Patent applications show dual-tone design for the Huawei P30

The European patent office just published a few days ago a new patent application that shows two new colour options for the Huawei P30. One is a gradient variation of the P30's Breathing Crystal model. You can see that the top third of the phone is a separate panel, but it has a more subtle effect. The latter is a dual-tone paint job in a darker grey with off white, which is reminiscent of the "panda" version of the Pixel 2 XL. The applications suggest that Huawei might launch these models at IFA alongside the Mate 30 announcement. We don't know if the P30 Pro will get the colour options as well.

Source: GSMArena

Google Maps goes multimodal, lets you combine transit directions with ride-sharing and biking

Google Maps wants to make its app more useful for commuters and transit riders with this new update. It'll combine transit directions with biking and ride-sharing options, letting you get from point A to B using different modes of transportation. When you input your destination in the app, you need to select the Transit tab to see these options.

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New 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' trailer teases the possibility of 'Dark Rey'

The new trailer for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker raises an important question. Has Rey joined the Dark Side? Well, this sizzle reel of a trailer seems to suggest just that. But that could also be seen as perhaps a vision or a dream. Lucasfilm unveiled at Disney's D23 Expo over the weekend this new exclusive trailer for the last film of the latest Star Wars trilogy. Aside from showing a lot of footage from the past eight Star Wars films, it teases us with a look at the upcoming movie, including our heroes ending up on a desert locale, a look at the new character Jannah, a C3PO with red eyes, and Rey and Kylo Ren still engaged in an epic fight. We won't find out whether Dark Rey is a thing or not until The Rise of Skywalker hits theatres in December this year. 

Google Assistant on mobile gets new silent-response option

You will soon have the option to have a less chatty Google Assistant on your phone. Google just updated its support site that shows how you can turn off Assistant speech output on your phone. But since the support site was only recently updated, it isn't immediately available. You're going to have to keep checking back to see if the feature comes to you.

To turn off speech output, you need to open Assistant and tap the explore icon. Open the settings, go to the Assistant tab, and tap Phone. Under Voice and speech, there will be an option to change speech output to Hands-free only. Once you've enabled this feature, Assistant will still do what you say, but it won't speak out loud to tell you what it's doing. You will still be able to read the responses on the screen.

Source: Android Police