It’s been seven years since Google introduced its Material Design language for Android devices. Now the company is revealing the biggest update yet, a customizable new version that’s designed to let you personalize your devices. The update is called Material You, and it’ll launch first on Google Pixel devices when Android 12 rolls out this […]
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Google Chrome (and Chrome OS) hit version 50
Google’s Chrome web browser and Chrome OS operating system are turning 50. And by that, I mean, the browser is less than 8 years old, but after months of testing, Google is pushing the 50th major release of Chrome to the public. Among other things, the update brings improvements for push notifications and media playback to […]
Several Linux distros borrow Google’s Material Design ideas
Google introduced a new design language with Android 5.0 called Material Design. It relies on vivid colors, a lot of white space, and animations designed to make different on-screen elements feel like real materials. For instance, switching between two screens in an app is meant to feel like sliding one sheet of paper over another. […]
Chrome for Android gets single sign-in, Material Design
Google is rolling out an updated version of Chrome beta for Android which starts to incorporate Material Design features borrowed from the upcoming Android L release. This version of the Chrome browser also supports single sign-in, which means that as long as you’re using Chrome while logged into your Google account, you won’t have to […]