Pixel Launcher will improve the detection of when to change the color of the At a glance text.
Until now, to make the widget text black, you had to set a very light wallpaper, and I think the algorithm took a weighted coefficient over the whole area of the picture. In this case the text of the app's labels changed as well. And for the live wallpaper, the text color parameter was defined directly by the wallpaper itself.
Pixel Launcher from QPR2 Beta 2 added a new flag
Comment: It would be nice if the weather icons would also adjust for this (here's what it could look like), for this I created a report on the Google Issue Tracker. You can support it by clicking on the link and pressing +1.
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Until now, to make the widget text black, you had to set a very light wallpaper, and I think the algorithm took a weighted coefficient over the whole area of the picture. In this case the text of the app's labels changed as well. And for the live wallpaper, the text color parameter was defined directly by the wallpaper itself.
Pixel Launcher from QPR2 Beta 2 added a new flag
ENABLE_REGION_SAMPLING. Once enabled, the At a glance widget will change its text depending on the lightness of the image region behind it, separate from the text color of the app labels. But so far this does not apply to the lock screen (but at least it has a dimming)Comment: It would be nice if the weather icons would also adjust for this (here's what it could look like), for this I created a report on the Google Issue Tracker. You can support it by clicking on the link and pressing +1.
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Google should do something about Google Fit.
The app is visually several years behind. And if we talk about the functionality itself, it's missing a basic metric like stress, not to mention other missing metrics like BMI, BFR, Muscle Rate, Body Water and many others.
My friend @CYCDMCUM drew a concept of what the app could look like in an updated design and with new functionality (uncompressed picture in the comments). And to address Google, we filled out a report on Issue Tracker with a more detailed description of the feature request.
To support the concept (or get Google to do something), follow this link and click +1 at the top right:
issuetracker.google.com/issues/265783641
The app is visually several years behind. And if we talk about the functionality itself, it's missing a basic metric like stress, not to mention other missing metrics like BMI, BFR, Muscle Rate, Body Water and many others.
My friend @CYCDMCUM drew a concept of what the app could look like in an updated design and with new functionality (uncompressed picture in the comments). And to address Google, we filled out a report on Issue Tracker with a more detailed description of the feature request.
To support the concept (or get Google to do something), follow this link and click +1 at the top right:
issuetracker.google.com/issues/265783641
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'Find My Device' app received a much-needed Material You redesign.
When you open the app, you're now greeted by a new tab listing the devices in your account. The app itself received Material Design 3 components with dynamic colors and a dark theme that was previously missing.
This change is available in the new version 2.5.001.
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When you open the app, you're now greeted by a new tab listing the devices in your account. The app itself received Material Design 3 components with dynamic colors and a dark theme that was previously missing.
This change is available in the new version 2.5.001.
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Google is experimenting with a second iteration of its Account Switch menu Material You overhaul. Previously, we showed that Google wants to update the design of the user switch in Google Calendar. Having never rolled it out, the company has already made…
Google updated the profile switching window on the Web.
The menu has got rounder corners, the profile photo and name have been aligned to the left edge, and the profiles themselves have been separated into a container with a different shade. The new design is available on all sites (except those that use their custom windows, like YouTube and Google Play)
Overall, this design resembles the same Google profile switching menu we previously discovered in Calendar app and which is already available in Google Messages app.
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The menu has got rounder corners, the profile photo and name have been aligned to the left edge, and the profiles themselves have been separated into a container with a different shade. The new design is available on all sites (except those that use their custom windows, like YouTube and Google Play)
Overall, this design resembles the same Google profile switching menu we previously discovered in Calendar app and which is already available in Google Messages app.
Google News | En
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YouTube Music launches signups for a closed beta test called 'Listening Room'.
YouTube Music's development team will collaborate with a select group of users on its Discord 'Listening Room' server to get regular feedback on specific features.
Program participants will receive: A free one-year YouTube Music Premium subscription, early access to specific features, and the opportunity to impact the future of YouTube Music.
You will be required to: Use YouTube Music as your primary streaming service for a year, give regular feedback through conversations and surveys in Discord, and not disclose information outside of the server.
