I unlocked Android Auto's secret menu, and I'm never going back

One of the perks of unlocking Android Auto’s hidden developer settings is that you get direct control over Wireless Android Auto, using a toggle that isn’t available in the standard settings menu.

The first Android 17 beta is now available on Pixel devices

Google also says Android 17 Beta 1 debuts new performance optimizations with better management of system resources. The OS will use what Google calls generational garbage collection, featuring more ...

Is your smartphone eligible for Android 17? Here’s the full list

Android 17 Beta 1 was postponed, but support details are out. Here's which Pixel devices qualify and what Google's updated rollout strategy means next.

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continuous developer release plan

Google on Wednesday released the first beta of Android 17, which brings performance improvements and a way to add new features to media and camera apps. Most importantly, it’s changing how developers ...
Gizmochina

Motorola expands Android 16 beta program to 8 more devices

Motorola has opened access to the Android 16 beta program for eight additional devices. The list includes several high-end Razr models, a few Edge series phones, as well as a budget Moto G phone. The ...
The Conversation

Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?

Scarlett Howard currently has funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation. Adrian Dyer receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Alexander von ...
Polygon

BG3 studio Larian says it's using genAI for Divinity, but not 'looking at trimming down teams to replace them'

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity Original Sin developer Larian Studios generated a ton of hype (and no shortage of revulsion) when it revealed its next big role-playing game, Divinity, at The Game Awards ...
SlashGear

5 Hidden Android Features That Can Make Using Your Phone Easier

My journey with Android started off with Android 1.5, which was known as Cupcake (as Google previously named every Android version after desserts). Since then, I've seen Android maturing over the ...
MacRumors

iPhone Users Can Now AirDrop Files to Android Devices

Google today announced a new cross-platform feature that allows for file sharing between iPhone and Android users. With AirDrop on the ‌iPhone‌ and QuickShare on Pixel 10 devices, there is a new file ...
Tampa Bay Times

Can we still talk? Come to the Times’ next Spotlight event to try.

Our editors' top picks to read today. Stephanie Hayes is a columnist offering her thoughts on current events, life and culture. She can be reached at shayes@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of ...
Wall Street Journal

A Republic, but Can We Keep It?

Inside View: Ignore the haters pushing a revisionist history, and recognize the American experiment for the success that it is. Photo: Michael Brochstein/Zuma Press Donald Trump’s supporters are ...