Google has begun rolling out the Android 15 May 2025 update for the following Pixel devices: 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, and 9a. This month’s update includes three fixes that apply to all supported models along with the latest security patch as well.

The Android 15 May 2025 update addresses 28 issues dated 2025-05-01 and 22 more for 2025-05-05. One vulnerability, CVE-2025-27363, “may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” Google’s device-specific bulletin also includes three additional security fixes. Google is further addressing audio, Bluetooth, and quick settings bugs, including:

Audio

• Fix for degraded microphone recording quality in certain apps

Bluetooth

• Fix for Bluetooth pairing issues with certain smartwatches under certain conditions

Framework

• Fix for secondary language displayed in quick settings under certain conditions

According to Google, the May 2025 update will begin rolling out today and will continue to roll out in phases over the next week. We have already received the 30MB update on our Pixel 9a unit in India.

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In related news to Google’s Pixel devices, the brand’s upcoming Pixel 10 series’ camera specs were leaked recently. These suggest that the base Pixel 10 will get both an upgrade and downgrade in the optics segment. On the other hand, the Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL will both have setups that remain largely unchanged from their predecessors.

The Pixel 10 will use a triple rear camera system which is an upgrade over past year’s base model Pixels. The third sensor will be an 11MP Samsung 3J1 telephoto sensor which is a first for a vanilla model Pixel. However, the other two sensors, namely the primary and ultra-wide angle ones, have been downgraded over the Pixel 9’s camera sensors.

Vivo X200 FE India launch details have been leaked and it suggests that the device could be coming to the country by July. Aside from that, X200 FE key specifications have also been leaked and here’s everything to know about the upcoming flagship from the Chinese brand.

Vivo X200 FE India Launch

According to a Smartprix report, Vivo X200 FE will launch in the Indian market in July. At launch, the X200 FE will be available in two versions: one with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, and one with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage which will be the top-end version.

The report highlights some of the key specs of the device as well, including a flat 6.31-inch LTPO OLED display with a 1.5K resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Powering the phone is the MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ chipset. However, there’s a slight chance that this Chipset could be replaced with the yet-to-be-announced Dimensity 9400e chipset, which is said to be a slightly tweaked version of the Dimensity 9300+.

For the cameras, the Vivo X200 FE will pack a triple camera setup on the back, featuring a 50MP Sony IMX921 primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 50MP Sony IMX882 3X telephoto sensor. There’ll be a 50MP front-facing camera for selfies.

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Other specifications for the X200 FE could include an IP68/69 rating, an in-display fingerprint scanner, WiFi 6, Dual 4G/5G connectivity, and a 6,500mAh battery with 90W fast charging.

Vivo is also said to integrate a load of AI features in the phone, like AI seasonal portraits, a feature that has remained China-exclusive until now. In addition to this, the X200 FE retains the Zeiss partnership for cameras and the company will reportedly offer three years of Android version updates and four years of security updates for the device.

As for the pricing, it is expected to be priced in the Rs 50,000-60,000 bracket and could come in two colour variants.

Shortly after the Moto G56 5G was leaked, the same source has now also leaked the Moto G86 5G specifications which suggest that the device will come powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7000-series Chipset and will get 2 major Android OS updates. Here’s everything else to know about the device.

Moto G86 5G Specifications

According to the leak by Evan Blass, the device will come in Pantone Spellbound, Pantone Chrysanthemum, Pantone Cosmic Sky, and Pantone Golden Cypress colours. We expect the device to be priced around Rs 25,000 when it launches in India, however, this is purely a speculation and could be different at the time of launch.

The Moto G86 5G sports a 6.67-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 4500 nits peak brightness, 1.5K resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels, 10-bit colours, 446 ppi, and Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The device will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset paired with 8GB or 12GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage options. The device will run on Android 15 and will get 2 OS upgrades and 4 years of security patches.

The device will have dual rear cameras including a 50MP Sony LYT-600 primary camera with f/1.88 Aperture and an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle sensor. On the front, this Motorola device will feature a 32MP selfie camera with an f/2.2 aperture.

For battery, you’ll get two options, including a 5200mAh cell and a 6720mAh option, both with 33W Fast charging support. The phone has connectivity features like 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/Galileo, NFC, and a USB Type-C port for charging.

It gets stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and a in-display fingerprint scanner as well. The device is IP69 and IP68 rated, along with Military-grade durability backed by MIL-STD 810H certification.

Google seems to be working on a redesigned material design language for Android, dubbed Material 3 Expressive. Google shared earlier this month that it will announce Material 3 Expressive at the upcoming I/O 2025 event and called it the “future of Google’s UX design.” It will feature “emotional design patterns” and new guidelines as per the company. However, the company accidentally published a blog post (now deleted) which detailed the thinking and research behind Material 3 Expressive.

Saved in the Wayback Machine, the blog post read that Material 3 Expressive was “born out of research.” “Through 46 separate research studies with hundreds of designs, and more than 18,000 participants from around the world, we’ve dialed-in a system that’s both beautiful and highly usable,” said Google in the blog post.

The company notes that Material 3 Expressive principles are rooted in solid research and built on longstanding usability best practices, so designers can confidently use these new components and principles, knowing they’re building something that will be easy to use and that people can connect with. The idea behind Material 3 Expressive, also being referred to as “M3 Expressive” or “Expressive Design,” is to “move beyond ‘clean’ and ‘boring’ designs to create interfaces that connect with people on an emotional level.”

The research was carried out through a variety of methods including:

• Usability: Seeing how quickly participants could understand and use an interface
• Eye tracking: Analyzing where users focused their attention
• Surveys and focus groups: Gauging emotional responses to different designs
• Experiments: Gathering sentiment and preferences

Google began the research with individual elements, such as “Which progress indicator made the waiting time feel faster while also looking like it belonged on a premium phone?.””We also studied how big a button can be for positive improvements in tap time without overwhelming other items on the screen,” said the company.

Design-wise, Google found that “well-applied expressive design is strongly preferred by people of all ages over non-expressive design that followed the iOS Human Interface Guidelines, with that preference being particularly strong—up to 87%—among 18-24 year olds.”

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Google notes that the “fundamental parts of expressive design are the use of color, shape, size, motion, and containment.” Furthermore, “Material 3 Expressive is characterised by bold use of shape and color—creating delightful user experiences.” For example, the Send button in the new design is larger, placed just above the keyboard, and uses a secondary color to draw attention to it.

“We can compare this to the non-expressive design, which places the small Send button in the top-of-screen toolbar with other controls like attaching a file. When participants were asked to “Send the email” in the app, their eyes saw the button 4x faster in the expressive design,” said the company.

Through research, Google observed Expressive Design was found to be “more visually appealing, intuitive, and easy to use for participants with varying movement and visual abilities. Larger buttons, high-contrast visual containment, and other key attributes of expressive design make interfaces better and more usable for everyone.”

Google also noted a limitation that of Expressive design which was “lack of familiarity.” “It is also worth noting that while expressive design improved preference and usability, it was impacted by a lack of familiarity. This is a challenge that designers will have to navigate, but we expect to see familiarity increase as more and more apps adopt this new style in the next year,” said Google.