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LG Nexus 2016 a long-standing partnership with Google
With the enormous success the partnership between LG and Google spawned throughout the past few years, it comes as no surprise that the two companies will be keeping their relationship productive and fruitful. In a statement by Android EVP Dave Burke, it is revealed that Google appreciates and praises the Nexus partnership between them and Google, hinting at a hopefully long-term collaboration. The next Nexus smartphone, which is expected to be launched in September 2016, will be made by LG, but we’ve no idea what it’s going to be called this time around.
LG made the original Nexus 5 and the newly launched Nexus 5X, as well as the Nexus 4 a couple of years ago. As a longstanding partner of Google, the company has strived to make these handsets durable, powerful and appealing – although it hasn’t invested much in design. Apparently, the next LG Nexus will be something rather different from what we are used to from the companies, if we are to listen to people familiar with the matter.
Burke’s statements refer only to LG making the next Nexus, without mentioning anything about another partner. Huawei was this year’s manufacturer for the Nexus 6P and did a pretty admirable job, but Google hasn’t really said anything about it just yet. Burke was all about LG’s engineering team, saying that Android engineers are fans of theirs, making the team dynamic for developing the next Nexus smartphone pleasant.
Seeing as LG and Google have seen massively positive responses to all their collaborative efforts on the Nexus family of devices, most fans will probably rejoice at the news that LG might become a permanent partner for the line-up. It’s an interesting thought to ponder and it’s entirely possible that Google keeps LG as a manufacturer for all Nexus devices in the future – or rather, one of the permanent partners.
When it comes to the actual Nexus 2016, we’ve no idea what to expect. Since it’s very early after the launch of the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, the next device is probably still in its very early stages of development. We’re bound to hear more about Google’s plans for the device line-up at CES, MWC or Google I/O next year, but until then, we’re left in the dark. All we know is that LG is in on it and we’re pretty darn glad to hear about that.
Google has recently used CES as a platform to present its philosophy of “Better Together,” the notion that all devices should get along with one another. Typically, this entails making announcements regarding new Cast compatibility and features like Fast Pair. The business revealed that it is collaborating with Spotify to incorporate the Connect streaming capability into the Android UI at CES 2023. Additionally, it showed a sneak peek at an audio handoff tool that would recommend various devices to shift your music to based on your preferences and location.
However, CES is a significant vehicle event, and Google also sells items for cars. Additionally, it said today that the Polestar 3 would receive its higher-resolution maps, and it debuted the most recent Android Auto user interface for the first time since it was revealed at I/O 2022.
Two vehicles, a Volvo EX90 with Google preinstalled and a BMW i7 with the new Android Auto experience, were at the Google stand in the trailer lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center. We had never seen the Volvo before, and we’ll be posting a separate hands-on on that experience shortly. The new Android Auto is the main topic of this article and video.
The redesigned interface will support larger screen sizes and have a split screen layout, as we discovered at I/O. Google has eliminated the status bar and inserted a row of shortcut keys below it, along with some indication icons in a small area to the top left. When we were in the car, the Spotify app was located on the left panel, and we could access a list of suggested playlists by swiping in from the right side.
Alerts that you won’t have time to respond to while driving are likewise stored in this left pane. For instance, you can swipe right on a notification to move it to the dock, where it will wait until you’re ready to deal with it.
Check out the video up top for more of our experience with the updated Android Auto in the BMW i7! And be sure to pay attention this week as there will be a ton of news at CES 2023.
Additionally, stand-alone groups will now have access to 32-person video chats.
One of the new features that WhatsApp is introducing is one that aims to group together related group chats. The Communities feature, which was introduced earlier this year by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, aims to let users consolidate group chats “under one umbrella with a structure that works for them.” For Facebook and Instagram, comparable technologies are under development.
In the upcoming months, communities will be accessible to all WhatsApp users. To discuss topics that are important to you, you can create smaller group chats inside a community and easily switch between them. WhatsApp will provide administrators with “strong new capabilities” to govern communities, including the capacity to select which groups to include and the option to broadcast announcements to all users.
WhatsApp suggests that communities may be created through local areas, workplaces, and parents with children attending the same school. To begin, select the Communities tab from the menu at the top of the Android app or the bottom of the iOS screen. You will have the option of building a community from scratch or expanding an existing one.
The Communities feature has some similarities to Facebook Groups (as well as Nextdoor and Discord), but it is protected by end-to-end encryption. Making group chats more like Facebook Groups, where false information has thrived in recent years, may have some drawbacks, even though Zuckerberg has been eying a community-driven model to lessen the reliance on feeds across Meta’s applications. Due to the platform’s focus on encryption, WhatsApp generally has fewer moderation capabilities, which may make it harder to keep a lid on fabrications.
In other places, WhatsApp is giving groups—including those that aren’t connected to a community—new functionality. Group polls are also being added, along with support for the 32-person encrypted video conversations that Meta has been beta-testing over the past few weeks. Furthermore, groups now support a maximum of 1,024 people.
Numerous apps are available for music, which has the power to uplift individuals. The top Android music player apps are listed here!
Nowadays, private music collections are uncommon due to music streaming. A personal music collection is still beneficial to many people, though. Higher-quality music is available; it is offline-compatible and doesn’t require a subscription. Thankfully, there are several options available for grooving out to your favorite music. Here are our top choices for Android music player apps.
The best music player apps for Android
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