helpful – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:39:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 helpful – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Fast Pair notifications for TWS buds are getting a helpful visual tweak (APK teardown) https://earlybirdsinvest.com/fast-pair-notifications-for-tws-buds-are-getting-a-helpful-visual-tweak-apk-teardown/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/fast-pair-notifications-for-tws-buds-are-getting-a-helpful-visual-tweak-apk-teardown/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:39:25 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/fast-pair-notifications-for-tws-buds-are-getting-a-helpful-visual-tweak-apk-teardown/
Fast Pair popup on a Xiaomi 14T Pro

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority

TL;DR

  • Google is updating the Fast Pair notification UI for TWS earbuds to make battery status easier to read at a glance.
  • The redesigned notifications include circular battery progress bars, repositioned battery icons, and clear labels for each component.
  • Battery changes trigger color changes for the new progress bars for a better visual impact.

A few years ago, Google introduced a useful Fast Pair feature that allows users to check the battery status of their true wireless earbuds quickly. If you’re using Fast Pair-enabled earbuds, you may have noticed that every time you open the case, a notification pops up showing the battery levels of each component: the left bud, right bud, and the case. You also receive a notification when the battery on any of these components is running low, prompting you to recharge them in time.

Now, Google is refining the user interface of these battery notifications to make battery status easier to understand at a glance.

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Currently, the notification displays an image of both earbuds and their case, with the battery percentages listed at the bottom in a simple, minimal layout. While it works just fine, the design offers limited visual cues. Google is now working on introducing certain handy tweaks and color changes to make these notifications more informative and engaging.

During our teardown of the latest beta version of Google Play Services (version 25.28.31), we discovered that Google is testing a revamped UI for Fast Pair battery notifications. The most noticeable change is the addition of a circular progress bar to represent battery percentage, in addition to the numerical value still listed at the bottom of each component. Battery icons have also been repositioned to the top of the components. These new visual elements make it easier to quickly assess how much charge remains in each earbud and the case.

Additionally, the notification now includes clear labels — L (Left), R (Right), and C (Case) — next to each icon, making it much easier to distinguish which battery level belongs to which component. This is an improvement over the current design, which lacks any labeling.

Moreover, Google is also updating notifications for low battery levels. The circular battery indicators change color based on the charge level: yellow when the battery falls below 50%, and red when it drops under 20%. While this color-coding isn’t entirely new (the current UI also changes the color of the battery icon), the new implementation makes the change more noticeable and tied directly to the visual progress bar.

While this isn’t a major UI overhaul, it makes battery status much easier to interpret. It’s unclear when the new UI will roll out, but it should happen soon. We’ll keep an eye out and let you know when the change goes mainstream.

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Google AI mode and AI Overviews now have ads, which, according to the search engine giant, are “helpful.”

At the Google Marketing Live event last week, Google confirmed it has started rolling out ads to AI mode and AI Overviews in the US, which create new “opportunities for customers.”

While I haven’t seen ads in AI Overviews, some users spotted them last week, and these ads appear below the AI Overviews, followed by the traditional blue links.

Google AI ads
Ads in Google AI overviews (Desktop)

In a support document spotted by SER, Google described ads in AI search results as a new way to find information on the web.

SEO consultant Gagan Ghotra pointed out an interesting excerpt in the document that claims users find ads in these AI search results helpful.

“Google internal data shows that people have been finding the ads within AI Overviews helpful because they can quickly connect with relevant businesses, products, and services to take the next step at the exact moment they need them,” the company wrote in the document.

Google won’t share the numbers or methodology of its “internal data,” but it wants you to believe that ads are helpful, especially in AI search results.

Ads aren’t necessarily bad, but they’re certainly not helpful when they mislead users or appear above the actual content and disrupt the flow.

Google reported $72.5 billion in advertising revenue in its last quarterly report, and it’s expected to increase as ads expand beyond the blue links.

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