New software launches rarely go off without a hitch, and Android 17 is proving no different. Shortly after the update rolled out, Pixel owners began r...
Robert Haba•April 30, 2026•2 mins readIf a Samsung phone occasionally shows a small flashing dot – or several – on the display, the proximity sensor is almost certainly the cause. These dots typically appear near the top center of the screen and become most visible during phone calls, when the under-display sensor is actively working. It’s worth distinguishing these from […]
Android Auto has always been about bringing your phone’s most useful features to the car’s display – navigation, music, calls, messages. But beyond the obvious staples, there’s a growing library of compatible apps that quietly expand what the platform can do. Some arrive with a formal announcement; others just appear. Adobe Acrobat Reader falls into […]
Huawei’s next Kirin 5G chipsets for the Mate 90 series are expected to deliver a meaningful performance step up over the 2025 versions, driven by a shift away from Moore’s Law toward Tau’s Scaling Law. According to a new leak, HarmonyOS 7 is being developed with this architectural shift in mind. Weibo leaker @FixedFocus reports […]
Honor is deep in development on MagicOS 11, and fresh details suggest the company is going all-in on a visual overhaul — one that will bring a Liquid Glass-inspired interface to its devices. Following iOS 26 and HarmonyOS 7, Honor appears ready to join the glass UI wave with its own take on the aesthetic. […]
Honor isn’t spending any time getting its new Magic 8 Pro ready for its domestic China launch this month, even if it’s hard to believe that new flagship phone season has already begun again. My firsthand impressions are based on the pre-production unit that Honor supplied me prior to the launch. Honor’s Magic OS 10 […]
Since Google is on its fourth generation of the Pixel Watch, time flies, if you will, and smartwatches are an essential component of our everyday digital environment. Even though Google has been producing wearable software for a long time, it took some time to enter the market, but the Pixel Watch soon became one of […]
Announced earlier this year, the Moto Tag 2 has quietly gone on sale in select regions, bringing UWB-powered precise tracking to Android Find Hub along with a significantly improved battery life. The Android Find Hub tracker market is well-stocked at this point, with plenty of options to choose from. What set the original Moto Tag […]
Huawei is rolling out the HarmonyOS 6.1 feature update to Huawei Watch 5 users globally, following its earlier release on the Watch Ultimate 2. The update arrives as firmware version HarmonyOS 6.1.0.330 and weighs 2.65GB, bringing new watch faces, health tracking additions, and a range of optimizations to the existing feature set. On the visual […]
The Honor X70 Pro Max has arrived without any formal launch event, slipping onto the market with a focus on durability, battery endurance, and a capable Qualcomm chipset. The phone comes in four color options: Phantom Purple, Sunburst Gold, Bamboo Rhythm Green, and Phantom Night Black. It measures 161.9 x 76.1 x 7.76mm and weighs […]
A few hours before Huawei officially unveiled HarmonyOS 7.0 at HDC 2026, the company quietly dropped OpenHarmony 7.0 Beta 1 — a pre-release build that had first surfaced three weeks earlier and has now been formally released as a public testing framework for device makers and developers. OpenHarmony serves as the open-source foundation that device […]
One of Android’s longest-standing strengths is how much it lets you personalize your device. From launchers to icon packs, there’s no shortage of ways to make a phone feel like your own — and changing the wallpaper is usually the first place people start. It’s quick, it’s visual, and it immediately changes the character of […]
If Samsung Messages is still the default texting app on a Galaxy phone, July is going to require some attention. The app is being deactivated for US users, and texts, RCS conversations, and message history stored inside it won’t move anywhere on their own. Everything is transitioning to Google Messages – and while the migration […]
