Early Galaxy S21 series buyers in the U.S. and Europe started receiving their devices last week, and some users in the U.K. and Italy are facing issues with Samsung Pay and software updates on their new phones. According to reports, some users are not able to use Samsung Pay on their devices, and they...
Sunday, January 31, 2021
The OnePlus 7 and 7T are getting their final Android 10-based OxygenOS update
Last month, OnePlus finally released the first Open Beta of Android 11 based on OxygenOS 11 for the OnePlus 7 and 7T series, allowing early adopters to test drive the latest software ahead of the public release. As OnePlus works on readying the Android 11 for prime time, the company is rolling out a...
Telegram and Signal are the two viable alternatives to WhatsApp
WhatsApp has become the go-to messaging app for a big chunk of the world. And that is with good reason: it’s a (sort of) lightweight app that works amazingly well with all Android smartphones, old and...
Create Your Own HUAWEI Watch Face and Win a HUAWEI P40 Pro!
The recent launch of the HUAWEI Watch GT2 Pro is an exciting moment for smartwatch users everywhere. This new smartwatch has a heavy focus on personalization and design. Creative people from around the...
[Update 2: Xiaomi Files Complaint] US bans Americans from investing in Xiaomi, citing ties to Chinese military
Update 2 (01/31/2021 @ 2:05 PM ET): Xiaomi has filed a legal complaint against the U.S. Defense and Treasury Departments. Click here for more information.
Update 1 (01/14/2021 @ 07:06 AM ET): Xiaomi...
How to run multiple Android apps on your Windows 10 PC with Microsoft’s Your Phone
As a part of its partnership with Microsoft, Samsung had announced during the launch of the Galaxy Note 20 in August last year that the Your Phone app would soon offer support for running multiple apps...
OnePlus Nord N100 unbrick tool is now available
OnePlus had a busy 2020. Apart from the regular offerings, the Chinese OEM also dipped its toes into the budget smartphone market with the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and the OnePlus Nord N100. The wallet-friendly Nord N100 might not be a powerhouse with its 4G-only Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 SoC, but it does...
Discussion: Has Samsung actually gotten good at software updates?
If you’ve been keeping watch these past few months, you’d have noticed that Samsung has been slaying it with its software updates. Besides working relentlessly to roll out the latest Android 11-based One UI 3.0 update to a wide range of flagships and flagship-killers, Samsung has also rewarded several...
Saturday, January 30, 2021
How to (maybe) bypass SafetyNet hardware attestation on devices with an unlocked bootloader
Over the last couple of years, the challenge of bypassing SafetyNet Attestation has evolved from a simple cat and mouse game between Google and the modding community to a burgeoning battle chock full of obscure barriers. Thanks to the rise of hardware-backed attestation techniques, it is very difficult...
OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T seeing work for mainline Linux kernel support
One of the perks of buying a OnePlus smartphone is the aftermarket development support. The company is generally known for its timely kernel source code releases (they have been slow at publishing sources...
How to add support for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller on your rooted Android phone
Did you manage to get your hands on a PlayStation 5 at long last? If you did, you surely must be enjoying the new DualSense controller accompanying the console. Since the launch of the DualShock 4 with the PlayStation 4, the controllers for the PlayStation have also been an amazing controller to use...
Friday, January 29, 2021
The ROG Phone 5 could have a dot matrix on the back for Aura Lighting
The ROG Phone from ASUS is the quintessential gaming phone. It has the most powerful chipset in an Android phone, shoulder buttons, an uninterrupted display, an active cooling attachment, and RGB lighting....
Popular RSS reader app ‘Inoreader’ gets a big UI refresh with version 7
Finding the right RSS reader can be tough, especially to fill gaping hole Google Reader left behind. One of the best is called Inoreader, and it’s getting even better thanks to a big UI refresh with version...
ZTE teases the Axon 30 Pro 5G with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888
Although much of the focus has been on Huawei, another Chinese tech company, ZTE, had a run-in with the former Trump administration. Fortunately for the company, the U.S. eventually lifted its ban, allowing the brand to sell smartphones in the country. Since the company overcame this debacle, its international...
The Clearly White model of the Pixel 4a 5G is now available, plus save at least $40 on all colors!
Earlier this month, we reported on the Clearly White color of the Google Pixel 4a 5G–specifically, that the new color of the popular 5G smartphone would go on sale at the end of the month. Well, it’s...
Netflix is testing a sleep timer feature on Android
Do you fall asleep to your favorite show on Netflix? Great British Baking Show is a soothing option. If this is part of your nightly routine, we have good news: Netflix is launching a global test today...
Xiaomi sets February 8th as the Mi 11 and MIUI 12.5 global launch date
After launching the Mi 11 in China, Xiaomi is gearing up to announce details about an international rollout of the device at an event on February 8. The company is also set to announce the global rollout...
One UI 3.1 vs One UI 3.0: Here are the new features that Samsung added
Samsung has done a great job of updating its devices to One UI 3.0 based on Android 11 over the last few weeks. The software update has already rolled out to several Galaxy devices, and we expect Samsung...