Category: Android

Honor 6 Play with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, 3020mAh battery announced

Honor Play 6

Along with the V9 Play, Huawei’s Honor Brand also introduced Honor Play 6, a budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It is Chinese version of the Y5 2017 that was introduced earlier this year that packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737T processor with 2GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED fash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has soft LED flash. Continue reading “Honor 6 Play with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, 3020mAh battery announced”

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings new features and improvements

OnePlus has started rolling out new OxygenOS open betas (Beta 14 for OnePlus 3T and Beta 23 for OnePlus 3) for the 3 and 3T phones that brings several new features including OnePlus watermark in camera, battery percentage in lift up display, improved Parallel apps, new E-warranty card, new Alarm calendar, improved location accuracy and several improvements and bug fixes. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS beta update brings new features and improvements”

Samsung Galaxy J7+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced

Samsung Galaxy J7 Plus

After leaks, Samsung Galaxy J7+ has gone official in Thailand. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 2.39GHz Octa-Core processor, which will likely be MediaTek Helio P20 and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture along with a 5-megapixel secondary camera with f/1.9 aperture to capture depth information. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7+ with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced”

Gboard for Android gets stickers and Bitmoji support

gboard stickers

Earlier this month, Gboard for Android beta added support for stickers and Bitmoji. Now, Google has officially rolled out stickers and Bitmoji for Gboard app on Android in the latest update. Continue reading “Gboard for Android gets stickers and Bitmoji support”

YU YUREKA BLACK gets Android 7.1 Nougat update

Yu Yureka Black Android 7.1

YU launched YUREKA BLACK smartphone back in June running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). This week it has started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the phone, as it had promised at the launch. The phone got beta build soon after the launch, which was Android 7.1.2. The latest update also includes July Android security update. Continue reading “YU YUREKA BLACK gets Android 7.1 Nougat update”

YotaPhone 3 with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 5.2-inch e-Ink screens announced

Yotaphone 3

Russia’s Yota Devices has been announced YotaPhone 3 at an event at Russian Embassy in Beijing. It was first unveiled at the Russian-Chinese Expo back in June. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display along with a full-touch control on its 5.2-inch HD always-on electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. Continue reading “YotaPhone 3 with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 5.2-inch e-Ink screens announced”

Android Oreo’s Rescue Party feature might save devices from bootlooping

Android Oreo

In an attempt to avoid the recent and infamous reboot loops in Android devices, the company has implemented a feature called ‘Rescue Party’ in Android 8.0. Continue reading “Android Oreo’s Rescue Party feature might save devices from bootlooping”

OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 4.1.7 update brings touch latency improvements and bug fixes

Back in June OnePlus rolled out OxygenOS 4.1.5, which was quickly withdrawn and the OxygenOS 4.1.6 update was released. Now OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 4.1.7 update for the 3 and 3T that brings improvements, including enhanced system fluidity and battery optimizations.  OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei event tweeted that that update brings touch latency improvements. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 and 3T OxygenOS 4.1.7 update brings touch latency improvements and bug fixes”

How to install Android Oreo on Google Pixel, Nexus phones

Android 8.0 Oreo_fonearena

As promised, the search engine giant Google yesterday announced the name of its next Android iteration dubbed as Android Oreo, coinciding with the Solar Eclipse. Google unveiled Android Oreo with a minute long video showcasing its features including stronger, safer, speedier abilities. Continue reading “How to install Android Oreo on Google Pixel, Nexus phones”

Top 5 Android Oreo features you should know

Android 8.0 Oreo_fonearena

After a lot of speculations and rumors, Google yesterday finally announced the name of the Android’s next iteration as “Oreo”. The successor of Android Nougat got some pretty cool features in its sleeves featuring different looks to under-the-hood improvements. Continue reading “Top 5 Android Oreo features you should know”

Google confirms Android 8.0 ‘O’ as Oreo; final system images released, OTA updates for devices in beta program rolling out

Android 8.0 Oreo

Google has finally confirmed that Android 8.0 ‘O’ will be called Oreo. It has also released final system images for Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel C, Pixel and Pixel XL that can be downloaded from Android developer website here and also started rolling out OTA update for those who have signed up for beta program. It is also pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Continue reading “Google confirms Android 8.0 ‘O’ as Oreo; final system images released, OTA updates for devices in beta program rolling out”

Google adds Q&A feature to Google Maps and search

google maps

Google has added a new Question and Answers section to Google Maps for Android and mobile Search. You can ask questions regarding locations, get the answers you need and even answer other people’s questions about places. Continue reading “Google adds Q&A feature to Google Maps and search”