Android

[May update: Should be fixed] Essential acknowledges Bluetooth issues with February update, offers advisories

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. As a smartphone maker, Essential experienced a love-hate relationship with the Android community. The absurd initial pricing and...
May 08, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

Samsung Galaxy S8 ability to disable hard press Home button broken after Android Pie 9.0 (One UI) update

The Galaxy S lineup from Samsung is always been an era-defining series of smartphones. The South Korean OEM sticks with the top end internal components, while delivering the perfect...
May 08, 2019 5 Min Read
Android

Redmi Note 7 battery and camera optimizations incoming on Indian units

Heat dissipation is a prime factor while designing smartphone and similar portable gadgets. Components like the CPU and the GPU generate heat according to the workload. OEMs incorporate a number...
May 08, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

[Fix rolling out] OnePlus Speed Dial contacts deleted/erased issue plaguing 5/5T and 6/6T devices; OxygenOS 9.0 Pie likely culprit

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Do you guys remember the days before the outburst of instant messengers? Rocking a 2G phone, paired with an...
May 08, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #67: OnePlus 7 notch, 3/3T Pie second community beta, Bullets Wireless giveaway and more!

Have you guys ever verified the authenticity of the old leaks? See, it is virtually impossible to gather all of the leaks and speculations around a particular product prior to...
May 07, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

Google Pixel 3/3 XL performance lag issues could be related to Digital Wellbeing

After retiring the Nexus lineup, Google moved to the Pixel series of gadgets. Besides 2-in-1 hybrid tablets, laptops and other accessories, the Pixel phones are the prime members...
May 07, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

[Stable Pie rolling out] Second beta of OnePlus 3/3T Pie (Android 9) update up for grabs

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. The public beta testing of the Android 9.0 Pie update for OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T is ongoing...
May 07, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

[Official response] Privacy backlash after OnePlus 6/6T beta update integrates Tencent software in File Manager app

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Since its inception, OnePlus promotes the no-bloatware stance in their in-house Android skin, aka OxygenOS. Even before...
May 07, 2019 5 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #66: OnePlus 7 UFS 3.0, HDR10+, OxygenOS Speed Dial bug and more!

The evolution of flash based storage helps gadget makers to slim down their devices. Albeit the per GB cost was initially way more higher than traditional mechanical medias, advantages such...
May 06, 2019 5 Min Read
Android

Buying/selling Samsung Galaxy S10 Fortnite iKONIK Skin? Here’s what you should know

NOTICE: We’ve created an archive of all major developments related to the Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup. We are continuously updating that page with latest S10e/S10/S10+ news...
May 06, 2019 5 Min Read
Android

Honor Magic 2 and View 20 Magic UI 2.1 public beta update out in China, global rollout should follow

PSA: We do understand the recent Huawei ban episode must have raised firmware update-related concerns for you as a Huawei/Honor phone user. While the final picture is still...
May 04, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

‘HATE IT’ - Samsung Galaxy S9 Android Pie 9.0 update (One UI) gets big thumbs down

Massive transition is always hard for typical end users. Apart from real life events like implementing a new law or the decision to leave a political-cum-economic union (cough...
May 04, 2019 6 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #65: OnePlus 7 pre-order, color variants, Open Ears forum and more!

Allow me start today’s story with another superhero reference. The latest installment of DC Extended Universe is Shazam!, where the titular superhero (who is basically a teenage boy...
May 03, 2019 4 Min Read
Apple

iOS 13 iPad Pro mouse support: What yay and naysayers say

Creating an operating system for a particular genre of device lineup and later forcing it to adopt another entirely different platform may not go well enough. No need to search...
May 03, 2019 5 Min Read