Google’s Android Auto platform has put out a few updates recently, and with them have come some tweaks to music and media apps. Here’s what’s changed.
On the Android Auto platform, all music apps share the same basic design to keep a sense of consistency for users. There’s a “home” page with recommendations and recent selections, and usually tabs for playlists, library, and other…
The Google Photos Print store, which is most known for books, is expanding its offerings in Europe and Canada. This applies to photo and canvas prints that have been available in the US and other places for sometime now.
The Print store can be accessed from the top-left…
Alaska Airlines’ e-ink bag label pairs with your iPhone to create electronic baggage tag
July 20, 2022
One piece of tech which has proven slow to, uh, take off is an electronic baggage tag to replace the usual paper label applied to hold baggage at check-in. Alaska Airlines is hoping to boost adoption by offering it free of charge to frequent fliers.
Background
The first…
Bloomberg is the latest publication to report on iPhone shipments growing in China after COVID-19 lockdowns lifted. Apple was responsible for leading a rebound in the smartphone market in June as Chinese users are buying more iPhone 13 than ever.
According to Bloomberg, China’s mobile phone shipments jumped 9.2% in June, led by Apple and Samsung. The Cupertino company has become the…
Samsung will unveil the next generation of its foldable phones on August 10. In its fourth year of folding smartphones, the question remains: when will Apple be part of the trend and launch its first foldable iPhone?
Reports about a future foldable iPhone are sparse. The…
The tweaks and small additions to Google Photos continues with the Info pane on the web getting a rather useful “Backed up” section.
Since 2020, photos.google.com has included “Uploaded from” and “Shared by” image information that’s not found on the Android or…
One of the major visual changes in Android 13 is a redesign of media controls, and YouTube Music has just been updated to support the new style.
Apps need to target API level 33 to take advantage of the new design. Otherwise, all controls appear at the very bottom of the taller player for a very cramped experience that complicates tapping.
YouTube Music 5.16 targets Android 13 and gets a rounded…
As of late, Google Photos has been emphasizing screenshots and the Android app now offers an app shortcut to quickly view them.
Long-pressing on the app icon reveals the addition of “View screenshots” alongside “Free up space” and “I’m Feeling Lucky.” It’s…
With version 100 in late March, Google released a Chrome icon redesign across the desktop and mobile apps. An interview today with the team behind the revamp shares some interesting details about the process.
For example, before the 2008 launch, a rocket ship featuring a red…
I/O 2022 closed with a very unexpected look at the company’s augmented reality efforts. Google announced today that it will “test AR prototypes in the real world” starting in August.
Google says “testing only in a lab environment has its limitations,” and wants to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.”
This “small-scale testing” will be…
