After widespread outrage at the removal of “Dislike” counts on YouTube wholesale, it appears that Google is attempting to spread some cheer with a brand new “Like” button animation on mobile.

One particular rumor went viral, gaining millions of views, claiming this: If you click the "like" button in the shape of a heart underneath tweets, the button would change into an "X".

Now (not the voice app, but like, right now), Google is going hyperlocal with a new Explore button. So says Taj Campbell, Google Maps product manager, in a tip to VB.

So it’s been a little over a week since Google+ unleashed its brand new redesign on us and so far I’m a fan. That is, until I clicked the Explore button. I’ll get to that in a minute. Much ...

Android is getting several new animations as part of its Material 3 Expressive revamp. Google has started testing one of the upcoming animations in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta release.