Category: Android

Nokia 3.1 Plus Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 3.1 Plus smartphone, which makes it the 15th Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 1 Plus, Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2, Nokia 7.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 2.3 and Nokia 6.2. The phone was launched back in October 2018 running Oreo and got the Android Pie update in February this year. The latest update brings a number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and more. Continue reading “Nokia 3.1 Plus Android 10 update starts rolling out”

Motorola razr Android 10 update starts rolling out, brings new Quick View display features

Motorola launched its foldable razr 2019 smartphone recently in India and it shipped with Android 9.0 (Pie) out-of-the-box. Almost after 6 months of global launch, now the company has started rolling out the Android 10 update. Continue reading “Motorola razr Android 10 update starts rolling out, brings new Quick View display features”

Android 11 Beta Launch Show set for June 3 on YouTube

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, most launch events have been shifted to online and on similar lines, Google also cancelled its annual I/O event recently. Now, the Cupertino-based tech giant has announced that the Beta launch show of Android 11 will take place online on YouTube and has released a teaser video of the same.

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Nokia 1 Plus gets Android 10 Go Edition update

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 1 Plus  Android Go Edition phone smartphone, which makes it the 14th Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2, Nokia 7.2, Nokia 3.2, Nokia 4.2, Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 2.3 and Nokia 6.2. The phone was introduced at the MWC last year in India last year running Android Pie (Go Edition). This latest update brings a number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and more. Continue reading “Nokia 1 Plus gets Android 10 Go Edition update”

OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T Android 10 open beta update released

OnePlus already confirmed that OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T users will get Android 10 update in Q2 2020. Now it has released Android 10 open beta update for the phones ahead of stable roll out. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T Android 10 open beta update released”

Nokia 8 Sirocco Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphone, which makes it the 11th Nokia phone to get the update after the Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2, Nokia 7.2, Nokia 3.2, and Nokia 4.2. It was launched back in 2018 running Android Oreo. Android 10 brings a number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 8 Sirocco Android 10 update starts rolling out”

realme announces Android 10-based realme UI Early Access for realme 3 and realme 3i [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 roll-out started for selected users]

[April 11, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update to realme 3 and realme 3i users in India. The update comes as RMX1827EX_11_C.03 and weighs 2.46 GBs in size. Note that the update is rolled out only for the users who are selected for the early access program.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro finally gets official Pixel Experience support

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 series in India back in October. To recall, Redmi Note 8 Pro was the world’s first smartphone to be powered by the gaming-focused MediaTek Helio G90T SoC. Redmi Note series devices usually have great third-party development support, the company even provided units to a few renowned developers for the development.  Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Pro finally gets official Pixel Experience support”

Xiaomi Mi A3 Android 10 update finally starts rolling out [Update: New update with bug fixes and April security patch]

Update: April, 2020 – Xiaomi has started rolling out new build 11.0.11.0.QFQMIXM for the Mi A3 that is about 1.33GB in size bringing April Android security patch and also fixes bugs. This also adds Pro camera mode, but there is no Wi-Fi calling / VoWiFi support yet.

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Google will require A/B Seamless System updates for phones launching with Android 11

Google introduced seamless updates back in 2016 with Android 7.0. Any Android smartphone that features Seamless System updates will have two partitions; A and B and when a firmware update arrives, it is downloaded and installed on the second inactive partition. Once the update is downloaded and installed, the phone will boot into the newly updated firmware.

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Nokia 3.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out

HMD Global has started rolling out Android 10 update for the Nokia 3.2 smartphone, which makes it the ninth Nokia phone to get the update after the  Nokia 8.1, Nokia 9 PureView, Nokia 7.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6.1, Nokia 2.2 and Nokia 7.2. It was launched last year running Android Pie. Android 10 brings number of additional privacy and security features for users, as well as Dark Theme, Focus mode, dedicated ‘Privacy section’, and lots more. Continue reading “Nokia 3.2 Android 10 update starts rolling out”

OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro latest OxygenOS stable update brings March security patch, slow-mo video improvements and more

After rolling out beta update last month OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 10.0.9 [10.3.2 in India] for 7T, OxygenOS 10.0.8 [10.3.2 in India] for the OnePlus 7T Pro that brings March Android security patch, improved RAM management, stability improvements for recording videos in slow-mo and some fixes in Gallery. The OxygenOS 10.0.5 [10.3.2 in India] for the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 7 was rolled out earlier this week brining the same features.
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Samsung Galaxy A70 Android 10 OneUI 2.0 update starts rolling out in India

After rolling out Android 10 update to Galaxy A70 last month, Samsung has started rolling out stable version of One UI 2.0, the next major One UI update based on Android 10 for its Galaxy A70 in India, according to its schedule. This brings clean and easy-to-use interface with minimized pop-ups, New, smarter layout for a visually comfortable experience, enhanced Dark Mode, Focus Mode, Intuitive Device Care menu and more, but it still doesn’t have built-in screen recorder. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A70 Android 10 OneUI 2.0 update starts rolling out in India”

realme releases Android 10 based Kernel Sources for realme 3 Pro and realme 5 Pro

realme has been rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to the eligible devices as per the official schedule. realme 3 Pro, realme XT, realme 5 Pro, realme X, realme X2 and realme X2 Pro have already received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update so far, the company will update realme 3 and 3i to realme UI 1.0 this month. Continue reading “realme releases Android 10 based Kernel Sources for realme 3 Pro and realme 5 Pro”

Android 10 based LineageOS 17.1 Official now available for several devices including POCO F1

LineageOS, the fork of most popular Custom ROM of its time CyanogenMod, is popular amongst custom ROMs enthusiasts. LineageOS team recently announced LineageOS 17.1 and dropped LineageOS 17.1 build for quite a few popular devices including POCO F1. LineageOS 17.1 uses Android 10 as the base, and the team behind had been working on the project since Android 10 announcement in September 2019 but the Permission Hub feature in AOSP conflicted with the Privacy Guard feature available in LineageOS causing the unforeseen delay and making the development team release LineageOS 17.1 instead of 17.0.

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