Android

Android 16's Take on iOS' Live Activities Is Missing at Launch

Android 16’s Live Updates feature, a highly anticipated feature, isn’t fully active on Pixel phones at launch; the complete experience arrives in a future update (likely QPR1/QPR2). These ...
Techno-Science.net

Android 16: Release Date, New Features, Supported Devices and More

Android 16 is scheduled for release in Q2 2025, earlier than previous versions. According to the timeline shared by Google, there will be two major SDK releases for Android 16 in 2025. The upcoming ...
The Verge

Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications

Live Updates are dynamic notifications that live on your lockscreen, but they’re limited to ride shares, food orders, and navigation for now. Live Updates are dynamic notifications that live on your ...
Android

More Google Maps users on iOS getting Live Activities support

The Google Maps app on iOS is getting Live Activities support for more users. The first tests of the feature were reported in April. Now, more people are receiving it, but it’s still not a massive ...
Android Authority

Here’s when Android 16's Material 3 Expressive redesign and Desktop Mode will roll out

The Android 16 update is now available for Pixel devices, but the anticipated Material 3 Expressive UI and new Desktop Mode are not included in this initial release. Google plans to launch the ...
Engadget

‘Ongoing notifications’ similar to Apple’s Live Activities could be coming to Android

Google is reportedly working on a new Android API for what it’s calling Rich Ongoing Notifications, which would allow apps to display at-a-glance information in a status bar much like Apple’s Live ...