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Essential rolls out Android P Beta, despite sale rumors

Bloomberg recently reported that Andy Rubin’s Essential is in a big enough trouble that the Android founder is considering giving it up for sale. The company didn’t confirm if there’s truth to that, but it doesn’t look like it’s letting any issue it’s dealing with affect its software updates: Essential has announced on Twitter that it has released Android P Beta 1 for its bezel-less…

Google may launch Android P’s developer preview in mid-March

You might see a glimpse of Google’s next mobile platform very, very soon. Evan Blass, a well-known source of tech leaks, has tweeted that Mountain View is targeting a mid-month release for Android P’s first developer preview. We don’t know what “P” stands for yet, but since March 14th is Pi Day, some people are speculating that Android’s upcoming flavor is “Pie.” According to previous reports,…

Future Android update will show how apps are draining your battery

Android Oreo, announced with great fanfare during the eclipse in August, has gotten some pretty neat features, like more recognizable emojis and notification dots for app icons. Now Android 8.1 will show you which apps are draining your battery in a new, more impactful way. According to a report at Android Police, users of the 8.1 developer preview now see a banner at the top of the regular…

Google announced that it releases Android Wear 2.0 developer preview 4. A key part of Android Wear 2.0 is letting watch apps work as standalone apps, so users can respond to messages, track their fitness, and use their favorite apps, even when their phone isn't around. Users will be able to search, install, and use apps without ever leaving their device. The standalone nature of the Android Wear 2.0 app will offer a big boost in search performance and app responsiveness.

Here is the view how other developers are enhancing their user experience with standalone apps.

Last Wednesday, Google threw us all for a loop by pushing out an Android N Developer Preview well ahead of its I/O developer conference. We already dug into what this preview build means for tablets like the Pixel C, but that's only part of the story...

Original post: Engadget

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