Android P may be called Android Pistachio

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Google is unlikely to detect the final name for its Android P update until late August, but we may have just seen the official moniker for the software leak out in a Huawei live chat session. Prepare yourself for Android Pistachio. A conversation from a Huawei owner simply asking about future updates for the Huawei P9 Lite lead to the chat operative typing "Android Pistachio" in a message - although they could have just made a mistake. The Android Pistachio name can be seen in the 3rd screenbullet (credit: Igor K via Tabletowo)Nuts on ice? The name could well get sweeter though, as other gossip propose that Google may actually opt for Android Pistachio Ice Cream as the full name for version 9.0 of its mobile platform.

Chrome OS may let you resize picture-in-picture windows for Android apps

Chrome OS may let you resize picture-in-picture windows for Android appsGoogle announced in May that Chrome OS would get picture-in-picture mode for Android apps by the Android P update. Chromebooks by kernel version 3.18 won't get the Android P update until at least Chrome OS 71, that is scheduled for December. Now, a commit in the Chromium Gerrit indicates that Chrome OS may let users resize picture-in-picture mode for Android apps. When it's merged, users of Chromebooks eligible to receive the Android P update going to be able to resize the picture-in-picture windows for Android apps. Chrome OS has alextremely been getting other new features in the past few months, such as Android-like app shortcuts.

Google may have to make major changes to Android in response to a forthcoming fine in Europe

as declared in At the heart of the E.U.'s looming decision are Google's policies that pressure phone and tablet manufacturers that use Google's Android operating system to pre-install the tech giant's own apps. As a result, her forthcoming ruling could prohibit Google from striking such app-installation deals by device makers, experts have said. Packaging equipment like search, and including them on Android devices, offers the company a method to capture data about users — and display them more ads. In the E.U.'s formal list of allegations, first announced in 2016, Vestager took issue by the method Google manages Android. Google maintains that it's to ensure Android, an open-source operating system, is a consistent experience for users even if they change devices.