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The team behind Windows Terminal and PowerToys unveiled a rebuilt version of the Run dialog for Windows 11, developed from scratch with user feedback guiding the design. The interface adopts Fluent Design, aligns with Windows 11, and includes dark theme support.
Developers prioritized performance, reducing average window appearance time to 94 milliseconds, achieved through cross-team collaboration, UI and architectural optimizations. The tool navigates local and network locations rapidly, and users still access it via the Win + R shortcut.
Engineers added telemetry to the legacy dialog to measure rendering times and feature usage, finding the classic window averaged 103 milliseconds, only 0.0038 percent of 35 million users clicked the Browse button, and some users paste text into Run to clear formatting.
PowerToys Run prototypes and the CmdPal project inspired development, and CmdPal contributions now power the new dialog, which is a C# WinUI 3 application compiled with .NET AOT. The dialog supports ~\ (hello Linux users) to open the home folder, and the history drop-down displays application icons.
Developers prioritized performance, reducing average window appearance time to 94 milliseconds, achieved through cross-team collaboration, UI and architectural optimizations. The tool navigates local and network locations rapidly, and users still access it via the Win + R shortcut.
Engineers added telemetry to the legacy dialog to measure rendering times and feature usage, finding the classic window averaged 103 milliseconds, only 0.0038 percent of 35 million users clicked the Browse button, and some users paste text into Run to clear formatting.
PowerToys Run prototypes and the CmdPal project inspired development, and CmdPal contributions now power the new dialog, which is a C# WinUI 3 application compiled with .NET AOT. The dialog supports ~\ (hello Linux users) to open the home folder, and the history drop-down displays application icons.
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Hey.. we need to talk..
The May 2026 update has been released today! As we’ve leaked before, this update includes a bootloader update for the Pixel 10 series that increments the anti-rollback counter, preventing from downgrading to a vulnerable version of the bootloader.
While we’re out here warning you, there’s a big brick issue that Google refuses to address publicly: b/507968853
As many of you developers know, once a Pixel enters one of these recovery modes:
Pixel ROM Recovery (Pixel 6-8 series)
Pixel BL1 Recovery (Pixel 9 series)
Pixel DBL Recovery (Pixel 10+ series)
The Pixel becomes a paperweight.
We know that Googlers have an internal tool (go/flash/tools/pixel/rom_recovery) and signed recovery images (signed/signed-recovery.zip) to recover a device from such mode.
However, external users don’t have them. Every complaint about that on the Issue Tracker gets a Won’t Fix or a Duplicate of x status.
The primary issue (b/402455330) hasn’t gotten an answer from Google since April 2025.
The continued silence makes it look like the company doesn’t care about its users. The problem has been raised for years. Yet there’s still no public statement.
Everything's changed when a developer (JoshuaDoes) has released a tool called tensor-usbdl that can work with a device stuck in Pixel ROM Recovery mode.
The catch?
- Currently, the tool only has the leaked recovery signed images for the Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel 8 / 8 Pro.
- The Pixel 8 images only work if you have never updated your phone to the May 2025 update. If you did, well you’re locked out for now.
The fact that an independent developer made such a tool proves that Google could do something about this but they won’t, meanwhile no one we know of has taken advantage of it to break the device security.
What do you think about this? Have you ever bricked a Pixel? Let us know in the comment section!
By the way regarding the leaks, we know and we're dropping another bomb soon so stay tuned
The May 2026 update has been released today! As we’ve leaked before, this update includes a bootloader update for the Pixel 10 series that increments the anti-rollback counter, preventing from downgrading to a vulnerable version of the bootloader.
While we’re out here warning you, there’s a big brick issue that Google refuses to address publicly: b/507968853
As many of you developers know, once a Pixel enters one of these recovery modes:
Pixel ROM Recovery (Pixel 6-8 series)
Pixel BL1 Recovery (Pixel 9 series)
Pixel DBL Recovery (Pixel 10+ series)
The Pixel becomes a paperweight.
We know that Googlers have an internal tool (go/flash/tools/pixel/rom_recovery) and signed recovery images (signed/signed-recovery.zip) to recover a device from such mode.
However, external users don’t have them. Every complaint about that on the Issue Tracker gets a Won’t Fix or a Duplicate of x status.
The primary issue (b/402455330) hasn’t gotten an answer from Google since April 2025.
The continued silence makes it look like the company doesn’t care about its users. The problem has been raised for years. Yet there’s still no public statement.
Everything's changed when a developer (JoshuaDoes) has released a tool called tensor-usbdl that can work with a device stuck in Pixel ROM Recovery mode.
The catch?
- Currently, the tool only has the leaked recovery signed images for the Pixel 7 / Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel 8 / 8 Pro.
- The Pixel 8 images only work if you have never updated your phone to the May 2025 update. If you did, well you’re locked out for now.
The fact that an independent developer made such a tool proves that Google could do something about this but they won’t, meanwhile no one we know of has taken advantage of it to break the device security.
What do you think about this? Have you ever bricked a Pixel? Let us know in the comment section!
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Google Teases Liquid Glass inspired design coming with the next Material You Design language MD4 in Android
https://fixvx.com/avstorm/status/2051755703916786080?s=20
https://fixvx.com/avstorm/status/2051755703916786080?s=20
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One of the biggest Android updates ever is coming.
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Xiaomi HyperOS 4: Monkey See, Monkey Hyper!
