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OnePlus 7T will be the first phone to run Android 10 with Google services out of the box

Since OnePlus started rolling out Android 10 stable update for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones last week, it was given that the OnePlus 7T will run Android 10. Today the company has officially confirmed it. It will be the first smartphone officially pre-loaded with Android 10, Google’s latest version of Android with Google’s core apps and services. Last week HUAWEI introduced the Mate 30 series with Android 10 and EMUI 10, but the phones don’t have Google services. Continue reading “OnePlus 7T will be the first phone to run Android 10 with Google services out of the box”

OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro OxygenOS 10.0 Android 10 update starts rolling out

After Oxygen OS developer build and Open Beta updates based Android 10, OnePlus just announced that it has started rolling out OxygenOS 10.0 stable update for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones. This comes before the launch of OnePlus 7T smartphone launch on September 26th, which will run OxygenOS 10.0 out of the box. OnePlus should also confirm the roll out details for older OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 5 series phones at the launch event next week.

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Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with Pixel Experience ROM

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India back in February running MIUI 10.2 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and even after 6 months of launch, it is one of the most popular smartphones in the market. Earlier this month, Android 10 update started rolling out to Pixel series of devices and Essential phone, Xiaomi also started rolling out Android 10 based MIUI 10 update for the Redmi K20 Pro. Continue reading “Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with Pixel Experience ROM”

Redmi K20 said to receive Android 10 update as early as October

[Update, Jan 3, 2020]: Xiaomi has finally started rolling out Android 10 based MIUI 11 update to Redmi K20 as well as Mi 9T in India and Europe.

[Sep 13, 2019]: The Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones made debut under the Redmi sub-brand in China back in May, the company launched the Redmi K20 as Mi 9T in some markets later in June. Both the smartphones made their way to India under Redmi branding back in July. To recall, the Redmi K20 (Mi 9T) packs a 6.39-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 91.9% screen-to-body ratio and is powered by Snapdragon 730 with 6GB of RAM. Continue reading “Redmi K20 said to receive Android 10 update as early as October”

Android 10 based MIUI 10 — New Features and First look on Redmi K20 Pro

Last month, Google revealed that next release of Android will be called Android 10 instead of Android Q and it won’t be named based on any dessert, and unveiled new brand logo and color for the Android. This morning, Android 10 update started rolling out to Pixel series of devices and Essential phone. Xiaomi also started rolling out Android 10 based MIUI 10 update for the Redmi K20 Pro in India and China but it was rolled out only to Beta testers that company recently recruited.

Top 10 features of Android 10 you should know

Android 10 is trending right now across the Internet! Mobile makers, including Google (Pixel series), Essential, OnePlus (Open Beta), and Xiaomi (Closed Beta) are grabbing the headlines with their respective stable and beta updates of Android 10.

Redmi K20 Pro Android 10 MIUI update rolling out to testers in India and China

Google released Android 10 for its Pixel phones and the Essential Phone also got the update. Xiaomi started recruitment for Android 10 based MIUI 10 testing last week in India, now the company has started rolling out the update to testers in India and China. Even though some say that it’s available for all the users, Mi Community Manager has confirmed that it’s available only for the testers.

Android 10 update released for Pixel smartphones, Essential Phone

After several beta updates, Google has finally started rolling out Android 10 stable update for Pixel smartphones. Essential has also started rolling out the update for the Essential Phone. Those who have signed up for beta program have started getting OTA updates. Google is also pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Redmi K20 Pro Android 10 based MIUI 10 testing to start soon as recruitment begins

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20 Pro smartphone in India last month running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie), the smartphone recently made its debut as Mi 9T Pro in global markets. The Redmi K20 Pro Chinese variant was amongst the devices eligible for Android Q Beta update.

Google Go lightweight search app now available for all Android users worldwide

After testing Search Lite app, Google launched the Google Go search app in India and Indonesia targeted at entry Android (Go edition) devices. Today the company has announced that the app is available for all Android phones (Android Lollipop or later) worldwide from the Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google Go lightweight search app now available for all Android users worldwide”

Flipkart starts rolling out free video service for Android

Flipkart has started rolling out its video streaming service for Android users for free that allows users to watch movies, TV shows and other video content for free. Viu, Dice Media, TVF, Arre and Voot have partnered with Flipkart for the video content. The videos classified into different sections based on genres and languages.

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HMD Global is extending security updates to Nokia 3, 5, 6 and 8 by one more year

HMD Global had already promised 2 years of Android updates and two years of regular security updates for its smartphones, and it has delivered updates as it had promised. Phones like Nokia 3 that was introduced back in June 2017 got its third major update to Android Pie earlier this year. Continue reading “HMD Global is extending security updates to Nokia 3, 5, 6 and 8 by one more year”

Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A Android 9.0 Pie-based MIUI global stable update starts rolling out

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 smartphones in India last yera running MIUI 9.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) update, and the stable MIUI 10 OTA update for the phones rolled out soon after the launch. In February, the company started recruiting beta testers for testing Android Pie based MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM for various devices but didn’t announce update plans for Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A, later, the company announced that both the smartphones will receive Android Pie based MIUI Global Stable ROM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A Android 9.0 Pie-based MIUI global stable update starts rolling out”

Google releases final Android Q Beta 6 update with gesture navigation tweaks, stable update soon

Google released Android developer preview for Android ‘Q’ back in March, released Beta 2 in April, Android Q beta 3 in June during I/O, Beta 4 in June with final Android Q developer APIs (API level 29), the official API 29 SDK, and updated build tools for Android Studio and Beta 5 last month with improved gesture navigation and dark boot screen. Today it has released beta 6 for Pixel devices that brings further refinements to Gesture Navigation based on user feedback. Continue reading “Google releases final Android Q Beta 6 update with gesture navigation tweaks, stable update soon”

HONOR PLAY and HONOR 8X EMUI 9.1 update starts rolling out in India

HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today announced that it has started rolling out EMIUI 9.1 update in India, after rolling it out HUAWEI P20 Lite last month. This brings new features including better UI Design, Gesture Based Navigation, GPU Turbo 3.0, all-new EROFS (Extendable Read-Only File System) and Advanced Battery management among other features. These phones got EMIUI 9.0 along with Android Pie earlier this year. Continue reading “HONOR PLAY and HONOR 8X EMUI 9.1 update starts rolling out in India”