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Qualcomm's annual 5G Summit is taking place in San Diego this year, and the company has a few major announcements to make about its technology for future 5G products. These developments coincide with the widespread use of 5G connectivity and smartphones in many regions of the world. Smart Transmit 3.0 is maybe the most notable
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Following the release of a solid Android 12 update for the ZenFone 8 in December, ASUS is now bringing Android 12 update to two more of its phones: the ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5S. ASUS has previously stated that both phones would be updated to Android 12 in Q1 2022, and the firm
If Android were a car engine, and you popped the hood and poked around a bit, you'd find the label “Linux” etched on the engine block. The open-source operating system provides the starting point that Android's built on top of, but sharing code also means sharing vulnerabilities. Now a newly discovered Linux kernel bug is raising concerns
Without a question, Magisk is one of the best tools a rooted user can utilize to customize any Android device. You can install modules to accomplish almost anything you want that aren't system-dependent, which means they won't replace your system files permanently. You'll be back to stock after uninstalling them and rebooting. Certain module-related properties
Staying on top of the ever-changing environment of mobile security is one of the most difficult tasks for Android users. While Google has made significant progress in combating malware on its platform, fraudsters are quick to change their tactics. Under the guise of “Fast Cleaner,” security experts have discovered a new banking virus. ThreatFabric, a
When you download offline maps, you can access Google Maps' most useful features even when you're not connected to the internet. If you're traveling in a distant place with spotty service or to a foreign nation where you may not have access to a data plan, it's a terrific option. When using Maps offline, not
Material UI will go beyond the Pixel family, according to Google, but that doesn't mean it will stop changing and growing in new ways. In Android 12 Beta 3, an experiment extends the dynamic theming system's reach to home screen icons, but only for Google's own apps. Third-party apps can now build their own theming-friendly
Google has recently begun to publish changelogs for its Google Play System updates. We were able to comprehend all of the changes that last month's upgrade brought to the devices as a result of this. The corporation is now releasing a new Google Play System update for February 2022. The official changelog is also available
PUBG is one of the most popular online shooter games in recent years, and it has had a significant impact on both the desktop and mobile gaming scenes. PUBG is credited with popularizing the online multiplayer battle royale genre, in addition to fueling competitive e-sports. Following PUBG's success, a slew of other franchises have put
Samsung's deployment of One UI 4, which is based on Android 12, has been lightning fast. This year, the firm made a first by launching beta programs for all of its major flagship smartphone lines, including the Galaxy S, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Z Flip, and Galaxy Z Fold. It then went on to release the
It's no secret that Xiaomi is about to announce a new flagship phone series - like, “in a matter of hours” soon. Prior to their introduction this week, the Xiaomi 12 and Xiaomi 12 Pro have been leaked in great detail – we know how they'll appear and what specs they'll have. We got a
We've already heard a lot about the Xiaomi 12 series, with leaks revealing the 12 Ultra's large camera module and renders giving us an idea of how the normal 12 will look. Xiaomi is now preparing to make these phones public, as the firm announced on Weibo (via XDA Developers) that its new flagship series
The debut of a new generation of the flagship chip – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 – took place a little more than two weeks ago. The new platform is based on the new Armv9 architecture and was developed utilizing a 4 nm manufacturing technology. Samsung is in charge of its manufacture, which will continue until
Amazon has fixed an issue that prevented users with Android 12 phones from using apps downloaded from the company's Appstore. “We've released a remedy for an issue that's affecting app launches for Amazon Appstore customers who've upgraded to Android 12 on their mobile devices,” an Amazon spokeswoman told Engadget on Friday. “We are contacting customers
Google has started disclosing Android fragmentation statistics on a yearly basis since 2018. The official Android OS distribution list was just posted as we near the end of 2021. The story is the same every time: Since its formal debut, iOS 15 has been installed on the majority of iPhones, but Android 12 is only
During the annual Firebase Summit, Google revealed more simple extensions and improved support for macOS and Flutter apps, as well as the beta launch of Firebase Personalization. If you're unfamiliar with Firebase, it's a set of cloud-based app development tools from Google that provide developers access to things like a database, storage, hosting, crash analytics,
The Find X series from Oppo is the company's most premium smartphone brand, with previous models including the groundbreaking Oppo Find X with pop-up cameras, followed by the more basic but still impressive Find X2 and Find X3. Every year around March, Oppo refreshes the Find X series. That's still a ways off, but we
Xiaomi is actively developing MIUI 13, its upcoming Android skin. Remember that the MIUI 12 system was notoriously buggy, and the business had to cope with a slew of issues. In fact, Xiaomi will have to release an improved version of MIUI 12.5 to address the majority of the flaws. As it optimizes the MIUI
Font Awesome is a widely used icon toolkit that may be found on a variety of websites. It features both a free and a paid icon collection, but the free collection has the majority of the icons. Unicode () will be used to represent each icon. In TextView, we utilize this unicode to display the
