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Google announces new features to improve driving with Android Auto

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The Google team announced a series of innovations to improve driving using Android Auto and Android Automotive.

News that will begin to be implemented only in some car models, but that will be extended to other brands in the future.

New functions for cars with Android Auto or Google integrated

One of the announced novelties has to do with the function that allows you to use your mobile as a car key. A dynamic that is only available for BMW compatible with Samsung Galaxy S21 and Pixel 6 phones, but that will be extended to more car models in the future.

The Google team also stressed that some brands are incorporating Android Auto wireless in your new car models. Cars like Ford and BMW can implement this dynamic by connecting their phones to Android Auto using Fast Fair technology.

But even when cars do not have this possibility, they can use other means, such as the Motorola MA1 wireless adapter. And on the other hand, Google also announces that drivers will be able to have new applications integrated to Android Auto, thanks to its association with Lyft and Kakao Mobility, among other new options.

And of course, news related to Android Automotive have also been announced:

With integrated Google Play, you will soon be able to download navigation apps like Sygic and Flitsmeister, charging apps like ChargePoint and PlugShare, parking apps like SpotHero and ParkWhiz, and point of interest apps.

Google mentions that manufacturers such as General Motors, Polestar and Volvo Cars are the first to apply this dynamic to their new car models. As you can see in the image above, Volvo Cars will debut the video entertainment function when the car is parked, so drivers can have content, for example, from YouTube.

And of course, it is not only about entertainment, but it will also make it easy to adjust car settings or perform remote actions to check the status of the vehicle from home.

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AMOLED screen 90Hz, 108MP, 5000mAh, 67W and MIUI 14. Redmi Note 12S is in production, the premiere is coming soon

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The Redmi Note 12S will soon expand its range outside of China with the new Redmi Note 12S, according to source Mukul Sharma, this model has already been put into production at enterprises in Europe and Eurasia. An insider is waiting for the official premiere of the phone in the next couple of months.

AMOLED screen 90Hz, 108MP, 5000mAh, 67W and MIUI 14. Redmi Note 12S is in production, the premiere is coming soon

Meanwhile, the web already has a preliminary list of characteristics of Redmi Note 12S. The device is credited with a 6.43-inch AMOLED screen with a frame rate of 90 Hz, a MediaTek Helio G96 platform (the same as Redmi Note 11S), up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash memory, a 5000 mAh battery with power charging support 67 W. The device will be running MIUI 14.

Mukul Sharma previously accurately revealed the specifications of Samsung W20 5G, Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 13 release date.

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Xiaomi 11T Pro, Global Xiaomi Pad 5, Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30S Ultra get MIUI 14 stable based on Android 13

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March 19, 2023

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Xiaomi continues to release the final versions of the MIUI 14 interface for its smartphones. Global Xiaomi 11T Pro and Xiaomi Pad 5 received the latest firmware this week, as well as Redmi K30 Pro (aka Poco F2 Pro outside of China) and Redmi K30S Ultra (Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro) in China.

Xiaomi 11T Pro, Global Xiaomi Pad 5, Redmi K30 Pro and Redmi K30S Ultra get MIUI 14 stable based on Android 13

The firmware for Xiaomi Pad 5 is V14.0.3.0.TKXMIXM, for Xiaomi 11T Pro – V14.0.1.0.TKDINXM, for Redmi K30 Pro – V14.0.5.0.SJDCNXM, for Redmi K30S Ultra – V14.0.3. O.SJKCNXM. All of them, in addition to improvements related to the MIUI 14 interface itself, contain a patch with the February Android security updates.

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Smartphone makers including Apple to be forced to allow deletion of pre-installed apps in India

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Smartphone makers including Apple to be forced to allow deletion

India plans to force smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandatory checking for OS updates under proposed new security rules.

According to two sources and a government document seen by Reuters, smartphone manufacturers will have to enable the ability to uninstall pre-installed apps, and new models will be tested for compliance by a laboratory authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards.

Apple already allows you to remove many of its own apps, but core apps like Messages, Photos, and Phone can’t be removed from the phone: they can only be removed from the Home screen and hidden in the App Library.

Smartphone makers including Apple to be forced to allow deletion of pre-installed apps in India

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India’s Ministry of Information Technology is reviewing regulations on concerns about espionage and abuse of user data with explicit references to the risk from China.

“Preinstalled apps can be a weak link in security and we want no foreign countries, including China, to use them,” an unnamed official said. “This is a matter of national security.”

After a border clash with China in 2022, India banned more than 300 Chinese apps in the country, including TikTok. The country has also stepped up its controls on investment by Chinese firms.

Chinese brands account for more than half of all smartphone sales in India.

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