Android 17’s native app lock may also hide notifications from locked apps

Google is inching closer to a built-in app lock feature in Android 17. New findings from early builds suggest how locked apps ...

Android 17's new App Lock might stop your notifications from spilling secrets

Android 17's App Lock feature is still a work-in-progress, but we've now learned how it will handle notifications from locked ...

Here’s how Android 17’s app lock will handle notifications

While Android 16 QPR3 is in beta right now and is the next major software release before Android 17 drops, there has been no ...

Android 17 May Finally Bring Native App Lock Support, and It Could Go Beyond Just Locking Apps

Google may finally be closing one of Android’s long-standing privacy gaps, and it’s doing it in a fairly low-key way. New ...
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Chrome on Android now has a native PDF reader with markup tools

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
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Gemini Live Brings Native Audio Support to Android for More Natural Conversations

Google is rolling out native audio support for Gemini Live on Android, enhancing how the AI adapts its tone and emotion to user speech. The feature, exclusive to paid Gemini users for now, makes ...
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Android 17 leak reveals native controller-remapping tool

A new report from Android Authority suggests Google is quietly cooking up some big gaming improvements for Android 17, and they could make life a lot easier for anyone who prefers using a physical ...
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Samsung DeX's Leaked Redesign Channels Android 16's Desktop UI

A new leak has revealed screenshots of a redesigned Samsung DeX coming alongside the One UI 8 update. The South Korean giant is reportedly based on the previously leaked Android 16’s native desktop ...