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OxygenOS Open Beta 5 for OnePlus Nord rolls out w/ numerous camera fixes

OxygenOS Open Beta 5 has now dropped for the OnePlus Nord with last year’s affordable 5G-capable device gaining a number of camera-related tweaks and bug fixes. The update still lacks the recent April 2021 security patch, but as we have mentioned comes with some much needed camera tweaks including preview issues when recording 1080p 60FPS video on the rear camera setup and some notable frame…
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OnePlus 6/6T won’t get Android 11 until long after Android 12’s release

If you’re still rocking the 2018-released OnePlus 6 or OnePlus 6T, hopefully you aren’t too excited about the Android 11 release. OnePlus has just confirmed we won’t see its release anytime soon. In a post today, OnePlus confirmed that the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta program for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T won’t be opened up until August of this year. Yes, nearly a year after Android 11 first…
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Hands-on: iOS 14.5 brings new Waze-like features, guides, and more to Apple Maps

Apple Maps has received some handy improvements with iOS 14.5 that include reporting accidents, hazards, and speed checks, expanded ETA sharing, as well as refreshed guides. Read on for a look at how to report accidents in Apple Maps and more. Apps like Google Maps and Waze have offered valuable features like accident and speed check reporting for several years, so it’s great to see Apple Maps…
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Assistant gets better at understanding context as Google touts ‘nearly’ perfect alarm/timer responses

Google today announced a trio of updates for Google Assistant that leverage AI to improve pronunciation accuracy and context.  Similar to how you can already teach Assistant to pronounce your name, Google is expanding this capability to contacts. Users will be asked to say the name, and “Assistant will listen to your pronunciation and remember it.” Google says the initial recording will not…
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