Google confirms that unlocking bootloader breaks features powered by Gemini Nano

<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdv8IPuGmO7izIf2VHUPQok7hzy2zO9t7iLMPDZhZvhpe94X-ZBNLSe2IgBAjcRv80x97oBNbgVNq_aF812eDIslTxDNfesVndBBRs2wrzIxtnfLeq1wMpwXsdM3Z9E-Q1PH9ZMN_bMRfRO-qT6MFgFudurOiZGjOSE30QV72SGWANfrG4CjV8_2JbGM7/s576/2701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="576" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdv8IPuGmO7izIf2VHUPQok7hzy2zO9t7iLMPDZhZvhpe94X-ZBNLSe2IgBAjcRv80x97oBNbgVNq_aF812eDIslTxDNfesVndBBRs2wrzIxtnfLeq1wMpwXsdM3Z9E-Q1PH9ZMN_bMRfRO-qT6MFgFudurOiZGjOSE30QV72SGWANfrG4CjV8_2JbGM7/w640-h336/2701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Gemini Nano is Google's most efficient and smallest AI model, specifically designed to run directly on Android devices like the Pixel and some other smartphones from other manufacturers. It operates locally on the device, capable of understanding and processing various data types including text, images, and audio. It is integrated into the Android OS via the AICore app to power on-device features such Writing Tools, Recording summaries and other features which are mostly available on Pixels only. </p><p>People who unlock their bootloader on Pixel devices (with Gemini Nano) are pretty much familiar with the thing that Gemini Nano refuses to download AI models when you unlock your device bootloader. This breaks all the features powered by Gemini Nano on pixels. </p><p>However Google previously never said a word or mentioned publicly anywhere that unlocking bootloader will break features powered by Gemini Nano. Google has finally bothered to mention that unlocking bootloader will break features relying on Gemini Nano. </p><p>In a documentation page of the ML Kit Gen API, Google has added a section with some setup example error message which the developer will see if ML kit Gen API does not function as expected. It also shows how to handle such errors. For those who don't know, <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/the-latest-gemini-nano-with-on-device-ml-kit-genai-apis.html?m=1" target="_blank">ML Kit Gen API</a> allows developers to add features like summarization, proofreading, rewrite and image descriptions. All of these features works using Gemini Nano models.</p><p>In the second type of error <a href="https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/genai/summarization/android" target="_blank">on the documentation page</a>, Google mentions - "<b>Note that if the device's bootloader is unlocked, you'll also see this error—this API does not support devices with unlocked bootloaders.</b>"</p><p>So basically, as I mentioned before, ML kit Gen API uses Gemini Nano. So the developers using this API in their apps will this error because this API does not support devices with unlocked bootloader. If you own one of those flagship devices from various OEMs with Gemini Nano and decide to unlock your bootloader to run you favorite ROMs or do other things, think before unlocking. You might see a lot of features breaking in a lot of apps in future relying on such APIs. </p>

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Here is how you can use Pixel exclusive weather widgets on any Android 15+ device

