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Alibaba Cloud Gets More of Android Working On RISC-V Silicon

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著者: BeauHD
2022年4月30日 22:00
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Alibaba Cloud has advanced its work to port Android to the RISC-V architecture. The Chinese cloud giant has spent more than a year working on a port of the Google-spawned OS and in January 2021 showed off a GUI powered by Android 10 running on silicon designed by T-Head Semiconductor -- an Alibaba subsidiary that designs its own RISC-V chip. Alibaba Cloud has now revealed it's working on Android 12, and has integrated third-party vendor modules. The result is Android on RISC-V that's capable of playing audio and video, running Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios, and driving cameras. The company has also "enabled more system enhancement features such as core tool sets, third-party libraries and SoC board support package on RISC-V," which collectively make RISC-V a better target for Android. Another advance is successful trials of TensorFlow Lite models on RISC-V. That effort means Android on RISC-V should be capable running workloads like image and audio classification and Optical Character Recognition. Alibaba Cloud hasn't detailed whether its porting efforts are directed to any particular processor, but is keen to point out that its homegrown Xuantie C906 processor recently aced the MLPerf Tiny v0.7 benchmark -- a test applied to Internet of Things devices. The company has also pointed out that its home-grown RISC-V kit has already been employed in smart home appliances, automotive applications, and edge computing. [...] The Xuantie C906 uses Alibaba-designed cores that are -- as required for RISC-V users -- available on GitHub. When the firm has a complete version of Android on RISC-V, it "will be an important step towards China's goal of reducing its reliance on technology that other nations can control with restrictions such as trade bans," notes The Register. "As RISC-V is open source, preventing its flow to China is all but impossible."

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Received — 2022年4月29日 ⏭ ガジェット系

Android 13 Beta 1、提供開始

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著者: headless
2022年4月29日 13:32
Google は 4 月 26 日、次期 Android 13 初のベータ版となる Android 13 Beta 1 の提供を開始した (Android Developers Blog の記事)。

Beta 1 は開発者以外のアーリーアダプターからもフィードバックを求める初の Android 13 ビルドであり、アプリの互換性確認が重視されている。Developer Preview 2 からの主な変更点は導入済み機能の改善だが、開発者向けの新機能もいくつか含まれる。

まず、メディアファイルの種類別 (静止画・動画・音声) に指定できる細かいアクセス許可が利用可能になっており、暗号鍵を生成するアプリ向けには Keystore と KeyMint でより詳細で正確なエラーコードが利用可能になった。また、音声トラックで使用する適切な AudioFormat の選択に役立つ 2 つの API、getAudioDevicesForAttributes() と getDirectProfilesForAttributes() が AudioManager クラスに追加されている。

Beta 1 はサポートされる Pixel デバイスならベータプログラムにエンロールすれば OTA 配信されるほか、システムイメージも入手可能だ。より幅広いデバイスで利用可能な Android GSI イメージも提供される。サポートされるデバイスを所有していない場合は Android Emulator でテストすることも可能だ。Beta 1 の新機能に関しては、5 月 11 日と 12 日開催の Google I/O でも紹介する予定とのことだ。

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Received — 2022年4月27日 ⏭ ガジェット系

Android's App Store Privacy Section Starts Rolling Out Today

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著者: BeauHD
2022年4月27日 12:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Following in the footsteps of iOS 14, Google is rolling out an app privacy section to the Play Store on Tuesday. When you look up an app on the Play Store, alongside sections like "About this app" and "ratings and reviews," there will be a new section called "Data privacy & security," where developers can explain what data they collect. Note that while the section will be appearing for users starting today, it might not be filled out by developers. Google's deadline for developers to provide privacy information is July 20. Even then, all of this privacy information is provided by the developer and is essentially working on the honor system. Here's how Google describes the process to developers: "You alone are responsible for making complete and accurate declarations in your app's store listing on Google Play. Google Play reviews apps across all policy requirements; however, we cannot make determinations on behalf of the developers of how they handle user data. Only you possess all the information required to complete the Data safety form. When Google becomes aware of a discrepancy between your app behavior and your declaration, we may take appropriate action, including enforcement action." Once the section is up and running, developers will be expected to list what data they're collecting, why they're collecting it, and who they're sharing it with. The support page features a big list of data types for elements like "location," "personal info," "financial info," "web history," "contacts," and various file types. Developers are expected to list their data security practices, including explaining if data is encrypted in transit and if users can ask for data to be deleted. There's also a spot for "Google Play's Families Policy" compliance, which is mostly just a bunch of US COPPA and EU GDPR requirements. Google says developers can also indicate if their app has "been independently validated against a global security standard."

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Google Pixel Watch Leaks After Being Lost and Found At Restaurant

