🔔We were all wrong: It turns out that the Live Updates feature is fully live in the Android 16 QPR1 beta.

However, apps will need updates to take advantage of it.

More details in the article linked👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-live-updates-3573399/

Here's a quick look at how Google Maps will use Android 16's Live Updates feature.

🔕Android 16's Live Updates won't work with your favorite music player, and that's a bummer

Only some notifications can be shown as Live Updates in Android 16, and that doesn't include media player notifications.

Here's why👇

🔗 https://androidauthority.com/android-16-live-updates-music-player-3573487/

(Hey developers! If you're looking to add support for Android 16's Live Updates feature in your app, Google has recently published the full documentation on how to do so! They haven't publicized it yet, but I've got all the details in this article.)

🔔One UI 8 will let any app show a Live Notification in Samsung's Now Bar

Third-party apps can now show their own live notifications in One UI 8 Beta 3, but you’ll need to enable a developer option.

Here's a first look👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/one-ui-8-live-updates-support-3573794/

✨Google is testing a smaller, more reachable Gemini overlay on tablets

The new Gemini overlay is now less wide and anchored to the right side of the screen on tablets and foldables

More screenshots👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-overlay-tablet-redesign-3573900/

🔔🗄️ Android may soon use AI to organize your phone's notifications

Google is working on an AI-powered "notification organizer" feature in Android 16 QPR1, and it could debut on the Pixel 10

More details in the article linked 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-notification-organizer-leak-3574662/

🔔✨ Android's upcoming notification summaries could avoid the pitfalls of Apple Intelligence

Android's AI notification summary feature will have some necessary limitations, like only working on longer conversation notifications.

Why this is good 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-notification-summaries-leak-3574675/

📱📱The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is here with BIG improvements!

This year, Samsung really cooked! It’s much thinner and lighter than previous gens and has larger/wider displays!

- 8.9mm folded/4.2mm unfolded
- 215g
- 8-inch inner display
- 6.49-inch cover display
- 200MP main camera
- Android 16-based One UI 8 with 7 years of updates

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-7-specs-features-price-availability-3574316/

📱The Galaxy Z Flip 7 is here with an edge-to-edge cover screen!

Is this Samsung’s most compelling clamshell foldable?

- Larger & brighter inner display (6.9”, 2600 nits)
- Larger & smoother cover display (4.1”, 120Hz)
- Better Flex Window with support for Gemini and any widget
- Exynos 2500
- 30% thinner hinge
- 4300mAh battery

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-specs-features-price-availability-3573974/

⌚️Samsung is going all-in with the squircle design for the Galaxy Watch 8 series!

There’s a base and Classic model and the rotating bezel is back on the Classic! Unfortunately, they use a new band system that’s incompatible with previous 20mm bands.

The new watches are thinner, brighter, faster, and packed with more health and AI features. Both run One UI 8 Watch based on Wear OS 6.

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-series-launch-3574215/

✨⌚️Gemini is finally rolling out on Wear OS watches!

If you have a watch on Wear OS 4 or later, Gemini will start to replace Google Assistant in the coming days.

Here’s everything Gemini can do on Wear OS 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-wear-os-roll-out-3575266/

🔍Circle to Search is getting some new features!

- You can now use Circle to Search on mobile games to get in-game tips.

- You can now access Google’s AI Mode from Circle to Search. An AI Mode shortcut is also coming to Google Lens.

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/googles-ai-mode-circle-to-search-galaxy-z-fold-7-flip-7-3574972/

⏩The first devices to launch with Android 16 out of the box are from Samsung!

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 series ship with One UI 8, while the Watch 8 series ships with One UI 8 Watch.

Kudos to Samsung for shipping Android 16 so quickly!

Google has announced the Android Canary Release Channel, an "experimental new option for developers."

"Canary offers the latest, still-in-development version of Android." The current build available is ZP11.250606.010.A1 and you can install it on the Pixel 6 and later.

📱Android's first Canary build adds screen saver features made for phones with Qi2

A new Low Light Mode option and 'while charging and upright' trigger have been added to Settings, fixing two big issues with screen savers on phones

More details👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-screen-saver-changes-qi2-3576461/

💡 This new Android feature will let you stop HDR photos from blinding you at night

The first Android Canary adds the "enhanced HDR brightness" feature I mentioned before that lets you control HDR brightness levels.

More details 👇

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-canary-hdr-settings-3576420/

🎶 The first Android Canary release adds a new lock screen shortcut for the Pixel's Now Playing feature

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/now-playing-lock-screen-3576491/

📲 Android's first Canary release brings a major upgrade to split-screen multitasking

The Android Canary release adds a new 90:10 split screen ratio that will make multitasking better on Android phones

Click the link👇for more details + hands-on

🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-canary-90-10-split-screen-3576796/