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There are so many new settings and features baked into modern Android smartphones that it's really easy to overlook some of them — even when they're active. Sure, they might show a notification in the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16 started rolling out to Pixel phones on June 10. The update brings some meaningful new features, like support for new ...

Besides a slew of bug fixes, Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 makes one change to the Location Quick Settings Tile. In Android 16 (and earlier versions of the OS), Quick Settings used a pin icon for the ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 offers improved support for themed app icons. For apps that don’t natively offer a monochrome icon, QPR2 lets the system automatically generate one for theming purposes. A new ...

Android 16 is currently in beta, so running into potential bugs and issues could be pretty normal. However, it can be frustrating to see old bugs pop up that were supposed to have already been fixed.