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Material You in Android 14 will have extreme customization options

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Material You, one of Google’s services for customization, was first introduced with Android 12. Now, with the next version of Android, Google is planning to bring more customization options to its Material You. In the new version of Material You, we will get to see brighter and more fully customized colours, while the current version only contains primary colours. Let’s know more about this upcoming version of Material You.

Informatively, Google’s upcoming Android 14 is currently running in its beta testing (for Pixel phones). It is possible that Google will launch stable Android 14 by July. This new OS version will be richer in terms of novelties and, specifically, customizations. If we are talking about customization, it is obvious for Material You’s name to appear. In Android 14, Material You itself will also bring a handful of new features to offer its user.

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Let us tell you, in Android 14, Material You will let you use colours with strong shades in contrast with the recent ones. For example, from now on, users can use bright colours such as hot pink, fire red, lime green, or black that will directly appear in the final theme. In particular, these colours can be implemented in the background and widget colours of compatible apps and as the colour of the elements of the individual apps of your device.

In that manner, the Google Design team posted a video on their Twitter handle, on which they showed a colour palette which is bolder than the one available at present. However, Fidelity options are currently under development. The new Fidelity option will let the user extract colours directly from an app’s background so that they can use the base colour shade in their device’s background as well.

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However, there do have some limitations to the Fidelity option. For example, there are some limits to choosing colours while you are using a dark background to prevent any kind of visibility issues with writings or individual icons. But, we are expecting some refinements in the coming weeks that can solve the aforementioned issues. We are expecting that Google will unveil more about this upcoming version of Material You at the next Google I/O, which will be held on May 10th, 2023.

Thanks to “9to5Google”


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Verizon rolls out One UI 6.0 and Android 14 for Galaxy Tab A7 Lite in the US

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Samsung is always ahead in terms of distributing updates, whether they are related to Android or security patches. However, it is worth noticing that the company schedules the update for older Galaxy devices late, but carefully it provides the update to each eligible device, even if it is not so popular, like when it rolled out the update for the Galaxy Tab A7 lite.

Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has already grabbed the One UI 6.0 update in several regions, including South Korea; now it is getting the update in the US. More specifically, the device is getting a new update on the Verizon network; it is coming with the firmware version number T227USQU8DXB4

The latest software update for the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite brings the One UI 6.0 update, which will improve the UI and other settings of the devices. It will ultimately enhance the overall user experience of the device, even for the existing functionalities.

In a nutshell, the One UI 6.0 will bring several features to the existing functions, including Quick Panel, Lock Screen, Home Screen, Typeface, Multitasking, Samsung Keyboard, Content Sharing, Weather, Camera, and many more. If you want to know more details, you can check out the dedicated article.

The update also brings the December 2023 security patch, which will improve the device internally. If you want to take advantage of the new update, then you should update your device to the latest version. If you are using the Verizon-locked version of the Galaxy A7 Lite, then you should start receiving the update, but if you don’t receive the update, then you have to wait for some time.


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Android 14 QPR2 rolls out for the Pixel phones in the USA

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Last week, Google launched the Android 14 QPR 2 stable update for Pixel devices, but the company hasn’t made it available for Pixel US users. As promised, the company has now started rolling out the update in the US as well. With the latest update, the company has brought several new improvements and features that will remove some issues with functioning more easily. Let’s check out more details about it.

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With the latest Android 14 QPR 2 stable update, Pixel users will get several useful features, like expandable Bluetooth Quick Settings and “share Wi-Fi” in the Internet QS Tile. The microphone and camera price indicators also get a shortcut for directly closing them.

Along with this, the volume slider is now updated with more Material You, and now you will get single-screen recording or casting and icons for alarm or DND on Pixel’s weather lock screen clock.

Meanwhile, for the Pixel Fold, the app launcher has refreshed the Taskbar access experience; it has brought a new change that will highlight how you can search for apps when accessing the grid while multitasking.

The latest update for Pixel devices in the US is now available for customers who are using the locked devices at AT&T, T-Mobile, and Google Fi. The update comes with the firmware version number AP1A.240305.019.A1. More users will get the update on their Pixel devices in the next few days.

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Samsung DeX Like Feature come to Google Pixel 8

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Google has recently introduced a new beta update in the Android 14 QPR 3 (Quarterly Platform Release). It is a dedicated software update for Pixel devices. With the latest software update, the company has brought several new features and improvements to the device. In this plethora of information, there is a new attractive feature spotted in pixel devices that enables users to mirror the screen on a monitor or TV.

Google brings Samsung DeX-like functionality to Pixel devices

According to the Android Authority, Google has enabled Samsung DeX-like functionality for the Pixel 8 series devices exclusively. The feature is spotted in the latest Android 14 QPR 3 beta 2. After installing it on your Pixel device, now when you connect the device to an external screen through a USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to HDMI adapter, you will get a “mirror display” option.

Once you tap on the “mirror display,” your device’s screen will start showing on the external display. However, it is currently not able to provide a full desktop experience like Samsung DeX. According to the report, if you enable the “force desktop mode” from the develop option, then your phone will show Android’s built-in desktop mode, but it is currently in a locked state and bound behind several flags.

However, as the option was previously available in raw form, there is a high chance that the company will introduce it in the coming days. Probably Google will make it exclusively available with the next Pixel device, the Pixel 9 series with Android 15

Meanwhile, the older Pixel device will never be upgraded to support DisplayPort Alternate Mode because of hardware limitations; however, it is still possible to enable a mirror display on an external screen by connecting them with the special Display Link adapters that can enable the display output.

It is worth noticing that the feature is available in the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 update, which will be available for Pixel users who have already enrolled their device in the beta program, while for the public, it should be available with the upcoming stable update, which could be available in the next couple of months.


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