But there are still some quality of life improvements. These will become available to devices from other brands in the next major Android release, namely Android 14. Android 13 QPR3 Beta 2 offers a new feature that will be available for other devices in Android 14: improved PIN privacy.
The feature that improves PIN privacy will make it harder for over-the-shoulder surfers to watch you enter your PIN, as Android’s lock screen won’t show an obvious visual cue for every number you tap.
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal showed how surfers can gain almost complete access to a user’s Apple or Google account by simply observing the unlock code on the phone and then swiping their device.
Improved PIN privacy isn’t the only new lock screen-related improvement coming to Android 14. There’s also a new feature called “auto confirm correct PIN” that lets you bypass pressing Enter to unlock your phone. It’s not yet available to users, unlike the new enhanced PIN privacy toggle seen in Android 13 QPR3 Beta 2. Android 14 Beta 1 is likely to be available in early April. Stay tuned for details.
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Each pin is comprised of a block of wood that protrudes from the platform, a comb-shaped section that is used to move the pin, and a locking bar to prevent unintended movement. At the core of the device is the shape generator, and its job is to individually actuate each pin.
This is accomplished by moving row-by-row across the 60 rows to push or pull all of the pins within it via a timing belt and DC motor. There are 10 actuator modules in total that each contain an Arduino Nano, a regulator, two geared DC motors, a hall effect sensor, and a pair of magnets. The locking mechanism is controlled with an Arduino Uno and two servo drivers, and horizontal movements are done with an Uno as well and two microstepper controllers.
The resulting terrain is quite spectacular, as this much granularity means really fine details can be replicated. When paired with the VR game, participants who were testing the device consistently rated their experience on the Elevate to be far better than simply playing in VR.
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You can now customize and pin the precise metrics that matter to you in a personalized KPIs section at the top of your app dashboard.
On the dashboard for any app, scroll down to the KPI section and select “choose KPIs.” You can either build your own or start with suggested KPIs for job specialities, such as Growth, Quality and Health, or Monetization.There’s an extensive list of available metrics, including our new engagement data and peer comparisons. Search filters make it easy to find just what you want, and once selected you can edit the dimensions and filters to suit your needs. Once you’ve configured a list of KPIs that suit you, you can order them to control where they appear.
You can include up to 20 KPIs, so your dashboard can be as robust or as streamlined as you want.
There are as many ways to customize your KPIs as there are people using the console. Instead of seeing default KPIs, now everyone can have a customized dashboard showing exactly the metrics that matter to their individual workflows.
Want to see for yourself? Then log into Google Play Console to try it out.
Android vitals by device type
Using the Play Console, you can view data to help you understand and improve your app’s battery usage, stability, and render time.For more information about how Android users opt in to share data, go to the Accounts Help Center.
There are several data types:
Battery usage that includes Excessive wake-ups, Stuck partial wake locks, Stuck partial wake locks (background,) Excessive background Wi-Fi scans, Excessive background network usage
Stability that includes ANR rate and Multiple ANR rate, as well as Crash rate and Multiple crash rate.
App start-up time including Slow cold start, Slow warm start, Slow hot start.
Permissions including Permission denials.
You can find and review your app’s data. The date range listed on your Android vitals page includes all available data for your app and can’t be customized. Android vitals data is based on Pacific Time (PT). To open your app’s data, you have to:
To help you organize, segment, and analyze your data, all of your app’s data is broken down by the following dimensions:
Supported locations for distribution to Google Play users
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