If you are lucky enough to be selected as a member of a closed group, you will be contacted in February.
🔗 Link to signup form
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YouTube Music's development team will collaborate with a select group of users on its Discord 'Listening Room' server to get regular feedback on specific features.
Program participants will receive: A free one-year YouTube Music Premium subscription, early access to specific features, and the opportunity to impact the future of YouTube Music.
You will be required to: Use YouTube Music as your primary streaming service for a year, give regular feedback through conversations and surveys in Discord, and not disclose information outside of the server.
If you are lucky enough to be selected as a member of a closed group, you will be contacted in February.
🔗 Link to signup form
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The second beta version of Android 13 QPR2 is out! Build number: T2B2.221216.006 Security Patch: January 2023 Fixed Issues: • Fixed an issue with the System UI that sometimes caused the Home screen to become unresponsive. •Fixed an issue where, after switching…
Google released a minor Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2.1 update.
Build number: T2B2.221216.008
Security Patch: January 2023
Fixed Issues:
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented devices from automatically connecting to a 5G network even when it was available. (Issue #265093352)
• Fixed an issue where devices did not drop or reset an existing, encrypted Bluetooth connection after receiving a command to disable link-layer encryption for that connection.
🔗 Android Beta
• OTA images
• Factory Images
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Build number: T2B2.221216.008
Security Patch: January 2023
Fixed Issues:
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented devices from automatically connecting to a 5G network even when it was available. (Issue #265093352)
• Fixed an issue where devices did not drop or reset an existing, encrypted Bluetooth connection after receiving a command to disable link-layer encryption for that connection.
🔗 Android Beta
• OTA images
• Factory Images
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Google Drive on Android now has a Navigation Rail for tablets (and phones in landscape mode).
Ahead of the Pixel Tablet's release, Google continues to refine the layout in its apps. One of the latest GDrive app updates introduces a new
Remarkably, this change also applies to phones in landscape orientation, thereby freeing up vertical space. The same was done earlier in the Google TV app.
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Ahead of the Pixel Tablet's release, Google continues to refine the layout in its apps. One of the latest GDrive app updates introduces a new
NavRailFeature_enable_nav_rail flag, which, when enabled, moves the navigation bar and the floating action button on the tablet layout to the left edge of the screen (in any orientation). Remarkably, this change also applies to phones in landscape orientation, thereby freeing up vertical space. The same was done earlier in the Google TV app.
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Material library got a new Carousel component.
This component contains a collection of items that can move in and out of the field of view. It can be used, for example, in Google Photos memory cards or thumbnails of images of places in Google Maps.
• Link to documentation
• Release of the Carousel component on GitHub
Thanks for the tip, @polodarb
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This component contains a collection of items that can move in and out of the field of view. It can be used, for example, in Google Photos memory cards or thumbnails of images of places in Google Maps.
Carousel appeared in the Material Components Android 1.9.0-alpha01 release and is built on top of RecyclerView. Most likely not very stable yet. • Link to documentation
• Release of the Carousel component on GitHub
Thanks for the tip, @polodarb
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'Find My Device' app received a much-needed Material You redesign. When you open the app, you're now greeted by a new tab listing the devices in your account. The app itself received Material Design 3 components with dynamic colors and a dark theme that…
'Find my device' settings will get a new switch to 'Store recent location'.
Back in the December Google Play System Update changelog, the company announced a new Find My Device feature that will allow you to find your offline devices and accessories using encryption and saving data of the most recent location.
Google said that the new feature will be available in the Google Play Services update version 22.50 (dated December 15), but has not yet rolled it out. When you get this feature, you'll see a new "Store recent location" switch in the Find My Device settings.
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Back in the December Google Play System Update changelog, the company announced a new Find My Device feature that will allow you to find your offline devices and accessories using encryption and saving data of the most recent location.
Google said that the new feature will be available in the Google Play Services update version 22.50 (dated December 15), but has not yet rolled it out. When you get this feature, you'll see a new "Store recent location" switch in the Find My Device settings.
