Google Pixel 4 could allow active data on both SIM slots according to AOSP
A new commit suggests that the Google Pixel 4 will at least let users call and text from both phone numbers and, at most, do way more with data connections.
Android Q won’t prohibit users from handling old apps
Android Pie notifies users when they’re using an app that was developed for Android Jelly Bean or an older version of the OS. But it won’t cut them off.
It’s not the most exciting feature, though it will end up adding convenience to the next Pixel phones. But at least we know that a “Pixel 3” is in the pipeline.
Android P Developer Preview could be a week or so away
Last year, the Android O Developer Preview came in on March 21. Reasonable enough to think that P could follow in that trend. There’s even more features to spoil in this post.
Now Playing feature from Pixel 2 has been ported to an AOSP ROM
That ROM is called CarbonROM and, unfortunately, the feature has only been enabled on the Pixel 2 XL. But for tinkerers that would’ve otherwise lost the feature, this is a good step.
Quick handiwork brings open sourced Android Oreo for Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4
It’s nary a week since Android 8.0 debuted and the AOSP repository got updated and owners of a couple of older Xiaomi smartphones are getting sweetened up.
OnePlus rolling out update for emergency calls bug, other Android phones still at risk
But it’s not just the OnePlus 5 that’s affected by a bug that kills 911 and 999 calls — several other Android phones do so with no clear pattern to it.
The supposed smallest of the next Pixels is getting around the offices at the Googleplex, apparently. It’s a good sign that Google is avoiding failures.
Should Android have a built-in “reboot” option? Sony thinks so
Do we need a new Android reboot option for when your phone gets so laggy that only a power cycle will help? Google and Sony butt heads over the feature.
