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Google Pixel, Android, and the haves and haves not, plus more tech news today
June 08, 2025
1. New Pixel and Android features, some coming to all
With a set of updates forGoogle Pixel devices overnight, including to thePixel 3a XLI’m running at the moment, there’s new things. And some of those new things you’re going to want no matter which Android device you’re using, and that Apple might take a look at, too.
Personal safety features
Adaptive Battery:
Recorder and Assistant working together:
Why it matters:
Oops: Google slipped out an Android 11 beta before it was announced or released, andsome people with lucky Pixel phones started installing, too(Android Authority). (Note this isn’t about the above, either!)
We asked, you told us:Anxiety over smartphone battery life is a real thing(Android Authority).
- Wallpaper crash explained:Here’s how a simple image can soft-brick phones(Android Authority).
5.Apps that let people listen to police scannershave skyrocketed to the top of the App Store (Vice).
- Report:iOS 14 will support all iPhones that run iOS 13, back to the iPhone 6S (9to5Mac).
7.Facebook employees took the rare step to call out Mark Zuckerberg for inaction: resignations, walkouts, and in response, Zuckerberg reported moved end-of-the-week employee Q and A to today so he can respond (Wired).
A@ProductHunt twitter threadcelebrating black makers (Twitter)
Researchers sayOura rings can predict COVID-19 symptoms three days early(Engadget).
10.Meet ACE2, the enzyme at the center of the COVID-19 mystery, with more than 700 studies trying to figure out the link to risk (Wired).
11.America has more new spaceships on the way: Starliner (SpaceX, 1-2 years), Orion (Boeing, 3-4 years), Starship (SpaceX, 4-8 years), Dream Chaser (Sierra Nevada Corporation, 5-10 years) (Ars Technica).
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