Software Related to mobiles
HMD Global today announced Nokia 6 (2018), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of last year’s Nokia 6, smartphone in China, as expected. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 630 Mobile platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), which is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
Quick Heal Security Labs has detected an Android banking trojan; Android.banker.A9480 which is said to be targeting more than 232 banking apps which also includes the apps offered by Indian banks. Like other banking trojans, even the Android.banker.A9480 is designed with the aim to steal login credentials, hijacking SMSs, etc. Continue reading “Android malware targets 232 Android apps including Indian banking apps”
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The update for this month fixes several critical issues in Media framework, System and Qualcomm closed-source components. Continue reading “Google rolls out January 2018 Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”
Among the many other features the newly launched Pixel 2 series rock, Portrait mode surely caught the attention. The single-camera sensor on the back and front were able to pull off the mode so good that the mode is now being ported to first-gen Pixel phones, Nexus 6P, 5X and we were able to make it work on other devices running Android 8.0 Oreo. Continue reading “Pixel 2 Portrait mode ported to non-Google devices running Android Oreo”
Android Oreo (Go Edition) is Google’s trim down version of Android for low-cost phones with 512MB to 1GB RAM. The company announced the project back in May and said that it would be available from early 2018. The company is all set to launch the first phone in India in partnership with Micromax later this month, according to a new report. Continue reading “Micromax said to launch Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone this January for Rs. 2000”
Lenovo has silently introduced K320t, the company’s latest budget smartphone and its first smartphone with full-screen 18:9 display and dual rear cameras in China. It was certified by TENAA last month, packs a 5.7-inch HD+ screen with 81.4% screen-to-body ratio and comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera to capture the depth information. Continue reading “Lenovo K320t with 5.7-inch full-screen display, Dual rear cameras announced”
Last week OnePlus rolled out the OxygenOS 5.0 Android 8.0 Oreo stable update for the OnePlus 5 smartphone, and as promised the company has rolled out Face Unlock feature with the latest Open Beta 3 update for the smartphone, soon after the second beta that rolled out a couple of weeks back. The update also adds shortcuts on launcher and several optimizations and fixes for the phone. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 gets Face Unlock with latest open beta update”
OnePlus has released new ‘Switch’ app that lets you quickly migrate from your old phone to a new OnePlus device. The app was announced at the OnePlus 5T launch and is compatible with Android phones running Lollipop (5.0) or higher and it can transfer contacts, SMS messages, call logs, calendars, photos, videos, audio, and apps. Continue reading “OnePlus Switch backup tool launched”
Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 Android One smartphone in India back in September running stock Android 7.1 (Nougat) in partnership with Google. After beta testing the update earlier this month, Xiaomi has started rolling out stable update for all the users today, just before the year ends, as it had promised at the launch. This will be one of the most affordable Android smartphones to get the Android Oreo update. Xiaomi already said that it will also be one of the first phones to get Android P. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo stable update starts rolling out”
[Update – January 3, 2018: Due to issues with the build, OnePlus pulled it down and has uploaded a new build. This also includes an hot fix so that third party camera applications no longer capture green pictures with front camera.] Continue reading “OnePlus 5T gets Android 8.0 Oreo with first Open Beta update”
HMD Global’s Chief product officer Juho Sarvikas has confirmed that Nokia 2 will get Android 8.1 Oreo update directly skipping 8.0 update. He hasn’t given any time frame but said that most of the Android 8.1 features would be available, including the memory management improvements, which is needed since the phone has only 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “Nokia 2 to get Android 8.1 Oreo update directly, will include memory management features”
Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the Moto X4 smartphone in India. The smartphone was launched in the country last month running Android 7.1 (Nougat) and the company confirmed the list of devices getting the Oreo back in September. Continue reading “Moto X4 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out in India”
Xiaomi rolled out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for testers a couple of weeks back. There were reports that the update added support for fast charging. We were able to test the latest Beta ROM in our unit and can confirm that it indeed brings fast charging support for the phone. This works only when you use a fast charger and not with the bundled charger that has output of only 5V-2A.
HMD Global launched the entry-level Nokia 2 smartphone recently with a 4000mAh battery, but it chose to go with the Snapdragon 212 SoC and 1GB of RAM that doesn’t offer the best performance. Now Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review who was once popular for Nokia leaks says that Nokia is planning to introduce Nokia 1, another entry-level Android smartphone next year, but this time it is rumored to partner with Google for the Android Oreo (Go edition) that will be based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). Continue reading “Nokia 1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone said to arrive in March 2018”
Ulefone recently announced Ulefone Power 3, the successor of Ulefone Power 2 that was introduced earlier this year, now it has stared pre-sale of the phone. It has a 6-inch FHD+ 18:9 display with 90.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P23 SoC with 6GB of RAM and runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), which will be upgraded to Android 8.1 (Oreo) by March 2018. Continue reading “Ulefone Power 3 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 6GB RAM, 6080mAh battery announced”
