… Apart from swiping, users can also tap cards to switch between media apps. Google released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 as something of a surprise announcement at I/O 2026, and it comes with a bunch of changes and new features. …
… Several Android Auto users on Reddit report seeing the new media playback UI on their vehicle's infotainment system this morning via Android Authority . The most noticeable change is the wavy progress bar, matching the Material 3 Expressive design guidelines that media player apps on Android follow. …
… Most social media apps offer similar capabilities, but it's potentially more useful as a core part of Android, since people could also use it to share commentary videos with friends and family, without broadcasting them to the world. …
… Exercise apps can choose to use Google’s tracking experience and design language instead of building their own. It will include heart rate monitoring, media control, and other unnamed features. …
… Today, many countries and U.S. states have created laws to restrict or ban minors from using social media, as the impacts of these apps on young people’s mental well-being have become better understood. …
… It features a new pill-shaped prompt box with streamlined buttons. …
… Android Developers Blog Wear OS 7 also brings a couple of media-related additions. For one, we’ve now got per-app media auto-launch controls. In plain English, this means you can choose which apps will show media controls on your watch when they play media on your phone. …
… For any app where the user has ‘Auto-launch Settings’ toggled on, media controls will automatically appear on the watch when media is started on the phone. Developers with an existing implementation of media apps that extend on the watch can benefit from this feature without additional effort. …
