Google discusses new features in Android 7.1:official video

Android 7.1, the seemingly more handsome sibling in the Nougat family, got released just a few weeks after Google unveiled Android 7.0. We don’t know why they did it that way, but it probably had to do with Android 7.1 being one of the showpiece features in the new Pixel smartphones. But now Google is ready to rain down Android 7.1 to the rest of the Android-using world, and so this video below shows us the new stuff we can expect.

First up, App Shortcuts. This is android’s answer to Apple’s “force touch” feature. Do a long press on an app icon and it will provide you with a contextual menu that shows actions you can choose from. Imagine long pressing on your text messaging app and a contextual menu appears and allows you to immediately start writing a text message for your most texted or favorite contacts. Long press on the Twitter app icon gives you a number of choices – compose a tweet immediately, check notifications, or DM your best friend.

More and more, rich media is being demanded on messaging devices – and you all know this by the ubiquity of emoji usage in smartphones and social media. But up to this point in time, we are only able to send and receive universally accepted unicode emoji, because keyboards and text editors only allow such emojis. A new feature called “Image Keyboard Support” will now allow users to bring rich media directly to any text editor on an app, if the app developers take advantage of this.

Lastly, Android 7.1 has an improved VR thread scheduling. In layman’s terms, Android 7.1 is simply better for resource-hungry VR apps. VR apps are able to lay claim to one whole process thread of the processor and mark it as a VR thread to minimize latency and give you better performance. These features and a whole lot more in Android 7.1 Developer Preview, which you can now get.

VIA: Android Developers

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will be Launched Today,Here's How to Watch the Live Stream:

Xiaomi is all set to launch its latest flagship smartphone, the Mi Note 2, on Tuesday. The company has scheduled an event in Beijing that kicks off at 2pm CST (11:30am IST) and will also be live streamed (seen below). Apart from the name of the smartphone, Xiaomi has all but confirmed that the Mi Note 2 will sport a curved display similar to the dual-edge display seen on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.

The company revealed the Mi Note 2 launch date, name, and the 'two-sided dual curve' design in atweet on Friday. Nearly all details about the smartphone have also been leaked in the past few weeks, from several pricing rumours, to the complete specifications via leaked presentation slides. Of course, all will be revealed in a few hours, and you can watch the live stream below.

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Video: Xiaomi Redmi Pro Review

Xiaomi’s Redmi Pro is the beginning of what’s likely to become a staple in Xiaomi’s yearly releases henceforth. Sitting somewhere in between the Redmi Note and Mi line of phones, the Redmi Pro’s base model features a MediaTek Helio X20 2.0GHz processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and retails for around $224. For just $30 more ($254) you can get the upgraded model that comes with a faster MediaTek Helio X25 2.5GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The final price category of $299 keeps those upgraded specs and pushes the internal storage up to 128GB, giving you oodles of space to store your apps, games and especially pictures and video, not to mention the fact that all three models feature microSD card support for expandable storage.

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This is #Pixel. The first phone #madebygoogle, inside and out.

Yesterday Google announced for the first time a family of products that brings people the best of Google through hardware and software made by Google. We're excited that the lineup features the first phone made by Google inside and out — Pixel.

For those of you who have followed Google closely, that name may sound familiar to you because we've used the Pixel name in the past for consumer hardware products that represented an overall premium Google experience. Many of you may also be familiar with the Nexus program. Since 2010, we’ve partnered closely with mobile handset partners around the world to bring you the best of Android. Through Nexus, the goal was to work with these various partners to push the boundaries of what’s possible with a smartphone. We’ve now decided to take the next step and provide our take on the best Google experience, by bringing hardware and software design together under one roof.

