Instagram tests out new card-based interface

Looks like Instagram might want to try something new with its interface. WABetaInfo uncovered a new card-based interface for both its iOS and Android apps. Instead of scrolling down to see the posts, you swipe right or left to see the rest of your feed. It works similar to what you do with Stories but this time you see small thumbnails of the posts above the cards. You can see this in action below.

The Profile and Direct tabs have also switched places in this new UI. MSPoweruser points out this could be in response to the more gesture-based user interfaces of the new iPhones and Android Pie or it could also be the social network’s attempt to replicate the Stories experience in your feed. What do you think? Is this something you’d want to see?

New Instagram UI to view posts on your feed: presenting "Cards", for iOS and Android!
In this new UI, the Profile and Direct tabs will be inverted!
The new changes will be available in future. pic.twitter.com/RVDNuuLvTk

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) December 3, 2018

OnePlus 6T update adds an equalizer for Bluetooth headphones

One consequence of OnePlus getting rid of the headphone jack in the OnePlus 6T is users lost the Audio Tuner option a.k.a. the equalizer. This only worked for wired headphones. So, unless you used USB-C headphones, you didn’t have access to the equalizer. Well, that’s being addressed today. Oxygen OS 9.0.7 brings the feature back for Bluetooth headphones. The update also improves Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stability as well as less power consumption on standby. Shooting in slow-motion should also be a better experience.

Some of the other bug fixes include display issues with the wallpaper on the lock screen. It’s an incremental rollout though so you may or may not see the update hit your device immediately.

Source: GSMArena

Instagram helps visually impaired see photos with AI descriptions

Instagram is making its service more accessible to the visually impaired with its latest update. There is a new artificial intelligence system that’ll automatically generate descriptions of the photos. These can be seen through screen readers that the visually impaired users use to browse the Feed, Explore, and Profile sections of the app. The feature makes use of object recognition technology to identify what items are in the image. If you want to describe the image yourself, you can add custom alternative text as well. You can head to Advanced Settings when posting a photo and there should be a new Write Alt Text option there.

Android Pie starts rolling out to Huawei P20 series in China, international market could soon follow

Power Trio: The Huawei P20 Pro Review

Huawei has begun rolling out Android 9.0 Pie via the EMUI 9 skin in China. It’s being reported that it’s hitting both the P20 and P20 Pro units. It’s the final build and it brings with it Huawei’s take on Google’s Digital Wellbeing app—Digital Balance—as well as better volume controls, GPU Turbo for smoother gameply, and gesture navigation. There is no word yet when it’ll be hitting the international market but with this being the final build, it shouldn’t be that long of a wait.

Source: GSMArena