Earlier this year Google announced Android O and it recently confirmed it as Oreo and started rolling out the final update for its Pixel and Nexus devices. Moreover, Google has been working closely with various handset maker including Essential, Huawei, HTC, Kyocera, Motorola, HMD Global Home of Nokia Phones, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony to launch or upgrade new/existing devices to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of this year. Continue reading “List of phones Getting Android 8.0 Oreo update”
Opera today has launched the ‘Opera Touch’ browser for Android. The company says that it is designed to be used on the move, with just one hand. It also made the mobile and desktop web browsing experiences into one. The browser is designed from the ground up to fit users use cases. Continue reading “Opera Touch mobile browser with easier one-handed usage, new PC browser with Instant search released”
Instagram is bringing a much-needed feature to its stories. It will now let you upload multiple photos and videos to stories at once. You will now see a new icon in the upload media at the top right corner of the screen. Tap the button and start selecting photos or videos. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you upload multiple photos and videos to stories at once”
LG has officially scheduled the G7 ThinQ launch for May 2nd, and now the mid-range Q7, successor of last year’s Q6 is found passing through the FCC which is required before the official launch. It comes with the model number ZNFQ710TS. If G6/Q6 is any indication last year, we might be seeing a low-cost G7 with mid-range internals; possibly called Thin Q7. Continue reading “LG Q7 passes through the FCC, likely to launch alongside G7 ThinQ”
WhatsApp is now rolling out ‘dismiss as admin’ feature for Android and iOS which is long overdue. WhatsApp was first found testing this feature back in January 2018. This feature will let group administrators demote other admins, but group creators can’t be dismissed from being an admin. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta and iOS gets ‘dismiss as admin’ feature”
Google is rolling out a fresh update to Android and iOS. The update to Android brings the Chrome version number 66 and includes features like restricting autoplay, rounded material design, adds ‘Home Duplex’ and several design tweaks. Continue reading “Chrome 66 for Android gets autoplay restriction and ‘Home Duplex’, option to export saved passwords for iOS”
SwiftKey for Android has received new exclusive Halo Sticker pack and Skype emoticons. This marks the first time Halo Stickers are available on Android and in this pack, you will find eight stickers totally exclusive to SwiftKey for Android users, that are a fun mix of animated and non-animated. Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android gets exclusive Halo Sticker pack and Skype emoticons”
Google made an announcement that the Lens in both Assistant and Photos would get new features like improved support for recognizing animals and this ability to detect cat and dog breeds is now rolling out to users. Earlier Google was only able to generically reply with “looks like a cat.” Continue reading “Google Lens in Assistant and Photos can now detect cat and dog breeds”
Google introduces a new version of Android every year at the I/O event, and except for the Pixel phones and Android One, it is OEM’s job to push updates to their portfolio. It is a known fact that Android phones are infamously slow to get updates. The February distribution rate shows only 1.1% of Android phones are running on the latest OS. Continue reading “Researchers find some Android phone manufacturers misguide users about missed security updates”
Essential rolled out the Android 8.1 Oreo update back in March with features like better multitasking, improved notifications and more. Today the company is rolling out a new 8.1 Oreo build with April security patch, Bluetooth 5.0, modem stability fixes and more. Continue reading “Essential Phone gets new Android 8.1 Oreo build with April security patch, Bluetooth 5.0, stability fixes and more”
American Express has introduced the ‘AMEX Pay’ mobile payment solution in India that allows eligible Cardholders to make contactless or QR code-based payments to merchants using the mobile app. The AMEX IN mobile app is available for Android and iOS. Continue reading “American Express launches Amex Pay mobile payment solution in India”
WhatsApp is rolling out a new beta update for Android bringing the much-talked locked audio recordings feature. The latest beta update brings the app version to 2.18.102. For locked audio recordings feature, you will have to tap the “mic” icon in the chat and, after 0.5 seconds, WhatsApp will show the lock microphone button. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android brings locked audio recordings”
Google today announced updates to its search results to make it easier to pick a movie. It will now let you can quickly compare movies by factors like ratings, showtimes, theater location and more all from the same view. You can also click showtime to purchase a ticket in advance. Continue reading “Google updates search results to make it easier to filter movies by ratings, showtimes, theater location and more”
Few weeks back Google began blocking Google Play apps and services on uncertified devices which created a lot of confusion among users and what it means. While Google mentioned that it would let custom ROM users be whitelisted, but the page was accepting IMEI values or Play Service Framework Device ID, but the pressing issue here is that it only accepted 100 IDs to be whitelisted. Today, a Google representative has confirmed to XDA that the company is removing this limit. Continue reading “Google removes 100 device registration limit from uncertified device page”
WhatsApp is currently working on improving its Change number feature on iOS, Android and Windows phone. When someone gets a new number or changes his number on WhatsApp, it migrates the data to the new number preserving the chat history and will be automatically gets added to the groups that the old number is present and notifies group members. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android now lets you notify your contacts when number is changed”
