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Android has been leveraging the more efficient Vulcan API for many years. With Android 16’s new changes, Google is doubling down, requiring devices to support the new Host Image Copy feature.
Although the new AdvancedProtectionManager API is included in Android 16 Beta 2, there’s currently no way to enable the new Advanced Protection mode.
New APIs in Android 16 will let applications offer richer haptics. To date, the mobile OS has “exposed limited control over the haptic actuator,” with Android 11 making possible more complex ...