Google releases surprise software update for the Pixel 4 with one major caveat

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Google releases surprise software update for the Pixel 4 with one major caveat
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Google issued a surprise update for the Pixel 4 although it was pushed out to developers only.

) has disseminated a tweet about a new Android build for the Pixel 4 series that he discovered. But there is a caveat; this update is for developers only and was sent to the Android Privacy Sandbox. As Google explains,"The Privacy Sandbox on Android aims to develop new technologies that improve user privacy and enable effective, personalized advertising experiences for mobile apps." Interestingly, the Privacy Sandbox is only available for the Pixel 4, not the Pixel 4 XL.

. Suppose we told you that this surprise developer update for the Pixel 4 includes the December security patches. Right now there is no indication that this build is going to be made available to the public although at this point you never know. The update is based on the latest Quarterly Feature Drop and as we said, it does carry the December security update so it is fairly recent.Speaking about updates, this coming Monday, February 6th, Google will drop the February Android Security update. Or at least it is scheduled to do so.

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