‘Google Keep’ making users ‘reload’ notes, rounds corners on Android submitted by /u/NeoIsJohnWick

Google Keep might be joining the ranks of Android system apps Illustration: The VergeGoogle Keep is being upgraded to a system app on Android 16 devices, joining the ranks of other Android apps that provide essential services like calling and messaging, reports Android Police. Google’s free note-taking app appears as a system app on the latest Android 16 beta, Android 16 Developer Preview 2. Anyone upgradi…

On December ’24 Pixel Drop, at 1:01, the pixel tablet has lockscreen widget, let’s hope it come on all android devices soon… submitted by /u/maxence1994

How to screen calls on an Android phone Image: The VergeI’m guessing I’m not alone in getting more scam and spam calls than ever before. As a result, Google and the other Android phone makers have gradually added a range of built-in features to detect and deal with unwanted callers. These include having suspicious numbers flagged before you answer, being able to block nuisance callers…

Google plans to let you locate your Android XR smart glasses via Find My Device submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Android 16 DP2 adds support for 7 new emoji from Unicode 16.0 submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Android 16 DP2 lets you use your Pixel’s Fingerprint Unlock even when the screen is off submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

Android Developers Blog: The Second Developer Preview of Android 16 submitted by /u/kbDL-

The Google Pixel 9 Pro is the Android Authority Editor’s Choice winner for best phone of 2024 submitted by /u/thehelldoesthatmean

Nothing Phone 2 and 2a are getting stable Nothing OS 3.0 update based on Android 15 submitted by /u/Titokhan

Google Drive upgrades document scanner with new feature on Android submitted by /u/IJagan

Google’s endless and superfluous Android UI tweaks are the bane of my tech life submitted by /u/Protagonist99

The NVIDIA Shield TV may be getting Android 14 soon submitted by /u/Nexusyak

Custom vehicle icons in Google Maps have started rolling out to a select few on Android submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

New NoviSpy Android Spyware Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Qualcomm Chips submitted by /u/maki23

HEIF on android? I have Sony A7cii and I can’t view HEIF (both 4:2:0 and 4:2:2) on my Samsung Galaxy S22. 1- is it fine to store extra fine JPG? 2- anyone tested it worked on newer version of androids? S24 maybe? 3- 4k is also not viewable :/ submitted by /u/Real_Eye4573

Android XR Live Demo: Samsung’s Headset with Gemini AI, Plus Google’s AR Glasses submitted by /u/imaginfinity

Google migrating Chrome OS to Android is a good thing submitted by /u/IJagan

Windows warns Phone Link won’t show ‘sensitive’ Android 15 notifications Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft’s Phone Link app is warning that Android smartphones using the latest version of Android 15 won’t display certain “sensitive” notifications, according to a post from Mishaal Rahman spotted by Windows Central. The warning is the result of an Android 15 privacy feature that automatically categorizes …

Android goes virtual and Google gives Pixels a practical new power in this week’s news submitted by /u/nammmmmn