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Google Joins $250 Million Deal to Support Newsrooms in California – The New York Times

Google Joins $250 Million Deal to Support Newsrooms in California  The New York Times Lawmaker defends Google deal to fund California newsrooms, as labor criticism grows  Sacramento Bee Source link Google Joins $250 Million Deal to Support Newsrooms in California – The New York Times #Google #Joins #Million #Deal #Support #Newsrooms #California #York #Times Source link Google …

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Google is bringing Ultra HDR capture support to more third-party apps

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is updating the Jetpack CameraX library to support capturing Ultra HDR images. Ultra HDR is a new image format introduced in Android 14 that enables saving the SDR and HDR version of an image in the same file. Currently only camera apps that use the Android Camera2 API …

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Galaxy Z Flip 6’s cover display will get support for Gmail soon

Yesterday, Samsung introduced its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6, at its Unpacked 2024 event. While the Z Fold 6 gets a slightly bigger outer display, the Z Flip 6 retains the same 3.4-inch cover screen found on its predecessor. Besides some new widgets and Galaxy AI features, …

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Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google has committed to a four-year support lifetime for its Linux kernel forks, starting with kernel 6.6. Android devices utilize the Linux kernel and need to be periodically updated to receive fixes for security issues. The upstream Linux kernel project recently ended its six-year support lifetime commitment for LTS …

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What Google apps support Android 15 predictive back

With Android 15 enabling predictive back by default, these Google apps will show a preview of the homescreen as you swipe back.  The shrinking of the current window lets people confirm that they’re exiting the app, thus preventing accidental closures. This works when swiping from the left or right edge of the screen. This has …

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Google Messages needs this fix before iPhone RCS support lands

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority At some point this year, the unthinkable will finally happen: iPhones will support rich communication services (RCS). This will knock a few bricks out of the infamous “walled garden” that prevents iPhone users who rely exclusively on iMessage from effectively communicating with Android users. While people outside the United States …

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