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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Update Reportedly Includes Hints of a New iOS-Like Wallpaper Shuffle Feature
Google has reportedly started testing a new iOS-like feature that lets users create an album to shuffle through on their handset. Dubbed Photo Shuffle, the functionality was reportedly spotted during an APK teardown of the latest Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1) beta 5 update, which was released by the Mountain View-based tech giant o...
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Google Warned Millions Before Quake Hit Venezuela. Can Your Phone Save You?
Google's Android Earthquake Alerts System identified the initial seismic activity and pushed warnings to nearby users.
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Samsung Reportedly Expands One UI 9 Testing to More Galaxy Devices Ahead of Stable Android 17 Rollout
Samsung is said to be fast-tracking the development of its next major Android operating system update. According to a report, the South Korean tech conglomerate is internally testing One UI 9, based on Android 17. The stable version of the update could reportedly be unveiled as early as July, alongside the company’s next-generation foldable smart...
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Online Indicator, New Feature to Manage Chat Backups on Android
WhatsApp is said to be adding a redesign to how online status is displayed in the app. In the latest WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.24.5, the company replaced the 'online' label from the chat info screen with a green dot displayed directly on a contact's profile photo. Additionally, WhatsApp is said to be developing a dedicated in-app backu...
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Upcoming WhatsApp Features on iOS and Android You Should Know About
WhatsApp is developing several new features for Android and iPhone users aimed at improving privacy, security, and convenience. Reported additions include Scam Alerts for suspicious messages from unknown contacts, a dedicated Voice Note widget for Android, view-once text messages for iPhone users, and native message scheduling support. The platform...
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Android 17 Offers Upgraded Android Switch Tool With Support for Transferring iMessages, Passkeys, Passwords and Alarms
Android 17 introduces a new version of Android Switch that enables faster and “more comprehensive” migration to Android from other platforms, including Apple’s iOS, Google’s Product Lead for Android Onboarding and Settings, Paul Dunlop, announced on Wednesday. Now, users will no longer have to download a standalone app, like Switch to Andro...
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Honor Teases MagicOS 11 Update With Liquid Glass-Inspired Design as Early Access Programme Kicks Off
Honor has teased MagicOS 11 through a series of Weibo videos, offering an early look at its Android 17-based software update. The redesigned interface features transparent layers, reflective surfaces, animated highlights, and other visual effects that closely resemble Apple's Liquid Glass design language. The company has also opened the MagicOS 11 ...
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WhatsApp Working on Voice Note Widget for Quick Access via Android Home Screen
WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new Android home screen widget that could allow users to record and send voice messages without opening the app. Spotted in WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.24.2, the feature is still under development and unavailable to testers. Users may be able to record a voice note from the home screen, send it to multiple rec...
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Google's Android 17 Update Is Compatible With These Pixel Devices: See Complete List
The stable version of the Android 17 update is now rolling out to eligible Google Pixel devices, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on Tuesday. With the release of Android 17, the Mountain View-based tech giant has kept the list of eligible Google Pixel devices almost unchanged from last year’s Android 16 update, while adding support fo...
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Google Extends Android's Parental Controls Beyond Pixel Phones With Android 17
Google has announced that Android Parental Controls will expand to all devices running Android 17. The update brings parental supervision tools and Google Family Link features into a dedicated section of Android Settings. Parents can set screen time limits, create downtime schedules, restrict app downloads, and manage app access. Google is also inc...
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Android 17 Starts Rolling Out to Compatible Google Pixel Devices With Bubbles, Screen Reactions and New AI Features
Android 17 is now rolling out to eligible Google Pixel devices, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on Tuesday. Users with Google Pixel 6 and new smartphones, Google Pixel Fold, and Google Pixel Tablet can now install the stable version of the latest Android 17 update. The update brings various new features to offer an improved multitaskin...
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Google Pixel Drop for June Brings Android 17’s Real-Time Screen Reactions, Bubbles Features to Pixel Phones
Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop for June 2026. The update brings several new features to Pixel devices, including some that were previously believed to arrive with Android 17 later this year. The company has added Screen Reactions, allowing users to interact with on-screen content using AI-powered contextual responses. There are ...
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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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WhatsApp Could Soon Offer Meta One Plus, Meta One Premium Subscriptions With Additional Features
WhatsApp is reportedly planning to add Meta One subscription plans directly to the Android app. The Meta One subscription plans were spotted on WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.23.10. With this, the user will be able to access and manage the plans directly from within WhatsApp.Users who sign up for any of these plans are likely to get WhatsAp...
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Google Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 Update Rolls Out to Pixel Devices With Fixes for Major Bugs, Issues
Google has started rolling out the Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR1) Beta 4 version to Google Pixel 6 and newer phones and Pixel Tablet, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on June 10. The new firmware version brings various bug fixes. Google has highlighted seven “top” bug fixes. The new update resolves an issue where the m...
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Update Reportedly Includes Hints of a New iOS-Like Wallpaper Shuffle Feature
Google has reportedly started testing a new iOS-like feature that lets users create an album to shuffle through on their handset. Dubbed Photo Shuffle, the functionality was reportedly spotted during an APK teardown of the latest Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release 1 (QPR1) beta 5 update, which was released by the Mountain View-based tech giant o...
