Android

MIUI 11 leaks create buzz; Redmi Note 7 gets first public beta

The Redmi Note series is responsible for making Xiaomi an unbeatable contender in the upper-low/mid range segment. The Chinese OEM packs a beefy battery and a capable SoC...
Feb 19, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #7: OnePlus 7 fake leak, in-display fingerprint sensor, Project Treble and more!

Care to remind me the day? Oh no! It’s the ‘Moronic Monday’! ? Well, I have something up my sleeve which should reginite the excitement. We will...
Feb 18, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

Facebook no longer accesses SMS / call log on Android, as Google hardens security policy

The whole app permissions on smartphone is a complex blackbox. What an app on your phone can do and can’t – you just can’t draw a...
Feb 18, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

[Re-released with new build] Redmi 5A Oreo update suspended and pulled back, users report broken VoLTE

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Xiaomi’s Redmi series redefined the budget Android smartphone category. Now an independent brand and subsidiary of Xiaomi...
Feb 18, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #6: Private DNS fix, T-Mobile and RCS compatibility, new payment options and more!

Well well well, we have just completed one week journey of this daily dose of OnePlus news! It started on last Saturday, but technically it’s not ‘daily...
Feb 16, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

Sprint exclusive LG V50 ThinQ 5G render leaks

The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile is a hot topic right now. The US telco industry is about to experience the biggest acquisition in recent times, but regulators and...
Feb 16, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #5: 3/3T Pie update, Google Duo integration, Open Beta issues and more!

Ahem, looks like we are becoming ‘regularly irregular’. @LineageOS, no pun intended! Anyway, let’s back to track. After the success of OnePlus One, OnePlus needed to...
Feb 15, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

Breaking: You can now try out Xiaomi's MIUI on select Nokia phones

Asian Android OEMs usually ship heavily skinned Android with their phones. The skins often try to imitate iOS look and feel. Among them, Xiaomi’s MIUI is probably the...
Feb 15, 2019 4 Min Read
Android

OnePlus 6T beta users currently don’t have any official way to go back to stable channel

Have you ever looked carefully on the side of box of your OnePlus phone? There should a little message which reads like the following: Created Together With Our Fans. Created...
Feb 15, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

[Re-released with new build] Redmi 5A getting stable Android Oreo with MIUI 10.1.2

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Back in January, Xiaomi separated the Redmi lineup from their product portfolio. To be specific, Redmi started working independently...
Feb 14, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

Poco F1 Dolby Atmos support not coming, Xiaomi exec confirms

NOTICE: We’ve created an archive of all major developments related to the Pocophone F1 smartphone. We are continuously updating that page with latest Poco F1 news so that...
Feb 14, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

OnePlus News Daily Dose #4: Secret bluetooth fix, market share, MWC details and more!

OnePlus literally rattled me by resuming Open Beta and starting a new stable update rollout for 6 and 6T almost simultaneously. You know, when you are interested in monitoring the...
Feb 13, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

Latest Samsung Galaxy S10 leak saga shows why leaking info is not always harmless

Creating mass hype for a consumer product is a challenging task. For example, Google’s Nexus lineup was never economically successful. The Mountain View based company did not try...
Feb 13, 2019 3 Min Read
Android

Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ 2018 get taste of Project Treble and GSIs

Now that Windows Mobile is officially retired, iOS and Android are the only remaining players in consumer smartphone ecosystem. Lack of update uniformity and fragmentations are undoubtedly the Achilles’...
Feb 13, 2019 3 Min Read