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Android 15 Beta 2 hands-on: The biggest beta update in years [Video]

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With the launch of the Android 15 Beta 2 update at I/O 2024, Google has given us what could be the biggest beta update in around two years. Some changes are small; some are pretty big. Here’s everything you need to know.

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A possible look at Google Home’s upcoming Android widget

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Back in October, the Google Home app team said it was working on a homescreen widget. We might now have our first look at the design as Google at I/O 2024 worked to encourage widget adoption.

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Google Is Rolling Out Some Great Privacy Features to Android This Year

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Your phone will know if it's been stolen, and act accordingly.

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Android 15’s private space is something Apple should steal immediately

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The opening keynote for Google I/O 2024 was dedicated entirely to AI. Once the main attraction of Google’s developer conference, Android was relegated to a …

Google has a magical new way for you to control your Android phone

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Google's Project GameFace brings incredible new accessibility features to Android phones. Here's what it can do.

Android 15 Beta 2 makes your storage easier to understand

Your storage page could look a little different when Android 15 arrives.

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Google is making Android and Google Maps more accessible with these changes

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Google is adding eight new features to Lookout, Look to Speak, Google Maps, and Android on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

Genius Google trick lets you instantly ‘free up space’ on Android phones if you’re out of storage – it takes four taps

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GOOGLE has revealed a trick that allows Android users to instantly free up space on their phones.

Add Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto to Your Vehicle for Just $100 - CNET

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Ditch that old in-car entertainment system and upgrade to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with this incredible deal.

Ayn's Odin2 Mini Android Gaming Handheld Looks Like the Next-Gen PS Vita We Never Got

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Ayn’s upcoming Odin2 Mini features a very similar design to the PS Vita, but with a better mini LED display and improved specs.

Google expands hands-free and eyes-free interfaces on Android

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As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments. Project Gameface allows gamers to use their faces to move the cursor and…

Google is bringing loads of accessibility updates to its Android apps

From a Find mode in Lookout to improved wheelchair info in Maps, Google has plenty of accessibility tweaks to share.

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Passkeys will show up in Gboard on Android 15 and come to Wear OS 5

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At I/O 2024, Google’s work on passkeys continues with an even easier sign-in process, as well as platform updates across Android 15 and Wear OS 5.

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Unfortunately, Chrome OS running on Android is only a proof of concept

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Unfortunately, Chrome OS running on Android is only a proof of concept

Pixel phones can adjust vibration strength based on your surroundings in Android 15

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Google had added a clever new “Adaptive Vibration” setting in Android 15 Beta 2 which allows Pixel phones to use their microphones to adjust vibration strength.

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Android 15 has a clever way to make notifications less annoying

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Notification vibrations on your phone can be annoying — sometimes being too strong or too weak. A new feature in Android 15 may fix this for good.

Android 15 Beta 2 brings a revamped, collapsible volume panel

We've previously detailed a revamped collapsible volume panel, and this revamp is now live as standard on Android 15 Beta 2.

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Android's new feature will allow users to hide apps: Here's how it will work

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Google recently held its I/O 2024 developers conference where it announced many new features coming to various Google Products. On the second day of the event, Google released Android 15 Beta 2 and showcased several...

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Over 200 million cars have Android Auto, a decade after its debut

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Android Auto and CarPlay have just about become requirements for new car buyers at this point, and it’s clear that these platforms are very popular. In an update this week, Google confirmed that over 200 million cars are now on the road…