This Material You-themed design overhaul for Nearby Share has been in the works since at least last month. We reported on this development in mid-November. There are several subtle changes here. Most notably, the “Looking for nearby devices” section in the Nearby Share sheet no longer gets a separate boundary. It blends into the sheet. Google has also replaced the left-to-right wave to denote “searching” with various Material You shapes....
Netflix estimates that there are roughly 100 million “additional households” using the platform in addition to the 222 million households that actually pay for the service. Around 30 million of the additional households are from the U.S. and Canada. This comes in the wake of the platform bumping up its subscription prices. “Account sharing as a percentage of our paying membership hasn’t changed much over the years, but, coupled with the first factor, means it’s harder to grow membership in many markets – an issue that was obscured by our COVID growth,” the letter read (via The Verge)....
Arriving with Chromecast firmware 1.56.290464 and Software version 46.32.13.418036576, the update begins with a decidedly more phone-like way to access settings. Swiping down from the top of the screen no longer loads up the Home control tab. Now, there’s a Quick Settings panel instead. That shows the time and date at the top left-hand corner and status icons alongside. Quick Settings style toggles and controls are found below that. Including volume, brightness, Sleep Sensing, do not disturb, alarms, and other settings....
This survey looks to find how Google could improve the search experience on Android with the latest version. It asks questions on the usefulness of the new homescreen widget for Search and how it helps in day-to-day usage of the device. Google first asks you to confirm that you have a Pixel device enrolled in the Android 13 beta program. You will also have to specify the software build number your device is currently running....
We mostly know Chinese manufacturer Lenovo as a top-tier computer manufacturer. Its laptops are rather popular around the world. However, it didn’t really dip its toes into the smartphone market. That was originally the plan with Motorola. It purchased Motorola with the intention of rebranding it as Lenovo’s smartphone division. However, that didn’t pan out. Despite that, the two companies collaborated and created some interesting Motorola-branded devices. New leak of the ThinkPhone By Motorola shows us the more details The last leak that we got gave us some good insight into what this phone will look like....
The upcoming Google Pixel Watch has been leaked inside and out. We know that it’s going to use an older mid-range processor, it’ll have a premium design, and it’ll have a pretty high price tag. Also, we can’t forget about this watch being left in a restaurant a couple of months ago. Still, there’s a lot of information about this device that we hope to find out during the event....
The FCC has certified the Nokia Style+ with the model number TA-1448. The previous sightings on the CQC and WiFi Alliance websites also contained the same model number. The latter listing confirmed the “Style+” branding as well. The new listing reveals that the upcoming smartphone will pack a 5,000mAh battery. It also tells us the model number (AD-020US) of the charging adapter. While the charging speed isn’t mentioned, earlier certifications showed it to support 20W charging....
“I won’t lie and say it’s all been easy. We’ve juggled building a 158 person team, creating the brand, launching a first product, while making sure we have the rocket fuel ($74M+ in funding) to do all that,” Pei said on a Nothing Community post (via). “I’m proud we did all this in the midst of a pandemic with large parts of the team unable to collaborate in person, and in the midst of global supply chain disruptions....
In all honesty, considering that this is the company’s very first phone, it shouldn’t come as much of a shock that Android 13 isn’t exactly launching day one. The fact that the company is beta testing the software right now is pretty impressive. Several other manufacturers- ones who have the making phones for years, mind you- take longer to even do that. Carl Pei explains the delay with getting Android 13 on the Nothing Phone (1) Bringing the latest software to a phone requires more than just expertise....
According to Google, this month’s Pixel wallpapers use “modern 3D adaptations of traditional motifs”. Rico and Crystal World of Trickster Company created these artworks. Google says “the Worls’ approach brings traditional designs to a modern context.” We have three new “Curated Culture” wallpapers celebrating the National Native American Heritage Month: Wolf, Raven, and Raven’s Eye. Wolf: These strong and intelligent animals thrive in Alaska. This wolf is hanging out with the Moon & Stars....
