Pixel 9a practical, Galaxy Z Flip 7 Lecks, click keyboard announced

Overview of the news and headlines of this week in the Android world, including Pixel 9a Praxis, Galaxy Z Flip 7 Design, Nothing Telephone (3a), Snapdragon Support, Lifelong Pixel Uhr-3 functions, MWC preview and click keyboard, which have been announced for Android.

The Android Circuit is here to remind you of some of the many discussions about Android in the past seven days. You can also read my weekly digestion of Apple News here on Forbes.

Pixel 9a practical leak

Google's fifth handset in Pixel 9 family is the Pixel 9a. If you aim at the price with medium range, you are expected to start in spring. Many look at Google's I/A conference on May 20 as potentially as a potential start date. In the meantime, the leaks come thick and fast, including a video with a craft that shows important parts of the design:

“The video shows that Google once again looks with a somewhat cheaper build for the Pixel 9a, similar to the case with earlier A-series telephones. It has a flat back with a matt finish, the Google logo in the middle and a slightly curved camera module. The power button and the volume are on the right side while the left side is empty.”

(Android Police).

Folding into the same Samsung form

Samsung Next folding phones – the presumably mentioned Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 – are set for a summer publication. Thanks to a leaked CAD render, which reveals the external dimensions and elements, we look at the flip 7 this week. It is an evolutionary device

“The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will have a 3.6-in-inch cover display with a 6.8-inch interior display. This will only make both screens a little bit larger, which lies from 3.4 inches and 6.7 inches on the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Ultra 50), however, still has a larger cover display and was released almost a year ago.

(Android headlines).

The camera specifications “Nothing Telephone (3a)

Nothing tech offered an early look at the upcoming smartphone for phone (3a). Not all functions and specifications have been unveiled, but the details of the camera were teased, including a new Periscope -Zele camera:

“The new non-telephone has a triple camera system on the back of a 50-megapixel main camera with OIS, an 8-megapixel camera with 8 MP and a 50-megapixel periscope camera with 3x zoom, 6-fold lossless zoom and also telemacro skills.

(Digital camera world).

Qualcomm extends chipset support

With consumers who are looking for longer software and security update windows, Qualcomm has announced that they will support their latest chipsets for eight years, so that manufacturers can continue their support for up to the same eight-year-old windows:

“Based on Android smartphones, which are carried out on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, Qualcomm Technologies now offers the possibility of supporting up to eight consecutive years of Android software and security updates. to receive extended support. “

(Qualcomm press).

New Pixel Watch 3 function approved

After approval of the US Food and Drug Administration, Google exposes the loss of pens recognition to the Pixel Watch 3. The US rollout is scheduled to take place at the end of March.

“This first function can be recognized when you have experienced a pulse loss (you stop beating an event such as primary cardiac arrest, respiratory tract or circulatory failure, overdose or poisoning) and automatically call for a call to the emergency services for a potential life -saving supply if you do not address.”

(Google's keyword blog).

Preview of MWCs expected moments

This weekend the beginning of the mobile world congress in 2025 in Barcelona, ​​where the vast majority of smartphone manufacturers and suppliers will present new hardware, advanced prototypes and everything in between. The Android Central team has selected some important moments that can be considered, including some significant news from honor:

“Honor recently launched the Magic 7 Pro with one of the best cameras on a smartphone. The company started on March 2 at 4:30 p.m. with the MWC start event, where it reveals the alpha plan that will concentrate on the latest AI innovations of the company.

(Android Central).

And finally …

Clicks, the popular iPhone Add-on keyboard and case, which was introduced in January 2024, start a version for Android devices. With the support of the Galaxy S25, Pixel 9 and 9 Pro and Razr+, it offers a Qwerty keyboard that is reminiscent of the Blackberry and Treos of Old, but supports with the latest Android software:

“Type without a look – ergonomically contoured key for the fast, liquid types. Feel every press – Premium metal dome switches provide satisfactory, tactile feedback.

(Clicks.tech).

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