Gemini is now out (www.theverge.com)
Personally, I don’t like it as an Assistant replacement: it can’t do routines among other issues.
Google Maps on Android finally picked up a weather feature from the iOS version. (www.theverge.com)
Screenshot from The Verge:...
"RutheniumOS" is a scam (discuss.grapheneos.org)
RutheniumOS is a fork of GrapheneOS with very broad claims and also accusations toward GrapheneOS....
Signal usage survey, what versions do you use? Wanted for potential Flatpak adoption - Feddit (feddit.de)
Android Auto more widely rolling out 3D buildings in Google Maps, enabled by default (9to5google.com)
Circle to Search will be exclusive to Google and Samsung devices for a long time - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com)
Android 15 prepares to let you share media audio to nearby devices (www.androidauthority.com)
tl;dr from the article:...
Samsung signs multi-year deal with Qualcomm for Snapdragon chips (www.sammobile.com)
Nothing Phone 1 receives Android 14 update with Nothing OS 2.5 (www.androidauthority.com)
tl;dr from the article:...
One UI 6.1 disables one of Android's best notification features by default (www.androidpolice.com)
tl;dr: Notification channels, which were introduced with Android 8, are now disabled by default and one has now to enable them manually (screenshots below by Android Police):...
Google Messages RCS Chat colors (thespandroid.blogspot.com)
Chromecast with Google TV is now serving full-screen, auto-playing Chicken Tender Wrap ads (www.androidauthority.com)
Reddit users thevincentasteroid and MMD3_ posted about an auto-playing video ad (with sound) on the home screen. The ad is for Chicken Tender Wraps from Carl’s Jr. When it begins auto-playing, it pushes all the other UI elements out of focus and goes almost full-screen, returning to the home screen after it has played through...
Synthing: sync files between Android profiles locally (feddit.de)
Samsung to Integrate Baidu’s Ernie AI in Latest Galaxy Phones (www.bloomberg.com)
Samsung loses top spot as the world's biggest smartphone maker after 12 years (www.hardwarezone.com.sg)
Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
What do you want from a Pixel Watch 3? (9to5google.com)
Google is reportedly working on two sizes for the Pixel Watch 3 to address complaints about the small screen....
Official list of Motorola smartphones getting Android 14 (www.gsmarena.com)
Quoting the list here for convenience:...
'Photo Stacks' in Google Photos for Android now rolling out more widely (www.androidauthority.com)
The new feature apparently doesn’t seem to work offline though.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 reportedly gets a slightly newer chip (9to5google.com)
Tweet being cited: nitter.woodland.cafe/…/1748139565133496357 (Nitter link)
OnePlus may debut its first Wear OS smartwatch in February (9to5google.com)
Tipster’s tweet: nitter.woodland.cafe/…/1748256011851354493 (Nitter link)
Galaxy AI Free Until 2025 (9to5google.com)
Samsung aren’t saying that they will charge for Galaxy AI feature but the fine print says the following:...
Small Android Phone (smallandroidphone.com)
I just mentioned this in a comment, but thought it might be helpful for a larger audience. I’m not affiliated with these people, but I would really really like a smaller Android phone. They also seem motivated to try and make something happen.