Pixel, Phone by Google

With Pixel, we obsessed over every detail, from the industrial design to the user experience. We carefully sculpted the surfaces of the phone, and rounded the edges to make it easy to grip. We used 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 on the front display and back glass to accent the aerospace grade aluminum body. The glass on the back also features Pixel Imprint, our fingerprint sensor, which is placed on the back of the phone where your finger expects it. You can even swipe it to access your notifications. And no matter what you’re using your phone for, you’ll need a battery that lasts all day and charges fast — up to seven hours in 15 minutes.

Meet your Google Assistant

Pixel is the first phone with the Google Assistant built in. With your Assistant, you can have a natural conversation with Google to find answers or get things done on the go.

The best smartphone camera. Ever.

The Pixel camera is not only the best smartphone camera we’ve ever made, it’s the highest rated smartphone camera anyone has ever made. Our DxOMark Mobile score of 89 is a great example of what’s possible when great hardware meets great software. Pixel puts cutting-edge computational photography in an ultra-fast and easy-to-use camera.

More to love

Pixel ships with the newest Android operating system, Android 7.1 Nougat. Phones will get software and security updates as soon as they’re available, directly from Google. We’ve also made the update process easier. When a new update is available, it can download and install in the background — no more waiting around for your phone to update.

Make it yours

Pixel comes in two sizes, 5” or 5.5”, and three colors: Very Silver, Quite Black and our limited edition for the U.S. only, Really Blue. And whatever you choose, we’ve got cases to match. In addition to customizing Live Cases with your favorite photos and places, we’re introducing a new Artworks collection that features exclusive designs from artists like Justin Maller, and photographers like Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. We’re also excited to offer a new collection ofsilicone and clear cases.

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SwiftKey's New "Neural Network" Text Prediction Is Impressively Good

SwiftKey announced its neural network keyboard back in October of last year, but it’s finally being released for everyone. Instead of looking at the last couple words in your text, SwiftKey now analyzes your entire sentence to guess what words you want to type next. It also suggests multiple words that usually belong together, such as “to be,” and can understand the context of what you’re typing. For example, if you type “Let’s go to the,” it can guess by the context that you might mean “beach.” The video above explains in more detail how the neural network approach helps make predictions better.

The keyboard’s predictions will learn over time, too. So the longer you use it, the better it should get. Personally, I’ve used Google’s stock keyboard by default for years, but after typing this whole article on it, I’m sorely tempted to switch. You can download the newest version of SwiftKey from the Google Play Store now.

SwiftKey | Google Play Store via SwiftKey

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Google made some cute advertisements for Duo, seriously they're adorable

There's been some commercials for the Nexus devices over the years, and recently some ads for Google Photos, but nothing much else. Google just uploaded a series of ads for Google Duo, their new video chat application, and they're absolutely adorable. Check them out:

There's a few others at Google's YouTube channel. I hope that Google will start to air these on TV soon, to help with its decreasing popularity on the Play Store.

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Action Launcher 3’s Big September Update is Out, With Pixel Launcher Goodies Galore

Just over a month ago, Action Launcher 3 beta received an update that introduced some of the Nexus Launcher featuresfrom the leaked .apk that had been floating around to get them in the wild and people testing. Over the weekend, only days before the name of that launcher changed to Pixel Launcher, Action Launcher 3 received an update in the stable channel with not only a bunch of features from the beta, but a handful of improvements on top of them. 

Here is a list of all of the new stuff:

• Revamped All Apps panel, based on the rumored Nexus Launcher. If enabled, swiping up on the dock will reveal All Apps.
• Add two new Nougat inspired folder presets (requires Android 4.4 or later).
• Quicktheme support to customize the color of folder icons.
• Add tinted dock background with full color customization via Quicktheme.
• Option for caret (^) style page indicator.
• Add rumored Google “pill” widget.
• Add rumored Nexus Launcher style Date widget, which can be configured to load a custom app.
• When setting a wallpaper on Android 7.0, you can select whether the wallpaper applies to the lock screen, home screen or both.
• The wallpaper picker app can be configured.
• Add “Marshmallow (Beta)” All Apps style.

Play Here>>

Source:DroidLife

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