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• Googly words… (Score:2)

  by msauve ( 701917 ) writes:

  It used to be Google called stuff “beta” for long after it was in widespread public release. Now, they’re calling stuff that’s not feature complete “beta.” Nope, that’s “alpha.” Someone should tell them how it works.
• That’s great but… (Score:2)

  by brantondaveperson ( 1023687 ) writes:

  … can they finally bring a sane, performant and usable audio API please? One that I can use directly from Java, without being forced into native code, please. Maybe they could look at this for some ideas [apple.com].
• Oh good, my phone had way too much screen space (Score:2)

  by GrumpySteen ( 1250194 ) writes:

  I really need to use more of it up by displaying applications that I’m not currently using.
• • Re: (Score:2)

    by stoborrobots ( 577882 ) writes:

    You realise the bubbles are the “tabs” right?

    When you click on a bubble, the relevant window covers the screen, you use it, then dismiss it back to the bubble. That’s essentially what switching tabs in a tabbed interface does…
• Living in a bubble… (Score:2)

  by jtara ( 133429 ) writes:

  Great.

  Google has brought meaning to the term “living in a bubble”.
• In capitalist America (Score:2)

  by sjames ( 1099 ) writes:

  In Capitalist America, computer multitasks you!
• Amiga had something like this called Iconify (Score:2)

  by Rob Cebollero ( 242701 ) writes:

  Though Iconify [aminet.net] was sort of a cross between Bubbles and the MacOS dock (iconified apps went to the desktop, rather than persistently hovering over everything else) which made more sense in the early 90’s desktop-centered UX context.
• Feature freeze (Score:2)

  by AbRASiON ( 589899 ) * writes:

  Spend a month optomising the code, a lot.
  I’m tired of needing to buy a new phone every 3 years because they run horrifically.

  Employ tricks like Apple do with the screenshot of an idle app that comes up first, then the app loads in behind it, making the app usable.

  Oh and to the handset manufacturers? Please, can at least SOME of you stop copying Apple?
  You don’t have to remove headphone jacks, you don’t have to remove notification LEDs, you don’t /have/ to remove home buttons.
• Well, bubbles… (Score:2)

  by LordHighExecutioner ( 4245243 ) writes:

  …end their life exploding. Does it mean that Android Q can turn every smartphone into a Galaxy Note7 ?!?
• oh god no (Score:2)

  by sad_ ( 7868 ) writes:

  what is wrong with having a notification icon, just as android has now.
  want to see what the message is, just quickly pull it down, you can even reply through the notification if you want.
  but a bubble, or in worst case, multiple bubbles only get in the way.
  for some reasone those things always hover just above that part of the screen that you’re using/looking at.
  please make this an option that can be turned off.

  • Re: (Score:1)

    by geoscodin ( 886628 ) writes:

    Facebook Messenger uses those awful bubbles and the first thing I do is turn them off every time I change phones or reinstall the app. They just get in the way and cover up the things I do want to see. Multiple bubbles are terrible. Please don’t take your cues from Facebook.
• Seen that, hated it. (Score:2)

  by thegarbz ( 1787294 ) writes:

  Those stupid conversation bubbles is the very first feature I disable on the Facebook Messenger app. Whoever thought that was a good idea needs to be sterilized. Whoever thought at Google that idea needs to be copied should be taken out behind the shed and put out of their misery.

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