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Google Maps is rolling out a new look for the listing page (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-23 04:29:48

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps is getting a few UI tweaks for the listing page. The “Popular times” section for a location has moved above the reviews section. The options for suggesting an edit, measuring distance, adding a missing place, and adding your business now have proper buttons. When you search for a place in Google Maps, say the Eiffel Tower, you’ll see a listing page right under the map. The overview tab on that page contains a variety of information you may

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Google is playing with an energetic new Gemini animation (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-23 08:33:00

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR As part of its big Material 3 Expressive overhaul, Google’s been rethinking its approach to the Gemini overlay. Instead of just gently sliding onto screen, Google’s been working to give Gemini a little bouncy momentum. The latest version of this animation we’ve uncovered is easily the most dynamic yet. Change is coming to Google’s Android software, and that change’s name is Material 3 Expressive. The company’s latest design language is being implemente

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Google is testing a cooler, darker design for Gemini Live’s overlay (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-23 08:33:08

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a visual refresh for Gemini Live’s compact overlay in the latest app beta. The redesigned UI includes rounded corners, smaller icons, and a dark background. The corner widget has also been updated to be circular with a more vibrant waveform. Google isn’t done refining the Gemini Live experience. Following last month’s reveal of a more compact overlay interface, we’ve now uncovered some potential visual updates to that same UI. In our

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This transforming, dual-screened Android console is the most interesting handheld I’ve ever tested

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-23 08:37:20

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority It isn’t often that something entirely new crops up in the gaming space. Nintendo is the only player still innovating when it comes to handhelds, but even then the evolution from the Wii U in 2012 to the Nintendo Switch 2 released just a few months ago feels far more iterative than say, the leap from the Game Boy to the Nintendo DS. Then there’s the ONEXSUGAR SUGAR 1. With two screens, folding controllers, and more power than nearly any other Android gaming h

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YouTube Music is finally syncing your playback progress across devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-26 07:00:36

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music tracks listening history across devices, but so far hasn’t offered a way to resume playback directly. With YouTube Music version 8.26.51, we’re now seeing the app sync playback progress across devices. Listeners are able to continue a playlist where they left off by tapping “Resume.” It’s a fair question: How many of us are big YouTube Music fans, and how many use it because we want YouTube Premium, signed up before Premium Lite was an

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Google may be removing its iconic ‘G’ logo from Messages (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-26 09:25:00

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Messages app could be getting a branding tweak that removes the famous “G” logo. It seems that the company plans to use the full “Google” wordmark in the app’s header going forward. The new Google Messages branding seems to be consistent with other Google apps, such as Photos, Calendar, Drive, and more. Google is constantly making subtle changes to the look and feel of its core apps, and we’ve discovered that Google Messages may be in line f

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The chip powering Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold may have just been revealed by One UI 8 (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-27 04:30:07

Jonathan Feist / Android Authority TL;DR A new internal beta of One UI 8 has confirmed the chip that will appear in Samsung’s triple-screen foldable. “SM8750” appears next to the codename for the tri-fold. This is the model number for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. Samsung has been working on a triple-screen foldable phone, much like the HUAWEI Mate XT. Recently, there’s been a flurry of reports about the foldable, including our own story about the device being ready to be put into produ

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ChatGPT Plus could soon get a yearly plan that will save you money (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-28 08:34:40

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Open AI appears to be working on an annual billing option for its ChatGPT Plus plan. New code spotted in the latest ChatGPT beta release for Android indicates that the annual subscription could cost $200. OpenAI currently only offers monthly billing for its premium ChatGPT Plus and Pro tiers, but that may change soon. A recent teardown of the ChatGPT Android app revealed potential support for weekly, annual, and even lifetime subscription options. Whi

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Google could revamp Android’s backup settings with a sleek new look (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-28 16:38:55

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Services v25.11.32 beta contains code for a redesigned Backup page, simplifying the interface by removing unnecessary details. Update, July 17, 2025 (06:38 AM ET): Google is rolling out the new Backup UI in Google Play Services. We’ve received the update across devices with Android 15 and Android Canary. Original article, March 20, 2025 (09:02 AM ET): Google has a decently robust backup and restore solution through Google One. This system taps

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Google Messages will soon tell you exactly what happened to sent messages (Updated: Beta rollout)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-28 16:45:04

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has discovered a new UI for the “view details” page in Google Messages. This option typically pops up when you long-press a message, giving you more information about it. The new UI will give you more detailed info about the message and recipients. Update, July 17, 2025 (06:45 AM ET): Google is rolling out the new UI to some users with the latest beta, as spotted by user Aniruddh. While we don’t yet have it on our device

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 16)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 16:30:36

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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RCS chats not connecting? Google Messages may soon make it easier to diagnose (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 12:14:59

