Topic: android app development

  • Google Chrome's new Android navigation bar adds Gemini button [Gallery]

    Google Chrome's new Android navigation bar adds Gemini button [Gallery]

    Chrome is rolling out a dual-bar navigation on mobile, with the address bar and controls on top and a thicker bottom bar featuring new tab, tab management, and a Gemini shortcut, replacing the previous single bottom-bar layout. The Gemini integration, announced in May, has evolved from a button n...

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  • Google to let users customize Gemini voice speed and energy

    Google to let users customize Gemini voice speed and energy

    Google is developing a feature for its Gemini assistant that would allow users to customize the voice across four parameters: Energy, Formality, Warmth, and Speed, as discovered in code from the latest Google app beta. This move mirrors a trend in AI assistants, with Apple’s iOS 27 recently addin...

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  • Apple Music May Add New Subscription Tiers Soon

    Apple Music May Add New Subscription Tiers Soon

    Hidden code in the Apple Music Android beta suggests the service may introduce a lower-cost or free tier, with strings like “Premium access required” and “Can’t skip any more tracks” indicating skip limits similar to Spotify’s free plans. This potential shift contradicts Apple Music head Oliver S...

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  • Google’s AI can now code an Android app for you

    Google’s AI can now code an Android app for you

    Google has launched a new feature in AI Studio that allows users to create native Android apps from natural language prompts, with a built-in emulator for preview and instant installation on a connected device. Future updates will enable developers to invite testers directly from within AI Studio...

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  • I built an Android app with zero coding using free Google tools

    I built an Android app with zero coding using free Google tools

    AI-assisted software development has gone mainstream, with even Spotify's top developers relying on AI tools, and the free Google Antigravity IDE now enables anyone, even those without coding experience, to build Android apps. The author, a journalist with no software background, successfully bui...

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