Spells Digest #59

Hey folks! 👋 Here is the latest roundup of spells from the past 2 weeks. As always, feel free to reply to this email with any cool spells you've built or found. Feedback and suggestions are welcome any time as well.

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Spell 263 · Poke

Homepage changes throughout the day in Poke

Spell 264 · Google

Caret changes color on each blink, cycling through Google's brand colors in Google Search's AI Mode

Spell 265 · Shop

Back button rolls in and out from behind the tab bar in Shop

Spell 266 · iOS

Pulsing animation when the battery is low on iOS

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