Mobile

Xiaomi’s popular “Mi” series smartphones have exploded in popularity over the past few years in global markets, but it seems as though this branding may be sidelined with future releases. According to a statement shared with XDA-Developers, the Chinese tech giant is going to phase out usage of the “Mi” branding across the smartphone, smart home tech, and lifestyle products offered by…

Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12. Update 8/24: After a lull in updates, Google News is the latest app to adopt Android 12’s animated splash screen. It’s introduced…

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is the best possible case Samsung can make for a phone that unfolds into a small tablet. It’s the fourth iteration of the same basic idea, refined and repaired over the course of years following an embarrassing false-start failure on the first attempt. Because this is a story of refinement, the changes since the last model are minor. But added together, they make this the…

Android Automotive is the next iteration of in-car entertainment that takes the common Android Auto and builds it out specifically for vehicles. If you’re trying hard to work out the differences, think of this as Android Auto leveled up and not simply shoehorned into a standard in-car head unit. There are some real changes here that take advantage of the unique hardware of the — admittedly…