Android 16 QPR3 is the next big quarterly update for Pixel phones, and Google plans to release it during March. In the last few years, QPR releases have positioned themselves as significant milestones for Pixel …
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Android 17 gets a blur effect in the appearance of the system interface
Google continues the visual evolution of the Android OS, and Android 17 brings additional changes to the system interface, primarily through significantly greater use of the blur effect. After last year’s Material 3 Expressive redesign, …
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Android 17 separates notifications and Quick Settings, a new interface appearance has appeared
Preliminary shots of the internal version of the Android 17 operating system reveal how the long-announced split display of notifications and Quick Settings panels could look like. The information was published by Mystic Leaks on …
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Apple iOS app “Are you alive?” went viral, it checks if the user is okay, but Android already has the same solution
A new and rather gloomy iPhone app called “Are You Dead?” it went viral because it directly addresses a real fear: that someone can die without anyone noticing. The concept is extremely simple: the user …
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How to remove unnecessary “bloatware” applications from an Android phone
Almost every new phone comes with pre-installed apps that users rarely or never use. The level of “congestion” depends on the manufacturer: Pixel phones have significantly “cleaner” Android compared to Samsung models, which often come …
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How Android 16 seamlessly became the best Google update in years
When Android 16 arrived on Pixel phones in early summer, reactions were lukewarm. The first stable build felt like a minor upgrade to Android 15, with a limited number of visible novelties and without most …
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Google is testing a new option for Android: play now, pay later
Although the Google Play Store is dominated by a game billing model in which the basic use is free, but additional functions, content or benefits are paid for, there are still a significant number of …
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2026 could easily become the year of the Android desktop
For years it has been jokingly referred to as the “year of the Linux desktop”, but 2026 could, quite realistically, become the year of the Android desktop environment. Although Android is best known as a …
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How to turn Android 16 Quick Settings into a smart home control center
The first major update of the Android 16 system brought back the utility of the Quick Settings panel thanks to the ability to split large “pill” elements in half and place them in the same …
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Android 16 solves one of the most annoying problems
Android 16 will soon automatically delete the original screenshot as soon as the user takes a scrolling screenshot. A screenshot is the simplest way to share the content that is currently visible on the screen, …
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