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Verizon's Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is getting Android 11-based One UI 3.1 update

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) locked to Verizon’s network is receiving the Android 11-based One UI 3.1 update. A detailed changelog of the update is currently unavailable, but you can expect refreshed design along with the usual Android 11 and One UI 3.1 goodies. That said, Verizon, in the official post, has confirmed that the new build comes with enhanced Quick Share and improvements…
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Samsung Galaxy M22 European pricing leaks

Samsung is yet to provide any official info on the Galaxy M22. We do, however know that it is right around the corner, especially now that a Bluetooth certification for it has surfaced, under the SM-M225FV_DS model name. Even without an official retail release, though, it…
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Realme's Dizo teases its first mobile phone

Realme’s AIoT sub-brand Dizo introduced a couple of wireless earphones last week, and the company is already teasing its next product, which isn’t an AIoT device but a mobile phone. Dizo shared a poster on Twitter to tease its mobile phone. The phone isn’t clearly visible, but a bit of editing reveals it is a feature phone with a circular island on the rear housing a camera and…
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Apple’s App Tracking Transparency enforcement pushes advertisers to Android instead

With Apple’s App Tracking Transparency having been available for several months now, advertisers have begun shifting their spending patterns. A new report indicates that the prices for mobile ads targeting iOS users have dropped, while prices targeting Android users have increased. When Apple released iOS 14.5 with the new App Tracking Transparency feature, a report by the Post-IDFA Alliance…
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Samsung pulls app support for its original Android smartwatch just ahead of Wear OS adoption

Samsung’s Tizen-based smartwatches are what has brought the company some success, but Android was what first filled that role. Now, though, the 2013-released Samsung Galaxy Gear is about to lose access to apps if it’s still running Android. The original Galaxy Gear has seen a bit of a roller-coaster ride since launch. In 2013, the product launched with a forked version of Android around the…
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