<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUiUgrDE8o0_pzPhrEvhB83fjrYR1aHo0SEEOT_3kzR2-WQ6UhXjXRvuafhmpn4i17iGmHf5UZwi-qzdTXW2vmfzUQF9iQXuKQy5hJwmSEf-KELPET1Y3oZTz9Dy-r1e0s4oDqDNucAS2loUnWdnFLOraobI0oV5xG9LvpgiHo-7IplOaMFzvNfxMCmrb/s1080/IMG_20250827_103738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUiUgrDE8o0_pzPhrEvhB83fjrYR1aHo0SEEOT_3kzR2-WQ6UhXjXRvuafhmpn4i17iGmHf5UZwi-qzdTXW2vmfzUQF9iQXuKQy5hJwmSEf-KELPET1Y3oZTz9Dy-r1e0s4oDqDNucAS2loUnWdnFLOraobI0oV5xG9LvpgiHo-7IplOaMFzvNfxMCmrb/s16000/IMG_20250827_103738.jpg" /></a></div><p>The Pixel Weather app has been available on Google Pixel devices for more than a year. Not many people know that you can actually sideload the app on your Android device to use it. Most of the things will work as expected but feature like AI Weather reports will not work because they require Gemini Nano.  </p><table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhN7t8LKLlqTHU1lrxsTwaU0AJFGhD19zY5_2aoR_iAHQOoRyXVqgnXYHUdaQ-NYKc2uRkxVBtUFasz28VJn5D4qGbRPdooej3Guy66UPqnDupVqLhAnAemEWpc6tysVAmHbITm4j16ETkOeA15DqiGh8HiP9Gru3dG79K9L9dHb7o61l41LQQAIs2h9a/s2376/IMG_20250827_103705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhN7t8LKLlqTHU1lrxsTwaU0AJFGhD19zY5_2aoR_iAHQOoRyXVqgnXYHUdaQ-NYKc2uRkxVBtUFasz28VJn5D4qGbRPdooej3Guy66UPqnDupVqLhAnAemEWpc6tysVAmHbITm4j16ETkOeA15DqiGh8HiP9Gru3dG79K9L9dHb7o61l41LQQAIs2h9a/s16000/IMG_20250827_103705.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPB1x-Jut2HG6KxoXVW9KAzas2VlndltA1S5YyVtco7Z65qzHhfxnD96O295VaENoJr4FF2UHjCazsJap8g1H6GWvIbnDq0fvjMqElb85j-lIwWBA2wTH_biLH4dFXCxYqEn6aAawzHUOsOZxRBk__IBJoTLPhfCf9DMDAQImzoz4T99yyF8cMzNE1geU/s2376/IMG_20250827_103636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPB1x-Jut2HG6KxoXVW9KAzas2VlndltA1S5YyVtco7Z65qzHhfxnD96O295VaENoJr4FF2UHjCazsJap8g1H6GWvIbnDq0fvjMqElb85j-lIwWBA2wTH_biLH4dFXCxYqEn6aAawzHUOsOZxRBk__IBJoTLPhfCf9DMDAQImzoz4T99yyF8cMzNE1geU/s16000/IMG_20250827_103636.jpg" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Pixel Weather app has widgets as well but they were exclusive to Google Pixels only. These widgets were actually part of the Google app and were visible only on Pixels. Now thanks to a new update Google has made them part of the Pixel Weather app itself and luckily, they appear in widget list on non-pixel devices now. Here is how you can use them - </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Requirements -  </h4><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>A device running Android 15 and above</li><li><a href="https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/pixel-weather/pixel-weather-1-1-20250608-786129232-release-release/pixel-weather-1-1-20250608-786129232-release-android-apk-download/" target="_blank">Pixel Weather APK</a> (apkmirror)</li><li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mtv.sai&hl=en_IN" target="_blank">Split APK installer </a></li></ol><h4 style="text-align: left;">Instructions -  </h4> <ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Download the Pixel Weather apk and Split APK Installer which I linked above.</li><li>Install the Pixel Weather APK using Split APK Installer. We have to use Split APK Installer because the Pixel Weather apk is a bundled apk and we can not install it normally.</li><li>Now open Pixel Weather app and grant location permissions when requested.</li><li>Now you add add the widgets on your launcher home screen by choosing the Pixel Weather widgets from the widget list. Different devices have different way of adding widgets, so figure this out yourself :p</li><li>You have to keep the location enabled all the time, otherwise the widgets will not show any information and will ask you to enable the location.</li></ol><p>I have tested this on my OnePlus 13R running Android 15 and things worked as expected. If you need help you can<a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaksChat"> ask in my telegram group</a>.</p>

Here is how you can use Pixel exclusive weather widgets on any Android 15+ device

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Download and Install Daily Hub from Google Pixel 10 on your Android device

