Android 15’s second public beta introduced customizable vibrations for notifications for different apps.
9to5Google notes Pixel phones go a step further, using the phone’s microphones and sensors to adjust vibration intensity based on your surroundings. Pixel phones are particularly noisy when they vibrate on a hard surface like a table, and this feature seems to address that problem. Now that’s what I call a good vibe.
Google is distributing these little handbooks for prompting AI, which is kind of adorable? It has color-coded highlights breaking down the basic components of a prompt. There’s an early internet “How to use a search engine” vibe about it — I’m gonna hang on to this one for posterity.
Rhymes with “high time.”
We’re in our seats at the Shoreline Amphitheatre and about 45 minutes out from the start of Google I/O’s keynote. There’s a DJ on stage and some trippy visuals getting our morning started. Not spotted yet: dancing ducks, like we were treated to last year. Let’s keep it that way, huh?
HMD is re-releasing the Nokia 3210, the classic phone from the late 90’s, with modern-day upgrades like 4G and some fresh colors. Under the nostalgic skin it looks every bit like your average feature phone, running unspecified “Cloud Apps” for news and weather.
Looks fun, but seems like an impractical option unless you’re ready for a serious digital detox. It won’t be sold in the US, either.
