Brad Linder<p>Android 16 Beta 3 brings "platform stability," meaning the stable build will look and function a lot like this build. Among other things it brings accessibility improvements and an updated Quick Settings panel. <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-quick-settings-redesign-hands-on-3534161/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">androidauthority.com/android-1</span><span class="invisible">6-quick-settings-redesign-hands-on-3534161/</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android16</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p>
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Brad Linder<p>Qualcomm and Google will support up to 8 years of Android software updates on Snapdragon 8 and 7-series chips, starting with the current-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite. It's still be up to phone & tablet makers to decide whether to actually do it though. <a href="https://buff.ly/4kfuuvd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4kfuuvd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Qualcomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qualcomm</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>This summer Fairphone launched an Android 14 update for the Fairphone 5 and said it would bring the update to the Fairphone 4 by September. Now the company says it's taking longer than planned, and assistance from Qualcomm is needed. More details should be available by early 2025. <a href="https://buff.ly/48yQPhX" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/48yQPhX</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fairphone4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone4</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>The Motorola Edge 50 Neo is a mid-range phone with a Dimensity 7300 chip and up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage. It'll ship with Android 14, but it's also Motorola's first phone with a promise of updates for 5 years... which doesn't necessarily mean *frequent* updates. <a href="https://buff.ly/4dXdshM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4dXdshM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MotorolaEdge50Neo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MotorolaEdge50Neo</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MotorolaEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MotorolaEdge</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Goodbye Windows Mixed Reality, we hardly knew Microsoft’s VR software <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ar</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DeprecatedFeatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeprecatedFeatures</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MixedReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MixedReality</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Vr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vr</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WindowsMixedReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsMixedReality</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/goodbye-windows-mixed-reality-we-hardly-knew-microsofts-vr-software/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/goodbye-windows</span><span class="invisible">-mixed-reality-we-hardly-knew-microsofts-vr-software/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Microsoft announces extended firmware update support for Surface PCs - Microsoft has announced that it will extend the firmware update support for new Su... - <a href="https://readwrite.com/microsoft-announces-extended-firmware-update-support-for-surface-pcs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">readwrite.com/microsoft-announ</span><span class="invisible">ces-extended-firmware-update-support-for-surface-pcs/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/osupdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osupdates</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firmware</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur released with a new App Center, hardware-backed full-disk encryption, and more <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ManticMinotaur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManticMinotaur</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/ubuntu-23-10-mantic-minotaur-released-with-a-new-app-center-hardware-backed-full-disk-encryption-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/ubuntu-23-10-ma</span><span class="invisible">ntic-minotaur-released-with-a-new-app-center-hardware-backed-full-disk-encryption-and-more/</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Google releases Android 14 (and a Pixel Feature Drop with more features for Google phones) <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android14" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android14</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/google-releases-android-14-and-a-pixel-feature-drop-with-more-features-for-google-phones/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/google-releases</span><span class="invisible">-android-14-and-a-pixel-feature-drop-with-more-features-for-google-phones/</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Fairphone releases Android 13 for the Fairphone 4 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Android13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android13</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fairphone4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone4</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/fairphone-releases-android-13-for-the-fairphone-4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/fairphone-relea</span><span class="invisible">ses-android-13-for-the-fairphone-4/</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Microsoft ends free upgrades from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeUpgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeUpgrade</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows10</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows7</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/microsoft-ends-free-upgrades-from-windows-7-or-8-to-windows-10-or-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/microsoft-ends-</span><span class="invisible">free-upgrades-from-windows-7-or-8-to-windows-10-or-11/</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Windows 11 23H2 update is coming September 26 with AI-powered Copilot and updates for File Explorer, Paint, and other features <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copilot</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OsUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsUpdates</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows1123h2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows1123h2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://liliputing.com/windows-11-23h2-update-is-coming-september-26-with-ai-powered-copilot-and-updates-for-file-explorer-paint-and-other-features/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">liliputing.com/windows-11-23h2</span><span class="invisible">-update-is-coming-september-26-with-ai-powered-copilot-and-updates-for-file-explorer-paint-and-other-features/</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>ChromeOS is an operating system designed around a web browser. But over the years it's picked up a bunch of other features. So Google has been working to separate the browser from the OS in order to deliver updates more frequently. The change could take effect when ChromeOS 116 rolls out later this month. <a href="https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/chromeos-116-may-begin-the-lacros-browser-push-to-chromebooks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aboutchromebooks.com/news/chro</span><span class="invisible">meos-116-may-begin-the-lacros-browser-push-to-chromebooks/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ChromeOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChromeOS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Lacros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lacros</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chrome</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WebBrowsers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowsers</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Microsoft is introducing a "Canary Channel" for the Windows Insider program, for folks who want to test new features much earlier in the development process, before they make it to the Dev Channel (which will provide better stability). <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/03/06/whats-coming-for-the-windows-insider-program-in-2023/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.windows.com/windows-insi</span><span class="invisible">der/2023/03/06/whats-coming-for-the-windows-insider-program-in-2023/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CanaryChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanaryChannel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WindowsInsiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsInsiders</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WindowsInsiderProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsInsiderProgram</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a></p>
Brad Linder<p>Microsoft is rolling out a Windows 11 release preview to testers with real-time search results when you type in the taskbar search box, a touch-optimized taskbar for 2-in-1 devices, accessibility improvements, and quicker access to Studio Effects. <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/21/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1343-to-the-release-preview-channel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.windows.com/windows-insi</span><span class="invisible">der/2023/02/21/releasing-windows-11-build-22621-1343-to-the-release-preview-channel/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUpdates</span></a></p>
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