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8bK8jRNpg6MOgv2KpiAz0qpIL7OR-rJy6wtVCgoP9yeQRNQYQVDiJWPvwHmzDXZqOob-dUHhHKuuG3eG5LhP75j8KBZm5cx4DA_TYmFT9i0ZMkQzXZbUsc49nPxkq7jlxH5Prr9BIZl4ZyJXYG_9Bdr4NpC22ew5IVS0eYVcRIacKMrO_44Tu2wn7B3o/s1080/IMG_20250824_084906.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8bK8jRNpg6MOgv2KpiAz0qpIL7OR-rJy6wtVCgoP9yeQRNQYQVDiJWPvwHmzDXZqOob-dUHhHKuuG3eG5LhP75j8KBZm5cx4DA_TYmFT9i0ZMkQzXZbUsc49nPxkq7jlxH5Prr9BIZl4ZyJXYG_9Bdr4NpC22ew5IVS0eYVcRIacKMrO_44Tu2wn7B3o/s16000/IMG_20250824_084906.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="qZhyCf"><br /></div><div>Daily Hub is your personalized space with summaries and suggestions to simplify your day and help you reach your goals on Google PIxel 10 devices<br /><br /><b>What's on Daily Hub:</b><br />At the top, you can see an overview of your day with weather and travel info, calendar highlights, and important personal reminders.<br /><br />Just below, you'll find curated content from supported apps you frequently use, such as YouTube, Spotify, Google TV, Pocket Casts, and Audible.<br /><br />Further down, you'll see topics based on your interests and goals that you can explore as part of your daily routine.</div><div> </div><div><table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiocJUnFbrf5hSGe62SrPAm2OLoOobVFsI2MRELMqtoNkbB5qv2R0Bpgb3WUhG8ZX3o4KeT2P-Ld8kn5IfHCquQDN_HIA9wBzdN0wvLgYF7ZPmMnVbYyr16JiqUezM6ihOZxLBQZ08ZXD-LU74ldn6racJYI7gOOFc_J-oSIFDLjddBk2zyIn8EQ94tYYY/s2424/Screenshot_20250824-082653.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiocJUnFbrf5hSGe62SrPAm2OLoOobVFsI2MRELMqtoNkbB5qv2R0Bpgb3WUhG8ZX3o4KeT2P-Ld8kn5IfHCquQDN_HIA9wBzdN0wvLgYF7ZPmMnVbYyr16JiqUezM6ihOZxLBQZ08ZXD-LU74ldn6racJYI7gOOFc_J-oSIFDLjddBk2zyIn8EQ94tYYY/s16000/Screenshot_20250824-082653.png" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2pwjZsHOoLvIW_7i52FXXxucemXiNaClNhOg31hYK18VTZ-XtUHndmLvDkgTDqD1r0wgFgGQ93DZuptJ_3XS2vSLnDh6hiOrNdK19LG430cBwv0XutP0kWrLPo6y198LLFH1wFT6lq9-HEJHBm20CQfNl7g1cJMVyKnZcgyqVBzrXKocs2Dk5rxKHPwk/s2424/Screenshot_20250824-082703.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2pwjZsHOoLvIW_7i52FXXxucemXiNaClNhOg31hYK18VTZ-XtUHndmLvDkgTDqD1r0wgFgGQ93DZuptJ_3XS2vSLnDh6hiOrNdK19LG430cBwv0XutP0kWrLPo6y198LLFH1wFT6lq9-HEJHBm20CQfNl7g1cJMVyKnZcgyqVBzrXKocs2Dk5rxKHPwk/s16000/Screenshot_20250824-082703.png" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN8Bh2YpX9XaIxfIM-8Jxo-W9i9c0VHIeFDQxzumLkRPvDeFKLefeAtbkHIZ1Qm-Rt0eBy6Y31Li6JSa0R_8O35emn-jjgVSDmeoj6zI1-JUn80_gpqttK_HYgoZRSzdmSm5yX76UkpoIqg8hX6dTZF-qrZM_zA8dseYI9VkwNNlHLomdIXgdF-4AzWPx/s2424/Screenshot_20250824-082713.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN8Bh2YpX9XaIxfIM-8Jxo-W9i9c0VHIeFDQxzumLkRPvDeFKLefeAtbkHIZ1Qm-Rt0eBy6Y31Li6JSa0R_8O35emn-jjgVSDmeoj6zI1-JUn80_gpqttK_HYgoZRSzdmSm5yX76UkpoIqg8hX6dTZF-qrZM_zA8dseYI9VkwNNlHLomdIXgdF-4AzWPx/s16000/Screenshot_20250824-082713.png" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </div><h3 style="text-align: left;">How to use it on your Android device ? </h3><p>The Daily Hub app can be installed on any Android device running Android 15 and above. You can download it from here - </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">- <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaksChat/75935">Click here to download from my telegram group</a></span></p><p>- <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/daily-hub/daily-hub-1-0-20250702-791178417-release-release/daily-hub-1-0-20250702-791178417-release-android-apk-download/">Click here to download from ApkMirror</a></span></p><p>You can use Split APK installer to install the apks file - <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mtv.sai&hl=en_IN">Download from Play Store</a>. <strike>The APK is not uploaded yet on APKmirror so I will add a link to it whenever it is uploaded</strike> (Update - Added link to ApkMirror). Thanks to @qnnix on telegram for sharing the apk.</p><p>However the app does not show up in your app drawer so you can not access it easily. You have to add a shortcut using the Activity launcher app to access the home page of the daily hub app.</p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher">Download activity launcher from Play Store </a></p><p>After installing the Daily Hub apks, just open activity launcher and search for the Daily Hub app and create a shortcut for the <b>HomeActivity.</b></p><p>Please note that the app is deeply integrated into the Pixel ecosystem, so some features may not work on it.</p>

