{
  "id": 4650803,
  "title": "New Android 17 QPR2 feature lets you peek inside your phone’s secure sandbox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/new-android-17-qpr2-feature-lets-you-peek-inside-your-phones-secure",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:48:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-qpr2-beta-4-private-compute-core-data-logging-3704959/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google has unveiled a new feature in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 that provides users with greater transparency regarding their phone's secure sandbox, known as Private Compute Core. This update adds a dedicated \"Data logging\" menu within the Privacy Dashboard, allowing users to actively monitor, log, and review any outbound data leaving this isolated environment.\n\nPrivate Compute Core is a crucial component of Android's machine learning features such as Live Caption, Now Playing, and Smart Reply. It operates in a secure silo, ensuring that user data remains protected without being exposed directly to the cloud or other applications. However, until now, users had limited visibility into the amount and frequency of data being exported from this sandbox.\n\nWith the introduction of the \"Data logging\" section in the Privacy Dashboard, Android users can now choose between two logging tiers. The \"Limited\" mode records data for up to three days, consuming up to 100MB, while the \"Detailed\" mode retains information for a maximum of 12 hours, again allowing up to 100MB. Users can also download these logs or delete them at their discretion.\n\nThis new transparency upgrade empowers users to have more control over their on-device data, offering a clearer picture of how sensitive information is being handled by Android's private computational core.",
  "summary": "Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 introduces new Private Compute Core data logging controls inside Privacy Dashboard.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sony-finally-made-the-perfect-android-phone-then-priced-it-out-of",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:15:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "XREAL has set the perfect stage for Android XR",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/xreal-has-set-the-perfect-stage-for-android-xr",
        "published": "2026-08-28T19:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Your Pixel’s built-in PA system is finally easy to find in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/your-pixels-built-in-pa-system-is-finally-easy-to-find-in-android-17",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:29:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "4 Docker containers I run on my old Android phone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/4-docker-containers-i-run-on-my-old-android-phone",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:30:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}