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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3: System UI adds more blur to Pixel

After introducing with the Material 3 Expressive redesign last year, Google is adding more blur to the system UI with Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3. Android 16 QPR1 added blur to Notifications and Quick ...
Techno-Science.net

Samsung One UI 9 Update Tracker: Rollout Timeline and Supported Galaxy Devices

Android has always had a poor track record of timely updates compared to iOS. There are plenty of reasons for this. Google needs to develop Android OS and then release it to the OEMs, and then OEMs ...
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Android Canary 2605 brings the blur to Pixel system UI

Google today released Android Canary 2605, with this preview build adding much more blur to the system UI on Pixel devices. ZP11.260417.009 with the May 2026 security patch is available for the Pixel ...
GizChina

Samsung One UI 9: Which Galaxy Devices Are Getting Android 17

The beta just went live. The stable release is weeks away. Here's what your Galaxy is in line for. Since One UI 8.5 introduced the major UI design changes, One UI 9 is not expected to bring similarly ...
Geeky Gadgets

One UI 8.5 vs One UI 9: the Biggest Upgrades You Might Miss

Samsung’s One UI 9, built on the foundation of Android 17, introduces a range of updates aimed at enhancing usability, customization, and overall performance. While the core design principles remain ...
TechCrunch

Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

An anti-doomscrolling feature is now built into Android. (Yes, things have gotten that bad.) On Tuesday, Google announced Pause Point, which is designed to keep users from engaging with addictive apps ...
ZDNet

I saw the future of Android Auto, and now Google has me dreading my own car

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. My first thought after demoing the upcoming Android Auto features at Google I/O last week was the dread of going back to my own car, innocently ...
CNET

Android Auto Now Fits Weirdly Shaped Screens and Streams Video While Parked

The overhaul -- including the biggest Google Maps update in a decade -- brings a full UI refresh and new Gemini capabilities to more than 250 million vehicles. Antuan started out in the automotive ...
ZDNet

I'm a devoted iPhone user but Android 17 is tempting me with its new video and social features

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Android Authority

I tried Gemini's redesigned Android app. Here's what Google got wrong

If you thought Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language added pops of color and dynamic visuals to Android, wait until you see the new Gemini app. It’s rebuilt from the ground up with a new ...
Android Authority

One UI 8.5 is starting to arrive on the Galaxy Tab S11 series

The stable version of One UI 8.5 is starting to roll out to the Galaxy Tab S11 and S11 Ultra The base model gets the firmware build X736NKOU5BZE3, while the Ultra gets X936NKOU5BZE3. The update is ...