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News Weekly is a column that summarizes some of the week’s top stories to help you catch up on the latest technology news.
This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for concise summaries of the week’s most important tech stories. Here, we delve into the top headlines offering the latest developments and innovations contributing to the digital landscape.
This week, Pixel smartphones finally got stable Android 15, Google added some new anti-theft features to Android smartphones, Amazon launched its first color Kindle, and Mobvoi launched another impressive TicWatch model. announced, and the Galaxy Z Flip 6 Special Edition may be coming soon.
Android 15 is currently rolling out to Pixel smartphones.
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A major update is finally here! Stable Android 15 has been released for Pixel smartphones with many improvements and security enhancements.
New features on Pixel phones include the ability to easily archive apps, adaptive vibration, private app spaces, and more. For those who frequently use Bluetooth earphones, we’ve changed the behavior of the Bluetooth tile so that a quick tap opens a dialog that allows you to switch devices, connect/disconnect, and more.
For foldable devices, Android 15 now lets you easily switch apps from the larger display to the external screen when you open and close your phone. Tablets can also benefit from an enhanced taskbar. You can now pin the taskbar to the bottom of the screen to easily multitask.
There are a number of small enhancements to further improve your software experience, and if you have a Pixel 6 or newer, you can get them now, along with new features coming with Pixel Drop.
Google develops a new way to protect your phone from theft
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In addition to the new features coming to Pixel phones in Android 15, Google is also introducing new anti-theft features to all Android phones, which is a big deal. These are all part of new anti-theft features, including a new theft detection lock. If your phone detects theft (using motion sensors, Wi-Fi, or other connections), it will automatically lock.
The new Offline Device Lock is a secondary anti-theft measure that locks your phone if you turn off your data connection to prevent thieves from tracking your device.
Remote lock, available in Find My Device settings, works when your device is still online and allows you to lock it from a website. Android Central Senior Editor Jerry Hildenbrand says this is one of the best security features Google has come out with in a while.
These features are now rolling out across Android smartphones.
Amazon’s new Kindle is very colorful
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If you’re tired of the same old Kindle device with a black and white screen, Amazon is here to add a little spice to your reading. The company has announced a new family of Kindle tablets. Many of them are updates, but one has a full-color display.
Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition features a 7-inch “Colorsoft” display optimized for reading. As a result of this optimization, Amazon says the display “doesn’t have any of the harsh glare or harsh light of traditional backlit screens.” Users will now experience full-color illustrations with faster page turns and better image quality than traditional Kindles.
For readers who like to highlight things, Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition also offers a variety of color highlighter options to add a little spice to your reading and help organize your thoughts.
Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is available for pre-order now and will ship on October 30th.
Amazon also announced an improved Kindle Scribe. Android Central Senior Editor Michael Hicks says the annotations have been improved and complaints about the previous model have been addressed. The new Kindle Paperwhite and upgraded Kindle Kids tablets are also available for pre-order.
Rugged TicWatch
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The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 is one of our favorite Wear OS smartwatches, and while we got a new Enduro version earlier this year, the company is back with essentially another version of the watch.
The TicWatch Atlas takes what’s great about the TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro and builds it into a more durable smartwatch with a rugged design and redesigned button layout. It’s physically larger than this year’s flagship TicWatch Pro 5 model and features a stainless steel chassis with a sapphire crystal display. It also runs Wear OS 4 out of the box. This is a pretty good sign even though Wear OS 5 is already available on Galaxy and Pixel smartwatches.
Otherwise, the watch features many of the same specs, including a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chipset, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a huge 628mAh battery. You can also access all your health metrics on a secondary, low-power display, allowing your battery to last significantly longer than most other Android smartwatches.
Atlas can be purchased for $350.
There may be another Z Fold 6 coming soon
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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 has only been out for a few months, but Samsung is reportedly preparing a new version that could be launched soon, and it could be the best yet. It could become a true competitor to foldable phones. year.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 “Special Edition” has been rumored for a while as a phone with a slimmer body, larger display, and improved camera. We’re now hearing that its launch may be imminent. According to a report from FNNews, Samsung plans to launch the phone on October 25th, which is less than a week away. However, Samsung itself posted a teaser for the “New Galaxy” that is scheduled to be announced just a few days later, on October 21st.
The Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition is rumored to be just 4.9mm thick when unfolded and 10.6mm when folded, making it thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold 6, but still thicker than other foldables such as the Honor Magic V3. It is thicker than the formula model. There are also rumors that it will be equipped with a 200MP primary camera.
These are some of this week’s biggest news. In the meantime, here are some other stories worth paying attention to.
