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Poco X3 Pro units in India now seeing limited rollout of MIUI 12.5 update

The Poco X3 Pro units that have been sold in India are now the next in line to get the MIUI 12.5 update. There is already a rollout happening, although a limited one which is pushing the new software to a few devices. If there are no huge issues discovered, then a wider release will follow. According to Poco India director Anuj Sharma, “the reason for the limited release is to monitor if any…
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Google counters that Play Store antitrust suit is ‘about boosting a handful of major app developers’

In response to the lawsuit filed by attorneys general from 36 states and Washington DC over alleged Play Store antitrust practices, Google has issued a public-facing counter this evening.  Google starts by arguing that the complaint “completely ignores the competition” it receives from “Apple’s incredibly successful app store” in limiting the scope of the suit to Android application…
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Brazilian criminals detail how they gain access to bank accounts from stolen iPhones

The Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported last month how criminals had been stealing iPhones in Brazil to access people’s bank accounts instead of reselling the devices. Now, the police seem to have finally figured out how they gain access to bank accounts, and to our surprise, the process seems easier than you might think. Folha de S. Paulo now reported that Police in São Paulo have…
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July security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

As the next major version of Google’s mobile OS progresses through the Beta Program, Android 11 remains the stable release throughout the summer. Google is now rolling out a more quiet July security patch to address bugs on the Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5. There are 20 issues resolved in the July security patch dated 2021-07-01 and 24 for 2021-07-05.
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