A curious change in Android 16 Beta 4 sees Google darken artwork in the media player on Pixel devices. There’s no change to the media player layout, but Android 16 Beta 4 sees the rectangular preview ...

With Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, Google has redesigned the volume slider and panel, while the media player sees small tweaks. What appears when you physically adjust the volume is still housed in a ...

Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new feature that elevates ongoing notifications to the status bar, but it excludes media playback notifications. This is because media apps use a dedicated “Media ...

Back in early August, Android Auto rolled out a redesign that didn’t sit well with everyone. Google swapped in a Material You look for its media player, matching it with your phone’s wallpaper. The ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...