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Google Admits White is Bad for Battery Life After Making All of Its Apps White

Kellen November 9, 2018

"We kind of shot ourselves in the foot slightly in terms of power." Google's Android Dev Summit has been going on since Wednesday morning and was the site for Google's acknowledgement that foldable displays are coming and that Android will support them. But...

Check Out the New Google Photos UI That’s Rolling Out

Kellen September 5, 2018

Google starting rolling out a refreshed UI to Google Photos today, one that matches the other new Material tweaks they've done to Phone, Contacts, and Android Messages. That means a new font that you either love or hate (me!), a bunch of icons that lack...

Google Phone’s Dark Mode is “Coming Soon”

Kellen August 27, 2018

You are all aware that Google has changed most of its apps in recent weeks to being heavily white, which has led many to wonder if we'd finally get some dark modes. In a recent Android Messages update, we got just that, but apps like the Google Phone and...

Android Messages Receives Minor Update…Holy Sh*t There’s a Dark Mode! (Updated: Back!)

Kellen August 27, 2018

UPDATE August 27: Over the weekend, a new update (3.5.052) brought back the dark mode and lighter theme, according to reddit users. We have no seen the update yet, but if you get it, follow the instructions below to activate the dark theme. UPDATE August 20:...

Google Contacts Gets a Fresh Coat of White Paint

Kellen August 8, 2018

On the early end of a Google slow rollout? You might see a freshly painted Google Contacts app in your app drawer! Version 3.0 of the app is rolling out today and it's white af. I wish I could tell you that there were a bunch of other new features, but there...

Check Out the Google Calendar Desktop Redesign With Material Design

Tim August 14, 2017 13

Google's lack of consistency in how its apps look on different platforms should be no surprise to anyone. However, if the screenshots posted to reddit this week are legit, then we're in for a big Material Design overhaul for Google Calendar. Posted to the...

Twitter for Android Gets a New Look With FAB, Swipe-Able Columns

Kellen June 7, 2016 18

Twitter for Android is getting a major update today that introduces a new UI to better align with "the best of Android." That really just means that Twitter is ditching their previously confusing UI for a column-style approach that can be swiped through, a...

eBay Receives Update on Android, Includes Navigation and Design Changes

Tim May 2, 2016 7

In September of 2015, eBay launched a redesigned app for Android, and for the most part, it seems to be fairing pretty well with Android users. However, more can always be done, so eBay is releasing yet another big update for Android, as well as iOS, bringing...