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Google TV app on Android starts rolling out Expressive UI changes

<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGk_U6uGH-b_YDmILplY2Bbx-duewCvvj_oPCqDG399VbXz8wmSIx_kWth5sMatdHmTc1BEM6Tw3nHZQt-W9WXJHaxhXGRAZQftgvYJBW-dbXUIrwNmRERbnDrHnfxG-6TdtV1CPkcFTKpeUx34osezYglNOQ_8f51vLfdhqt_VYjLZwR9iaCiyiD90CC/s583/1755960486323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGk_U6uGH-b_YDmILplY2Bbx-duewCvvj_oPCqDG399VbXz8wmSIx_kWth5sMatdHmTc1BEM6Tw3nHZQt-W9WXJHaxhXGRAZQftgvYJBW-dbXUIrwNmRERbnDrHnfxG-6TdtV1CPkcFTKpeUx34osezYglNOQ_8f51vLfdhqt_VYjLZwR9iaCiyiD90CC/s16000/1755960486323.jpg" /></a></p><p>Back in May,  on Android Authority, I <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-app-material-3-expressive-apk-3561826/" target="_blank">shared about the Expressive UI changes</a> coming to the Google TV app on Android. Fast forward 2 (or 3) months and Google has started rolling out these changes for users. This is a server side rollout and I also got the new design with Google TV app version - 4.39.3507.792126911.4-release.<br /><br />While we can not say this is some massive overhaul of the design. Google implemented the changes here and there in the app. Lets start with the changes which are immediately noticeable on the home page of the app.</p><p>The most noticeable change in the app is that the app no longer have a grayish background. Left image shows the old UI and right image shows the new one. The gray color on the tabs at the navigation bar has been changed to a much darker color but not totally black. The search button now have background and it's color changes according to the most dominant color of the movie poster in its background. The color of text now again follows the color from poster and the size of button on the poster is also tweaked. </p><p></p><table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEw2aT3oB11fzWNJ3AkpWxyRAjMuPhVT5eqz-uTbNUXeo9N7mdynRcejFUvxpFWbrFyuG146RIM3-Kpd88ZQGwNOUjwwUok6S9MkcqSYIWvf61LlhSGmX1m7ClilXIl9BDkINUKQAcdzX5vv15bHT_ggmXabxW33bPlH8kRQQ60wj4_Nj6kAdLo3TPP6b/s2376/Screenshot_2025-08-23-19-41-28-07_d282cf8ae5517fc65fd3798c4686320d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQEw2aT3oB11fzWNJ3AkpWxyRAjMuPhVT5eqz-uTbNUXeo9N7mdynRcejFUvxpFWbrFyuG146RIM3-Kpd88ZQGwNOUjwwUok6S9MkcqSYIWvf61LlhSGmX1m7ClilXIl9BDkINUKQAcdzX5vv15bHT_ggmXabxW33bPlH8kRQQ60wj4_Nj6kAdLo3TPP6b/s16000/Screenshot_2025-08-23-19-41-28-07_d282cf8ae5517fc65fd3798c4686320d.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXNcYVFIgqXDhlm8Ns3SVNhW3UT1RrB7BlGFYuAPlwtCn8yjPgu_Uhu4faJnf074eaSm7M8pndDpxgCc1CZNsJG6rbwPwKkNu8Lk57W5wq28zE3kTe-zuY5lpNmXPy97KuX-PYkGdky8iM0lb8PiC3zlUZd-MSW1eZbqj3h8ENhmHmmV9H5z1-A-pN8-R/s2400/Screenshot_20250823-194130_Google%20TV.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXNcYVFIgqXDhlm8Ns3SVNhW3UT1RrB7BlGFYuAPlwtCn8yjPgu_Uhu4faJnf074eaSm7M8pndDpxgCc1CZNsJG6rbwPwKkNu8Lk57W5wq28zE3kTe-zuY5lpNmXPy97KuX-PYkGdky8iM0lb8PiC3zlUZd-MSW1eZbqj3h8ENhmHmmV9H5z1-A-pN8-R/s16000/Screenshot_20250823-194130_Google%20TV.png" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The next thing is the UI of the remote through which you control your Google TV. It has a touch of Material 3 Expressive UI with split style buttons. Here are all the screenshots from the new UI.