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages may be about to add a “Details” button to help diagnose issues with RCS chats connections. The button was spotted within a recent beta version of the app, and includes a “Submit feedback” option. Google has previously advised users to provide this kind of technical info if they’re having problems with the feature. If you’ve ever found RCS chats registration stuck on “Connecting” or “Verifying” in Google Messages, you know how frustrati

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Google One is getting easier on the eyes with these Expressive changes (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 04:36:12

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is currently in the middle of bringing its Material 3 Expressive design language to its Android apps. Earlier this year we got a preview of how this would impact Google One, looking at the app’s settings screen. We’re now able to see many more Expressive elements throughout the app, but these still aren’t publicly accessible. Halfway through July may not be official the midpoint of summer, but it sure feels like it. While some of us have been enjoy

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Random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

news.ycombinator.com Paul Melman 2025-07-31 22:28:36

Campbell's Law (a variant of Goodhart's Law) states that the more a metric is used for social decision-making, the more it will be subject to corruption which distorts and corrupts not only the metric itself, but the very social processes it was meant to measure. Selection criteria for a position of authority are one example of such a metric. When selection criteria are opaque, it is difficult for them to become a target, preserving their utility as measures. For governance positions however, it

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Gemini is working to clean up how it handles Canvas previews (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-02 07:30:10

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google introduced Canvas in Gemini to aid with creating documents and editing code. So far, previewing code output in Gemini may involve transitioning over to a new Chrome tab. Gemini appears to be experimenting with a revised preview path that allows you to remain right in the Gemini app. Google has been making its case for Gemini going back well over a year at this point, and with all the new tools and upgrades its AI agent has received, at this po

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Why random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

news.ycombinator.com Paul Melman 2025-08-03 15:28:36

Campbell's Law (a variant of Goodhart's Law) states that the more a metric is used for social decision-making, the more it will be subject to corruption which distorts and corrupts not only the metric itself, but the very social processes it was meant to measure. Selection criteria for a position of authority are one example of such a metric. When selection criteria are opaque, it is difficult for them to become a target, preserving their utility as measures. For governance positions however, it

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First look at Gemini Space: Google’s Now Bar-like upgrade to Pixel’s At a Glance (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 04:03:06

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Space is an upcoming upgrade to the Pixel’s At a Glance experience. It’s seemingly inspired by Samsung’s Now bar and Now Brief, which show contextual cards on the lock screen and other places. In its current state, Gemini Space displays sports and birthday cards, but finance and Daily Hub features are expected in the future. We’ve previously spotted Google working on a feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices. Based on the handful of clues

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Google Contacts could soon let you control clutter from third-party apps (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 17:08:52

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Contacts could soon allow users to show or hide read-only contacts synced from connected apps. The new feature aims to help users troubleshoot issues like duplicated contacts by revealing otherwise hidden view-only entries. Most users likely won’t need this enabled, but the switch offers better visibility for those who occasionally need it. Update, July 14, 2025 (07:08 AM ET): The ability to show and hide read-only contacts is now rolling out to

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Google Personal Safety’s Expressive makeover is looking even more expansive (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-08 12:32:53

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed additional Material 3 Expressive changes coming to Google’s Personal Safety app. The app’s latest release includes revamped Medical information and Emergency SOS menus. The design changes align with the Material 3 Expressive makeover of Android’s Settings app. Google’s Personal Safety App may be next in line to receive its Material 3 Expressive makeover. We recently gave you an early look at some of the design

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Google is spicing up Gemini’s home screen with a visual revamp (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-10 15:36:55

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new tweak to the Gemini home screen. The change expands the input box and adds a shadow. Corners now only appear on top of the input box. A few weeks ago, we told you about a change that could be coming to the Gemini home screen. That tweak would make the home screen a little more like ChatGPT’s by adding suggestion chips. But it looks like that may not be the only alteration in store for the page. Authority Insights story on Andr

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Google Photos will soon let you animate your stills, here’s how (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-11 00:05:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos could soon introduce a new Remix feature that uses generative AI to help users create short videos from still images. We first spotted the feature in a teardown in May and gave you an early look at its interface last month. Google has since updated its UI and added a new pop-up showcasing how the feature works. Google is prepping a new generative AI feature for Google Photos that will allow users to convert still images into short video

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 9)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-11 00:30:15

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Google Drive’s Material 3 Expressive refresh starts extending beyond the home screen (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-21 08:18:50

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on giving the Drive app for Android a Material 3 Expressive makeover. We recently gave you an early look at the app’s redesigned FAB and home screen. A teardown of the latest release has revealed a few additional design changes and a more prominent summarize button for PDF files. Google is in the process of giving all its Android apps a Material 3 Expressive makeover. Apps like Gmail, Keep, and Wallet have already received a design

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 2)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 08:30:01

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Here’s a first look at the Google Personal Safety app’s Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-25 01:00:53