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🇬🇧 Google News is readying a Material You redesign In the latest update to Google News (;D), version 3.53, Google started to redesign the bottom navigation bar, which is now taller, has a slight hue to it, and features a pill shape that indicates which tab…
The first look at the Material You redesign of the Google News app on tablets.
In the 5.71 update, the company began work on a redesign of the app in tablet view. As always, they added a navigation rail with MD3 components. For now it is only available in landscape orientation.
Meanwhile, the page content is now separated from the header and navigation rail by a container with rounded corners on top. They've also updated the shape of the search bar.
What's noteworthy is that Google continues to implement the navigation rail in landscape orientation on phones, as we've already seen in Google TV and Google Drive.
An updated Material You navigation bar was already present in the app last May but it is still not available to end users.
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In the 5.71 update, the company began work on a redesign of the app in tablet view. As always, they added a navigation rail with MD3 components. For now it is only available in landscape orientation.
Meanwhile, the page content is now separated from the header and navigation rail by a container with rounded corners on top. They've also updated the shape of the search bar.
What's noteworthy is that Google continues to implement the navigation rail in landscape orientation on phones, as we've already seen in Google TV and Google Drive.
An updated Material You navigation bar was already present in the app last May but it is still not available to end users.
Google News | En
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Android Privacy Sandbox has entered the beta testing phase.
A year ago, Google announced a long-term Privacy Sandbox initiative for Android to balance ads in apps and improve your data protection. A few months later, the company released the first Developer Preview build, and now it's ready to move into the beta testing stage.
According to Mishaal Rahman, Privacy Sandbox on Android has become available on devices with Extension SDK 4+, which is already rolled out. The feature itself, however, is currently disabled on the server side, as it is only available in apps or devices approved for beta testing. Developers must fill out a special form to join the program.
From the screenshots you can see the setup wizard and the settings page.
• Source: Mishaal's Android News Feed
• What is Android Privacy Sandbox? (Esper)
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A year ago, Google announced a long-term Privacy Sandbox initiative for Android to balance ads in apps and improve your data protection. A few months later, the company released the first Developer Preview build, and now it's ready to move into the beta testing stage.
According to Mishaal Rahman, Privacy Sandbox on Android has become available on devices with Extension SDK 4+, which is already rolled out. The feature itself, however, is currently disabled on the server side, as it is only available in apps or devices approved for beta testing. Developers must fill out a special form to join the program.
From the screenshots you can see the setup wizard and the settings page.
• Source: Mishaal's Android News Feed
• What is Android Privacy Sandbox? (Esper)
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New details about the Pixel Tablet.
Kuba Wojciechowski revealed some new details about the upcoming device. The tablet will feature 8GB of Samsung LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of Kioxia UFS storage.
The display on the device is a 2560x1600 CSoT "ppa957db2d" with a RT4539 LED driver, which is typically used for driving the backlight layer on LCDs, which means that the Pixel Tablet most likely doesn't have an OLED screen.
Also, on the "About Tablet" settings page, my curiosity was piqued by the very top item 'Dock Settings'. Apparently, here you can control the settings of the dock with the speaker, as well as update its software.
About the Tangor Pro code name. Google originally developed just a "tangor" with a first-gen Tensor chip, but then cancelled the project in favor of "tangorpro" based on the Tensor G2 chip. And this is the only difference between the devices.
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Kuba Wojciechowski revealed some new details about the upcoming device. The tablet will feature 8GB of Samsung LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of Kioxia UFS storage.
The display on the device is a 2560x1600 CSoT "ppa957db2d" with a RT4539 LED driver, which is typically used for driving the backlight layer on LCDs, which means that the Pixel Tablet most likely doesn't have an OLED screen.
Also, on the "About Tablet" settings page, my curiosity was piqued by the very top item 'Dock Settings'. Apparently, here you can control the settings of the dock with the speaker, as well as update its software.
About the Tangor Pro code name. Google originally developed just a "tangor" with a first-gen Tensor chip, but then cancelled the project in favor of "tangorpro" based on the Tensor G2 chip. And this is the only difference between the devices.
Google News | En
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