</p><p> </p><table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6V6zf6oMun2h9jZFwaESvkWltx_7s0ybRtc1N5XoYuag8vWrJ9VFBrEdTFgo46mPiytV9JW3sqFWkuvtxs9JyxGtKX_2pGHQezw5TCvxmzCY3MvePNTdivEJoxv5iH2aY-CyGMV-3icVeZO1kQVT0TijlF644qybidDAMHDj8jyy81fBSebjEcHVJNOK/s1280/IMG_20250823_195459_935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6V6zf6oMun2h9jZFwaESvkWltx_7s0ybRtc1N5XoYuag8vWrJ9VFBrEdTFgo46mPiytV9JW3sqFWkuvtxs9JyxGtKX_2pGHQezw5TCvxmzCY3MvePNTdivEJoxv5iH2aY-CyGMV-3icVeZO1kQVT0TijlF644qybidDAMHDj8jyy81fBSebjEcHVJNOK/s16000/IMG_20250823_195459_935.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA6iN0i7iQ5nfueN2KdLOqLgnutvbbxr67MrnjWW7BiuYaiCKKklWiVWWrM9DI1MIxFcEMy0HKeNhkTStNRTI7w4esEdislXIXuuN7QampQ_RMLMhynjWU5A9tye1FJoKXM8nAckXYSPmEdjQQhGXzqCkVAEPgUYfabkeJzHXe13Yc6NqNZEwqSL3q5Jz/s1280/IMG_20250823_195459_551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA6iN0i7iQ5nfueN2KdLOqLgnutvbbxr67MrnjWW7BiuYaiCKKklWiVWWrM9DI1MIxFcEMy0HKeNhkTStNRTI7w4esEdislXIXuuN7QampQ_RMLMhynjWU5A9tye1FJoKXM8nAckXYSPmEdjQQhGXzqCkVAEPgUYfabkeJzHXe13Yc6NqNZEwqSL3q5Jz/s16000/IMG_20250823_195459_551.jpg" /></a></td><td><br /></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynM35IiQ0-nmgvkk5VrRpFjiewr6JJLY9Zf521RVrywx66KRKzuycI8LD6CU9Gk6iQdhgTavrbWqPsYEpsVKoIgFsmFkjzJrwimtcSuQHAfCUCtwpcLQ6n3LYCLqRtgsv98GgdPh8_AH_oigHEb8FKUv8uE67WDkdu7DPpBqwZkO9eASMJ7Q0_HmFUpm_/s1280/IMG_20250823_195459_309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynM35IiQ0-nmgvkk5VrRpFjiewr6JJLY9Zf521RVrywx66KRKzuycI8LD6CU9Gk6iQdhgTavrbWqPsYEpsVKoIgFsmFkjzJrwimtcSuQHAfCUCtwpcLQ6n3LYCLqRtgsv98GgdPh8_AH_oigHEb8FKUv8uE67WDkdu7DPpBqwZkO9eASMJ7Q0_HmFUpm_/s16000/IMG_20250823_195459_309.jpg" /> </a></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Other than these changes we have some expressive elements here and there in the UI such the loading bar and the icons at the top of the poster image.</p><table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8q8K6ZUYW_PJYVBT5bsVqq72os9eO-vAlb4d56Op3o6qOXtgTFhJXtVimFyNrbk5zO0BHbHbMnsj656h5wlupjzJ4lhb1ePiitONLlRbD8tctv2g9_o6k4QJYa2Qw75VHZpXF-GSK97p3V4p05cdyWr0oUJGKUbOfYB94Izk302jiGRT1pDBac9rUybC/s1280/IMG_20250823_195459_466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8q8K6ZUYW_PJYVBT5bsVqq72os9eO-vAlb4d56Op3o6qOXtgTFhJXtVimFyNrbk5zO0BHbHbMnsj656h5wlupjzJ4lhb1ePiitONLlRbD8tctv2g9_o6k4QJYa2Qw75VHZpXF-GSK97p3V4p05cdyWr0oUJGKUbOfYB94Izk302jiGRT1pDBac9rUybC/s16000/IMG_20250823_195459_466.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbcm3usReOL-ez0eJF1Vslkbu9guwEDgBYfTQ-1GApUbUTTcK4PHSCdjNECnwkXMFJyNf0PXnIUlW9nE7ieGHof8MlJGpr_DnW8-OahT9VAmmv1ZC3NerxtfG02BYb28qqrFB02KTmMsWGkH-yn7E0JvcDJq9ZA6nJSYpHC9lebKtHEGGfdUB13TXWwlS/s2400/Screenshot_20250823-200644_Google%20TV.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbcm3usReOL-ez0eJF1Vslkbu9guwEDgBYfTQ-1GApUbUTTcK4PHSCdjNECnwkXMFJyNf0PXnIUlW9nE7ieGHof8MlJGpr_DnW8-OahT9VAmmv1ZC3NerxtfG02BYb28qqrFB02KTmMsWGkH-yn7E0JvcDJq9ZA6nJSYpHC9lebKtHEGGfdUB13TXWwlS/s16000/Screenshot_20250823-200644_Google%20TV.png" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>As I said in the beginning these changes has been rolling out for users but if you don't see it on your device, please check your Google TV version and update if necessary. Thanks to <a href="https://t.me/chef_chief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chef_chief</a> on telegram for the tip and providing remote UI screenshots.  </p>

