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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
OpenAI, Anthropic Prepare for a New Era of AI Products
Leading AI labs are now working to turn their technical advances into compelling apps and hardware devices. But first... Three things to know:
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Business
- Android Authority
Here's a closer look at Google's Material 3 Expressive interface upgrades for Meet (APK teardown)
TL;DR Material 3 Expressive is updating the look and feel of Google apps across Android, and is set to arrive later this year. Last week at I/O, Google offered devs a quick peek at how Meet is evolving for Material 3 Expressive. We've now managed to get a hands-on look at further Material changes coming to Meet. Google has just drawn the curtain back on Material 3 Expressive, and over the past few weeks now, we've been getting some of our first looks at how this updated design language will impact some of our favorite apps — to say nothing of Android itself. During its I/O 2025 sessions last week, the company shared a tiny preview of how those changes will impact Meet, sharing the graphic you see above. That's a fine start, but we're not about to patiently wait around for that overhaul to roll out, and have put together an early preview for you. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. For this advanced look, we're working with version of Meet. We've convinced the app to turn on its Material 3 Expressive changes ahead of schedule, so while none of these are visible in the app just yet, they should represent where Google's development efforts at least currently lie. In all these sets of screenshots, we're looking at Meet as we have it now on the left, and the updated Material 3 Expressive interface on the right. For starters, we've got an update to the view for your call history with greatly improved contrast. That's a trend that continues with the screen for manually joining a meeting, going for both enhanced readability and a more playful, rounded look. We also see a notice about the upcoming sunsetting of legacy Duo features, rendered with this new UI. We start seeing some more pronounced changes with these next screens. Once you've selected a meeting, the view when you're getting ready to join now features that big, bold button we first saw in Google's teaser last week. That's a change that similarly impacts the UI for direct person-to-person calls. While one consequence of everything getting bigger means that we get slightly less information packed on-screen at once, we have to say that these new layouts feel a hell of a lot cleaner than before, and come across a lot more polished — Google is clearly making decisions here intent on making full use of available screen real estate. Material 3 Expressive is set to formally start changing the face of Android apps at some point later this year, following the stable release of Android 16. While Google hasn't yet explicitly confirmed as much, our time spent working on these early previews suggests to us that we could very well see app updates like this one come to Android 15, as well. For now, though, we'll just have to wait and see. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Apple announces WWDC 2005 keynote date and time — here's what to expect
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. We knew WWDC 2025 was coming, as Apple has held its Worldwide Developer Conference every year for as long as we can remember. The event is scheduled for June 9-13, so we won't need to wait long to see the latest Apple hardware and software. The Apple keynote, where most announcements happen, is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST on June 9. The other stuff will be developer-focused (hence the event's name), but the keynote usually features new consumer-focused goodies. Apple's release doesn't tell us much about the event — it's a pastel-colored rainbow that fades to gray at the top with WWDC25 written below it. The tagline "On the horizon" finishes off the invite. However, we can speculate what the company might show off. Like last year's WWDC event, we expect AI to be a significant focus for the company. The AI rollout has been underwhelming so far, but hopefully Apple can right the ship. There's a good chance Apple shows off the upcoming redesign for iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 in more detail, as WWDC is usually where we get a taste of the latest mobile operating system. Some features already rumored include AI-powered battery management, which sounds exciting. An exciting rumored feature for iOS 19 is a desktop mode, which we think is brilliant. Mac will also be a focus, with macOS 16 likely shown off. We expect a new look for icons, menus, apps, and other key OS visual elements, but we don't know exactly what to expect. watchOS 12 could also be displayed with visionOS-like design changes and other new features. As of this writing, there aren't any rumors about new hardware, but that doesn't mean Apple won't announce something. If you're interested in what WWDC 2025 will bring, keep it locked to Tom's Guide; we'll get you everything as it happens. Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote will be the most important one in years — here's why iOS 19 risks turning Apple Intelligence into the new Siri — and that's not good 5 biggest iOS 19 rumors
