by dbadmin | May 20, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google is developing a new ‘ambient AOD’ feature for Android, which will display a blurred version of the lock screen wallpaper on the always-on display. This feature, showcased briefly by Google during The Android Show: I/O Edition, is an evolution of previous AOD...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, News
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google is working on a new gesture that will make it easier to open the full-screen Gemini experience from the overlay. The Gemini overlay already offers users a shortcut to open the full-screen experience, but it only appears...
by dbadmin | May 19, 2025 | Authority Insights, File Manager, Files by Google, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is testing Material 3 Expressive components in a beta version of its Files app. Changes include centrally placed, redesigned floating buttons, larger thumbnails, and a new progress bar design. These design features...
by dbadmin | May 18, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google appears to be developing an Android equivalent to iOS’s Standby Mode, hinted at by a Google Play Services update and code found in Android 16. This new feature will likely leverage an enhanced Hub Mode, which is being optimized for phones and will integrate...
by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | Android 16, Authority Insights, News
Google may be developing “Magic Actions” for Android, an AI-powered enhancement to notification actions that could leverage the Gemini AI model. This new feature, which we spotted in Android 16 code, aims to replace the current Smart Actions, and could offer more...
by dbadmin | May 16, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Calendar, Material 3 Expressive, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on changes to the Calendar app. These changes introduce the Google Sans Flex font and a new FAB style. You can also see that the corners of the calendar are rounded and the lines between days are thicker....