Google TV app on Android starts rolling out Expressive UI changes

Back in May,  on Android Authority, I shared about the Expressive UI changes coming to the Google TV app on Android. Fast forward 2 (or 3) ...

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The Google Camera app from Google Pixel 10 is here with reorganized settings and Expressive UI

<p> <img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP9iSq3WjC7Ochwwoutg1MbRvQA98yqeskUYS_tYO4W-xRNXWnrCOq6hlX33jm8EreJYwxn9Pi1K3s6rLt21aiDSHE15sAbqK9ojLgoFgot8QEFM3zkOscs_GkYY2YnJmPEtrV6xPYtIGoMeW8z-nvwaEIx1Co_ACqnksald_PY3bjlKni2dvMOACjojxq" /></p><p><a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Google+Pixel+10+series&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">The Google Pixel 10 series</a> comes with a lot of new interesting software and hardware feature. Google has added a lot of software based features in its <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Pixel+10+series+devices&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">Pixel 10 series devices</a>. Google Camera is one of those apps which is getting new features like <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Pro+Res+Zoom&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">Pro Res Zoom</a>, <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Camera+coach&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">Camera coach</a>, support for recording video in <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=AV1+format&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">AV1 format</a>, <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Auto+best+take&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">Auto best take</a> and more.<br /><br />The new camera update also brings <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=Expressive+UI+design&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">Expressive UI design</a> to the settings screen. The options in the screen has been reorganized. I shared about <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-camera-expressive-redesign-teardown-3567371/" target="_blank">this design on Android Authority</a> some weeks ago. I installed the Camera app from Pixel 10 on my Pixel 9. While you might think that installing it on older Pixels might bring some of those features from Pixel 10, unfortunately that is not possible here. Installing it on older Pixel will just force close the app. But I managed to take screenshots from the settings screen which I am sharing here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-Fv0cotPtGaTbGEiJjrfksWw-MGAoEsZDJcTM89vPhFnC4nl2F93eDpBghDJv3384deaVpw67pneX0sGe8gZG3RX2Ba3Uk7AT05aMKexsI1uBxCOjZRi4pTj_qVhbFkCa1gQ3YrJc4lxHl6JiiN1C8238itsEpqJRos4x9nWXyqUrYE2glnga2FE0MGA/s2424/Screenshot_20250822-094844.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05J06sQWqY0lFrzgMKNxDTmvVVHGhK17aXAJ5JOQGs9ckDUsTGGckSA_sT8jdkt2T6zpuYbTUvMv-sFu7WidkbFF1UYsgTf6Lr9neP3ngdkIpiavoLjEnQLuoEnHvLOMMoUv0vz3Su1DgSzcJ0bCv9Xha3UYku3ohop2Hj2ytCmSddgUND0eA3I4ixyGm/s2424/Screenshot_20250822-094852.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05J06sQWqY0lFrzgMKNxDTmvVVHGhK17aXAJ5JOQGs9ckDUsTGGckSA_sT8jdkt2T6zpuYbTUvMv-sFu7WidkbFF1UYsgTf6Lr9neP3ngdkIpiavoLjEnQLuoEnHvLOMMoUv0vz3Su1DgSzcJ0bCv9Xha3UYku3ohop2Hj2ytCmSddgUND0eA3I4ixyGm/s16000/Screenshot_20250822-094852.png" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-Fv0cotPtGaTbGEiJjrfksWw-MGAoEsZDJcTM89vPhFnC4nl2F93eDpBghDJv3384deaVpw67pneX0sGe8gZG3RX2Ba3Uk7AT05aMKexsI1uBxCOjZRi4pTj_qVhbFkCa1gQ3YrJc4lxHl6JiiN1C8238itsEpqJRos4x9nWXyqUrYE2glnga2FE0MGA/s16000/Screenshot_20250822-094844.png" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can see that the on Pixel 10, the Pro Res Zoom feature will require you to download a 1 GB AI model. You will find it under the <b>Model download </b>section. We also have the new Camera Coach and Auto Best Take options in the settings and you can turn them off easily.</p><p>For video recording you can now select between <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=define+H.265&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">H.265</a>, <a data-preview="" href="https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&q=define+H.264&bbid=8626729087010168519&bpid=3844103252764131177" target="_blank">H.264</a> and AV1 format. H.265 and AV1 both options are best for storage saving video recordings but H.265 will produce more compatible videos which can be used in other apps.<br /><br />Other Pixel users will also soon get the new Google Camera update which will give them the expressive UI in settings and other places but do not get your hopes high for the new features from Pixel 10 series.</p><p></p>

