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LineageOS Changelog 20 – Dynamic Dialer, Excellent Email, Capacious Clock
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in Android NewsLineageOS changes in the last few weeks Major changes since July 19th LineageOS Official Site Related articles
Huawei ‘confident’ that its Kirin 980 is better than Apple’s A12 Bionic as fresh Mate 20 Pro renders leak
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in Android NewsWe’re quickly approaching Huawei’s launch event for the Mate 20 Pro on October 16th and leading up to the event, we’re already learning a lot about the phone. Huawei has even said recently that it believes the Kirin 980 powering its next flagship outpaces Apple’s newly announced A12 Bionic . more… The post Huawei ‘confident’…
OnePlus Switch 2.1: Almost Perfect Data Transfer Tool for Android
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in Android NewsWe love Android over here, and at least I can’t ever see myself switching to iOS in its current state. Despite Apple repeating it every year at their keynote, iOS is not the most advanced mobile operating system, it’s Android. And it shall remain so until iOS lets me move…
Verizon and T-Mobile LG G5 Android 8.0 Oreo KDZ Downloads [H83030c]
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in Android NewsVerizon and T-Mobile LG G5 Android 8.0 Oreo KDZ Downloads [H83030c] We already know that LG G5 is now receiving official stable Android 8.0 Oreo firmware. The Korean variants of LG G5 have already received Oreo update along with the KDZ downloads. International variant or the global variant of LG G5 H850 may also get…
Samsung Good Lock update adds a new Multi Window module
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in Android NewsMany people call the features that Samsung adds into Samsung Experience (previously called TouchWiz) “bloatware” because they may end up using 5% of what is available. Naturally, what is and what is not bloatware is subjective because we all use our smartphones differently, but Samsung has recently begun experimenting with new features via modules in…
Google Home Hub Is An Amazon Echo Show Rival Coming This Fall
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in Android NewsIn short: Google is preparing to launch an Amazon Echo Show rival this fall, with its first screen-equipped smart speaker being set to be advertised as the Google Home Hub, according to a new leak revealing the gadget in its entirety. The images that can be seen below show a device with a 7-inch LCD panel…
Samsung rolling out AR Emoji and Super Slow Motion with September OTA update for more devices
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in Android NewsSamsung rolling out AR Emoji and Super Slow Motion with September OTA update for more devices Update: Unlocked variants of Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are receiving Super Slow Motion update as well with build ARH7. Samsung is now rolling out the September 2018 Android Security Patch OTA update. The September update is readily…
OnePlus 6 Open Beta 3 Lets You Trigger Google Assistant with Power Button While Using Navigation Gestures
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in Android NewsOnePlus has been pushing out their beta of Android 9.0 Pie on a fairly regular basis and this morning those in the Open Beta got another new patch for their OnePlus 6. Build number A6003_22_180915 Beta 3 brings with it a handful of bug fixes, as well as some new feature enhancements. The biggest and…
Download the Best Free Samsung Icon Packs for 2018
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in Android NewsDownload the Best Free Samsung Icon Packs for 2018 Samsung has significantly improved their software over the years. The latest Samsung Experience 9.0 is by far the best looking firmware update we have seen from the manufacturer. The best thing about Samsung Experience (formerly known as TouchWiz) is the Theme Engine. Samsung phones have many…
Synaptics Announces ‘Ready to Deploy’ Android TV Solution
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in Android NewsIn short: Synaptics has announced a new “ready to deploy” Android TV solution for Pay-TV providers, which will look to offer those interested in providing an Android TV option to their customers a way to do so that is inexpensive, easy to rollout, and end-to-end supported. The announcement was made as part of the ongoing…
Review: The JBL Link View is the best Smart Display you can buy (so far) [Video]
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in Android NewsThe JBL Link View is one of the best Google Smart Display devices currently available, as it fuses quality sound with the power of Google Assistant and a second screen to make the best example on the market. A decent speaker and smart display combination might not have been top of many shopping lists before,…
Why your next smartwatch should have the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100
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in Android NewsWith over 200 wearable devices on the market, how do you decide what smartwatch to buy? You can narrow things down based on whether you want a Fashion Watch, a Sports Watch, or a Watch for its utility, but you’re still left with an overload of choice. No matter which smartwatch you decide to…