When it comes to business, good and thorough market research helps the company to build a sustainable business. According to the recent development, Facebook is relaunching its paid market research program called “Study” exclusive to the Android platform at present. Continue reading “Facebook’s new Study program will pay you in exchange for your data: Everything you need to know”
After the OnePlus 7 Pro got updates with several camera improvements, the OnePlus 7 has got a new OxygenOS 9.5.5 update that brings camera improvements when using Nightscape, auto focus and overall contrast and color in images. Continue reading “OnePlus 7 OxygenOS 9.5.5 update brings camera improvements”
Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’ back in March, released Beta 2 in April and Android Q beta 3 last month during I/O. Today it has released beta 4 for Pixel devices with final Android Q developer APIs (API level 29), the official API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio.
After rolling out Android Pie update for the Nokia 5.1 smartphone couple of months back, HMD Global has started rolling out the update for Nokia 3 as it had promised. The phone was introduced back in June 2017 running Android 7.0 (Nougat) and got Android 8.1 (Oreo) update back in April last year, so this is third major update the phone is getting. Continue reading “Nokia 3 Android Pie update starts rolling out”
After the Android Pie update for Galaxy M30 earlier this week, Samsung has started rolling out Android 9.0 (Pie) One UI 1.1 update for the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 smartphones in India, few days before it had promised. These phones were launched in January running Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5. Apart from the One UI visual changes, there are many other changes and new features including new adaptive themes for the keyboard that change based on the app you’re currently using, Scene Optimizer for the Camera app, and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 Android Pie One UI update starts rolling out in India”
OnePlus has released OxygenOS open beta update 11 for the OnePlus 6T and beta 19 for the OnePlus 6 that brings several improvements, including Zen Mode and Screen Recorder features that were introduced with the OnePlus 7 Series that were launched earlier this month. Zen Mode that runs for 20 minutes so you can receive only emergency calls and use minimal features. The update also adds pin-to-top feature for notification in India as well as several fixes and optimizations.
Continue reading “OnePlus 6 and 6T OxygenOS beta update brings Zen Mode, Screen Recorder and more”
Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 9.0 (Pie) One UI 1.1 update for the Galaxy M30, few days before it had promised. The phone was launched in February running Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5. Apart from the One UI visual changes, there are many other changes and new features including new adaptive themes for the keyboard that change based on the app you’re currently using, Scene Optimizer for the Camera app, and more.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M30 Android Pie One UI update starts rolling out in India”
OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 9.5.4 update (OxygenOS 9.5.5 for Europe as per Google’s instructions) that brings optimizations for double tap to wake and ambient display and audio for Bluetooth headset when playing games as well as camera improvements for HDR, low-light, fixes for white balance and focus issues.
Continue reading “OnePlus 7 Pro OxygenOS 9.5.4 update brings camera improvements”
Samsung launched the Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20 and the Galaxy M30 smartphones this year in India. All these run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5, compared to Android 9.0 (Pie) with One UI in the latest Galaxy A series. Today the company has announced that all the three smartphones will get Android 9 Pie update, bringing important improvements and security patches starting from June 3, 2019.
OnePlus has finally released Android Pie stable update for OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones with OxygenOS 9.0.2, as it had promised last year. It rolled out Android Pie beta update for the phones last month. OnePlus 3 and 3T were launched back in 2016 running Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). This is the third major Android update for the phones after Android Nougat in 2017 and Android Oreo update last year. The company has already guaranteed Android security updates for the phones till November 2019.
Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 9.0.2 Android Pie stable update starts rolling out”
Google today announced that it has suspended some of its business operations with HUAWEI which includes a ban on using Google Services and Play Store. According to reports, the upcoming smartphones from HUAWEI won’t have access to Google services.
realme already confirmed that its older devices will get Android 9.0 (Pie) update along with ColorOS 6 soon. The company event rolled out Android Q beta 3 for its latest realme 3 Pro smartphone, which is the first phone in the range to support it. Now the company has confirmed that it will start beta testing for the Android Pie based ColorOS 6 update starting next week. This will also add Hyper Boost 2.0 for the devices with the update, expect realme 2, C1, and C2.
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Google is out with the latest Android distribution numbers for the month of May 2019. The company is posting this data after six months when Android Pie was not in the list since it was below 1%. Now, after nine months after Android Pie stable update started rolling out, it is running in just 10.4% devices. From 21.5% back in October last year, Android Oreo (8.1 and 8.0) is now on 28.3%.
Imagine the speed at which technology has evolved if in the last hundred years, we have gone from silent B/W films shot on celluloid to audio-rich 4K HDR videos shot on smartphones. Even if the camera and the computer had their own distinctly separate evolutionary paths, in the recent years, they have started to merge in very interesting ways. 2019 marks the second year of “computational photography” as the computer and the camera come together once again, on the Huawei P30 Pro, to push the limits beyond what’s possible on smartphones. In our extensive time with the latest camera flagship from Huawei, it is clear that in very key areas of photography, the P30 Pro has taken a visible leap forward in smartphone camera technology. But is that good enough to persuade the professional into buying the Huawei P30 Pro? Is it just for the photographers or is it for everyone? This is our review.
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The update for this month doesn’t have Pixel-specific patches, but Google says that it brings many functional updates and improvements to various parts of the Android platform and supported Pixel devices. Continue reading “Google rolls out May 2019 Android security update for Pixel devices, also available for Essential Phone”
