How custom ROMs influenced Android's best features
…Apps and the system UI automatically adapt the wallpaper colors for a more cohesive look. However, this idea isn't new. Custom ROMs did not exactly implement wallpaper-based theming. But they…
…Apps and the system UI automatically adapt the wallpaper colors for a more cohesive look. However, this idea isn't new. Custom ROMs did not exactly implement wallpaper-based theming. But they…
…By • April 29, 2026 • • • Add AndroidAuthority on Google Brady Snyder / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Home app is being updated with a new and improved camera UI, among other changes. Users…
…the changelog for Samsung’s Android 17 update, One UI 9 Ben Schoon May 13 2026 - 7:35 am PT Samsung is rolling out the first beta update for One UI 9…
Gemini Intelligence brings gen UI widgets, Gboard ‘Rambler’ to Android, debuting on Pixel & Samsung Abner Li | May 12 2026 - 10:00 am PT | May 12 2026 - 10:00 am PT Google today…
…Starting back in the Android M beta (later Marshmallow), Google included a dark mode toggle that changed the settings and system UI from white to dark gray. However, the feature didn't…
…Until now, tapping on the call chip would bring you to the full-screen call UI. In Android 16 QPR1, this has changed to display the same UI element that you’d…
…This is even useful for theming. Sailfish OS themes are called Ambiences, and typically, you can create your own using the UI to choose a photo, which automatically sets a theme color…
…That flexibility is great, especially compared to being stuck with a camera UI you can’t change at all. Most smartphone camera apps still operate under the assumption that there’s one…
…We’ll keep watching Messages updates for further progress on both of these changes, and hopefully be able to show you that chat theming in action soon. ⚠️ An APK teardown helps predict…
…I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would scroll past, and sharing my opinion unabashedly. My background in tracking Android updates and app…