All About Android 594

• Google announces October 6 hardware event for Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch.
• Google confirms Pixel 7 series will run on new ‘Tensor G2’ chip.
• Pixel 7 series and Pixel 7a may bring ‘higher quality’ Bluetooth LE Audio support.
• Google’s Pixel 7 Pro gets a very quick unboxing as the launch approaches.
• With Pixel 7, Google starts moving flagship production out of China as it ‘explores’ 2023 foldable.
• Google Pixel Watch: Specs, price, Wear OS 3, and everything we know so far.
• The Pixel Tablet could feature Google’s first-gen Tensor SoC, but it might lack cellular connectivity.
• @DSCCRoss: 4 months till the foldable Pixel smartphone starts panel production. Are you excited? I am assuming it will launch in March.
• Google launches third-party Play Store billing pilot—but only cuts fees by 4%.
• @MishaalRahman: Starting today, developers of non-gaming apps can enroll in the user choice billing pilot.
• Android 14 will support satellite connectivity and partners.
• @lockheimer: Wild to think about user experiences for phones that can connect to satellites. When we launched G1 in '08 it was a stretch to get 3G + Wifi working. Now we're designing for satellites.
• Watch Material You and Android UIs interpreted ‘in more physical ways’.
• Google Play restores the app permissions list.
• Digital Wellbeing and Google Clock prep cough & snore detection.
• Mishaal on Reddit: This isn't explored in the linked article, but if you want to know how this'll work, it'll (likely) be using Android 13's new Ambient Context API...
• Twitter’s edit button is a big test for the platform’s future.
• JR's tip of the week: Stack.
• How to save battery on the Pixel 6a.
• My battery is great on the Pixel 6a.
• Pixel hardware has a pattern of issues.

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