{"id":15241,"date":"2025-02-15T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T11:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/android-16-to-offer-robust-open-close-detection-for-pixel-9-pro-fold\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T21:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:03:43","slug":"android-16-to-offer-robust-open-close-detection-for-pixel-9-pro-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/android-16-to-offer-robust-open-close-detection-for-pixel-9-pro-fold\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 16 to offer \u201crobust open\/close detection&quot; for Pixel 9 Pro Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google rolled out the first Android 16 beta update earlier in late January. Google offered the latest update for the Pixel 6, 6a, 6 Pro, 7, 7a, 7 Pro, Fold, Tablet, 8, 8a, 8 Pro, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and 9 Pro Fold smartphones. A couple of days ago, the search engine giant rolled out the Android 16 Beta 2 update for the same devices. New Android 16 firmware for the Pixel phones is full of bugs and issues. However, it also brings a handful of new features for the Android phones, especially for the foldable smartphones. According to the reports, the Android 16 update will offer a \u201crobust open\/close detection\u201d feature for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold model.<br \/>\n\u201cRobust open\/close detection\u201d will help Pixel 9 Pro Fold more accurately detect if it\u2019s open or closed<br \/>\nAccording to 9to5Google, the Android 16 version might make Google\u2019s foldable phones better at knowing whether they\u2019re open or closed. The report says that many Pixel 9 Pro Fold users running Android 16 Beta 2 have started receiving a notification that prompts them to turn on a feature called \u201crobust open\/close detection\u201d. This function aims to help foldable smartphones work better with magnetic accessories.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you\u2019re using a magnetic accessory, turn on robust open\/close detection in Settings. This helps your Pixel Fold more accurately detect if it\u2019s open or closed\u201d, reads the notification. As per the source, the notification comes from the Pixel System service, and has a button labeled \u201cTurn on\u201d. Apart from the foldable Pixel phones, this feature will be available on all other foldable Android smartphones in Android 16.<br \/>\nFoldable smartphones utilize the hall (effect) sensors to determine whether they\u2019re in the open or closed state. As 9to5Google notes, magnetic accessories can confuse foldable smartphones. Touching a magnet to the surface of a Pixel Fold\/Pixel 9 Pro Fold or other foldable smartphones can cause its screen to briefly turn off. Android 16\u2019s upcoming \u201crobust open\/close detection\u201d feature will seemingly address this problem though it\u2019s not clear how.<br \/>\nThe new Android 16 feature doesn\u2019t do anything yet<br \/>\nAs of now, the Android 16 Beta 2\u2019s \u201crobust open\/close detection\u201d doesn\u2019t seem to be doing anything yet. The notification in the latest beta version doesn\u2019t turn the settings on. You will not find this functionality in the Pixel Fold phone\u2019s Settings app yet. Google seems to be redying the new feature and will enable it in the next Android 16 beta update.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s worth mentioning that the foldable phones will eventually adopt the MagSafe-like Qi2 standard. It will introduce a lot more magnets to the mix. Then, the \u201crobust open\/close detection\u201d feature will come in handy to help foldable phones determine their open or closed state. We will know more about the new functionality in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for regular updates.<br \/>\nThe post Android 16 to offer \u201crobust open\/close detection&#8221; for Pixel 9 Pro Fold appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Google-Pixel-9-Pro-Fold-AM-Ah-03.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google rolled out the first Android 16 beta update earlier in late January. 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