Back in September, Google released the Android 10 source code and that kickstarted the custom ROM development here on XDA. Since then, we’ve seen several devices receive Android 10 based custom ROMs, including the Xiaomi Redmi 2, Moto G2015, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, HTC 10, HTC One M8, etc. Most recently,...
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Q3 2019 Earnings Report: See how major smartphone OEMs are performing
Smartphones are essential drivers of innovation in today’s world. But at the end of the day, smartphones are still business, and OEMs innovate in this field to make money. Smartphone OEMs like Google,...
Fingerface Xposed Module enables the Pixel 4’s Face Unlock in any app
The Google Pixel 4 may not be the first Android smartphone with secure facial recognition hardware (it’s preceded by the OPPO Find X and Huawei Mate 20 Pro), but it is the first Android device with a face unlock implementation that’s recognized secure under Android’s BiometricPrompt API. That means...
Zone Launcher lets you access your apps from any screen with one swipe
Launcher is a commonly used phrase within the Android community that refers to the Home Screen and the application that lets us launch the other apps and games we have installed. Custom launchers are...
Make Android 10’s Hidden Desktop Mode more useful on the OnePlus 7/7T and Essential Phone
One of the most talked-about features prior to the release of Android 10 was desktop mode. When we first heard that Google’s next major Android OS would natively support desktop mode, we were hoping it...
Everything announced at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
For the past few years, Samsung has been hosting its Samsung Developer Conference in the Fall. This is the time for the company to announce all the software, and sometimes hardware, that it’s pushing...
WhatsApp for Android now supports fingerprint unlock
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform on the planet, which means people are using it for all sorts of purposes. In August, WhatsApp started working on a feature for people who wish to put the...
Google is testing a completely revamped Assistant Feed
Google has offered its users a number of ways to interact with its virtual assistant. Some prefer to use the voice command hot words to bring it up while others will launch the service from the navigation bar/gesture. However, few seem to access it using the Google application. There’s an Updates tab...
The Nokia 7.2 could be the first HMD Global phone to ship with an unlockable bootloader
If there’s one thing that hasn’t sit well with our users regarding Nokia/HMD Global devices, is how developer-unfriendly these phones are. After all, these phones are not bootloader unlockable. Without bootloader unlock, most mods, including rooting and custom ROMs, become simply impossible to achieve,...
AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen: Continued Look Via Ryzen 5 3600X/3400G
AMD’s Next Horizon Gaming event, leading up to E3 2019, had given us a lot of information on the third generation of Ryzen. During the middle of testing for the 3900X and 3700X review, we received another...
Here’s your first look at the new foldable Motorola Razr
Motorola (and Lenovo) have been working on a foldable Razr phone for a while now. We’ve been tracking the device since last year and it has slowly become more of a reality. Back in May, the company used...
Upgrade Your PS4 with this 2TB Hybrid Hard Drive Kit and 16GB Flash Drive for $99
Once you start purchasing digital downloads for your PS4, storage space can quickly become a problem. Even a 500GB hard drive won’t be enough for committed gamers. The Fantom Drives PS4 Hard Drive Upgrade...