Google always likes to switch up its style and this is why Android 12 had a shift in appearance with Material You. With an all new design philosophy all of its apps will follow the suit whether with the dynamic themes or the bottom navigation bars. We often not see Google switch back to an older design but with a surprising change in Google Photos, the company seems to be setting a pattern with its current trends.
Google Photos has briefly flashed a three-line hamburger menu in the app before it disappeared after the restart. When tapped, the icon dies not do anything. It just lights up without opening a specific menu or performing any other action. So it is still not clear that it is a bug or Google is testing to roll out to users eventually. It is also very interesting that Google Messages app was recently updated to feature a new three-line icon which was not featured previously. There menus have been removed from Android apps over last few years

Dark Mode has become very famous in last few years. Most of the apps that we are using now a days have added the dark mode support. It has also been given in most of the Google apps which includes the Search app itself. Just a few days ago we saw Google testing pitch black theme on the search results in the desktop web version. The test has been followed up with new darker shade on Google app on Android phones.
The new color is not as black as the shade we have seen on the web version that one was literally pitch black and this one is just the darker shade of gray though it is quite closer to black. The change is more evident in the Discover feed which has become considerably darker. Search results have also got a new and darker shade but the change is not that significant. The redesign has not been rolled widely but if you want to try this out you can download latest 13.8 beta from Google Play Store.

Instagram has quietly removed a feature which let the people to monitor the time that they spend on the platform daily. This limit feature displays the pop-up notification to the user once their app activity cross the pre-defined time limit, thus reminding them to conscious of their screen time and make it easy for them to select to quit out the app.
However now it seems that Meta needs the Instagram users to spend more time on the platform so that ti can cash in by targeting them with the advertisements. This could be the result of pressure from the business side given a sudden plunge in share value which was reported in the fourth quarter earnings of the company earlier this month. There is an increasing competition from various other famous platforms like TikTok, new regulations in EU and Apple’s iOS privacy changes which are making it more difficult for the company to track users via personalized ads.
In order monitor how many hours you have spent on the app you need to visit Settings>Account>Your activity.

Oppo unveiled it’s first ever wearable smart glass Oppo Air Glass which will be the company’s first step towards augmented reality world. Following the Oppo’s concept last year, they have confirmed the initial retail price of the upcoming tech. The smart glass will be available in the Chinese market from 3rd March and its price will start from 4,999 yuan.
The Air Glass feature four main characteristics which are Beauty, Universality, Utility and Lightness. This product has been designed with an aim to act as third screen for the users aside from their everyday devices like smartphones and smartwatches. When it comes to design, Oppo Air Glass has a single design with Spark Projector and cutting-edge micro-LED display. It has also got a custom optical diffraction waveguide which supports two display modes a 16-level grayscale and a 256-level grayscale that can deliver up to 1400 nits in average brightness while projecting.
Oppo Air Glass is powered by Quallcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset and it will support features like weather reminders, a Health app, schedule reminders and a teleprompter. It will also support four methods of interaction; touch, voice, hand gestures and head movements. It will also be equipped with a real time translation feature with the support for Chinese to English two-way translation.

Netflix is testing a TikTok-style comedy feed feature which is known as Fast Laughs to television. This feature has got a feed of clips from Netflix stand-up specials, movies and comedy shows. This newly introduced feature is rolling out slowly to the subscribers in English-speaking countries which include UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland.
Once you will enable this feature you can find it several rows deep into your homepage. This feature respects content settings of the user but it is not available on the profiles of kids. This newly introduced feature is a discovery tool for the viewers who can’t decide on something to watch thus helping them to settle on a show instantly when the trailers are not enough.

Instagram has quietly removed a feature which let the people to monitor the time that they spend on the platform daily. This limit feature displays the pop-up notification to the user once their app activity cross the pre-defined time limit, thus reminding them to conscious of their screen time and make it easy for them to select to quit out the app.
However now it seems that Meta needs the Instagram users to spend more time on the platform so that ti can cash in by targeting them with the advertisements. This could be the result of pressure from the business side given a sudden plunge in share value which was reported in the fourth quarter earnings of the company earlier this month. There is an increasing competition from various other famous platforms like TikTok, new regulations in EU and Apple’s iOS privacy changes which are making it more difficult for the company to track users via personalized ads.
In order monitor how many hours you have spent on the app you need to visit Settings>Account>Your activity. You can also schedule reminders in order to take a break at set intervals or sign off after some specific time.

Solid State Drives are famous for enabling fast storage speeds in PCs, laptops and other devices. Apple iPhones have used SSDs for quite some time now but Android phones is equipped with Universal Flash Storage now a days. This storage is going t change in the near future with an upcoming gaming phone, Lenovo Legion Y90. This will be the first Android phone which will support SSD and UFS 3.1 memory working together on a RAID 0 configuration which combines the two storage types efficiently.
A RAID 0 setup increases storage performance by using two drives working at the same time. Lenovo has said that this setup will enhance the storage speed by up to 50%. RAID 0 has been used in PCs and laptops for many years but it will be the first time that people will get to see it on commercially available smartphone.
Lenovo Legion Y90 will be released on February 28 in China. It will be equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, 5,800 mAh battery with 68W rapid charging, AMOLED display and 144Hz refresh rate and also a 64MP camera which is capable of shooting 8K video recording.