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Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 ‘Charging Optimization’ Reminds Me of My EV

Tim September 13, 2024 7

If you happen to utilize an electric vehicle, you might be familiar with the recommended habit of setting your car's charge limit to 80%. This is said to help improve the life of the battery, which seems like a fair thing to do should you intend of having the...

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 is Here for Pixel Devices

Kellen September 12, 2024 4

You are all still waiting for the official release of Android 15 on Pixel devices, which should drop within the next several weeks. Here's the thing - you can play with even newer software if you want. Android 15 QPR1 is going strong and today, Google released...

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September 2024 Android Security Update Available for Google Pixel Devices

Kellen September 3, 2024 3

Google just told us that Android 15 won't arrive on your Pixel phone for a few more weeks, so before that happens, they went ahead and dropped the September Pixel update on us. This fresh Android 14 update is rolling out as early as today with a couple of bug...

Android 15 QPR1 Beta Now Available to Pixel Devices!

Kellen August 22, 2024 11

Google told us to get ready for Android 15 QPR1 about a week ago, right as the Pixel 9 was announced. Today, they went ahead and released it for almost all of the still-supported Pixel devices. At the moment, Google is only listing the Pixel 6 up through the...

Android’s New Anti Theft Feature Now Rolling Out

Tim August 16, 2024 14

Earlier this year, Google highlighted an upcoming anti theft feature for Android devices. Anti Theft Lock is now rolling out slowly to beta users in Brazil, but will be made available more widely should testing go smoothly. When enabled, using a combination of...

Gemini Live Starts Rollout to Gemini Advanced Subscribers on Android

Kellen August 15, 2024 6

Google's demo of Gemini Live during the Pixel 9 event was pretty neat to see and listen to. Talking to AI in such a natural way that you might mistake it for being another person is both creepy and quite cool, assuming it can also be useful. At the time, we...

Pixel Owners, Here Comes the Android 15 QPR1 Beta

Tim August 14, 2024 6

Google released its final Android 15 beta patch this week and with that comes the start of an entirely new beta: QPR or Quarterly Platform Release. Specifically, this new beta will be for December (QPR1), meaning testers will have early access to to things the...

Android 15 Beta 4.2 Released for Pixel Devices

Tim August 13, 2024

Google just released an updated beta for Pixel phone users, labeled as Android 15 Beta 4.2. The Android team lists this as a minor update, filled with a few bug fixes that address the camera, delayed wake times, and more. A couple things that caught our...