Edition # | Title | Topic(s) | Publish date |
43 | Android’s share menu could finally be more consistent in Android 14 | Android 14, Android Sharesheet, share menu, intent resolver, Project Mainline | 01/04/2023 |
42 | Google’s Health Connect app might come preinstalled in Android 14 | Android 14, Health Connect, Project Mainline | 12/16/2022 |
41 | The hidden features revealed by Android 13 QPR1’s source code | Android 13, Android 13 QPR1, Android TV, Android Automotive | 12/09/2022 |
40 | How to find out what’s actually new in Google Play System Updates | Google Play System Updates, Project Mainline | 12/02/2022 |
39 | Here’s how Android’s new Photo Picker can support apps that haven’t been updated | Photo Picker, Project Mainline | 11/11/2022 |
38 | Android 13’s audio output switcher will soon show cast devices | Android 13, Google Cast SDK, Google Play Services | 10/14/2022 |
37 | Exploring the Android 13 APIs powering the Pixel 7’s features | Android 13, Pixel 7, Pixel Tablet | 10/07/2022 |
36 | Android 14 is coming: Here’s what we know so far | Android 14 | 09/30/2022 |
35 | Android 13’s virtual A/B mandate could bring Seamless Updates to more devices | A/B OTA, Seamless Updates, Virtual A/B | 09/21/2022 |
34 | How Project Mainline is solving Android’s fragmentation problem | Project Mainline, APEX, Google Play System Update | 09/02/2022 |
33 | 60 new features in Android 13 you should know about | Android 13, Android Upgrade Party | 08/17/2022 |
32 | How Google is backporting Android 13’s Photo Picker | Photo Picker, Android 13, Project Mainline, Google Play Services | 08/10/2022 |
31 | Why many Android equalizer apps don’t work with all media players | AudioFX, AudioEffect, Audio HAL, AudioTrack, MediaPlayer | 07/20/2022 |
30 | How SDR dimming will help Android blend an SDR UI with HDR video | SDR, HDR, displays | 07/08/2022 |
29 | How to downgrade an app using Android’s hidden rollback feature | App rollback, ADB | 07/01/2022 |
28 | Android 13 makes file managers less useful by fixing a loophole | Android 13, Scoped Storage, Storage Access Framework | 06/24/2022 |
27 | Native exFAT support finally comes to a Pixel phone with Android 13 | Android 13, exFAT, Linux, vold | 06/17/2022 |
26 | Android finally supports a basic networking feature: mDNS .local resolution | mDNS, Project Mainline, Network Service Discover (NSD) | 06/10/2022 |
25 | Android 13 launch devices will use Huawei’s EROFS for fast, efficient storage use | Android 13, EROFS, Linux | 05/20/2022 |
24 | The ingenious product that brings eSIM to any Android phone | eSIM, UICC, APDU, OMAPI, TelephonyManager, LPAd | 05/06/2022 |
23 | How Android 13 could make back navigation more seamless | Android 13, gesture navigation | 04/29/2022 |
22 | How Linux’s new page reclaim policy will improve Android 13’s memory management | Android 13, Linux, MGLRU, memory management, virtual memory, pages | 04/22/2022 |
21 | Android 13 adds basic support for the next-gen WiFi 7 standard | Android 13, Linux, WiFi 7 | 04/15/2022 |
20 | Android 13 may make linking your phone to your PC (slightly) less painful | Android 13, roles, Companion Device Profiles, Companion Device Manager | 04/08/2022 |
19 | Google’s patented solution to an eSIM limitation is coming to Android 13 | Android 13, eSIM, MEP | 04/01/2022 |
18 | How Google is quietly building Android 13 for smart displays | Android 13, tablets, smart displays | 03/25/2022 |
17 | Android 13 finally makes it possible to control smart home devices without unlocking your phone | Android 13, Quick Access Device Controls | 03/18/2022 |
16 | Exploring the archived APKs powering Android’s new app archiving feature | App archiving, archived APK, Android App Bundle | 03/11/2022 |
15 | Google may actually be serious about tablets this time | Android 12L, Android 13, tablets | 03/04/2022 |
14 | Why you can’t update Android’s GPU drivers like on your PC | GPU drivers, BSP, Project Treble, Skyline | 02/25/2022 |
13 | How to boot Linux in a VM on the Pixel 6 | Android 13, Linux, Pixel 6, Virtualization, pKVM | 02/18/2022 |
12 | The Android sensor hub powering Google’s car crash detection | Sensors, sensor hub, Context Hub Runtime Environment (CHRE), nanoapp | 02/04/2022 |
11 | Google’s latest attempt at fixing Android updates is a double-edged sword | Google Requirements Freeze (GRF), Project Treble, Board Support Package (BSP) | 01/28/2022 |
10 | Android is ready for mobile driver’s licenses, so what’s the holdup? | Mobile driver’s license (mDL), IdentityCredential, ISO 18013-5 | 01/21/2022 |
9 | What’s old is new again | Android 13, Linux | 01/14/2022 |
8 | The Android Security Patch Conundrum | Android Security Bulletin (ASB), Security Patch Level (SPL), Pixel 6 | 01/07/2022 |
7 | 22 ways you can make your Android device more productive and secure | Productivity, security | 12/31/2021 |
6 | Fun with GSIs: A retrospective on Project Treble’s impact on custom ROMs | Project Treble, Generic System Image (GSI), Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) | 12/24/2021 |
5 | How Google will use virtualization in Android 13 | Android 13, Virtualization, pKVM, crosvm, microdroid, CompOS, isolated compilation | 12/17/2021 |
4 | The biggest week for Android 12 since Android 12 | Android 12L, Android 12 QPR1 | 12/10/2021 |
3 | The long road to 64-bit only Android | 64-bit, 32-bit | 12/02/2021 |
2 | Take control of your Android phone (or TV) with these tips | Android 12, Android TV | 11/26/2021 |
1 | Random musings on a trio of bugs and regressions in Android 12 | Android 12 | 11/19/2021 |