The Google Camera app from Google Pixel 10 is here with reorganized settings and Expressive UI

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Here is the first look at Google Pixel's Battery Health Assistant feature

<p>With Google Pixel 9a, Google is bringing a feature called Battery Health Assistant which automatically helps manage the long term health and performance of its battery as it ages. Battery health assistance will also tune the phone’s charging speed based on adjusted capacity. You may notice a slight change in battery charging performance. Battery health assistance settings on Pixel 9a aren’t customizable by the user. (<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-9a-battery-health-assistance-3540234/" target="_blank">Check here for more info</a>)</p><p>This feature is also supposed to come to other Pixel devices (not all) but it could be optional. With a recent Settings Services app update Google has added the necessary things for the feature and I was able to activate the setting on my Pixel 9. Here are some screenshots - </p><p> </p> <table align="center"> <tbody> <tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe4WmzrCGUongVSsDd7rvLYKtcbVSWYbwSj23jRcjwbstceRft99SG7JqMQGQQTjuZZa04BMw_93ZC_j62LRYiTRwYbUVA51Ha_7MeYhAjOPRUI4hfDs-NQDBLOTqBIGeoj96NQwblsto_9bST2U0nTh0uRd5A8FOULWqMKAlzU5UZwvCecT_nvbEahz/s2209/IMG_20250608_074754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZe4WmzrCGUongVSsDd7rvLYKtcbVSWYbwSj23jRcjwbstceRft99SG7JqMQGQQTjuZZa04BMw_93ZC_j62LRYiTRwYbUVA51Ha_7MeYhAjOPRUI4hfDs-NQDBLOTqBIGeoj96NQwblsto_9bST2U0nTh0uRd5A8FOULWqMKAlzU5UZwvCecT_nvbEahz/s16000/IMG_20250608_074754.jpg" /></a></td><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32wDSyKbSfcbcPxx4n4Cf33rguXMhjdXnNl0Se76N3Km4fLz_ojaRNwiVJ6G3ku7NjyDob2i8PrvyfWpLMnQc0BMt96Y7eLXq-4bz1OT1c4qaDI9nsdogiHli6YUYpMHdfdnE0SZe_di4XHTJrk-8_yuIHQnp8bRcFm1kKvsc9bxFziQ_VqhpXNXVO3AQ/s2209/IMG_20250608_074855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32wDSyKbSfcbcPxx4n4Cf33rguXMhjdXnNl0Se76N3Km4fLz_ojaRNwiVJ6G3ku7NjyDob2i8PrvyfWpLMnQc0BMt96Y7eLXq-4bz1OT1c4qaDI9nsdogiHli6YUYpMHdfdnE0SZe_di4XHTJrk-8_yuIHQnp8bRcFm1kKvsc9bxFziQ_VqhpXNXVO3AQ/s16000/IMG_20250608_074855.jpg" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>You will find the Battery Health Assistant feature under the Battery health settings. Since the feature will be optional on Pixels (except 9a, but I am not sure), you can turn it off easily. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA2KvSor-QHZYMkosnA9igKOcMV7eTQLWe0mVxMS3UxU5lqUBrgKVL0HJAUraiLgeMynRXVmp-sy2ECFjQ0J9C0u11Rg6hpbP_H7QDp1mBAVBfgXbZDfzKBgb-ebSaSNtMwP9WdbZ1Riuz-XBgm42bdX9Dhv98LAaprPE7TsvTw3GYlHGntIVafVp4KkC/s2209/IMG_20250608_080524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="1381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA2KvSor-QHZYMkosnA9igKOcMV7eTQLWe0mVxMS3UxU5lqUBrgKVL0HJAUraiLgeMynRXVmp-sy2ECFjQ0J9C0u11Rg6hpbP_H7QDp1mBAVBfgXbZDfzKBgb-ebSaSNtMwP9WdbZ1Riuz-XBgm42bdX9Dhv98LAaprPE7TsvTw3GYlHGntIVafVp4KkC/s16000/IMG_20250608_080524.jpg" /></a> <br /></div><br /> The feature is not rolling out yet and may come to pixel devices with the stable release of Android 16. <p></p><p> Follow me on <a href="https://x.com/assembledebug">X</a> and <a href="https://t.me/gappsleaks">Telegram</a> for more such news. <br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>

