… If you spend a year and a half building anything that’s AI, I guarantee you’ll be three generations behind. Lyu talked about building apps when the Apple App Store first launched, and how you’d need a team of developers and designers to do it. …
… It’s great if you live in Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Messages. However, Samsung’s Now Nudge feels more useful in the wild of third-party apps. Samsung has clearly worked to ensure this feature plays nicely with the apps people actually use all day, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and DoorDash. …
… Plus, my recent apps screen remains clean, and I freed up RAM. But that habit wasn't ideal, and it wasted the purpose of said RAM. Its job is to keep recently used apps in memory. If nothing is stored there, the phone has to reload apps from storage every time. …
… With the new Bubbles system , users can drag nearly any app into a floating window, place it on the taskbar, and use apps side by side. You cannot build a desktop experience around apps that refuse to resize. An app locked in portrait mode turns into a dead weight in any multitasking setup. …
… Battery-draining apps could lose the spotlight The warning label is the lesser of two punishments. Google can also bury these apps in the Play Store. Battery-draining apps may be pulled from the store’s main discovery surfaces, like recommendations and Similar Apps. …
… FOSS apps put privacy first and don’t track you, which means limited live traffic information. OsmAnd led me into a traffic jam, whereas Google Maps would have already taken me around it. Why Proton Mail couldn’t keep up with Gmail I thought Proton Mail would give me a neat inbox. …
… Related Google shouldn't hide this feature; it should embrace it At a Glance deserves more Hiding app icon labels on the Pixel Launcher Icon text is another small detail that stands out in a minimal setup. Again, minimalists work around it using third-party launchers. …
… First, I grabbed the app from the Google Play Store. After it is installed, it acts as a container for various local models. I tapped the Models section, searched for Gemma 4 E2B, and downloaded it on my device. …
… This lets the system pick the best encoding and avoid the compression issues that have always plagued MMS. Apple and Google's relationship remains the biggest roadblock As promising as Universal Profile 4.0 is , I don't see universal video calling becoming a reality anytime soon. …
… Related The 5 best AI apps for your Android phone or tablet Cut through the clutter to find the best AI apps for your Android Claude Logic king for complex research Living in the Claude app on my Pixel 8, the first thing I noticed was the depth of reasoning. …