I’m no designer, but I really like how I’ve incorporated some Material You theming to my tech blog. I plan on switching the color palette for specific holidays and events just to keep things surprising and fun.

The Material Theme Building in Figma has helped tremendously!
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Happy Valentine’s Day 💌

And shout-out to the Android users who are in relationships ‘customized’ just for you two. You all found the perfect match, just like your personalized home screen. 😀

"[! TIP]
Quick Tip for those looking to transfer all of their Photos and Videos out of Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/help/230304858213063#"

You can transfer them directly into Google Photos.

What’s really cool too is that all the text from the FB transfers as captions too.

Android 16 Beta 2 is officially out!

Here’s a generated summary of all that’s released from Gemini:

"Android 16 Beta 2 introduces significant enhancements and changes, focusing on developer capabilities, user experience, privacy, and performance. Key updates include advanced camera functionality (hybrid auto-exposure, precise color control, motion photo intents, UltraHDR enhancements), custom graphical effects ... https://blog.michaelbtech.com/2025/02/13/android-beta-is-officially-out.html

Is this the first time Apple has acknowledged foldables? 🤔

Also, Apple mentioning “Android” in its newsroom blog looks good on its brand 😁

Google might be readying Project Astra on Google Pixel and Android devices soon.

I just received an email saying, “In the coming months, we’ll also bring screen sharing and live video streaming capabilities to Live." My guess is that this will be coming right in time with Google I/O in May. https://blog.michaelbtech.com/2025/02/11/let-the-countdown-begin-google.html