WhatsApp V2.18.74 beta for Android brings adaptive launcher icon which is a part of the Android O. The latest icon looks almost similar to the one that we have seen years ago replacing the older more shadowy one. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android gets adaptive launcher icon”
Amidst the P20 launch, Huawei is also busy prepping the Y9 (2018) as it is now spotted passing through the FCC. It comes with 18:9 aspect ratio full-screen display, quad-cameras (two dual and two front cameras), a 3900mAh battery. According to a report, the Y9 (2018) was expected to go official on March 15th. Continue reading “Huawei Y9 (2018) with full-screen display, dual front and rear cameras, 3900mAh battery passes through the FCC”
Microsoft has announced that it has optimized the Skype for Android phones running 4.0.3 to 5.1. Skype for Android crossed over one billion downloads from the Google Play Store last year. The new optimized version of Skype will be rolled out in the next few days worldwide. Continue reading “Skype now optimized for Android phones running 4.0.3 to 5.1”
Generally, Google has a trend of rolling out new Android version as developer preview before the official introduction at the I/O event. Following the same trend this time as well, it is widely anticipated that Google might release the first developer’s preview later this month according to popular leakster Evan Blass. Continue reading “Android P first developer preview expected to release mid-March”
WhatsApp beta for Android with V2.18.69 has extended ‘delete for everyone’ duration from 7 minutes or 420 seconds to 4096 seconds which is about 68 minutes and 16 seconds or 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds. Along with this, WhatsApp has rolled out two more new beta updates to Android the V2.18.70 that brings fixes to GIF crashes and 2.18.71 adds changes to voice note sending icon in a chat window. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour”
Iris Scanner which first debuted on the most controversial Galaxy Note7 though failed to create an impact has opened up to a new biometric authentication. With Apple implementing the Face Unlock feature, Android OEMs have developed their own version of the facial unlocking system and made it a mainstream feature. Continue reading “Android P said to have native support for Iris Scanner”
According to the International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments worldwide have declined 0.5% in 2017 making it the first year-over-year decline in the market since the evolution of smartphones. A total of 1.46 billion devices were shipped in 2017 including both Android and iOS. Continue reading “Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 0.5% first-time in 2017, expected to return to growth in 2018: IDC”
HMD Global apart from Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8110, Nokia 6 (2018) Android One for global markets, it also announced the Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) that sports a 4.5-inches display, MediaTek MT6737M Quad-Core processor, 1GB RAM. Continue reading “Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, swappable Xpress-on covers announced”
ZTE at the MWC 2018 event has announced the Temp Go Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone. It comes with a 5-inches FWVGA display, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 SoC, 1GB RAM. The Temp Go is not just one of the first Android Oreo (Go Edition) phones to go official, it is the first Go Edition from ZTE. Continue reading “ZTE Temp Go Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone with 5-inch display announced”
Update: Google is officially rolling out ARCore 1.0, which is now available for 13 smartphones – Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, Note8, S7 and S7 edge, LG V30 and V30+ (Android O only), ASUS Zenfone AR and OnePlus 5. It will be available in upcoming devices from Samsung, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, ASUS, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, ZTE, Sony Mobile, and Vivo later this year. Google said that ARCore is designed to work on a wide variety of qualified Android phones running Android 7.0 (Nougat) and later.
Google said that ARCore 1.0 has improved environmental understanding that enables users to place virtual assets on textured surfaces like posters, furniture, toy boxes, books, cans and more. Continue reading “Google said to introduce ARCore 1.0 officially at MWC 2018, but the update is already rolling out [Update: Now available for 13 smartphones]”
It was reported that Google is testing Reply app to bring smart replies to messaging apps and now the app is released in beta and the APK is now available for everyone to use. From the looks of it, the app does exactly what it says; you get automated response in shortcuts in message notifications. It works on Android 7.0 (Nougat) devices or later. Let’s see how to set it up and get it to work. Continue reading “Google Reply smart quick reply app now available for download, here’s how it works”
Google’s next Android upgrade is just months away, and we already learned that the Android P would embrace iPhone X top-notch design. Although we don’t have the core features of Android P, XDA Developers are now discovering tidbits thanks to Android’s open source commit. Continue reading “Android P to prevent background apps from accessing the camera and recording via microphone”
Chrome 64 for Android was rolled out last month with features like the white navigation bar, blocks auto redirect pop-ups and more and an ad blocker. Today the company is adding one more new feature that automatically shortens URLs and converts them and removes the unnecessary strings at the end of URLs. Continue reading “Chrome 64 for Android automatically cleans messy URLs when you share them”
LastPass password manager for Android has finally received Android Oreo autofill support. Accessibility option is still available for Older apps and Chrome that don’t support the new implementation. LastPass v4.4.1749 brings you an option to turn on Oreo autofill by going to Settings > Autofill. Continue reading “LastPass finally gets Android Oreo autofill support”
Check for update button on Android does nothing expecting for manually checking for updates in case you haven’t got an update notification automatically. However, back in September manually pushing the check for button update on Nexus and Pixel phones would fetch an available update even if the background check wouldn’t. Continue reading “Google Play Services update brings fix for Android ‘Check for update’ button on Pixel/Nexus devices”
