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News on Mobile OS Releases, June 2022

June 2022: The Latest News on OS Release

Jul 6, 2022

Android

Android Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview 3 released with all key APIs for testing

Google is rolling out Privacy Sandbox Developer Preview 3 with APIs for conversion measurement, custom audiences, and ad selection. The Event-Level and Aggregate Attribution Reporting APIs let developers measure when ad clicks or view events result in a conversion, like a new game being downloaded.

Full content and details (external sources): 9to5Google

Google releases Android 13 Beta 3

Google has outed the third beta build of Android 13 for supported Pixel phones.

Full content and details (external sources) :GSMArena

Google drops Android 13 Beta 3.1 just two days after Beta 3's release to fix a single issue

Google released Android 13 Beta 3 for compatible Pixel devices and dropped Android 13 Beta 3.1 to fix a single issue - the missing Android Beta Feedback app on Android 13 Beta 3 for some users.

Full content and details (external sources): 9to5Google

Apple iOS

iOS 16 Carries Built-In Unit Conversion in Messages, Notes, Calendar, More

Now, a new report suggests that iOS 16 will have a built-in unit conversion on Messages, Notes, Mail, Calendar, and other apps. Through this, Apple users will be able to easily see conversions for units such as time zones, distance, currencies, and more. Also, it’ll sport a Face ID that will work in landscape mode on “supported iPhone models” and the Copy-Paste Photo Edits feature, in which a user will be able to copy the edits made on a picture and paste them onto another picture.

Full content and details (external sources): Gadgets, GSMArena, Gadgets

iOS 16 Will Allow to Enable Walkie-Talkie Capabilities, eSIM Transfer via Bluetooth

Two reports have suggested that Apple's upcoming OS for iPhone will have multiple new APIs, including one that enables walkie-talkie capabilities for third-party apps. iOS 16 will also have another feature that will allow users to transfer eSIM connections between iPhones via Bluetooth.

Full content and details (external sources): Gadgets

iOS 15.6 beta 3 now available to developers and public testers

Today’s build of iOS 15.6 beta 3 is 19G5046d. This will likely be the latest iOS 15 major update before the release of iOS 16.

Full content and details (external sources): 9to5Mac

HarmonyOS

How to sign up for HarmonyOS 3.0 developer beta

Public Huawei smartphone users can now sign up to test HarmonyOS 3.0 developer beta features. HarmonyOS 3.0 developer beta enhances JavaScript/eTS language application developer capabilities. The HarmonyOS 3.0 dev beta brings concise JS/eTS language to efficiently develop complex interface applications, and at the same time obtain improvements in application startup speed.

Huawei HarmonyOS 2.0 June 2022 security patch details

Huawei has released HarmonyOS 2.0 June 2022 security patch for its devices. The company has released this software update bulletin for the consumers of Huawei devices with HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system.