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Episode 132, Android 13 QPR Program comes to a close June Pixel Feature drop

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Episode 132: Android 13 QPR 3 June pixel feature drop.

This week it is all about the last QPR for android 13, the June feature drop for pixel.

 

News and events

We talk about small fixes released in android 14 beta 3.1.

We talk about all the 10 features in the June feature drop

We then talk about the 30 fixes that were dropped, most of them for low vision users.

 

CSR, Commentary screen reader.

Kareen kiwan demos the media controls in CSR.

 

Talkback highlights.

John shows us, what is new in braille keyboard in talkback 114 released in android 14 beta 3.

 

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