Google published a video teaser of the Pixel 9 Pro.

The official Made by Google YouTube channel has released a video titled "Introducing the Google Pixel 9 Pro" with the comment, "A phone built for the Gemini era. It can do a lot—even let your old phone down easy."

The short clip demonstrates a request to Gemini with the following text:

Write me a breakup letter. Tell them I've found something new. That actually feels magical. Not just the same old thing. Oh, and have it start, "Dear Old Phone."

At the end, we see the Pixel 9 Pro itself in Porcelain color and a reminder that the Made by Google event will take place on August 13.

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🤖 Google has released Android 15 Beta 4.

Beta 4 is the last scheduled update in the Android 15 beta testing program, which means that all APIs and system behaviors are final. Important changes in this beta:

• Removed PNG-based emoji font
Android 15 removes the legacy PNG-based emoji font file (NotoColorEmojiLegacy.ttf) meaning that some Android 15 devices such as Pixel will only have the vector-based file. With Android 13, the system used the vector variant while keeping the font with PNG for compatibility.

For adaptation, developers are advised:
• Use platform text rendering. You can render text to a bitmap-backed Canvas and use that to get a raw image if necessary.
• Make sure your text library supports COLRv1 fonts. The FreeType open source library version 2.13.0 or later supports it.
• As a last resort, you can bundle the legacy emoji font (currently 10.1MB) into your APK.

Build: AP31.240517.031 → AP31.240617.009
Security patch level: July 2024

🔗 Factory images
🔗 OTA images
🔗 Sign up for the beta test for the over-the-air upgrade

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🐞 List of fixed issues in Android 15 Beta 4:

Developer-reported issues
• Fixed an issue with contrast that made some elements in Quick Settings Tiles hard to read. (Issue #340944691)
• Fixed an issue that in some rare cases caused some Pixel devices to get stuck in an unbootable state if the device was factory reset shortly after an OTA system update was installed. (Issue #349860641, Issue #349978813)

Other resolved issues
• Fixed an issue where sometimes an Android Virtual Device (AVD) using an Android 15 system image failed to launch if the AVD was launched in embedded mode.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused app notification settings to fail to be restored when restoring a device from backup.
• Fixed an issue for Pixel Fold devices that prevented a user from continuing Face Unlock enrollment if the device was folded or unfolded during the process.
• Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, performance, usability, and camera.

Bluetooth resolved issues
• Fixed a bug which prevented the Digital Car Key app from performing low latency scans when running in foreground.
• Made a fix to use custom UUIDs instead of standard HOGP service UUID in Android head-tracking service.
• Use head-tracking codec capabilities to detect transport support in LE Audio stack.
• Made a fix to prevent immediate rejection of Bluetooth pairing requests when there's a mismatch between the API-suggested transport and the transport observed by the Bluetooth stack, potentially improving pairing success rates.

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Pixel 9 Pro Fold teaser

Following the Pixel 9 Pro teaser, Google has posted a video of its next foldable device after the Pixel Fold, thus confirming the name 'Pixel 9 Pro Fold'.

The text in the video has roughly the same content, but with an emphasis on the foldable device:

Write me a breakup letter. Say I've found something that feels magical. That it's unfolding in new ways. Oh, and have it start, "Dear Old Phone."

At the end, we also see the Pixel 9 Pro Fold itself in porcelain color with the signature 'Oh hi, AI' and a reminder that the Made by Google event will take place on August 13.

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🔋 Google may allow you to limit smartphone charging to 80%

The Settings Services app that comes with Android 15 Beta 4 has hinted at a new "Charging optimization" feature. When enabled, the phone will only charge to 80%, potentially extending battery lifespan.

In addition, this page will allow you to toggle between the existing Adaptive Charging and Limit to 80%. The feature will be found under Settings / Battery, but is currently not available to users by default.

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🤖 Android 15 Easter Egg includes the 'Landroid Autopilot Engaged' sceensaver.

The Easter Egg in Android 15 is essentially the same space travel mini-game as in Android 14, but with the addition of the ability for users to put flags on space objects.

However, it also has one more additional feature: the 'Landroid AUTOPILOT ENGAGED' screensaver, which, when launched, displays the spaceship traveling in autopilot mode.

In order for the screensaver to appear in the list, you must first activate the android easter egg. To activate the easter egg, open Settings > About Phone > Android Version and tap on "Android Version" several times until you see the Android 15 logo floating in space. Hold down the "Logo" button and you'll see "stars" start whizzing by, then a space travel mini-game will open.

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