While Google, Samsung and other Chinese smartphone brands stayed away from adding a liquid glass mess to keep the user experience clean, Xiaomi will prove that they have NO ideas without Apple. They are the only company brave enough to steal the design everyone else hated except Huawei.
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While Google, Samsung and other Chinese smartphone brands stayed away from adding a liquid glass mess to keep the user experience clean, Xiaomi will prove that they have NO ideas without Apple. They are the only company brave enough to steal the design everyone else hated except Huawei.
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Your regular public service reminder that "WinUI 2" is now referred to as "WinUI for UWP" and "WinUI 3" is now simply "WinUI".
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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How badly OnePlus has fallen....
A previous generation OnePlus smartphone will get more updates than their latest generation phones.
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A previous generation OnePlus smartphone will get more updates than their latest generation phones.
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Microsoft is more butthurt about the Neo than you expect
Microsoft is so pissed about the MacBook Neo that they commissioned a market report to attempt to prove that PC laptops outperform it while being cheaper.
Yet to make its point, the report had to lie about the competitors' pricing.
They subtracted the value of the shovelware (Xbox Game Pass, Office license, ...) from the pricing of the Windows laptops, to the tune of $150 per laptop 🤡
https://x.com/Signal_65/status/2052033092370448725
(thanks to the proposed Community Note for bringing attention to this)
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Microsoft is so pissed about the MacBook Neo that they commissioned a market report to attempt to prove that PC laptops outperform it while being cheaper.
Yet to make its point, the report had to lie about the competitors' pricing.
They subtracted the value of the shovelware (Xbox Game Pass, Office license, ...) from the pricing of the Windows laptops, to the tune of $150 per laptop 🤡
https://x.com/Signal_65/status/2052033092370448725
(thanks to the proposed Community Note for bringing attention to this)
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Signal65 (@Signal_65) on X
In our latest Lab Insights report, commissioned by Microsoft, Signal65 found that @Windows 11 PCs starting $150 below the MacBook Neo delivered more performance AND up to 56% longer battery life in Procyon Office Productivity testing.
Performance and endurance…
Performance and endurance…
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Zoom in on YouTube web natively
- Firs introduced on mobile as pinch to zoom, it appears that YouTube has quietly added something similar on the web.
- You can continue to play and pan across the video with magnification of up to 5x.
- Unlike on mobile, this feature can be used in both full screen and non-full screen mode.
- At the time of writing, the web version currently does not support pinch to zoom with a touch screen.
- The feature should be widely available for everyone.
#Apps #YouTube @PixelHubUpdates
- Firs introduced on mobile as pinch to zoom, it appears that YouTube has quietly added something similar on the web.
- You can continue to play and pan across the video with magnification of up to 5x.
- Unlike on mobile, this feature can be used in both full screen and non-full screen mode.
- At the time of writing, the web version currently does not support pinch to zoom with a touch screen.
- The feature should be widely available for everyone.
#Apps #YouTube @PixelHubUpdates
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RIP Realme UI
Realme UI will soon be replaced by ColorOS in the future on realme smartphones. Now everything is officially "Oppo" in the Oplus Group.
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Realme UI will soon be replaced by ColorOS in the future on realme smartphones. Now everything is officially "Oppo" in the Oplus Group.
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Forwarded from Winaero
Microsoft is testing a new Low Latency Profile feature that greatly improves Windows 11 performance. The launch time of Edge, Outlook and other apps is reduced by approximately 40%. The Start menu and context menus open 70% faster.
For that, the system boosts the processor frequency to maximum values for 1-3 seconds every time the user performs a high-priority task, whether it's launching an app or interacting with the OS interface.
Work on the "Low Latency Profile" feature is being conducted as part of a large-scale internal initiative codenamed Windows K2. It's currently unknown whether users will be able to enable or disable the "Low Latency Profile" feature manually in the system settings. Currently, it operates completely automatically and runs in the background as needed.
For that, the system boosts the processor frequency to maximum values for 1-3 seconds every time the user performs a high-priority task, whether it's launching an app or interacting with the OS interface.
Work on the "Low Latency Profile" feature is being conducted as part of a large-scale internal initiative codenamed Windows K2. It's currently unknown whether users will be able to enable or disable the "Low Latency Profile" feature manually in the system settings. Currently, it operates completely automatically and runs in the background as needed.
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Microsoft is testing a new Low Latency Profile that greatly improves Windows 11 performance
Microsoft is working on a new feature for Windows 11 called "Low Latency Profile," which is intended to improve the operating system's responsiveness when
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Instagram ends end-to-end encrypted messaging in chats from today.
This move will make it easier for Mark Suckerberg to read your messages & view your n*des in chats, share them with advertisers, or hand them over to authorities and governments on request.
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This move will make it easier for Mark Suckerberg to read your messages & view your n*des in chats, share them with advertisers, or hand them over to authorities and governments on request.
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EU will start imposing restrictions on the use of VPN to protect children
The European Union notes that:
This means that those VPN companies who will not follow these guidelines will likely be banned in the EU.
Read more here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2026)782618
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The European Union notes that:
For instance, it is likely that the revised Cybersecurity Act will introduce child-safety criteria, potentially including measures to prevent the misuse of VPNs to bypass legal protections.
Protecting children online is a priority, with new rules being implemented requiring a minimum age for access to some services
This means that those VPN companies who will not follow these guidelines will likely be banned in the EU.
Read more here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2026)782618
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