All about #Android #Pie

Google has finally confirmed that Android 9.0 ‘P’ will be called Pie, couple of week before the rumored date. It has also released final stable update for Pixel smartphones that can be downloaded from Android developer website here and also started rolling out OTA update (OTA images) for those who have signed up for beta program. It is also pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

The Android 9.0 update also includes Android security patch for August, 2018

> Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 2 (PPR1.180610.009 / PPR1.180610.011,)
> Pixel XL (PPR1.180610.009 / PPR1.180610.010)

Google has also released August security update for Pixel C, Nexus 5X and 6P which is still based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
> Pixel C (OPM4.171019.021.Y1)
>Nexus 5X / 6P (OPM6.171019.030.H1)

Android P includes Adaptive Battery that uses machine learning to prioritize system resources for the apps, App Actions that helps you raise the visibility of your app and help drive engagement using machine learning, and Slices are a new way to surface rich, templated content in places like Google Search and Assistant.

Source:FoneArena

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#Apple hits $1 trillion #market

Apple has succeeded in becoming the first public company to hit a trillion dollars … almost. Due to a recent change in the count of total available shares, Yahoo is reporting that Apple has already hit the $1tn mark.

 Google Finance reports Apple is at about a $950 billion market cap right now — although that isn’t completely accurate either. With the updated share count, Apple stock has to cross the $207.05 level to officially reach the milestone, as explained by CNBC yesterday.

Apple uses Yahoo Finance data for its own Stocks app, which is also what Siri uses for its data. So if you ask Siri for Apple’s market cap right now, it will proudly state AAPL is at $1 trillion.

 Market cap is the number of shares multiplied by the current stock price. Due to Apple’s share buyback program, the exact market cap calculation is difficult to know exactly. Apart from Yahoo Finance, most people currently agree that Apple stock is just 2% shy of the magic line.

 Google Finance reports Apple market cap at $945 billion, which seems to account for the last bout of share buybacks, with a current share price of $203.64. An increase of just 1.7% would seal the deal, and AAPL would truly be considered a trillion dollar company by all outlets.

At the end of the day, market cap and stock price are financial matters that have very little influence on Apple’s actual product operations. It’s just a fun milestone … as investors look on to Apple’s next lineup of flagship iPhone models.

Source:9to5Mac

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#Stories for #Youtube

For some reason, it seems like every single social media service wants to add stories to their platform. Snapchat really kicked the concept off, Instagram decided to copy it, and then Zuckerberg and friends decided to put it in Facebook too. Now, YouTube is joining in on the fun as well.

 We first noticed Stories of this variety when we posted about the dark theme rolling out to some a few days ago, but neglected to mention them. The Stories themselves look extremely similar to Instagram's; you'd think that Google would at least be able to switch the UI up a bit, but apparently not. There'll be a red ring around new Stories, which you can see in that dark theme post.

 This still looks to be in limited rollout. Rita can see the Stories, but she's an exception to the rule. If you're seeing them, you, too, have been blessed with the almighty Google's server-side wand.

Source:AndroidPolice

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Swipe Gestures For #YouTube #App

YouTube has been rolling out a handful of features lately but as most of the times, some of them are available to just select number of users in a soak test before being introduced to the wider public. The latest update brings support for swiping to skip to the next or go back to the previus video but it's still not available to everyone.

 The gestures are pretty intuitive and replaces the forward and back buttons that appear on the video when you tap on it. It's a tad faster and more convenient this way. The transition animations shown in the video below remind us of Android P's recent apps switcher. Take a look at the videos below, the first one recorded with the new gestures enabled while the second one shows the current state of YouTube's Android app.

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