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Now that Android 15 is on all of your Pixel devices, you are probably cruising through settings, wondering what you should be looking for that’s new. We gave you a list of all of the new Pixel Feature Drop items already, but thought you might want at couple of items you should for sure go […]
Pixel device owners will definitely be busy discovering several new features thanks to the release of Android 15. However, Google’s latest October Pixel Drop brings even more features to new and recent devices. As usual, this quarterly update applies to several devices ranging from the Pixel 6 to latest Pixel 9 Pro Fold along with […]
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Android 15’s new app archiving feature works with apps distributed as both APKs and Android App Bundles. In contrast, the Google Play Store’s app archiving feature only works with apps distributed as Android App Bundles. The reason for this difference is that Google had to employ a clever […]
At our ninth Made By Google event on August 13th, we announced new AI experiences across Gemini and Android, along with our largest lineup of Pixel devices ever — including the Pixel 9 family, our first phones with Gemini baked in as our next-generation assistant. Plus, with Gemini Live, you can now have free-flowing voice […]
Here’s how the UI of an app using edge-to-edge can go wrong because of a cutout: Among other issues, this app’s cutout overlaps the list content. This is why it is important to test how your UI reacts to different types of cutouts through your Compose Preview. In the Preview picker, under the Hardware section, […]
We can use the window inset listener so that all list items, including the last list item, are padded above the navigation bar. Figure 12. App has handled insets, but feels less immersive because content does not scroll behind system bars. // Figure 12ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.recycler_view)) { v, insets ->val innerPadding = insets.getInsets(// Notice we’re using systemBars, […]
Android 15 Beta 4, the final update in the beta release cycle, is now available. This release brings stability and final APIs for developers to test and integrate into their apps. The blog covers the removal of the legacy PNG-based emoji font, which means some devices will only have the vector-based COLRv1 file. Android 15 […]
Android 15 Beta 3 is released, taking Android 15 to Platform Stability. This means the developer APIs and all app-facing behaviors are final for you to review. Also, Apps targeting Android 15 can be published in Google Play. The Beta 3 post highlights how users will be able to sign-into apps that target Android 15 […]