Le 20 août 2025 a décidément été une grosse journée pour Google. Alors que l'entreprise américaine dévoilait en grande pompe son nouveau smartphone Pixel 10, une nouvelle application est apparue en catimini sur Google Play : un gestionnaire de mots de passe. Un outil qui répond à un besoin essentiel pour les utilisateurs Android.

Officiellement promu par la famille du président américain, le Trump T1 est un appareil mystérieux aux caractéristiques contradictoires. Les dernières images publiées en ligne montrent un Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra avec une coque Spigen, ce qui n'a pas tardé à faire réagir l'accessoiriste.

Google's Android 16 QPR2 beta 1 is rolling out with new customization features, including the ability to force dark mode and icon themes on apps that don't support them. The update also adds enhanced parental controls, better data migration, PDF editing, and Bluetooth audio sharing, with a full release expected in December. The Verge reports: The beta includes a new dark theme option that will "intelligently invert the UI of apps that appear light despite users having selected the dark theme" when enabled, according to Google's announcement, forcibly making apps that don't natively support the feature to appear darker. Google says this is "largely intended as an accessibility feature" for users with low vision or photosensitivity, and will also automatically darken app splash screens and adjust status bar colors to match the darker theming. Another feature will allow users to forcibly apply themed icon colors to apps that don't natively support them. Android's icon theming currently only works if app developers have provided a monochrome version of their app icon that can be adjusted, which is annoying for users who want to apply a consistent aesthetic across their entire home page. Auto-themed app icons spare developers from adding this capability manually, removing the hassle for users to customize their phone's theme. The full list of features in the QPR2 beta 1 update can be found on the Android developers' blog.

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[Deal du jour] Google n’a pas attendu, comme certains, l’automne pour sortir sa nouvelle génération de smartphones. Les Pixel 10 sont déjà disponibles en précommande et certains marchands affichent déjà des offres de lancement intéressantes.

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company's homegrown operating system. Reuters: As part of a project known internally as Kittyhawk, Amazon plans to release a higher-end tablet as soon as next year offering the Android operating system software for the first time, according to six people familiar with the matter. Since the Fire tablet's introduction in 2011, Amazon has used what is known as a "forked" version of Android with custom modifications that make it work like a unique operating system. [...] The first Amazon Android tablet, slated for next year, will be pricier than current models, the people said. One of them said Amazon had discussed a $400 price tag, nearly double the cost of its current higher-end $230 Fire Max 11 tablet. IPads, by comparison, range from $350 to $1,200. Reuters could not learn additional specifications for the planned Amazon tablet, such as screen size and speaker quality or memory capacity. Amazon historically has avoided using software or other products from third parties, preferring to develop the services in-house or, barring that, to acquire a competitor.

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Tout juste dévoilée, la gamme Google Pixel 10 est logiquement comparée aux autres smartphones haut de gamme : les iPhone 16 (Apple) et Galaxy S25 (Samsung). Où se positionne Google ? On a comparé leurs caractéristiques.

Les nouveaux Pixel 10 de Google partagent une nouveauté phare : l'arrivée de la charge magnétique Qi2. Il s’agit d’une adaptation de la technologie MagSafe d’Apple, pour tous les téléphones.

Dévoilé le 20 août, le nouveau Pixel 10 de Google a un vrai avantage sur les précédentes générations : un téléobjectif. De quoi offrir à cette gamme un vrai zoom optique, à la place d’un zoom numérique.

Google announced its Pixel 10 smartphone lineup today, introducing the Tensor G5 processor and Qi2 magnetic wireless charging across four models priced from $799 to $1,799. The base Pixel 10 adds a 5x telephoto lens for the first time at $799. The Pixel 10 Pro maintains its $999 starting price in a 6.3-inch size while the Pro XL starts at $1,199 for the 6.8-inch variant. The $1,799 Pixel 10 Pro Fold becomes the first foldable phone to achieve IP68 water and dust resistance through a redesigned gearless hinge. All models feature 3,000-nit peak brightness displays, Android 16, and Google's Material 3 Expressive interface redesign. The Tensor G5 enables on-device AI features including Magic Cue for contextual information retrieval and Camera Coach for photography guidance. Pro models gain 100x hybrid zoom capabilities through computational photography. Preorders begin today for August 28 availability, except the Pro Fold which ships October 9.

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Sans révolution majeure par rapport aux smartphones de l'année dernière, les nouveaux Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro et Pixel 10 Pro XL de Google misent sur de petites évolutions, attendues de longue date, pour devenir encore plus performants. Le petit Pixel 10, à 899 euros, pourrait faire de l'ombre au futur iPhone 17.

