Android

Magic Portrait Spices Up Your Pixel's Lock Screen

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings the new Magic Portrait feature on Pixel devices, which enhances lock screens with frames and dynamic weather effects. You can choose from different weather effects or cut ...
Android Authority

Android quietly enhances split-screen mode in preparation for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Google recently updated Android to support putting apps into left-right splits. This feature supports “portrait foldables,” such as the upcoming Pixel 9 Pro Fold. We discovered code that not only ...
Android Authority

First look: Pixel's 'Magic Portrait' frames your photos on the lock screen

Pixel phones are gaining a “Magic Portrait” feature in the Android 16 beta to enhance lock screen wallpapers by framing cutouts of subjects. This new tool, found in the Pixel wallpaper app’s effects, ...
Android Police

The first Android 16 developer preview just landed: Here’s what you need to know

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. First of all, it might surprise you to hear that Google is releasing Android 16 DP1 today. After all, the first developer ...