Android

Android Automotive 15, the special version of Android 15 for cars, brings key improvements to apps, connectivity, and other areas.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19831054

Third-party Android launchers often suffer from limitations and issues because of Android, but this user survey could help.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19831105

Google seems to be preparing a new feature to help users backup their Health Connect data on devices running Android 15 or higher.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29008964

ImageToolbox is a great android app for editing and working with images. I still haven't explored all the features, and honestly it can get a bit overwhelming. But if I need a feature, it usually exists

Copied the changelog below

What's Changed

• Make camera unnecessary to run the app

• Added Jpeg 2000 format: .jp2 .j2k

• Added Tiff compression and previewing

• Added 39 new filters:

  • Low Poly
  • Sand Painting
  • Palette Transfer (Image Color Transfer #1205)
  • Enhanced Oil
  • Simple Old Tv
  • HDR
  • Simple Sketch
  • Gotham
  • Color Poster
  • Tri Tone
  • Clahe Oklch
  • Clahe Jzazbz
  • Clahe Oklab
  • Yililoma Dithering
  • Clustered 2x2 Dithering
  • Clustered 4x4 Dithering
  • Clustered 8x8 Dithering
  • Polka Dot
  • LUT 512*512
  • Amatorka
  • Miss Etikate
  • Soft Elegance
  • Soft Elegance Variant
  • Cube LUT
  • Palette Transfer Variant
  • Bleach Bypass
  • Candlelight
  • Drop Blues
  • Edgy Amber
  • Fall Colors
  • Film Stock 50
  • Foggy Night
  • Kodak
  • Pop Art
  • Сelluloid
  • Coffee
  • Golden Forest
  • Greenish
  • Retro Yellow

• Add Image Splitter option by Add Image Splitter for carousels #724

• Added quality controlling for watermarking option by Requested features #1192

• Added Aspect Ratio preset by Fit to aspect ratio, fill space (no crop) #1201

• Added choosing between crop/fit in Aspect ratio preset by Bulk Cropping support #1149

• Added ability to Import/Export OCR models by Path of OCR (Recognize Text) files + Issue. #1196

• Added ability to choose position when using crop resize mode by Precise trimming/cropping of images #1138

• Improved Image Preview option, new grid layout, also added ability to select and process multiple images at once by [BUG][REQUEST] Image Preview Bug and Request for adding batch conversation from Image Preview section (Multi Select) and support for .txt format in format conversion tab. #1209

• Fix many bugs in crop resize mode preview

• Added ability to move to the next/previous image by swiping in batch modes by 🔴 (#1206) NEW FEATURES #1206

• Added ability to edit OCR extracted text by 🔴 (#1206) NEW FEATURES #1206

• Added ability to reorder favorite filters by 🔴 (#1206) NEW FEATURES #1206

• Added ability to add rotation to rectangle in drawing by Paint #1058

• Fix crashes by Bug #1214

• Speed up dithering filters and some others too

• 8 New scale color spaces

  • Oklab SRGB
  • Oklab Rec.709
  • Oklab Gamma 2.2
  • Oklab Gamma 2.8
  • Jzazbz sRGB
  • Jzazbz Rec.709
  • Jzazbz Gamma 2.2
  • Jzazbz Gamma 2.8

• Added Favorite Options when grouping disabled by Favorites #1238

• Fix cipher double click by ⚪ (#1236) NEW FEATURES #1236

• Added ability to capture picture from camera in OCR without changing image picker mode

• Move draw color selection nearer to color picker

• Fix apng crash

• Added Color Tools option

  • Mixing
  • Conversion
  • Harmonies
  • Shading

• Neutral LUT exporting to create own Lookup Tables

• Fixed Camera Permission in Document Scanner by @egmsia01 in Fixed Camera Permission in Document Scanner #1270

• Fix Preset selector conflicts with quality options by Preset selector conflicts with JPG quality options #1257

• Added QOI Image Format support by QOI support #1260

• Map JXL effort from 1..10 instead of 0..9 by JXL effort matched to cjxl #1274

• Added ability to enable link previews in OCR and QR Code Scanner

• Added zoom to QR Scanner

• Added scanning from image by Add a feature to select local image and scan QR code in it #1282

• Fix Watermark Text sizing doesn't match preview by Watermark: Text sizing doesn't match preview #1276

• Improve quick tiles

• Added ICO image conversion support

• Added GIF to WEBP tool

• Added WEBP tools by [Feature Req] Add webp animation #1297

  • WEBP to images
  • Images to WEBP

• Fix JXL Tools layout

• Improve embedded media picker ui

• Added PSD decoding

• Added JXL and QOI support for embedded picker by Fixed Camera Permission in Document Scanner #1270

• Improve UI of image pagers

• Added Choosing the defaults for the Draw feature (color, mode) by Choosing the defaults for the Draw feature and when sharing pictures to the app #1259

• Added DJVU images loading

• Added Option to remove timestamp from filename by Option to remove all suffixes from batch processing #1309

• Added Option to use non formatted timestamp

• Imrpove Emoji Selection UI

• Added One time save locations editing to settings also

• Added Recently used colors in selection of them

• Added 10 New Icon Shapes

  • Shuriken
  • Explosion
  • Bookmark
  • Pill
  • Burger
  • Shield
  • Droplet
  • Arrow
  • Egg
  • Map

• Added ability to change QR code shape by ⚫ (#1233) NEW FEATURES #1233

• Added ability to save OCR recognized text into file by ⚪ (#1236) NEW FEATURES #1236

• Improve accessibility of color selection by 🟥 (#1246) NEW FEATURES #1246

• Added Fit Resize mode by 🟫 (#1327) NEW FEATURES #1327

• Added default resize type setting by More default settings #744

• Added Ability to control system bars visibility by 🟫 (#1327) NEW FEATURES #1327

• Add Ultra HDR preview support in embedded picker and Image Preview tool by Ultra HDR photos support #1124

• Added Noise generator by Noise generator #948

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19727459

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 redesigns the Settings app with some Material You tweaks and better organization.

Google is preparing to implement an Identity Check feature that forces you to use your biometrics to unlock apps.

From reddit:

We’re collaborating with other third-party launcher developers to gather feedback on common issues affecting users across different devices. The goal is to improve the experience for everyone using custom launchers.

In October, we’ll be attending a Google event and meeting with members of the Android team. It’s a great opportunity to share our findings, and your input could play a key role in helping us bring these concerns directly to Google.

Take a quick moment to complete our survey: Survey Link

Your feedback is important and could help improve the Android launcher experience for everyone. Thank you for helping us make a difference!

Google today is rolling out Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 for Pixel devices.

Ahead of the December launch, Google’s Android 15 QPR1 preview cycle continues today with Beta 2 for Pixel devices, including the entire Pixel 9 Pro series.

Hey all,

Want to know what are my options for example, Lineage 18, or AOSP Android, or something else. The reason I want to do this is it has Android 5 and there's just too much that won't work on it. Also I want more control as in remove junk I don't want, move apps to SD, etc. Not have stuff run and waste CPU and RAM.

If anyone has specific knowledge about this device and what's the best option, or even tell me what any given option offers best, that would be very much appreciated.

Huawei has just launched the Mate XT, the world's first tri-fold smartphone which is impressive in every way.