News | Fone Arena - Part 1183

Samsung extends Galaxy S20 series pre-booking offer redemption in India

Samsung introduced its Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphones back in February, and started pre-bookings for these phones soon after along with several launch offers. At that time the company said that the offers can be redeemed till April 30th. Now Samsung has announced that those who have pre-booked Galaxy S20 in India, but have been unable to redeem the offers due to the ongoing lockdown in the country can now collect and activate their smartphone till May 20, 2020. Continue reading “Samsung extends Galaxy S20 series pre-booking offer redemption in India”

Google Search will now inform the user when the results are not great

It has become a reflex action for many of us to just search Google for something we need to find online, and more often than not Search will deliver. However there are those few times when our search term is not the best path to getting the answer or there may not be an answer at all. To help in these situations, Google has updated Search to show a message to let the user know.

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realme smartphones to get new charging animation

realme has been adding new features based on user feedback. The company has added a new charging animation on realme smartphones, which the company says is unique to realme devices. The company says that the new charging animation is inspired by the solar system. “It resembles a spiralling constellation and features three different colours and patterns based on the charging speed (10W, 20W, 30W and 65W). Continue reading “realme smartphones to get new charging animation”

Google Assistant update brings better voice training and sensitivity toggle

The Google Assistant has been steadily improving voice recognition capabilities over the years. They introduced voice training when setting up the Google Assistant and now they have improved the training by including longer phrases to be said by the user. Along with this, Google is also adding a toggle to the voice assistants settings to control the sensitivity of triggering the assistant via voice.

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Airtel launches Rs. 401 data bundle with 3GB data and 1 year Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription

Airtel has been revising its existing prepaid plans and introducing new bundle plans lately. On similar lines now, Airtel has launched Rs. 401 data bundle that also includes a subscription for Disney+ Hotstar VIP and this exists alongside the Rs. 299 Amazon Prime bundle. Continue reading “Airtel launches Rs. 401 data bundle with 3GB data and 1 year Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription”

OnePlus 8 Pro users report ‘Green Tint’ and ‘Black Crush’ display issues; fix coming soon

OnePlus launched its flagship ‘OnePlus 8′ and ‘OnePlus 8 Pro’ smartphones recently and it is up for sale in the UK and Europe. The first batch of OnePlus 8 Pro devices being delivered to users and already some of the users have started reporting display issues on their units. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 Pro users report ‘Green Tint’ and ‘Black Crush’ display issues; fix coming soon”

Facebook decides not to introduce ads in WhatsApp Status for now [Update: More details]

Update: April 24th, 2020 – A new report from “The Information” says that Zuckerberg had suspended the move to introduce ads in WhatsApp to avoid angering regulators and also avoid backlash from users. It also adds how it could implement targeted advertising on the app. Continue reading “Facebook decides not to introduce ads in WhatsApp Status for now [Update: More details]”

Samsung Smart TVs from 2018 till 2020 to get Apple Music app

It is not very often we see Apple bringing its software services to non-Apple hardware. Apple announced in 2019 that they would be bringing native AirPlay 2 support on select LG and Samsung TVs and now, Samsung has announced that select models of their Smart TV models will be receiving support for the Apple Music app.

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iQOO 3 gets a price cut in India in 2 months of launch, now starts at Rs. 34990

iQOO launched its first smartphone in India – iQOO 3 in 4G and 5G variants earlier this year at a starting price of Rs. 36,990. The recent GST Rate hike on smartphones bumped up the starting price to Rs. 38,990. But now, after 2 months of launch, iQOO has announced price cuts on all the variants of iQOO 3 smartphone.

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Cybersecurity researchers spot two zero-day iOS exploits, security patch with fix coming soon [Update: Apple Statement]

Update: April 24, 2020 – Apple has released an official statement regarding the issue in Mail and said that it has not found any evidence that they were used against customers. This will be fixed in software update soon. Continue reading “Cybersecurity researchers spot two zero-day iOS exploits, security patch with fix coming soon [Update: Apple Statement]”

LG VELVET with Snapdragon 765, curved design, Raindrop triple rear cameras to be announced on May 7

LG has finally confirmed its VELVET smartphone in an online event in Korea on May 7th before it goes on sale mid-May. The company posted a 15-second video invitation that visually shows the colours of the phone using four colour drops highlighting the ‘waterdrop camera’. Continue reading “LG VELVET with Snapdragon 765, curved design, Raindrop triple rear cameras to be announced on May 7”

Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with Wireless Debugging, ADB Incremental and more released

Google has released Android 11 Developer Preview 3, after the first release in February and DP2 in March. This brings App exit reasons updates, GWP-ASan heap analysis, ADB Incremental, Wireless Debugging, Data access auditing updates and more features for developers. Continue reading “Android 11 Developer Preview 3 with Wireless Debugging, ADB Incremental and more released”

HUAWEI MatePad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, up to 6GB RAM, 7250mAh battery announced

Along with Nova 7 series smartphones HUAWEI also introduced MatePad tablet that packs a 10.4-inch IPS display with a resolution of 2000 x 1200 pixels (WUXGA+)m is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with up to 6GB RAM with up to 128GB storage which can be expanded up to 512GB with microSD. It runs on EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10. Continue reading “HUAWEI MatePad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, up to 6GB RAM, 7250mAh battery announced”

Paytm users and merchants can now earn by selling Vodafone IDEA prepaid recharges

Due to nationwide lockdown now, prepaid recharge through physical stores is not possible and to solve this, mobile operators Airtel and Reliance Jio came up with a dedicated program that lets individuals earn by selling recharges. Following Airtel and Jio, Vodafone IDEA has now partnered with Paytm to allow individuals and merchants to sell prepaid recharges.

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HUAWEI Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad rear cameras and Nova 7 SE 5G announced

HUAWEI just announced Nova 7 5G, Nova 7 Pro 5G and Nova 7 SE 5G smartphones in China as it had promised. The Nova 7 and 7 Pro pack a 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED screen with in-display fingerprint scanner, and are powered by the latest Kirin 985 SoC, while the Nova 7 SE comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD screen with side-mounted fingerprint scanner and Kirin 820 SoC. All these run Android 10 with EMUI 10.1, pack 4000mAh battery with 40W SuperCharge fast charging via USB Type-C. Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 7 5G and Nova 7 Pro 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 985, 64MP quad rear cameras and Nova 7 SE 5G announced”