Android Pie is official now! But is it for everyone? No. After numerous speculations and opinions, Google has finally confirmed that Android 9.0 ‘P’ will be called Pie. The potential successor of Android Oreo brings in some significant features that mostly revolves around Artificial Intelligence. Continue reading “List of phones Getting Android 9.0 Pie update”
Google last year has introduced the Android Oreo (Go Edition) with an aim to provide a fast and smooth experience that is optimized for first-time and entry-level smartphone owners. Today it is introducing a brand-new Go edition upgrade; the Pie (Go edition). It brings up to an additional 500MB of storage available out of the box, faster boot times and more. Continue reading “Google introduces Android 9 Pie (Go edition) with more storage, verified boot, dashboard and more”
Apart from Pixel, only the Essential Phone has got the Android 9.0 aka Pie and now Sony has reportedly confirmed the next major Android release to six of its smartphones. The Xperia XZ2 series, Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact, and Xperia XZ Premium are among the first batch to get the Android 9.0 update. Continue reading “Sony reportedly confirms Android 9.0 Pie update for range of Xperia smartphones, roll out expected to start in September”
Tencent has silently launched the PUBG lite version of its battle royale shooter in the Philippines. PUBG is company’s most popular battle royale game across the globe. The LITE version is based on Unreal Engine 4, and it’s optimized for devices with low RAM. Continue reading “PUBG Mobile Lite beta with smaller map, 40 players released for devices with low RAM”
As promised, Xiaomi has launched its Mi A2 smartphone under Android One initiative in exclusive partnership with the search engine tech giant Google. This device comes equipped with a dual camera setup — 12-megapixel primary rear camera with f/1.75 aperture, Sony IMX486 sensor along with a 20-megapixel secondary rear camera with Sony IMX376 sensor to capture depth information for portrait shots with AI. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 Camera Samples”
WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Android after rolling out the update to iOS earlier this year. The new beta update with version number 2.18.234 hints at references to the functionality. Continue reading “WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Andriod”
Google is rolling out an update to its ARCore and this time it brings support for Chrome OS with the recently released Acer Chromebook Tab 10. Also joining the list are the codenames associated with the Pixel 3, and Pixel 3 XL; blueline and crosshatch. Continue reading “ARCore v1.4 brings support for first Chromebook, Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL”
Fornite maker; Epic games back in May announced that Fortnite for Android will be available in Q3 of 2018. But the company is yet to officially announce a launch date, however, sources claim that the game will be launched as an exclusive for the Samsung Galaxy Note9 on August 9th. Continue reading “Fortnite for Android said to be launched alongside Samsung Galaxy Note9, might not be available on Google Play Store”
Google is finally working on bringing native e-mail scheduling of its own without making users go through with any workarounds to schedule emails. Since Google is working on e-mail scheduling for mobile, it should be coming to the web as well. Continue reading “Gmail update for Android hints at email scheduling”
A new beta update of Google app is now rolling out and like always, there aren’t any major changes right out off the bat, but it does hint at some upcoming possibilities. The latest additions include an upcoming Pixel Stand Smart Dock, settings for a YouTube TV content filtering, and finally in what appears to be an enhanced voice-controlled feature for the car. Continue reading “Google app beta for Android hints at Pixel Stand smart dock, in-car improvements with Herbie and more”
Telegram today has introduced a new feature; Telegram Passport a unified authorization method for services that require personal identification. Once you upload the documents, you can share the data with services that require a real-world ID. Continue reading “Telegram 4.9 brings ‘Passport’ that securely stores and shares identification documents”
Chrome for Android is getting a new update bringing the version number to V68. This update brings the HTTP ‘Not secure’ warning as well as Spectre and redirects protections. It also gets a new tab switcher similar to Android P and also a new “Add to Home screen” prompt. Continue reading “Chrome 68 for Android brings Spectre Site mitigations, ‘Not secure’ warning, Android P-like tab switcher and more”
Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of July and Oreo adoption rate has climbed up to 12.1% which includes both Android 8.0 and 8.1. The Oreo adaption back in April was around 4.6%. With Android P right around the corner, the Oreo adaptions seem to be growing slower than expected. Continue reading “Android Oreo adoption rate climbs to 12.1%, Nougat is now on 30.8% devices”
It is widely known that Google is working on called ‘Project Fuchsia,’ which is an experimental OS for tablets and phones. However, Bloomberg reports that Fuchsia could replace Android and Chrome OS within the next five years. It is being designed to accommodate voice interactions and frequent security updates. Continue reading “Google’s Project Fuchsia OS said to be successor to Android”
The EU has fined Google with a $5.04 billion for forcing its apps on Android manufacturers. To put it in simple words, EU wants Google to unbundle its Chrome and Search app from Android phones, but this might have implication in the future of free-Android business model. Google CEO Sundar Pichai in a response to EU’s $5 billion fine, claims that users install an average of 50 apps themselves and also gives the ability to remove the pre-installed app any time they wish. Continue reading “Google warns change in Android business model post $5.04 billion EU penalty”
