Google is set to release Android Q sometime in the coming weeks, and today the company is inching one step closer to that launch with the release of Android Q Beta 6, the final update planned before the stable release. The 6th and final beta is basically a release candidate, which means that if no […]
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Google releases Android Q Beta 5 with updated gestural navigation
Google plans to release Android Q in the third quarter of the year, and the company is one step closer today thanks to the launch of Android Q Beta 5, which also happens to be the first official “release candidate” build. Update: Google had temporarily paused the rollout after receiving reports of installation problems. Update […]
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Android 10 includes dark theme, gesture navigation, and more
Google rolled out the first beta of Android Q earlier this year, but the company has now confirmed that the next version of its smartphone operating system will be called Android 10 when it launches later this year. On-device machine learning Among other things, Android 10 will include native support for 5G cellular connectivity and […]
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Lilbits 360: Apple and Qualcomm call off their lawsuits
Apple and Qualcomm have announced a new six-year license agreement that starts this month, a multi-year chipset supply agreement, and end to all litigation between the two companies. That’s… a little surprising, quite honestly. The companies have been fighting over patents for years, with the latest court case getting underway just this week. Update: OK, […]
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Lilbits 354: What do you call these foldable smartphone designs?
The first foldable smartphones with flexible displays should begin shipping in the next few months. But they won’t all fold the same way. Samsung’s Galaxy Fold closes up like a book, with the screen on the inside, which means the company had to slap a secondary display on the outside that would let you use […]
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Google releases Android Q beta for all Pixel smartphones
The next major version of Android brings native support for foldable devices, new privacy features, additional features for enterprise users, and a new “sharing shortcuts” API that should make it easier to share content from one app using another. Android Q won’t be finalized until sometime this fall, but if you have a Google Pixel […]