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Android Authority
a day ago
- Android Authority
Google Maps is rolling out a new look for the listing page (APK teardown)
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 want to know, like ticket information, open and closing times, and the best times to visit. It appears Google plans to give this page a bit of a makeover. 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. In Google Maps (version 25.29.00.782600971), we noticed a couple of UI tweaks to the overview tab on the listing page. First and foremost, we see that a Material 3 Expressive-like card interface has been adopted. Previously, each piece of information was separated by lines. Old UI Old UI dark mode New UI New UI dark mode You may have also noticed in these screenshots that the 'Popular times' section has been relocated. Before the update, this section appeared under the review summaries. Now it has switched places, appearing right above the reviews portion. Old UI The last change we spotted deals with the options for suggesting an edit, measuring distance, adding a missing place, and adding your business to Google Maps. These options appear in the overview tab when searching for a particular place, such as a city/country, instead of a business. As you can see in the comparison screenshots above, all four of these options are now shown as proper buttons. This wasn't the news we discovered through an APK teardown today. We also spotted that Files by Google could soon improve its search filters. Additionally, Google may give Gemini's overlay a new bouncy animation. 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
4 days ago
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- Android Authority
Forgot that tune? Circle to Search now remembers your previous song searches
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out Song Search history to Circle to Search. Tapping on the new icon will open a page with your past searches, complete with song titles, thumbnails, and artist information. The feature is available on Android in the beta and stable channels. Finding out the name of a song or the artist behind it is as easy as bringing up Circle to Search and activating Song Search. But what if you want to listen to a song you previously searched for, but you can't remember anything about it? That won't be a problem going forward, as Circle to Search now has a Song Search history feature. We've been keeping an eye on this feature for a while now, first spotting that it was in development back in February. While the Song Search history view wasn't operational at the time, it did start rolling out for beta testers in April. We then reported in June that Google planned to add a new icon to Circle to Search that would serve as a shortcut to this page. Now, the shortcut is rolling out in both the beta and stable channels with version 16.27. To access Song Search history, activate Circle to Search and tap on the music note icon in the search bar to start up Song Search. There should be a clock icon in the top right corner of the screen. Tap on this icon and you'll be taken to the 'Recent song searches' page. On this page, you'll see your past searches, complete with song titles, thumbnails, and artist information. The songs are separated by month, in groups of up to 10. At the bottom of the page, you'll also find a 'Show full history' button. Tapping on this button will take you to a new page where you can see all of the songs you previously searched for, minus the thumbnail art. 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
5 days ago
- Android Authority
Here's your first look at Google Translate's Conversation mode redesign (APK teardown)
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is set to revamp the Google Translate app's Conversation mode, featuring Gemini-based branding and smarter AI integration. Updates include clearer speaker identification, quick language-switch chips, inline translations, and visual tweaks across automatic and manual modes. Some settings, like toggling manual modes, are now hidden, reducing immediate accessibility. Google has been working on significant UI updates to the Translate app to better accommodate its upcoming AI-driven features like Insights, Regional variants, Ask a Question, and Practice. But that's not the only part of the app getting a UI refresh, as we've now spotted more changes slated for Google Translate, this time targeting the Conversation mode. 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. Google Translate v9.13.97 includes code that overhauls Google Translate's Conversation mode in various ways. We managed to activate the upcoming changes to give you an early look. Starting with the main Conversation mode screen, the more straightforward UI is making way for a richer one. Current Upcoming In the new UI, we see a prominent 'Built with ✦Gemini' branding on the screen, along with a subtle disclaimer at the bottom that generative AI can make mistakes. There are also a few suggestion chips for quickly changing the language of the second speaker, and we reckon these could change depending on the user's region. There's a new button for turning auto-playback on and off, which previously needed going into the settings icon on the top right. Missing in this new UI is a Gemini-style icon for switching to manual conversation mode, so you need to access it in the Settings screen. The UI will look different once you begin the conversation. For conversations with automatic language detection, it's going to look like what you see below: Current Upcoming The upcoming UI does a significantly better job of highlighting which speaker is speaking and does a good job of inline translation, too. The conversation mode also has a manual mode, which places two