Google is testing a new launch animation for the Gemini overlay with Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2. It also suggests the missing vibration is just a bug. With Beta 2, the “Press & hold power button” gesture ...

Xbox will roll out a new boot-up animation and sound on May 13, cutting cold start times from about 12 to 7 seconds. The update, revealed by CEO Asha Sharma, features a refreshed glassy logo and ...

Google has now rolled out the redesigned Pixel Launcher search bar (in the US) and new Gemini launch animation (for everyone) to Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 users. The bar at the bottom of the Pixel ...

A new beta 6 build for iOS 26 was released today, bringing a variety of changes, including one update that is especially hard to miss: iPhone apps launch much faster than before. Animation to launch ...

Apple’s latest iOS 26 beta introduces faster app launch animations, trimming around 150 milliseconds from the process for a noticeably snappier feel. The update, expected to arrive with the iPhone 17 ...

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