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Android Authority
17-06-2025
- Android Authority
Google improves camera playback in Home app, but some are still frustrated
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Home 3.33 app update claims to improve camera timeline scrubbing on Android with better framerate and loading. A limited-access member tier is now generally available, allowing more control over shared home permissions. Early user feedback is mixed, with some praising the upgrade and others saying scrubbing performance is still lacking. Google has rolled out a new update to its Google Home app that targets one of the most persistent complaints among Nest camera users. While improvements to key apps are usually a step in the right direction, not everyone is convinced the update goes far enough. According to the latest entry on the Google changelog — dated May 28 but only published on Google's support site yesterday — the Google Home 3.33 update brings substantially improved framerate and loading performance when scrolling through video history on Android. The goal is to make scrubbing through footage on the camera timeline smoother. Initial user reactions to the camera improvements have been mixed in the tech world. Also included in the update is the general release of the limited-access member tier. This lets you share your smart home with family members, roommates, or guests, while restricting what they can see and control. You can choose whether someone can only view activity or also manage device settings and automations. Several bug fixes round out the release, addressing crashes in key areas like the Automations tab, Wi-Fi and Climate categories, and notification permissions. The update also resolves issues with inviting household members and accessing service settings for certain devices. Initial user reactions to the camera improvements have been mixed in the tech world. In a brief exchange on X, Android Police's Artem Russakovskii remained unimpressed with the timeline performance on one of his cameras. In reply, 9to5Google's Ben Schoon acknowledged that it wasn't perfect, but felt it was a clear step up from what users have dealt with over the past few years. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Phone Arena
02-06-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
Google Maps gets a slightly different new look for iOS and Android
I wouldn't be surprised if Google has an office in Mountain View with a handful of Googlers who run through a series of Google apps every single day suggesting changes that can be made to these apps. Some of the changes are useful and help users save time while others seem like they were made by Google employees to justify their positions with the company. The latest Google app receiving an update is one that has received its share of improvements over the years, Google Maps. Both the Android and iOS versions of Google Maps are seeing a new look to the logo shown near the bottom left of the map. Before the update, the four-color (Blue, Red, Yellow, and Green) Google logo appeared in this spot. The new look, found in version 25.21 of Google Maps for Android and version 25.22 for iOS, says Google Maps in black and white. Will the change help get you to your destination faster or deliver better directions? No. There probably is a reason why Google made this change related to branding so we might not understand why this was done until a future date. Meanwhile, the new look appears on my Pixel 6 Pro running Android 16 QPR 1 Beta 1 but not on my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 18.5 installed. It also has yet to surface on the mobile web variant of Google Maps. Even with the update, the four-color look can be seen in the search bar at the top of the app with the Google Maps icon at the left and the Google Lens icon in the four Google colors at the right of the search field. The old Google Maps is at the left while the new Google Maps with the new Google Maps logo is at the right. | Image credit-PhoneArena While iPhone users have the option of using Apple Maps and the iOS Google Maps app, Android users can navigate using the Google Maps app and the web version of Apple Maps on certain mobile browsers such as Safari, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox by directing the browser to go to
Bloomberg
16-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Airbnb Aims to Boost Revenue with New Services, Ads
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky discusses why the vacation rental company overhauled its app and is refocusing on events and services. Chesky outlines the revenue opportunities for Airbnb with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on 'Bloomberg Technology.' (Source: Bloomberg)
Forbes
13-05-2025
- Forbes
Google's New Look On iPhone Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Close your eyes and imagine the Google logo, that big, capital G in four colors. Take your time, I'll wait. Done it? Chances are you could see the G very clearly, with the big expanse of red at the top, a puny yellow chunk, a bigger green and finally the blue that sits in the squared-off bit. That's just changed. The change is subtle but considerable, and it's definitely for the better, I'd say. Until now, the color segments were discrete and blocky, the uneven sizes leading some (I mean me) to wonder what it all meant. Now, at a stroke, Google has fixed it. The colors still sit in the same configuration in the G, but now each color blends into the next. Not only is this more pleasing to look at generally, it goes a long way to evening out the distribution of the colors, giving the new logo a much better sense of balance overall, I'd say. The Google app icon for iPhone, until now. David Phelan It arrived on my iPhone 16 Pro Max yesterday when I updated the app (interestingly, the app update details made no mention of the new logo) and is coming to Android phones now. But it raises more questions than it answers. What will happen to the other Google logos, for Google Home, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive and others? They all have carefully partitioned color sections and have led some users to complain that it's hard to tell them apart at a quick glance. Adding the same color bleed to the existing app icons won't help in that regard, but is Google maybe taking the opportunity to dream up something all-new for the others? After all, Google Gemini is now a member of the band, and has its own, distinct, blue-only logo. Could this lead to Gmail going back to being an all-red logo, something that many users missed when it switched to the four-color design? Google hasn't said anything about the other apps, and they haven't been updated yet, or rather, the latest Google Maps update hasn't changed the logo at all. More as we have it.