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Google is adding more ways to trigger Circle to Search on your Samsung Galaxy, Pixel and other Android devices

<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jh43cZiGplk/Z4-2YS0EaGI/AAAAAAAAtlc/c-DGFhfQZDgujueuHHnRX7L-FaMSZbGfACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737471573499.png"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1220" height="216" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jh43cZiGplk/Z4-2YS0EaGI/AAAAAAAAtlc/c-DGFhfQZDgujueuHHnRX7L-FaMSZbGfACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737471573499.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>Circle to Search has gained a lot of popularity since it was launched and has been available on millions of Android devices from different smartphone brands. Google has been adding a lot of features lately and doing various UI changes on the Circle to Search interface. Users can currently trigger Circle to Search by long pressing the gesture nav handle or if you use the three button nav, you can long press the home button. <div><br /></div><div>Now it looks like Google is adding more ways to open Circle to Search. With the latest update of Google beta app (version 16.2.39.sa.arm64 beta) I found some code that hints that Google is adding more ways to access your favorite feature (in case you hate it, just deal with it). Just take a look at the screenshot below -</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObcvFZlNwpI/Z4-2ZA2xOEI/AAAAAAAAtlg/1Lwn-DPBHr4i9Yt6tGvHZrfRWOyFQT-LACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737470629345.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1003" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ObcvFZlNwpI/Z4-2ZA2xOEI/AAAAAAAAtlg/1Lwn-DPBHr4i9Yt6tGvHZrfRWOyFQT-LACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_ORG_1737470629345.jpeg" width="609" /></a></div><br /><br />In case you don't know, <b>OMNIENT </b>is codename for Circle To Search feature. The code above hints about more entry points for Circle to Search. </div><div><br /></div><div>We already know about NAV_HANDLE, HOME and FILES_APP (yes, you can trigger Circle to Search in Files by Google app when you open an image in it). The rest of the entry points seems new. I am not sure about what KIKI_APP and META is. Let's talk about the rest though.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_LONG_PRESS_OVERVIEW - </b>Overview screen is basically the recents screen which shows all your apps you have opened. So it's possible Google could adding a button in the overview screen which can trigger Circle to Search for the app which is in focus in the recents screen.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_LONG_PRESS_POWER -</b> Google can add a new option to trigger CTS by long pressing the power button. I think this will be part of a system update (Android 16 probably). On pixels, currently you can only set power button to trigger assistant on long press or open power menu.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_EDGE_PANEL - </b>The Edge panel on a Samsung Galaxy device is a shortcut tab that provides quick access to your favorite apps. So you will be able soon add a shortcut here to trigger Circle to Search.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>OMNIENT_ENTRYPOINT_ACCESSIBILITY_SYSTEM_ACTION -</b> I am not sure if this new of Google already does this. This is for users who use Android accessibility services. It's possible that Google might add a shortcut somewhere in the accessibility menu to trigger Circle to Search.</div><div><br /></div><div>All these changes are a welcome addition and provide more flexibility to customize how they access Circle to Search on their device. I am not sure when all these will changes will be available but we will see soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can follow me on <a href="https://x.com/AssembleDebug" target="_blank">X</a>/<a href="https://www.threads.net/@assembledebug" target="_blank">Threads</a>/<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/assembledebug.bsky.social" target="_blank">BlueSky</a> and follow my <a href="https://t.me/GappsLeaks">Telegram channel</a> for more updates.</div>

Google is adding more ways to trigger Circle to Search on your Samsung Galaxy, Pixel and other Android devices

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