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Android Authority
22-07-2025
- Android Authority
Google Photos starts rolling out the new look for its video player
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out a new update to its Photos app, which includes a new video player UI. Additionally, the company has changed up its setup UI for new Photos users. These updates are part of Google's gradual rollout of its Material 3 Expressive redesign. Google has started rolling out some of its visual changes to the Photos app, which include a new video player progress bar with larger controls. While we spotted a few of the upcoming changes in an APK teardown back in June, users can now get access to the new UI by updating their Google Photos app to the latest version. The rollout was initially tipped by users in the Gapps Leaks Telegram group and we've since confirmed it by updating the app on our own devices. The video player now has a larger progress bar, along with a vertical indicator for easy navigation through the timeline. The volume button now sits above the progress bar. Rather than using the pause button in the center of the screen, there's a new pause button above the progress bar. Old player New player Fast forward indicator But instead of holding down on the left or right side of the video to adjust video playback speed and fast forward and rewind, the updated player allows you to double tap on the left or right of the video to skip ahead or rewind by five seconds. With additional taps, you can skip ahead or rewind further, with five seconds added per tap. Google has also tweaked the onboarding screen, making the user's profile picture and name more prominent. While this aligns with Google's Material Expressive 3 redesign, it lacks the useful mobile data toggle that we found nifty in our April onboarding UI teardown. Old New While there's something to be said for incremental changes, we're hoping that Google will continue to make more substantive updates to the app. I personally find the ability to share Google Photos albums with a QR code quite nice. Google is currently working on a bunch of redesigned elements for other apps which embrace the Material 3 Expressive design language. These include updates to Gmail, Phone, Meet, and plenty more. 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.
Android Authority
08-07-2025
- Android Authority
Gemini's new rainbow-colored overlay box is rolling out to beta testers
AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google's in the middle of freshening up Gemini's look with new rainbow colors and some updates to the on-screen overlay. After the app icon got new colors last week, they're now starting to hit the overlay in beta. We're still waiting on the overlay's new shape and on-screen animation to arrive. Pride might have been last month, but don't tell Gemini, because Google's AI agent is currently smack-dab right in the middle of a rainbow-fueled makeover. After swapping its reds-and-blues icon for a Google rainbow gradient last week, today we've spotted the next chapter of Gemini's multi-colored reinvention. Right around the same time we first caught wind of that new look for the Gemini icon, we started tracking another instance where the app was preparing to drop its purplish tones for some rainbow hues. So far, when you've called up the Gemini overlay, your input box would be bordered by those familiar red and blue colors. But evidence pointed to Google working on a new look on a couple fronts, rounding off that input box in to a pill shape and replacing the reds and blues with a full rainbow spectrum. Today, that new look is no longer just reserved for Google developers, as a number of users in the Gapps Leaks – Discussion Telegram group share screenshots of the rainbow Gemini interface they just got access to in beta. Unlike the earlier preview we brought you, for this beta release Google has only implemented the color change — the overlay retains its existing, boxy look. We don't know when or if Google might get around to flipping the switch on the rest of that, but we'll be keeping an eye out. We've also yet to see any public sign of the new animation for the Gemini overlay we just shared with you earlier this week. That one we've only seen in action combined with the pill-shaped redesign, so we may have to wait for that to go live first before we have any hope of seeing Gemini's bouncy new animation arrive. 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.
