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It's time to check out the best Android app sales and the best Android game sales from the past week, all to get everyone prepped for the weekend. First up is a couple of discounts on Square Enix's new pixel remasters for Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II. But that's not all. This week,
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
Many of us have wanted the customization layers to merge with Android 12 since it was announced and the new mechanism for customizing mobiles with that version was released. The first to add it to One UI 4 in its own unique way was Samsung, and the next to do so will be Xiaomi, according
If you use YouTube Music, you're probably aware of the app's Smart Downloads feature. It's essentially a feature that saves mobile data by downloading some tunes offline anytime you're connected to Wi-Fi. On the video side of things, the YouTube app for Android is experimenting with something similar. The YouTube app's Smart Downloads feature will
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, with its Galaxy Tab S series, is one of the few manufacturers interested in selling high-end Android tablets. The forthcoming Tab S8 series has been leaked a few times in recent months, due to regulatory filings and numerous renders, but thanks to a fresh revelation from WinFuture, we may finally know everything there is
Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, and Motorola, among others, have already revealed their Android 12 rollout plans, with Samsung in particular updating its massive smartphone array across geographies at a breakneck speed. Sony has entered the party with their own schedule (if you can call it that), albeit without any precise device timelines. Regardless, the stable
The holidays may be over, but we still have some awesome sales to share with everyone, including some excellent standouts. First up is SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, a fantastic port of the PS2 action game. Next, I have Peace Death, a quirky arcade simulator that's perfect for killing time. Last but not least
The subject of launchers can be downright tribal. You become so accustomed to the way your apps are presented that even the tiniest variation in the formula is tremendously disturbing. Even as smartphones have evolved, I've kept with the same launcher approach for years. My current homescreen layout can be traced all the way back
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
Christmas may have passed, but we're still counting down to New Year's Eve, which means there are still plenty of deals to be had, with today being the biggest day of app and game sales so far this year. We have a total of 163 bargains and discounts to look through, including a few standouts.
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
With over 2 billion monthly users, Meta's WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms on the planet. We occasionally need to send messages on WhatsApp, but in order for our contacts to appear in the list, we must first sync them. Despite the fact that WhatsApp does not have this capability, there is
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
Find N: coming soon Foldable cellphones will become a popular trend by 2021. The upcoming Oppo Find N was teased in a recent blog post by Pete Lau, Oppo's head of product and CEO of OnePlus. It will be Oppo's first foldable phone, and it will be released on December 15, 2021. Oppo's new foldable
Not only is there a boatload of sales available today, but I also have a few standouts worth highlighting. First up is Hook, a fantastic minimal puzzler that's currently free. Next, I have Peace Death, a quirky arcade simulator that's perfect for killing time. Last but not least is Slaughter 2: Prison Assault, a slick
The 2 XL's update end-of-life date was in December of last year, just a few months after Google introduced Android 11. Even though they're getting on in years, these phones are still adequate for basic day-to-day use. If you have a Pixel 2 XL and want to try Android 12 out, you can do so
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,
A new way to get Google Play on Huawei HMS phones has just been released. This new solution makes use of the Google Space app. Fortunately, this solution appears to work on all Huawei phones launched to date. This contains Huawei's newest Mate 40 smartphone, as well as a few forthcoming Huawei devices. So, in
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
