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2 days ago | androidpolice.com | Dallas Thomas

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Android 16 is coming to the stable channel this month — in fact, the beta program for Google's next big release has already ended. Now, the beta channel has moved on to Android 16 Quarterly Platform Release 1 — or QPR1 — and this is perhaps an even bigger update than the main Android 16 release.

1 week ago | androidpolice.com | Karandeep Singh Oberoi |Dallas Thomas

Android 16 is introducing a new "Advanced Protection Mode" which consolidates existing, new, and upcoming security features under a single toggle for simplified device security. This comprehensive security mode, initially expected with the stable Android 16 release, is now surprisingly appearing for some users running the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1.

1 week ago | androidpolice.com | Karandeep Singh Oberoi |Dallas Thomas

The full version of the uBlock Origin extension appears to be returning to Microsoft Edge on Android after a previous removal. While initially spotted in the Dev channel, a language-change trick (setting Chinese as primary, then reverting) can reportedly force its appearance in the Stable version for some users. The availability of the full uBlock Origin may be temporary due to Google's upcoming Manifest V2 phaseout in Chromium, which will eventually require extensions to adopt Manifest V3.

2 weeks ago | androidpolice.com | Dallas Thomas

Google Wallet is adding tap-to-pay functionality for an increasing number of local banks and credit unions, recently surpassing a total of 5,000 supported smaller institutions. This month's addition of 36 more local financial entities enhances the attractiveness of these typically lower-cost banking options by providing them with modern mobile payment features, helping to offset their common disadvantage of having fewer digital services.

2 weeks ago | androidpolice.com | Dallas Thomas

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Google is working on the biggest Android redesign in years, but Material 3 Expressive isn't quite ready to go live with the public release of Android 16 next month. Instead, we expect to see the bouncy new UI make its debut alongside the next Pixel Feature Drop. Today, with Google I/O 2025 underway in Mountain View, that update just moved into the beta channel.