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Forwarded from Google Pixel Hub
June 2025 Android 16 Pixel Update
- Build ID: BP2A.250605.031.A2, BP2A.250605.031.A3 (Pixel 9 Pro Fold)
- Bluetooth: Fix for issue causing certain Bluetooth devices to disconnect under certain conditions
- Camera: Fix for improving camera stability under certain conditions
- Framework: Fix for issue with inconsistent light/dark theme notifications under certain conditions
- System: General improvements for system stability and performance in certain conditions
- User Interface: Fix for an issue where long screenshots would sometimes duplicate content, ensuring that the entire content is captured correctly
- User Interface: Fix for an issue with missing notifications under certain conditions
- User Interface: Fix for improvement in weather tapping accuracy and experience when using At a Glance widget

Download: Factory Images | OTA Images
Changes: Pixel Community | Android Security Bulletin | Pixel Security Bulletin
#Updates #A16 #Pixel @PixelHubUpdates
Forwarded from Bones' Tech Garage
Seems Youtube banning self hosting videos for no reason is going to cause some resistance. Self hosting is not exactly as easy as people make it sound, but it's rewarding enough to make it something worth trying.

In an age where large networks can't protect your data the advantages may be worth considering.

https://www.howtogeek.com/self-hosting-gave-me-the-digital-freedom-i-wish-id-found-sooner/
📲Google has released Android 16's source code, but Samsung fans won't need to wait long for One UI 8

Major OEMs like Samsung have already had access to Android 16’s source code and will release their own updates soon

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-source-code-3563703/
📱The Android 16 update rolling out today doesn’t bring the Material 3 Expressive UI redesign or Desktop Mode

But a source told me when Google plans to roll out Android 16 QPR1 with Material 3 Expressive redesign and Desktop Mode.

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/when-material-3-expressive-desktop-mode-roll-out-3565381/
🖥 Android 16's Desktop Mode turns your Pixel phone into a PC, and here's how you can try it today

If you have a Pixel 8 or later, you can try Android’s Desktop Mode in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, which should roll out later today!

Details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/try-android-16-desktop-mode-on-pixel-3565393/
📱Android 16 is actually a big update, and I don’t want to hear otherwise

Android 16 certainly won't impress you with its design, but its many impactful changes are worth getting excited for

Here's my FULL REVIEW of Android 16👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-review-3566047/
📱June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is here, and here's everything new it's bringing to your Pixel

Highlights of the update include the Pixel VIP widget, custom Gboard stickers via Pixel Studio, and of course, the Android 16 platform update.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-feature-drop-june-2025-3565937/
🔐Android 16 introduces Advanced Protection mode to fortify your phone against threats

Google has confirmed that it is rolling out Android 16's Advanced Protection feature.

Here's what you need to know about this security mode👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-advanced-protection-mode-3566064/
🔕Android 16 reduces notification clutter with this simple but needed change

Android 16 will automatically group notifications from the same app together to reduce information overload

Previously, apps had to manually group their notifications.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-force-group-notifications-3565400/
📱Android 16 will make it easier to find your recent apps with a new taskbar overflow feature

A future Android 16 update will add a taskbar overflow feature that makes it easier to open a recently launched app

Here's what it'll look like👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-taskbar-overflow-3565405/
⌨️ Android 16 lets you customize keyboard shortcuts — Here's how it works

Google is launching custom keyboard shortcuts in Android 16. This feature is available in Android 16 for the Pixel Tablet and is launching “later this year” on other devices.

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/custom-keyboard-shortcuts-android-16-3527394/
🔔PSA: Live Updates are NOT actually live in the Pixel's Android 16 update!

Despite what you may have read/heard elsewhere, the full Live Updates experience isn't available yet for Pixels.

More details👇

(Scroll to the Live Updates section.)

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-review-3566047/
Forwarded from Hacker News
Show HN: Chili3d – A open-source, browser-based 3D CAD application
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Forwarded from SafetyNet, CTS, and Play integrity (GabriLed)
🔥 SOCIAL POST: "Play Integrity Isn’t Security—It’s Monopoly!"

📌 THE SYMBOLIC IMAGE (for artists/AI to visualize):
A tech dystopia where:
Google mass-certifies devices like a factory (robots stamping phones with a "G" logo).
"Non-compliant" devices get trashed (Huawei, Fairphone, modded phones in a dumpster).
Rebel hackers smash digital locks with screwdrivers/USBs, revealing: *"Freedom > Certification"*.
Google’s control tower looms in the back, with screens saying *"Security"*—but wires lead to a sign: *"Terms & Conditions apply"*.

🎨 Style: Cyberpunk + *1984* vibes, with glitch effects and neon contrasts.

👇 WHY IT MATTERS:
Play Integrity ISN’T a neutral certification. It’s a tool to:
1️⃣ BLOCK competitors (no GMS? You’re out!).
2️⃣ BAN root/custom ROMs ("Your device, your rules"? Not anymore.).
3️⃣ FORCE Google services (Play Store, APIs, etc.).

💡 SOLUTIONS?
Free OSs: GrapheneOS, /e/OS.
Alternative stores: F-Droid, Aurora.
Fight back: Report abuses to antitrust authorities!

SHARE IF YOU BELIEVE SECURITY SHOULDN’T MEAN CENSORSHIP!
🕵️Android 16 wants to make your next phone trade-in process a lot faster

The Android 16 release adds a trade-in mode that makes it easier for phone technicians to run device diagnostics

Here's how it works👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-trade-in-mode-3566274/
Google has announced that Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 is now available!

QPR1 Beta 2 brings the enhanced desktop windowing on connected display feature.

The build ID is BP31.250523.006, and it includes the following fixes:

* Auto dark theme is not working
* Now playing is crashing when selecting a track
* Camera frequently fails to launch
* Shortcuts for newly-downloaded apps aren't automatically added
* Home button not working on app list UI
* "More wallpapers" button misaligned in wallpaper settings
* Gemini fails to work on the lockscreen

It's available for the Pixel 6 and later!