According to the new report, the Galaxy A52s 5G is currently receiving the November security update in some Latin American countries. The update bumps the firmware version of the phone to A528BXXS1AUK7. Note that the build number may vary slightly in other regions. The Galaxy A52, meanwhile, is picking up the latest SMR in Latin America as well as some Asian and European countries. The update bears firmware version A525MUBU4AUJ3 in the former market, while that in Asia and Europe comes with firmware version A525FXXU4AUJ2....
Right now, there’s a handful of platforms that let you ‘dislike’ other peoples’ comments. A few examples are YouTube and Reddit. If you make a bad take or insult the creator, you’re likely to get a bad rating on your comment. That should be an incentive to be on your best behavior with comments (yet, a lot of people still don’t get the message). TikTok will let users ‘dislike’ comments If you’re an avid TikTok viewer, then you’ve posted your fair share of comments....
SteelSeries confirmed in its announcement that the Stratus+ was recommended for GeForce NOW. So players likely assumed support was already there or that it would be arriving at some point. And arrive it has. A mere two days after the controller was released. In addition to the controller support, NVIDIA is also releasing a few more games for GeForce NOW today. Because, it’s Thursday and NVIDIA commits to new games on Thursdays every single week....
A car maker acquires Meizu, as it plans to get into the smartphone business Geely seems to be planning to get into the smartphone business, which is why this acquisition took place. What’s interesting is that Meizu still didn’t release a press release, at the time of writing this article. Meizu was once a well-known smartphone OEM. The company managed to grow quite a bit, and it actually seemed like it was going places....
One Swipe Notes app enables you to take notes quickly The whole idea behind this app is that note-taking is one swipe away. Once you set this app up, you’ll be able to swipe from the bottom-right portion of the display towards the center, and call upon your note-taking sheet. You’ll be able to immediately start taking notes. You can do this at any point, no matter if you’re browsing the web, watching YouTube, editing an image… it doesn’t matter....
That’s not to say that the phone is not optimized from the get-go, but there are always additional optimizations that can be done. Besides, the phone is not yet in the hands of consumers, which gave OnePlus time to do the necessary updating. The first OnePlus 10 Pro update brings a number of improvements to the table OnePlus did publish the full changelog for this update. It updated the phone in three key categories, Camera, System, and Network....
The OnePlus 10 series will utilize the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC Pete Lau shared the information via Weibo. He did not specifically name the OnePlus 10 series, though, he simply said the company’s next-gen products. The OnePlus 10 and 10 Pro will almost certainly be the names of those phones, so there you go. OnePlus has been releasing two flagship smartphones with the same SoC for years now. Unless something drastically changes in 2022, both the OnePlus 10 and 10 Pro will utilize that SoC....
It’s official, the OnePlus 11 will be fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 OnePlus has confirmed the news via Weibo. The OnePlus 11 will be amongst the first smartphones to utilize this processor. As a reminder, the OnePlus 11 is expected to launch in January, in China. Its global launch will probably follow, a couple of months after, as it did with the OnePlus 10 Pro last year. If we had to guess, we’d say that the global launch will take place in late February or March....
Public Android 13 beta build is now available for the OnePlus 9 & 9 Pro Android 13 was in closed beta testing for the two devices for a couple of weeks. OnePlus decided to spread its wings now, though. Do note that the first Open Beta build for the two devices will be available in North America and India only, initially, but it’s coming to the EU as well. If you’re using the OnePlus 9 or 9 Pro as your daily driver, you may want to avoid updating to this....
The OnePlus Nord Wired Earphones are now available in Europe These earphones have been announced in Europe and the UK, and it remains to be seen if they’ll reach the US or Asia. They look exactly as you’d expect out of such a product, as shown in the provided images. Their design is reminiscent of the OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z series earphones. Now, these earphones do come with a standard 3....
