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9 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The dude that's been posting those Pixel 6 assembly/disassembly videos just posted the repair manuals for both phones lmao: reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/…
I can't even. How much more can this phone leak?
I think @MKBHD put it best: "There's smartphone leaks... and then there's Google smartphone leaks."
I don't think many of these leaks are intentional/planned, but I also don't think Google is losing much sleep over them.

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11 Oct
Last week, @Wander1236 and I teased "something incredible" we found in Android 12. We were being vague on purpose because it takes advantage of a flaw we found in an undocumented API. Now, we're ready to share details on this finding, as well as an app that takes advantage of it!
For some background, Android 8.0 Oreo introduced a command-line interface for Android's Overlay Manager Service (OMS). OMS is an API that lets specially-crafted APKs called "overlays" substitute the resource value of any given app with its own. xda-developers.com/android-oreo-c…
Google intended for overlays to only be used by OEMs for modifying system and framework values on-the-fly. Indeed, Razer's theme engine used OMS, and Google's own Pixel Themes also used overlays to change the accent color, point to a different font, and tweak the icon shape.
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14 Sep
It's iPhone day, so that obviously means it's time for Pixel 6 news. Some details I've learned/can corroborate once again:

-UWB supported
-More evidence of the "shannon" modem (Exynos modem 5123)
-Battery share is supported
-Quick Tap, but no Active Edge in Gestures
-Smooth Display "automatically raises the refresh rate from 60 up to 120 Hz for some content. Increases battery usage." Unsure if VRR is supported. Found a possible panel name, which seems to match the one used in the Find X3 Pro.
The build fingerprint from this Geekbench listing is real:

I can't say if the score/benchmark itself is real, but that's a legit fingerprint.
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14 Jul
Android 12 Beta 3 is here with scrolling screenshots, smarter autorotate and more! xda-developers.com/android-12-bet…

As always, here's a thread of everything I'm finding in the Beta 3 release.
The Settings app no longer has colorful icons. They're a lot more muted now.
Gesture settings has a new toggle to disable "swipe to invoke assistant".
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12 Jul
We first discovered that Google was working on a new "game dashboard" feature in Android 12, and today, Google made it official.

The press release doesn't have much details, but thanks to some digging, we've uncovered quite a bit of details.

More here: xda-developers.com/android-12-gam…
Games are automatically detected if the developer adds the category of their app to CATEGORY_GAME in the Manifest. Game devs need to opt-in to support Perf or Batt Saver modes with appropriate metadata in their manifest.
We don't have screenshots of the new Google Play Games widget in the game dashboard yet. Code for the feature is there, but even if you pass the app's API level 31 hard check (beta 2 is still marked as "S"), Play Games still won't show the widget in the dashboard.
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12 Jul
Last year, we learned that Google was working on a new file system called Incremental, and we believed Google would use it to let you play games before they're done downloading. Today, Google made this official as "play as you download."

xda-developers.com/android-12-pla…

Tip @Techmeme
Google confirmed to us that "play as you download" uses the Incremental FS under-the-hood.

Here's our article on Incremental from last year: xda-developers.com/google-increme…
Launcher devs can add support for Incremental by showing a promise icon and download progress indicator on the home screen while the app is being incrementally downloaded. Use PackageInstaller.SessionCallback#onCreated and LauncherApps.Callback#onPackageLoadingProgressChanged
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9 Jun
Android 12 Beta 2 is here! Read about the announced changes here: xda-developers.com/android-12-bet…

As always, here's a thread detailing the changes I've found while using the Beta:
Android 12 Beta 2 has redesigned the power menu.
The new notification panel design is here. There's a clear separation between the Quick Settings area and the notifications.
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