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Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...

An update will enable Auracast on Google Pixel 8 series and newer phones. Auracast lets many phones tune in to a single broadcast Bluetooth audio source, and that source can be a phone, or a ...

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Gboard AI Writing Tools feature that debuted on the Pixel 10, is reportedly rolling out to non-Pixel devices. This is powered by an on-device Gemini Nano model and lets users proofread and rephrase ...

Expanded LE Audio and Auracast support mean you can broadcast music to multiple headphones at once. Expanded LE Audio and Auracast support mean you can broadcast music to multiple headphones at once.