Google Returns Notification Light Feature with Pixel 11 Pro Series
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You'll pay more, but you'll also get twice the base storage with the new Google Pixel 11. It starts at 256GB of storage and 12 GB of RAM, compared to the Pixel 9's 128GB of storage for $799.
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You want a notification light on your phone Google is bringing back my favorite long-forgotten, useful feature, the notification light, in a new form. The new Pixel 11 Pro series has HiLight, an array of ambient LED lights built around the camera's flash to "give you light-based communications on the back of the phone." So, when you keep your phone face down and receive a notification, you can know what it's about without turning the phone over.
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Google says it's working on integrations with the Messages app -- which I'm guessing will be centered on favorited group chats and contacts -- but the company hasn't confirmed any other future plans, such as opening up to third-party apps and services.
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01 Engadget Google has added some smart theft-detection features to Android in recent years.
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02 ZDNet Gold and higher Play Store users are getting Pixel discounts. You can sign up for a Play Pass trial to get free gold status.
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03 TechCrunch After trying and failing to delay the matter, Apple on Thursday submitted its proposal for the commissions it wants to charge on purchases made using external links inside apps on its iOS devices.
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04 Ars Technica Google began offering third-party app store downloads in the Play Store earlier this week, but US District Judge James Donato says the company isn’t doing enough. After reviewing the process for accessing the first non-Google store, Donato ruled that Google has added unnecessary “anticompetitive friction,” ordering the company to rectify the issues.
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