Android 16 Beta 3 brings "platform stability," meaning the stable build will look and function a lot like this build. Among other things it brings accessibility improvements and an updated Quick Settings panel. https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-redesign-hands-on-3534161/ #Android16 #Android #OSUpdates #Google

Lilbits: 8 years of updates for (some) Android phones, Dasung’s 60 Hz E Ink display is going global, and more

A handful of Android smartphone makers have committed to offering major OS and security updates for at least seven years after the launch of a new phone. Soon we could see phones with up to eight years of guaranteed updates.

Qualcomm has announced it’s partnered with Google to begin supporting flagship and upper mid-range processors for that long by delivering OS, kernel, and security […]

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Qualcomm and Google will support up to 8 years of Android software updates on Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chips, starting with the current-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite. It's still be up to phone & tablet makers to decide whether to actually do it though. https://buff.ly/4kfuuvd #Qualcomm #Google #Android #OSUpdates

Lilbits: Open Source PebbleOS progress and ARM doesn’t plan to terminate Qualcomm’s license agreement (for now)

Windows laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips began to hit the streets in 2024 and while they might not live up to all the promises from Qualcomm, Microsoft, and PC makers, they are the first ARM-powered Windows PCs with processors fast enough to rival chips from Intel, AMD, and Apple.

But the future of these chips has been in doubt for some time. The Oryon CPU cores at the heart […]

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The first Android 16 Beta brings Live Updates to notifications, lossless video recording, and better big screen support

The first beta of Android 16 is now available for recent Pixel devices, and it’s the first publicly available version of Android 16 that can be installed via an over-the-air update. As usual, Google has announced the release with a blog post aimed at developers that highlights features that app makers should be aware of, but which also provides some hints of what users can expect.

But […]

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This summer Fairphone launched an Android 14 update for the Fairphone 5 and said it would bring the update to the Fairphone 4 by September. Now the company says it's taking longer than planned, and assistance from Qualcomm is needed. More details should be available by early 2025. https://buff.ly/48yQPhX #Fairphone #Fairphone4 #Android #OSUpdates