mic icons on the screen. This mode gives more control to the people in the conversation as the app doesn't automatically detect conversations (and doesn't always keep the mic on). The UI for this mode will also see changes: Current Upcoming The ongoing conversation is much easier to follow in the upcoming UI than in the current UI. Google Translate also has a face-to-face conversation mode, where the second conversation is flipped so you can share the phone between two users for a face-to-face bilingual conversation. This UI is also slated to receive some changes, and you can see them in the screenshots below for the automatic language detection mode: Face to Face conversations with automatic speaker/language detection: Current Face to Face conversations with automatic speaker/language detection: Upcoming The manual mode for face-to-face conversations will have a new splashscreen highlighting Gemini, and other bits have also changed: Current Upcoming Upcoming Switching to manual conversation mode will take extra steps in the new UI as the option is moved to the Settings sheet: Current Upcoming To round it up, here's a video showing off all the upcoming changes in one clip: These changes to Google Translate's Conversation Mode haven't been announced yet, nor have they been rolled out. We'll keep you updated when we learn 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
6 days ago
- Android Authority
Google finally confirms Pixel 10 launch event — here's everything to expect
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google has set an August 20 date for its next Made by Google event. The company intends to 'share the latest on our Pixel phones, watches, buds, and more.' In addition to the Pixel 10 series, we could see the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a make their debut. Every year's new Pixel lineup is an exciting one for devoted Android fans, but 2025 is really shaping up to be something special. With the TSMC-made Tensor G5 chip, the Pixel 10 series is shaping up to deliver maybe the most impressive upgrades we've seen in a long time, and that's not even touching on the rest of the new Google hardware we could expect to debut alongside it. Understandably, we've been hugely curious about when we might get to finally see the Pixel 10 family go official, and today we finally get our answer. Google has started distributing invitations for its next Made by Google event, taking place Wednesday, August 20 in Brooklyn, NY. That's a date we'd heard before, rumored alongside August 13 as possibilities. It's also just a couple days ahead of when Google threw its Pixel 9 launch event last year. Obviously, we're looking forward to the Pixel 10, the Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. In addition to the new SoC this year, we're expecting upgrades like high-refresh-rate dimming, some brighter screens, and faster biometrics. We've even heard about what color options we might get. In its invitation, Google says it intends to 'share the latest on our Pixel phones, watches, buds, and more.' We just brought you an early look at what we're expecting from Pixel Watch 4 hardware upgrades, like some slightly bigger batteries. Just a couple weeks back, we also heard rumors about a possible new Pixel Buds A-series model, and if we really are getting those Pixel Buds 2a, it sure sounds like Google intends to show them off next month. Beyond all that hardware, we wouldn't be surprised to end up hearing a whole lot about features landing in Android's next Pixel Drop — of course, with plenty of Pixel 10 exclusives, we're sure. Hopefully we'll get a slightly better picture of everything Google's likely to share as we start closing in on that August 20 date. Keep following Android Authority for all that coverage leading up to the launch, as well as our hands-on report from the Made by Google event itself. 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
6 days ago
- Android Authority
Your favorite wallpaper app is prettier than ever thanks to its Material 3 Expressive update
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Backdrops has been updated to version 6.0, integrating Google's Material 3 Expressive design language. UI enhancements include improved carousel, better loading animations, refreshed progress indicators, rounded corners, new icons, and diverse color palette pairings. The facelift improves the visual experience for users who regularly search for wallpapers within the app. Material 3 Expressive is the flavor of the season. We've seen plenty of Google apps work their way towards adopting the latest design language iteration for Android, and several of our favorite non-Google apps are also on board the Material 3 Expressive hype train. The popular wallpaper app Backdrops is also jumping on board, with the latest update bringing Material 3 Expressive to the app. The changelog for Backdrops shows that the app has been updated to v6.0 with Material 3 Expressive elements. Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority The changes are spread across the UI, such as the landing page carousel, which has a sweet animation. The animations for loading, progress, and refresh have also been refreshed. Elsewhere, there are new icons, more rounded corners, and more color palette pairings. Here's a quick run-through of some of the highlight changes that have come with the update: Many of us like to swap wallpapers frequently, even if just to keep our setup fresh. While most users will not spend more than a few seconds within a wallpaper app, we know many Android enthusiasts spend a lot of time hunting for the best wallpaper for their phone. This update thus feels right at home, letting us enjoy all the elements of good UI/UX design across apps. 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.