CNET
22-05-2025
- CNET
iOS 19 Wish List: What CNET's Experts Hope to See in the Next iPhone Update
Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference is set for June 9, and the tech giant wrote in a statement that the event will feature "groundbreaking updates coming to Apple platforms." One thing we expect Apple to announce at the event is the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 19. That means WWDC should be our first glimpse of new features that will likely land on your iPhone later this year. While iOS 18 brought some useful new features to all iPhones, like RCS messaging, and Apple Intelligence to newer iPhones, we're still taking bets on what Apple will include in iOS 19. Reports suggest Apple is planning a significant redesign of the iPhone OS, changing everything from icons, apps, menus and more. But CNET's writers and editors have a few ideas we'd like to see in the upcoming OS. Some things we've asked for in the past, like customizable lock screen controls, have come to fruition so maybe we'll hit the mark again this year. Here are some of the features and changes we hope Apple includes in the upcoming iOS 19 software. iOS 19 Changes Apple Needs to Make iOS 19 Changes Apple Needs to Make Click to unmute Video Player is loading. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Next playlist item Unmute Current Time 0:04 / Duration 3:56 Loaded : 17.60% 0:04 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 3:52 Share Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. iOS 19 Changes Apple Needs to Make Bring split screen to the iPhone Constantly switching between two apps can be annoying. James Martin/CNET Add a native split screen. It's been available on Android phones and the iPad for years. But on iOS I still have to run my calculator and budget tracking note in two separate windows. -- Mike Sorrentino Start a workout right from my iPhone A workout without an Apple Watch is still a workout, right? James Martin/CNET I'd like the ability to start an outdoor workout from the Fitness app on my iPhone (like I can do in Strava or Polar). That way if I forget to wear my Apple Watch or I don't have one, I can still record my workout. The Apple Watch uses heart rate data to calculate move minutes but I don't see why the iPhone can't give me credit for an actual workout using other indicators like distance/pace on a run. -- Vanessa Hand Orellana No more green bubbles, please Bickering between greens and blues sounds like a Game of Thrones plotline. James Martin/CNET I'm overjoyed Apple added RCS messaging with iOS 18, but I'm going to dream big here: I'd love it if texts with Android users weren't still green! While it's great to be able to finally send high-resolution media and see typing indicators with folks who aren't also using iMessage, it's still far too easy for iPhone users to scoff at anyone turning their text thread green. End the pettiness once and for all! -- Abrar Al-Heeti An easier way to manage unused apps Unused apps still take up precious memory on your iPhone. James Martin/CNET I have more apps on my iPhone than I'll ever use, after years of installing things to try out and then forgetting about them. Shunting everything into the App Library helps get it out of mind, but that's the app version of keeping a box of cables you think you might need some day. So I'd like a way to clean up apps, similar to how you can identify large apps in Settings > General > Storage. Let me see when I installed them, the last time I used them and be able to delete the ones I no longer want. I know this sounds fiddly but the thought of going through them all manually is exhausting, so that will never happen. -- Jeff Carlson Searchable clipboard manager for all your copy and paste needs A clipboard manager could remember multiple things you copy so you can paste them at a later time. Apple/CNET I want a clipboard manager in iOS 19. The iPhone has a single copy and paste option, meaning if you copy something, and then copy something else, that first thing you copied is lost. For iOS 19, I'd love to see a searchable clipboard manager, one that has a history of all the things I've copied in the last hour, day, week or even month. And if I paste something, I'd like to see multiple options that I can choose from appear right at my fingertip. -- Nelson Aguilar More customization options for all screens Can I move the flashlight control around on the lock screen, please? James Martin/CNET I want more lock screen, home screen and Control Center customization options, please. I'd like to place my lock screen controls elsewhere on the screen so I don't accidentally open any control -- including, yes, my flashlight. Same thing with the home screen. I appreciate being able to place apps anywhere as long as they are within Apple's oppressive grid that locks our apps into little boxes. If you have large icons -- like I do -- there's an entire empty row at the bottom where it looks like apps or folders can go there but they can't. Let us breathe the air of freedom, Apple! Please, for the love of everything good, let me move the scroll bar on the right side of the Control Center. I keep hitting it when I open the Control Center and it takes me to a page I don't intend to be on, which makes it frustrating to use. -- Zach McAuliffe Long press, double click and more action button triggers The action button is a small, useful tool already but it could be so much more. Jeff Carlson/CNET Now that the Action button is on more iPhones, please add support for triggering different shortcuts with multiple presses. In its current setup, I can set the Action button to trigger one action at a time. By default it can toggle between turning on the ringer and putting your iPhone into silent mode. But there are a number of other options for it like being able to open the Camera app and take a photo or make an elaborate automation in the Shortcuts app like to use it to order coffee from Dunkin'. But the Action button could do so much more if Apple would add support for multiple input clicks. Like it could be a toggle for ringer/silent mode with a single long press, but do something else (like turn on/off the flashlight) with a double-long press. I think this would add so much functionality to the button and as a result open it up to even more people taking more advantage of it. -- Patrick Holland Better Log video editing tools You can already shoot Log videos on your iPhone, now we just need better editing tools for those videos on the device. Apple I want iOS 19 to add better editing tools for Log video. The ability to shoot Log footage directly on the iPhone is amazing for enthusiastic filmmakers like me but it can only be edited by transferring it off of your phone to an iPad or MacBook. I'd love to see Apple bring deeper editing tools to be able to add cinematic color grades to your Log footage directly on your iPhone. -- Andrew Lanxon Intelligently organize photos by event in the Photos app Manually creating albums can take up a lot of time and effort. Apple/Screenshot by James Martin/CNET Okay, we're all glad that in iOS 18 Apple improved the Photos search by adding AI image recognition to actually bring up all the images of your cats. It slightly makes up for the questionable revamped layout of photos and albums that confuses me to this day. I'd love it if in iOS 19, the Photos app had a new way to view photos: in a timeline intelligently organized by event. Say you go to the park for a birthday and have a bunch of photos clearly from the same occasion -- the app prompts you to confirm they're all connected, asks for a title and, boom, event logged. Then I could look at a vertical timeline of logged events from the past few months or years, all of which can be searched if I can't quite remember, say, when I last went to the park. Yes, I can do this manually by making albums, but it's the kind of fastidious labor I just can't bring myself to keep up with. That's what I want AI to do for me. -- David Lumb Simple volume controls across the iPhone Apple, please keep the volume settings I want. Jeff Carlson/CNET Sometimes it's the small changes that can help make for a smoother experience. I want to see Apple clean up volume controls. If I set the volume to a certain level, I want it to stay at that level for all applications. Sometimes the settings can vary depending on what you're doing. Too often I come across the problem of lowering my volume to prepare to listen to something -- but surprise! -- the volume is loud again because I put in headphones and it keeps the louder setting I used the last time I listened to music in my headphones. It just leads to unnecessary frustrations, and makes users feel like they don't really have control of their devices. -- Bridget Carey For more on Apple, here's what to expect from WWDC 2025 and our thoughts on the iPhone 16 Pro and iOS 18 months after their launch. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet.
GSM Arena
21-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 now available for Pixel devices with Material 3 Expressive UI
Peter 21 May 2025 Google Android Firmware Updates Google has rolled the Material 3 Expressive UI changes into Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1, which you can download and try out today on a compatible Pixel phone. Note that this is aimed at developers and may not be stable enough for a daily driver – a stable release is expected next month. Android 16 UI changes: quick settings redesign • live updates Android QPR1 Beta 1 (QPR stands for 'Quarterly Platform Release') can be downloaded if you join the Android beta program. It supports the following Google devices (from older to newer): If you run into issues, you can check the Android Beta subreddit and Google's issue trackers. PS. In case you missed it, Google announced Wear OS 6 today, which will also incorporate the Material 3 Expressive UI design. Source Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9 Google Pixel 9 Pro Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