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著者: BeauHD
2022年4月26日 09:02
Android Central was sent images of Google's upcoming Pixel Watch after it was reportedly left at a restaurant in the U.S. It's reminiscent of when an Apple iPhone 4 was lost and found at a bar in 2010. From the report: Android Central has reviewed the images of the watch that could be announced during Google I/O next month. It's possible that the watch itself could be released alongside the Pixel 7. The source, who we have left anonymous to protect their identity, said the watch, which could be "a testing model for the Internal Pixel team," was found at a restaurant. The source requested Android Central to not publish their name or the restaurant name, including location, in order to protect their job. After the reporting of this story, the source wrote a Reddit post about the alleged watch. The source indicated that the watch was left at the restaurant "for a few weeks expecting the people that left it to return, but that never happened." The watch in our images looks almost identical to leaks of rumored rendered images. It has a minimalist design and follows what leaks have suggested a screen with hardly any bezels. The image also confirms one of the rumored colors that the watch will come in: black. Previous rumors have suggested the watch will have a rotating crown and potentially two hidden buttons. It is a bit hard to tell from the image above, but if this is the rumored watch then there is definitely at least one button next to the crown. [I]t seems that the watch's band is a proprietary Google band and looks very similar to the jelly-like Apple Watch sport bands. This could mean that we might see many more colors to come. It also looks like it attaches directly to the watch case. This might make swapping out watch bands difficult, especially when most of the other top Android smartwatches give you more leeway with standard watch band types. No charger was left behind with the watch, but it is possible that the watch could be charged from the back of the watch case. This is also how Fitbit's Versa 3 and Sense smartwatches (Fitbit is owned by Google) and the Apple Watch are charged. The source indicated that the bottom "looks metallic but feels like it's coated with glass." [...] The source indicated that nothing happened past the boot logo when they tried to power it up [...]. This likely means that there is no OS yet installed on the watch.

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Google 'Pixel Watch' Prototype Left Behind in a Restaurant

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著者: EditorDavid
2022年4月25日 02:46
Someone contacted Android Central saying they'd apparently found Google's yet-to-be-released Pixel Watch — left behind at a restaurant. The images of what could be the watch seem to match many rumors that have leaked, including the minimalist design, the crown, and a potential hidden button. It looks like the watch has proprietary Google bands.... The image also confirms one of the rumored colors that the watch will come in: black.... The source indicated that the bottom "looks metallic but feels like it's coated with glass." Engadget summarizes its features: "The watch features a single button next to its crown and what looks like a microphone or altimeter port." "On the back of the device, you can see an optical heartrate sensor." "If you look closely, you can see the wearable's band attaches directly to its case, with a latch mechanism that looks proprietary to Google and reminiscent of the design employed by Fitbit on its Versa and Sense smartwatches (Google acquired the company in 2021)... "According to a report leaker Jon Prosser published in January, Google will announce the Pixel Watch on May 26th. The company recently filed to trademark the Pixel Watch name."

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Android 14、コードネームは「Upside Down Cake」

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著者: headless
2022年4月24日 11:58
非常に気の早い話ではあるが、Google 内部では来年リリース予定の Android 14 を「Upside Down Cake」というコードネームで呼んでいるそうだ (9to5Google の記事、 Android Police の記事、 Gerrit Code Review)。

Android はバージョン 1.5 Cupcake 以来デザートの名前がアルファベット順に付けられており、Android 4.4 KitKat から Android 9 Pie まではコードネームとは別のデザート名が正式名称として発表されるようになっていた。正式名称のデザート名はわかりにくさを理由に Android 10 (Q) で廃止されたが、コードネームは Android 10 が Quince Tart、Android 11 が Red Velvet Cake のように引き続きデザート名が使われていた。その後のバージョンは Android 12 (S) でリリース記念に「Snow Cone」の壁紙が公開され、Android 13 (T) Developer Preview 1でバージョンが「Tiramisu」と表示されるなど、再びデザート名が前に出てくるようになっている。

Upside Down Cake はケーキ型の底に薄切りのフルーツを並べてから生地を流し込んで焼き、焼き上がり後に底を上にして型から取り出すことで上面にフルーツが並んだ状態のケーキになるというもの。「U」から始まる名前のデザートは日本語ならいくつもあるが、英語ではあまり選択肢がないようだ。スラドの皆さんは何を思い浮かべるだろうか。

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Volla Phone 22 Runs Ubuntu Touch Or a Privacy-Focused Android Fork Or Both

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著者: BeauHD
2022年4月20日 10:00
The Volla Phone 22, a new smartphone available for preorder via a Kickstarter campaign, is unlike any other smartphone on the market today in that it ships with a choice of the Android-based Volla OS or the Ubuntu Touch mobile Linux distribution. "It also supports multi-boot functionality, allowing you to install more than one operating system and choose which to run at startup," writes Liliputing's Brad Linder. Some of the hardware specs include a 6.3-inch FHD+ display, a MediaTek Helio G85 processor, 4GB of RAM, 128GB storage, 3.5mm audio jack and a microSD card reader. There's also a 48-megapixel main camera sensor and replaceable 4,500mAh battery. From the report: While Volla works with the folks at UBPorts to ensure its phones are compatible with Ubuntu Touch, the company develops the Android-based Volla OS in-house. It's based on Google's Android Open Source Project code, but includes a custom launcher, user interface, and set of apps with an emphasis on privacy. The Google Play Store is not included, as this is a phone aimed at folks who want to minimize tracking from big tech companies. Other Google apps and services like the Chrome web browser, Google Maps, Google Drive, and Gmail are also omitted. The upshot is that no user data is collected or stored by Volla, Google, or other companies unless you decide to install apps that track your data. Of course, that could make using the phone a little less convenient if you've come to rely on those apps, so the Volla Phone might not be the best choice for everyone. Volla OS also has a built-in user-customizable firewall, an App Locker feature for disabling and hiding apps, and optional support for using the Hide.me VPN for anonymous internet usage. The source code for Volla OS is also available for anyone that wants to inspect the code. The operating system also has a custom user interface including a Springboard that allows you to quickly launch frequently-used apps by pressing a red dot for a list, or by starting to type in a search box for automatic suggestions such as placing a phone call, sending a text message, or opening a web page. You can also create notes or calendar events from the Springboard or send an encrypted message with Signal. The phone is expected to ship in June at an early bird price of about $408.

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