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Gboard ‘Device’ Theme Will Match Your Phone’s Wallpaper on Android 12

Tim May 17, 2021 3

It's already known that Android 12's theme engine can create system-wide themes based on a wallpaper of your choosing. What, you want a step further? Gboard being able to do the same thing, basing its own theme on your system theme, which is based off of a...

It’s Almost Android 12 Beta Time!

Kellen May 14, 2021 9

You guys probably realize this, because you are reading an Android blog at the moment, but Android 12 Beta should be here next week! Assuming Google follows the pattern established from past I/O events and sticks to its current schedule, we should get an...

Android 12’s Extra Dim Feature is One of My Favorites

Kellen April 24, 2021 14

Brightness controls are one of those areas of a smartphone review that I often spend an odd amount of time talking about. It must be because I use my phone far too often in dark situations (aka lying in bed), but I can tell you which phones get dark enough and...

Developer Details Android 12 DP3’s Sweet, Dark Secrets

Tim April 22, 2021 21

On the surface, for non developer people such as ourselves, there are not many front-facing changes inside of Developer Preview 3 for Android 12. However, for those who can code, they can unlock the secrets and detail all of the sweet stuff that Google is...

What’s New in Android 12 DP3: The Fun Stuff?

Kellen April 21, 2021 3

The Android 12 Developer Preview 3 is up and running on our in-house Pixel 5 and we've spent a little bit of time poking around now. Is there a lot to show you from it? Nah, most of the changes are the developer-related things we talked about earlier. But we'...

Android 12 Developer Preview 3 is Now Available!

Kellen April 21, 2021 11

Another build closer to Android 12 beta. Google dropped the Android 12 Developer Preview 3 on us this morning to help developers further test the newest version of Android before it goes to beta. This is likely the last big preview build before beta too, so...

LG Will Try to Update Select Phones With Android 13, But No Promises

Tim April 12, 2021 5

Hey, FYI anyone who bought a select LG phone: Your phone may receive Android 13 at some point. That's cool, right? LG detailed which devices can expect this update hopefully in late 2022 or maybe early 2023, but they don't mention timing and that's our guess...

Android 12 Developer Preview 2.2 Update is Here!

Kellen April 7, 2021 4

Google hit us with another Android 12 Developer Preview 2 build today, this time as DP2.2. This is a bug fixer, like DP2.1, so don't expect a ton of changes like we might see with Developer Preview 3 in a week or so. For changes, Google lists out fixes for a...