Unconfirmed Reports from Reddit showing Google Account Sign-Ins without a Password

A Redditor over on the /r/Android subreddit has reportedly been invited to an early access Google Account feature allowing users to sign-in to their account without needing a password. The new feature will use your phone to authenticate your identity by bringing up a notification that will allow you to grant or deny access to your account. If enabled, this feature should protect against keyloggers when using public computers.

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How Twitter Used Doze to Optimize their Notification Service

Doze mode was introduced in Android Marshmallow to vastly improve battery life by cutting down on wakelocks, while still allowing developers to push important notifications by setting a priority level that can awaken the device from doze. In a blog post, the Google Developers team outlined some of the best practices employed by Twitter to improve notification performance without adversely affecting doze mode.

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