… This got some users speculating that Google is giving Android a Liquid Glass look like iOS 26, but Android ecosystem president Sameer Samat replied to a post about this saying, “Not happening!” Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL3IHTeCAjg While the Android robot in the video does look a bit l… …
… I also appreciate the cleaner look of the Gmail icon, although it hasn’t changed too much compared to the old version. The new icons are arriving right before Google I/O kicks off on Tuesday, where Google could announce even more visual changes to its ecosystem.
… At I/O 2026, we’re expecting a heavy focus on AI, as Google adds more Gemini features across its ecosystem of apps and devices. …
… ChromeOS is serviceable, and it’s already had Android app compatibility for a decade. Those apps will surely run better on an Android-based OS, but Googlebooks are still scaling a mobile ecosystem up to a desktop environment. …
… But Nanoleaf’s existing customers probably want the company to just focus on innovating its ecosystem and bringing new features and functions to its app. …
… If you add the lamp to Ikea’s Home Smart app using its Dirigera hub $109 or a Matter-compatible ecosystem — such as Apple Home, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa — you unlock hundreds more colors and the ability to schedule the light, set sleep/wake scenes, and pair it with a motion sensor and other lig… …
… Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie pushes back on claims that the platform is a “walled garden,” saying “no walled garden would let you export your mailing list, content, and even payment relationships at any moment.” But he also admits that this portability doesn’t extend to followers, saying Note… …
… But with the extra complications that open-source software poses, Carl Richell and others hope at a minimum, lawmakers will offer carveouts for it. “SB51 is about identifying who’s a kid in a closed ecosystem,” he said. “Applying that broadly can push age verification into open systems that were ne… …
… There’s always a lot of news at I/O, and this year was no exception — Google has powerful new Gemini models, it’s putting AI agents in everything, and it’s making huge changes to Search on both the web and YouTube that will once again reshape the information ecosystem. …
… Microsoft and Apple have put a lot of money into nailing biometric authentication, and the Linux approach of “hoping someone volunteers to make this” really does put the ecosystem at a disadvantage. …