realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 early access roll out schedule revealed for range of smartphones

Earlier this week realme unveiled its realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 with range of features and said that it will roll out the first for the realme X50 Pro smartphone, but it didn’t reveal the complete schedule. Now it has confirmed the timeline and the list of devices that will get the update. Continue reading “realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 early access roll out schedule revealed for range of smartphones”

realme X50 Pro Android 11 Preview Release Program announced [Update: realme UI 2.0 Early Access Program]

[25th Sep]: realme has now announced Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 early access program for realme X50 Pro. You can refer to this post for details, the application procedure is similar to that of the Android 11 Preview program which is detailed in this post. Continue reading “realme X50 Pro Android 11 Preview Release Program announced [Update: realme UI 2.0 Early Access Program]”

Android TV based on Android 11 with enhanced memory management, new privacy features and more released

Google has announced the launch of a new Android TV update that will be based on Android 11. With it, Google is improving OS performance and privacy features, added many under-the-hood improvements and updated developer tools for testing and deployment.

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LG G8X ThinQ Android 10 update rolls out in India, schedule for G8s ThinQ, V40 ThinQ, G7 ThinQ revealed

Lately, LG has been known as the company that is releasing weird and quirky phones like the LG Wing. While it is great that LG is trying out new form factors for smartphones, what is not great is their track record with software updates. That, however, is changing as LG has finally announced Android 10 with LG UX 9.0 updates for  range of smartphones smartphones.

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realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 unveiled, open beta update from October

At the realme narzo 20 series launch event realme also unveiled its realme UI 2.0, based on Android 11. This brings option to change notification bar colours, shortcut buttons, settings for interface icons, and other 23 interfaces. It also offers enhance social media experiences including subtitle stitching, Dual mode music, Deepsea Privacy Plan and Security Shield. Continue reading “realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 unveiled, open beta update from October”

ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 launched – List of OPPO smartphones getting it

OPPO today launched ColorOS 11, the next major ColorOS update for its smartphones based on Android 11, as it had promised. With the “Make Life Flow” concept, ColorOS 11 maintains the beloved stock Android features while also providing greater UI customization. Continue reading “ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 launched – List of OPPO smartphones getting it”

Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 – New Features and First look on realme X50 Pro

Google, earlier this week, started Android 11 Stable roll-out for Pixel devices in most regions. While Google Pixel users in India are yet to receive Android 11 on their device, realme rolled out the latest version of Android to 100 realme X50 Pro users in the country as a part of Android 11 preview release program. With Android 11, realme is has also introduced the latest iteration of it’s Android skin realme UI. Here are a list and overview of the new features that Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 brings to realme X50 Pro.

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Android 11 (Go Edition) update brings 20% faster app loads, better permissions, gesture-based navigation and more

The Android Go Edition is version of Android that is specifically designed for low spec-ed smartphones. The program was started back in 2018, and now Google has released the Android 11 (Go Edition) with improvements to speed, improved permissions, gesture-based navigation and more.

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ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 global launch event set September 14

OPPO today confirmed that it will introduce ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 at a global launch event on September 14th. This comes after the ColorOS 7.0 based on Android 10 that was introduced back in November last year that brought new icons in UI, new live wallpapers, new video editing assistant, and more. Continue reading “ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 global launch event set September 14”

OnePlus 8 series smartphones get OxygenOS 11 Beta 1 Android 11 update

After months of Developer preview versions, Google earlier yesterday announced the roll out of the stable version Android 11, starting with Pixel phones. Now OnePlus has announced that their OxygenOS 11, based on Android 11, is releasing to the Open Beta channel to users of the OnePlus 8 series smartphones.

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Android 11 stable update released, now rolling out to Pixel smartphones

After developer previews and beta updates, Google has finally started rolling out Android 11 stable update starting from Pixel smartphones. Those who have signed up for beta program are getting smaller OTA updates. Google is also be pushing sources to Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Continue reading “Android 11 stable update released, now rolling out to Pixel smartphones”

Android 11 Developer Preview 3 now available for OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro

OnePlus has announced that the Android 11 Developer Preview 3 is now available for download on the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Along with the regular bug fixes and updates, users who install the new Developer Preview 3 can get an early look OnePlus design refresh and features that’s coming in OxygenOS 11.

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Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 7 Pro with OxygenOS port

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India back in February last year running MIUI 10.2 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). The smartphone has already started receiving Android 10 update along with MIUI 12 in India, but limited to Pilot testers only for now. Redmi Note series devices usually have a great custom ROM development, and Redmi Note 7 series is no exception to the family.

Oxygen OS is amongst popular Android skin that offers smooth experience along with a decent amount of customizations without much bloatware. A couple of months ago, we had tried Android 10 based Oxygen OS ported ROM on our Redmi Note 7  (lavender). Recently developers ported Android 10 based Oxygen OS to Redmi Note 7 Pro (Violet), we tried it on our unit and here is our review of the same.

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Now you can share quickly anything between Android phones with Nearby Share

For years, Android users have been asking for an easy way to share content between Android phones that would rival Apple’s Airdrop feature. Google is finally rolling out a feature called Nearby Share that will enable users to share anything between two Android phones quickly and securely.

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Google Messages beta gets bubble notification support in Android 11

As promised a few days back, the bubble support is rolling out on Google Messages beta in Android 11 through a server-side update. Similar to Facebook Messenger, a bubble will appear on the screen if the message comes up with a photo of the person or the first letter if there is no photo. Continue reading “Google Messages beta gets bubble notification support in Android 11”