Android 12 supports native app clone profiles for certain apps

Android 12 supports native app clone profiles for certain apps Android 12 is already official but some new details emerged via the official Android 12 Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) which reveals a new native app clone feature for Pixel users. This allows users to have separate instances of the same app say an instant messaging client for example.

I’ve been giving the Android 12 CDD a very thorough read, and I just discovered something quite interesting.Looks like Android 12 quietly added a new profile type called “Clone.” Android seems to finally natively add app cloning support, without the weird work profile hack!— Mishaal Rahman…

Amazon Music adds Spatial Audio support for more devices

Amazon Music adds Spatial Audio support for more devices The Amazon Music service rolled out limited support for spatial audio in 2019, today it adds support for more devices and even more albums you can listen to. This feature is free for subscribers on the Unlimited tier.

360 Reality Audio is now supported on Sony’s SRS-RA5000 or SRS-RA3000 wireless speakers, as well as home theater systems like the HT-A9, HT-A7000 or HT-A5000. Amazon’s Echo Studio is supported too, of course. This works through Alexa Cast on Android and iOS devices. Dolby Atmos support for the Sonos Arc and Beam (Gen 2) soundbars is coming in the next few…

Google Pixel Pass gets you a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro and a bunch of services from $45 per month

Google Pixel Pass gets you a Pixel 6 or 6 Pro and a bunch of services from $45 per month Aside from phones today Google also made the Pixel Pass service official. This was leaked a few days ago, and now it’s unveiled. It’s a subscription service that costs $45 per month for the Pixel 6 and $55 per month for the Pixel 6 Pro.

With both plans, you’re getting the respective phone as well as YouTube Premium with ad-free watching and background play, YouTube Music Premium with ad-free listening, 200GB of Google One cloud storage, Google Play Pass with access to hundreds of games and apps fully free of any ads and in-app purchases, and Preferred Care coverage “to cover life’s little…

Google’s new Pixel Stand (2nd gen) charges Pixels faster than other phones

Google’s new Pixel Stand (2nd gen) charges Pixels faster than other phones Google just unveiled its 2nd generation Pixel Stand wireless charger and it’s already on sale on the company’s online store. But even if you want to spend the $79/€79 on one, you’ll still be met with an ‘Available Soon’ roadblock.

The new Google Pixel Stand is a Qi-capable wireless charger that can top up the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro at up to 23W and regular Qi-ready phones at up to 15W. There’s a built-in cooling fan that Google promises is nearly perfectly silent.

Google is shipping a 30W USB-C charger and a 1.5m USB-C cable with the Pixel Stand (2nd generation) and the stand itself…

Android 12 now available for Pixel 3 and above, factory images available

Android 12 now available for Pixel 3 and above, factory images available Google’s Fall event has just wrapped and while we were listening to the Pixel 6 duo getting announced, Google is now seeding the final version of Android 12 and it is now available for all Pixel smartphone dating back to the Pixel 3. In addition, the factory images are available to download as well.

If you currently have a compatible Pixel device, you can head to the System Settings and check for a System Update. We were able to pull the update from the final Beta build of Android 12, but the latest stable release of Android 11 will update too. We’ve not tested pulling the update…

Google Tensor chipset announced with barely any official details

Google Tensor chipset announced with barely any official details Now that the new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are finally fully official after months of controlled leaks and teasers, Google has also issued a blog post purportedly talking about its Tensor chipset, which is powering the two new phones.

The company isn’t at all interested in letting us in on any details of the SoC, however. There are literally zero specs in its entire 18-paragraph post, but thanks to Engadget we found out that we’re dealing with a chip built on a 5nm process, with a CPU that has a tri-cluster architecture, with two big ARM Cortex-X1 cores running at up to 2.8…

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