Google tiendra ce mercredi 20 août 2025 sa conférence Made by Google 2025. La marque y présentera sa série de smartphones Pixel 10 et devrait annoncer d'autres produits.

Protected KVM (pKVM), the hypervisor powering the Android Virtualization Framework, has officially achieved SESIP Level 5 certification (in testing by cybersecurity lab Dekra against the TrustCB SESIP scheme). Google's security blog called the certification "a watershed moment," and a "new benchmark" for both open-source security — and for the future of consumer electronics. "It provides a single, open-source, and exceptionally high-quality firmware base that all device manufacturers can build upon." This makes pKVM the first software security system designed for large-scale deployment in consumer electronics to meet this assurance bar. The implications for the future of secure mobile technology are profound. With this level of security assurance, Android is now positioned to securely support the next generation of high-criticality isolated workloads. This includes vital features, such as on-device AI workloads that can operate on ultra-personalized data, with the highest assurances of privacy and integrity... Achieving Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP) Level 5 is a landmark because it incorporates AVA_VAN.5, the highest level of vulnerability analysis and penetration testing under the ISO 15408 (Common Criteria) standard. A system certified to this level has been evaluated to be resistant to highly skilled, knowledgeable, well-motivated, and well-funded attackers who may have insider knowledge and access. This certification is the cornerstone of the next-generation of Android's multi-layered security strategy. Many of the TEEs (Trusted Execution Environments) used in the industry have not been formally certified or have only achieved lower levels of security assurance... Looking ahead, Android device manufacturers will be required to use isolation technology that meets this same level of security for various security operations that the device relies on. Protected KVM ensures that every user can benefit from a consistent, transparent, and verifiably secure foundation. "This achievement represents just one important aspect of the immense, multi-year dedication from the Linux and KVM developer communities and multiple engineering teams at Google developing pKVM and AVF," the post concludes. "We look forward to seeing the open-source community and Android ecosystem continue to build on this foundation, delivering a new era of high-assurance mobile technology for users."

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[Deal du jour] Moins populaire que ses concurrents, Realme propose quelques smartphones de qualité, comme le Realme GT 7 à l'excellent rapport qualité-prix.

Il faudra que je teste cette application pour bloquer les appels indésirables : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cbouvat.android.saracroche
Note: L'application est encore jeune (par exemple il n'est pas possible actuellement de signaler qu'un appel est légitime.)
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[Deal du jour] Boulanger propose un pack comprenant le smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 et la tablette compacte Redmi Pad SE 8.7, pour un prix vraiment attractif.

Votre téléphone Samsung a des fonctionnalités dont vous aimeriez bien vous emparer, mais vous ignorez peut-être comment faire. Si vous cherchez à accéder au presse-papier d'un smartphone Samsung, ces quelques étapes très simples vous aideront à vous y retrouver.

Un créateur de contenu coréen s'est lancé dans un défi improbable : plier 200 000 fois de suite un téléphone Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 et voir ce qu'il se passe. Son challenge a été diffusé en direct pendant plusieurs jours.

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Smartphone maker Nothing's $799 Phone 3 has been "mired in controversy among the same customers who rallied behind the company's past products" since its July launch, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Tech enthusiasts have "lambasted the company for the phone's peculiar industrial design and what they perceive to be an unreasonable price." The Android device lacks the most performant Qualcomm processor chip found in premium Android phones and the camera performance "falls short of other handsets in this price bracket," the publication wrote in a scathing review. The phone costs $200 more than its predecessor and matches pricing with Apple's iPhone 16, Samsung's Galaxy S25, and Google's Pixel 9. Critics across Reddit and social media have attacked Nothing for removing the signature Glyph Lights from previous models. Comments on Nothing's YouTube channel have been "bruising," focusing on the phone's oddly positioned camera array. "At its current price, the handset is too expensive for what it offers," the review concludes.

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Samsung's new One UI 8 update has quietly disabled the ability to unlock the bootloader on all Galaxy devices globally, ending the custom ROM and kernel era for Android enthusiasts. While most users won't notice, the developer community sees this as a major blow to modding freedom -- one that could potentially raise regulatory concerns within the EU. SamMobile reports: A new report highlights evidence found in the Galaxy S25 One UI 8 beta builds that the bootloader unlock option has been removed. A similar change has also been confirmed on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 which are running stable versions of One UI 8. A deep dive into the stable version's code has also confirmed that regardless of the region, the bootloader unlock option will not be available on devices running One UI 8. The enthusiast community won't like it. They won't be able to use custom ROMs to update devices when the official software support runs out or use custom kernels to extract more performance. However, with most Samsung phones now offering seven years of Android OS upgrades, one can argue that the utility of this capability is not as significant as it once was.

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