Biometric security is superior compared to traditional PINs and passwords, simply because they cannot be guessed using brute force methods. But there are times when you might have to enter your phone's PIN to unlock it, like when you reboot it, or if for some reason your fingerprints aren't recognized.

If you're wary about entering your PIN in public, especially since you don't know if there could be some busybody snooping over your shoulder, then you're in luck. According to an upcoming Android update, Google has introduced a new security/privacy feature called "Enhanced PIN privacy".

Basically what this does is that it disables animations when you enter your PIN, making it harder for someone to see which numbers you could be pressing. Right now when users enter their PIN, the circle expands into a rounded square, which could give away your PIN combination to someone who might be peeking at your phone a bit too closely.

By disabling the animation, and if you're fast enough, it will make it a bit harder for people who might be looking over your shoulder. It's not exactly foolproof, but it's better than nothing. The feature is currently in the Android QPR3 Beta 2 which means it isn't available to the public yet, but it should make the cut in the next update (hopefully).

There are a few outsider applications out there that can transform your phone into a webcam. This could really be more ideal than committed webcams because of how much better our phone cameras are, in addition to it likewise implies not accepting a different embellishment.

For the people who need a more local component, you could be fortunate. As per a tweet by Mishaal Rahman, he has found some code in the AOSP storehouse that appears to make reference to a likely future element of Android that will permit clients to involve their phones as a webcam.

We don't know how different this will be contrasted with outsider applications, yet it very well may be something to anticipate. This is on the grounds that some outsider applications expect clients to pay for the application, or some may be free however will restrict clients to a lower quality stream on the off chance that they don't pay for the top notch rendition.

If Google somehow managed to incorporate the component into Android itself, it would be free and it ought to likewise be simpler to access and use since it probably won't need extra downloads. We don't know whether or when Google will execute this element, however on the off chance that you like involving your phone as a webcam, this could be something to anticipate from now on.

The manner in which programming refreshes work is that the more established the gadget, the lower the opportunity that you will get the most up to date includes, particularly assuming your gadget is not generally upheld. Yet, fortunately Google isn't totally prepared to leave more seasoned Android phones.

As found by Esper.io's Mishaal Rahman, apparently Google could be looking to backport an Android 13 element as Photo Picker. For those new, Google depicts the element accordingly:

"Android 13 (API level 33) incorporates support for another photograph picker apparatus. This device gives a protected, worked in way for clients to choose media documents, without expecting to concede your application admittance to their whole media library. [... ] The photograph picker gives a browsable, accessible connection point that gives the client their media library, arranged by date (from freshest to most established). You can indicate that clients ought to see just photographs or just recordings, and the most extreme number of media determinations permitted naturally is set to 1."

Presently clearly with this being an Android 13 element, Google really carried out help to gadgets running on Android 11, Android 12, and Android 12L, however it appears as though the organization could be returning further and could present help on gadgets not in any event, running on Android 11.

We don't know how far back Google anticipates going, yet the API level was 28 which is related with Android 9, so perhaps that is the extent to which Google intends to help. Nothing has been affirmed at this point, yet it very well may be uplifting news for the people who are as yet clutching their more seasoned smartphones.

Once in a while we underestimate our sight and it's difficult to comprehend how somebody who may be outwardly weakened utilizes a smartphone. Fortunately Google knows about this and in a blog entry, the organization has declared that in the following beta for Android 13, they will present local help for braille displays.

For the people who are new, braille displays for smartphones have existed for some time. The main issue with these displays is that they are locally upheld by Android and clients should utilize the Talkback application to make the most of it.

With this declaration, apparently Google is hoping to carry local help to Android so later on, clients who are outwardly weakened will actually want to utilize their displays right out of the container. As indicated by Google:

"With this new update, there are no extra downloads important to utilize most braille displays. Individuals can utilize braille displays to get to a considerable lot of similar elements accessible with Talkback. For example, you can utilize show buttons to explore your screen and afterward do exercises like create an email, settle on a phone decision, send an instant message or read a book."

Remember that this may be in the following beta of Android 13, so for the people who aren't in the beta will simply need to hang tight for the component when Android 13 is at last delivered, which ought to be in the not so distant future.

For a really long time and years, it's been fairly disappointing to attempt to stay aware of the advancement of your application downloads. Whenever you go into the Play Store and download an application, an advancement bar shows up, telling you how much is left before the download is finished. This fails to measure up to how iOS handles application downloads, which adds the symbol to your home screen and you can see its improvement.

It appears to be that Google is taking care of this, as a couple of clients, including Artem Russakovskii and 9to5Google, have observed that a comparative component is carrying out to Pixel proprietors. We originally saw this show up with the Android 12 beta, yet for reasons unknown, Google eliminated it from the last form.

Whenever you go into the Play Store and download an application, you'll see a turned gray out symbol show up on your home screen. This symbol will be encircled by an advancement bar that keeps on topping off as the download is finished. Furthermore, you'll see a "Downloading" or "Forthcoming" mark put underneath the application symbol, which is then supplanted by the name of whatever application it is that you are introducing.

However, another clever element is that you can promptly move the symbol around to put it where you need on the home screen. Tragically, there doesn't yet appear to be a way to "stop" the download, as tapping the symbol simply takes you to the Play Store posting. With Google previously moving toward this path, it would check out for the organization to carry out such a component, in the event you are going out and don't need an enormous application or game eating into your cell information.

We've additionally affirmed that the element is accessible on our own Pixel 6 Pro running Android 12, yet it doesn't appear to be accessible on different gadgets as our OnePlus 9 Pro running OxygenOS 12 defaults to the "customary" strategy.