Apple and Google are both betting on AI and style in iOS 26 and Android 16. Here’s a breakdown of what’s new, what’s useful, and what might just drive you nuts.
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0:00 Intro
0:17 New Styles
0:26 Google’s Material 3 Expressive
0:48 Apple’s Liquid Glass
1:34 Notifications are Changing
2:28 Call Screening
3:20 AI is in Everything
3:34 Live Translations
4:01 Expressive Captions
4:20 Rapid Fire Features
4:46 Emoji Mix
4:53 Final Thoughts
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@geraldpolymath
June 30, 2025 at 11:09 am
Wow, great your back.
@CChristianScott
June 30, 2025 at 11:10 am
The content is great, of course. But I’m here for Iyaz.
@weroliera
June 30, 2025 at 11:12 am
Bro. I missed this guy. Wtffff😢
@CyberPunkMonkey2069
June 30, 2025 at 11:16 am
0:14 This video is gonna piss me off, isn’t it?
@Madeintheshade65
June 30, 2025 at 11:33 am
They both copy from each other and there is nothing wrong with it
@youtubeed12345
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 am
New guy on cnet
@vedanshchn
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 pm
The year 2000: Steve Jobs on the stage announced Aqua design which was inspired by liquid but6 it was limited by the hardware limitations of the time. MS of course expanded on that and made Aero (quite creative design wise but a complete macOS Tiger rip off feature wise btw) and the unaware simply claim that Liquid Glsss is what MS Vista was without even knowing that Vista was simply transparency with blur effects which Liquid Glass is not.
@PixelatedPaul
June 30, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Give it up for my favorite CNET host, it’s Iyaz! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Missed you buddy. Glad to see you back on the channel!
@ChristopherHolmquist
June 30, 2025 at 12:23 pm
We need to accept the fact that both companies have been copying each other for years
@RightAmount
June 30, 2025 at 1:38 pm
1:50 what does “it’s coming on android 16” mean… Live notifications has been in android since android 11…
It’s just that very few apps use this function (as well as on iOS by the way). as I understand it, it’s hard to implement, that’s why everyone ignores this function, except for duolingo and a few delivery and taxi apps 🙂
2:10 the notification grouping feature has also been around for ages, probably since android 8 😅 Where do you get your information from?
@Chrish1981
June 30, 2025 at 1:38 pm
Heyyyy he’s back!!
@RightAmount
June 30, 2025 at 1:40 pm
2:10 the notification grouping feature has also been around for ages, probably since android 8 😅 Where do you get your information from?
@UnosRecens
June 30, 2025 at 1:40 pm
you know next year we will get material 4 and it will be glass xd
@laudijksterhuis
June 30, 2025 at 2:38 pm
Favorite smoothie: Mango Pineapple
@whyanon69
June 30, 2025 at 2:49 pm
We want a linux mobile os without ai slop andspying thanks.
@jig1056
June 30, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Iyaz 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾.
@daveappleby1997
June 30, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Iyaz, it’s great to have you and Vanessa back doing videos again!
@nomino.shobykhan
June 30, 2025 at 3:08 pm
Bruh. Never knew you were this funny
@andrybxng
June 30, 2025 at 4:04 pm
Apple spends a lot of time researching and creating a good-looking UI. On the other hand, Google focuses more on adding functionality and copying current trends
@kyleh6984
June 30, 2025 at 4:25 pm
Apple’s Liquid Glass is based on work from Apple’s own Aqua UI that existed years before Microsoft’s Vista. Steve Jobs literally said: ‘the goal is to make the interface almost water like’.
@needleontherecord
June 30, 2025 at 5:34 pm
Iyaz back like it’s 2009 😊
@icymayne
June 30, 2025 at 5:47 pm
Yea I can’t wait till the pixel 10 pro, apple has bored me for the last time.
@therealfinisher
June 30, 2025 at 5:50 pm
I believe that, in order not to overwhelm European users with new operating systems and to avoid making any existing company feel threatened by innovation, manufacturers have little incentive to bring truly innovative products to market. As long as the EU prioritizes simplicity and bureaucracy, this stagnation will continue. It’s similar to a classroom where some students don’t understand anything and others are bored.. the teacher can only stick to the curriculum, otherwise some get left behind.
In my opinion, we’re living in a rather dull era for tech enthusiasts when it comes to smartphones, partly due to the EU. Competition thrives on innovation, not regulation. But when everything is standardized and dictated, it inevitably becomes boring.. humanity seems to be leaning toward sameness (or should I say EU-ness?).
Just to name one example: Oppo and Vivo don’t even seem to need the European market anymore^^ and if Apple or Samsung make the same move, Europe can use there simple products^^
@tiagomaqz
June 30, 2025 at 6:43 pm
Why has CNET become a hate baiting channel stead of focusing on the innovations and new technologies clarifying to users what they are and why they exist?!