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed plenty of visual changes coming to the Personal Safety app. These changes are in line with Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language and cover the emergency contacts menus. This redesign will likely be exclusive to Android 16 QPR1 for now. Google’s Personal Safety app is a one-stop shop for emergencies, allowing you to quickly get help, record video, and much more. Now, it looks like Google is bringing so

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Gallery: Check out Samsung’s new watch faces for the Galaxy Watch 8 (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-25 12:23:33

Evan Blass / Samsung TL;DR Samsung’s next launch event is on July 9, and we expect to see the Galaxy Watch 8 series announced. Watch 8 leaks so far have detailed design changes and given us plenty of looks at the evolving hardware. Our attention now turns to some new watch faces which should premiere alongside the Watch 8 series. With July now on our doorstep, we are mere days away from Samsung’s next Unpacked launch event. In just a little over a week, media will descend upon New York City

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Check out Gemini’s new avatar in Google colors ahead of its official rollout (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-25 20:02:52

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google may soon replace Gemini’s two-tone color scheme with its iconic brand colors. The new colors will appear around the Gemini overlay, which could receive another minor design change. The Gemini logo will also adopt Google’s red, blue, yellow, and green color palette. Gemini may soon adopt Google’s iconic brand colors for its logo and overlay. We recently spotted these changes while digging through beta builds of the Google app on Android and gav

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Gemini Live looks like it’s getting ready to work with all your favorite apps (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 12:42:41

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Back in May, Google announced the first wave of Gemini Live extension support. Initial extensions for Maps, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks are slowly starting to hit users. Beyond these, we’ve uncovered a large list of Live extensions that appear to be in development. Gemini Live has been both technically impressive and quite a bit of fun to interact with, right from the get-go; the combination of Gemini’s powerful models and a naturally flowing conversati

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Happy hour with Gemini: How I built my perfect summer bartender

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-27 04:00:36

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority If you open the liquor cabinets (plural) in my home, you’ll find an eclectic collection of spirits ranging from the mundane to the random and unique bottles my husband and I have bought in some small or unknown town during our travels. My husband likes to joke that I gifted him a basic bartending course and now I’m benefiting from it, but in my mind, it was a sound financial investment for both of us. The problem, though, is that there isn’t a course varied e

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Use Xfinity Mobile on a Pixel phone? You may be getting a Wi-Fi Speed Boost (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 20:29:48

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Xfinity Mobile’s WiFi PowerBoost lets your phone access Wi-Fi speeds in excess of the internet plan you’re paying for. So far it’s supported iPhones and Samsung Galaxy flagships and mid-rangers, but not Android phones at large. New settings for “Xfinity Speed Boost” in Google’s Adaptive Connectivity Service app suggest availability could be improving. Going online with your smartphone over a Wi-Fi connection can offer a lot of advantages compared to

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Google Maps is rolling out a new look for the listing page (APK teardown)

Google is playing with an energetic new Gemini animation (APK teardown)

Google is testing a cooler, darker design for Gemini Live’s overlay (APK teardown)

This transforming, dual-screened Android console is the most interesting handheld I’ve ever tested

YouTube Music is finally syncing your playback progress across devices

Google may be removing its iconic ‘G’ logo from Messages (APK teardown)

The chip powering Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold may have just been revealed by One UI 8 (APK teardown)

ChatGPT Plus could soon get a yearly plan that will save you money (APK teardown)

Google could revamp Android’s backup settings with a sleek new look (Updated: Rolling out)

Google Messages will soon tell you exactly what happened to sent messages (Updated: Beta rollout)

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 16)

RCS chats not connecting? Google Messages may soon make it easier to diagnose (APK teardown)

Google One is getting easier on the eyes with these Expressive changes (APK teardown)

Random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

Gemini is working to clean up how it handles Canvas previews (APK teardown)

Why random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

First look at Gemini Space: Google’s Now Bar-like upgrade to Pixel’s At a Glance (APK teardown)

Google Contacts could soon let you control clutter from third-party apps (Updated: Rolling out)

Google Personal Safety’s Expressive makeover is looking even more expansive (APK teardown)

Google is spicing up Gemini’s home screen with a visual revamp (APK teardown)

Google Photos will soon let you animate your stills, here’s how (APK teardown)

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 9)

Google Drive’s Material 3 Expressive refresh starts extending beyond the home screen (APK teardown)

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 2)

Here’s a first look at the Google Personal Safety app’s Expressive redesign (APK teardown)

Gallery: Check out Samsung’s new watch faces for the Galaxy Watch 8 (APK teardown)

Check out Gemini’s new avatar in Google colors ahead of its official rollout (APK teardown)

Gemini Live looks like it’s getting ready to work with all your favorite apps (APK teardown)

Happy hour with Gemini: How I built my perfect summer bartender

Use Xfinity Mobile on a Pixel phone? You may be getting a Wi-Fi Speed Boost (APK teardown)

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