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Android 16 now makes a stronger Material 3 Expressive first impression with latest QPR beta

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 brings a new Material 3 Expressive design to the Setup Wizard, an upgrade most users are likely to not ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 arrives for Pixels with custom app icon shapes

The most notable user-facing change in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is the ability to use custom app icon shapes. Besides a circle, ...

Here's every new feature for Pixels in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2

Google rolled out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 for Pixel devices, and it brings several exciting new features. Here's everything ...
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Google rolling out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 for Pixel

The Android 16 Beta Program continues today with QPR2 Beta 2 for Google devices, including the Pixel 10 series.

I ditched these Android apps after years of use, and here's what replaced them

Android's early years made ES File Explorer stand out. The power-user toolkit did what the stock file manager couldn't. It ...
9to5Google

Here’s everything new in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 [Gallery]

Android 16 QPR2 is another big quarterly update with Beta 2 rolling out today for Google Pixel devices ahead of ...
Hackaday

Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated ...
The New York Times

The Best Android Phones

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brenda Stolyar Brenda Stolyar is a writer covering consumer technology. Her ...