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Google Warned Millions Before Quake Hit Venezuela. Can Your Phone Save You?
Google's Android Earthquake Alerts System identified the initial seismic activity and pushed warnings to nearby users.
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Samsung Reportedly Expands One UI 9 Testing to More Galaxy Devices Ahead of Stable Android 17 Rollout
Samsung is said to be fast-tracking the development of its next major Android operating system update. According to a report, the South Korean tech conglomerate is internally testing One UI 9, based on Android 17. The stable version of the update could reportedly be unveiled as early as July, alongside the company’s next-generation foldable smart...
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Online Indicator, New Feature to Manage Chat Backups on Android
WhatsApp is said to be adding a redesign to how online status is displayed in the app. In the latest WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.24.5, the company replaced the 'online' label from the chat info screen with a green dot displayed directly on a contact's profile photo. Additionally, WhatsApp is said to be developing a dedicated in-app backu...
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Upcoming WhatsApp Features on iOS and Android You Should Know About
WhatsApp is developing several new features for Android and iPhone users aimed at improving privacy, security, and convenience. Reported additions include Scam Alerts for suspicious messages from unknown contacts, a dedicated Voice Note widget for Android, view-once text messages for iPhone users, and native message scheduling support. The platform...
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Android 17 Offers Upgraded Android Switch Tool With Support for Transferring iMessages, Passkeys, Passwords and Alarms
Android 17 introduces a new version of Android Switch that enables faster and “more comprehensive” migration to Android from other platforms, including Apple’s iOS, Google’s Product Lead for Android Onboarding and Settings, Paul Dunlop, announced on Wednesday. Now, users will no longer have to download a standalone app, like Switch to Andro...
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Honor Teases MagicOS 11 Update With Liquid Glass-Inspired Design as Early Access Programme Kicks Off
Honor has teased MagicOS 11 through a series of Weibo videos, offering an early look at its Android 17-based software update. The redesigned interface features transparent layers, reflective surfaces, animated highlights, and other visual effects that closely resemble Apple's Liquid Glass design language. The company has also opened the MagicOS 11 ...
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WhatsApp Working on Voice Note Widget for Quick Access via Android Home Screen
WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new Android home screen widget that could allow users to record and send voice messages without opening the app. Spotted in WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.24.2, the feature is still under development and unavailable to testers. Users may be able to record a voice note from the home screen, send it to multiple rec...
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Google's Android 17 Update Is Compatible With These Pixel Devices: See Complete List
The stable version of the Android 17 update is now rolling out to eligible Google Pixel devices, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on Tuesday. With the release of Android 17, the Mountain View-based tech giant has kept the list of eligible Google Pixel devices almost unchanged from last year’s Android 16 update, while adding support fo...
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Google Extends Android's Parental Controls Beyond Pixel Phones With Android 17
Google has announced that Android Parental Controls will expand to all devices running Android 17. The update brings parental supervision tools and Google Family Link features into a dedicated section of Android Settings. Parents can set screen time limits, create downtime schedules, restrict app downloads, and manage app access. Google is also inc...
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Android 17 Starts Rolling Out to Compatible Google Pixel Devices With Bubbles, Screen Reactions and New AI Features
Android 17 is now rolling out to eligible Google Pixel devices, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on Tuesday. Users with Google Pixel 6 and new smartphones, Google Pixel Fold, and Google Pixel Tablet can now install the stable version of the latest Android 17 update. The update brings various new features to offer an improved multitaskin...
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Google Pixel Drop for June Brings Android 17’s Real-Time Screen Reactions, Bubbles Features to Pixel Phones
Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop for June 2026. The update brings several new features to Pixel devices, including some that were previously believed to arrive with Android 17 later this year. The company has added Screen Reactions, allowing users to interact with on-screen content using AI-powered contextual responses. There are ...
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Google Partners With FBI, Carriers to Fight AI-Powered Scam Network Linked to Millions of Fraud Texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a cybercrime network it alleges used AI-powered phishing tools to run large-scale scam campaigns through fraudulent text messages. The company said the operation was linked to more than one million malicious URLs, thousands of fake websites and hundreds of thousands of victims. Google is worki...
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WhatsApp Could Soon Offer Meta One Plus, Meta One Premium Subscriptions With Additional Features
WhatsApp is reportedly planning to add Meta One subscription plans directly to the Android app. The Meta One subscription plans were spotted on WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.23.10. With this, the user will be able to access and manage the plans directly from within WhatsApp.Users who sign up for any of these plans are likely to get WhatsAp...
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Google Android 17 QPR1 Beta 4 Update Rolls Out to Pixel Devices With Fixes for Major Bugs, Issues
Google has started rolling out the Android 17 Quarterly Platform Release (QPR1) Beta 4 version to Google Pixel 6 and newer phones and Pixel Tablet, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced on June 10. The new firmware version brings various bug fixes. Google has highlighted seven “top” bug fixes. The new update resolves an issue where the m...
