in the Android 15 update?
#1 - Private Space
#2 - App archiving support
#3 - More secure screen shares
#4 - Predictive back animations
#5 - App Pairs
#6 - Taskbar pinning
#7 - Edge-to-edge mode by default
#8 - Home Controls screensaver
#9 - Redesigned volume panel
#10 - Bluetooth auto-on
#11 - Additional security for sensitive settings
#12 - Color contrast settings
#13 - Cast volume controls for speaker groups
#14 - Richer widget previews
#15 - Single tap sign-ins with Passkeys
#16 - More security around factory resets
Alongside the Android 15 update, Google is rolling out a bevy of new Pixel-exclusive features as part of its latest Pixel Drop release.
> Alongside the Android 15 update, Google is rolling out a bevy of new Pixel-exclusive features as part of its latest Pixel Drop release.
New features for Pixel phones in the October '24 Pixel Drop
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- | ---------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ------- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | -------- | | Feature | Pixel 9 Pro Fold | Pixel 9 Pro XL | Pixel 9 Pro | Pixel 9 | Pixel 8 Pro | Pixel 8 | Pixel 8a | Pixel Fold | Pixel 7 Pro | Pixel 7 | Pixel 7a | Pixel 6 Pro | Pixel 6 | Pixel 6a | | Night Sight for Instagram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | ✓ | | | Underwater Photography & Video | | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | Audio Magic Eraser | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | Astrophotography | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Object Temperature Sensor | | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | Pollen Data Block | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Pixel Weather App | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Next Gen Call Screen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Widget Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Adaptive Vibration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | Gemini Extensions for Pixel Screenshots | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | | | | | | | | | | | Notification Dismissals | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Cast to nearby devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | ✓ | | | ✓ | ✓ | | | ✓ | | |
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New features for Pixel watches in the October '24 Pixel Drop
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Are Android apps THAT much smaller than iOS?
An in-depth analysis of Android vs. iOS app sizes and why Android apps might be larger than they appear
> People ask why an app is large on Twitter and we at Emerge break it down. It's kind of become our bat signal.
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> Usually, we break down iOS apps, as iOS apps appear to be an order of magnitude larger than their Android counterparts. Almost always, someone points to Android's size vs. iOS.
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> At face value, they're right! The size we see in the iOS App Store is almost always a multiple of the Android counterpart in the Google Play Store.
> But what if I told you that Android app sizes are larger than they might immediately appear?
> In this blog, we'll explain why Android apps are larger than people think, where size comes from on both platforms, and whether iOS apps are really that much bigger than Android.