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Decoding Play Policy AMA
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Elevate immersive experiences with 3D Engines in Jetpack Compose for XR
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App security in the agentic era
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Build world anchored experiences for wired XR glasses
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Android Auto 18 Is Rolling Out Now, and It Hides Code for a Major Redesign
Android Auto 18 is rolling out to everyone through the Google Play Store. Don’t expect a new look…
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Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 Released for Pixel Devices
It was quite recently that Google released Beta 2 of Android 17 QPR3. That was a relatively sizable update itself, but Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 appears even larger, at least from the changelog. Now available for all supported Pixel devices, which begins at the Pixel 6a now, Google is addressing image rendering issues, poor…
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Google’s got some big updates landing for pretty much everything in your smart home
TL;DR Google’s sharing its latest suite of smart home improvements, and they include a ton of updates for the company’s hardware. New software releases target everything from Nest Wifi routers to Chromecast streamers. The majority of the updates are looking to address specific bugs. Google Home can’t seem to go more than a couple weeks…
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Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 brings back app lock and fixes dozens of bugs
TL;DR Android 17 QPR3 Beta 3 is out now for Pixel 6a and newer devices in Google’s Pixel Beta program. Like Beta 2 last week, this one is loaded with dozens of bugfixes. It’s only been a little over a week since Google gave us our last peek at the next big upgrade for Android…
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Rolfe Winkler at The WSJ: ‘The Beleaguered Chip Sellers Getting Their Revenge on Apple’
Rolfe Winkler, in a crackerjack story for The Wall Street Journal (gift link): Blevins, who left Apple in 2022, sometimes set up back-to-back meetings with suppliers so that rival sales teams might run into each other, stoking competitive tension. Sales representatives learned to pack nutrition bars to sustain them through negotiating sessions that Apple executives…