The May 2021 security update or patch has started rolling out for a number of Samsung devices including the likes of the Galaxy S21 and more.
As we’ve seen previously with older patches, the May security patch isn’t technically fully released yet even though Samsung has started its rollout to selected smartphones. Google follows a pattern of rolling out the update to its Pixel smartphones on…
Google Clock ticks past 1 billion Play Store downloads
April 28, 2021
Although a long time coming, the Google Clock app has now clocked up a very impressive 1 billion downloads on the Play Store.
The Google Clock app has become one of the go-to apps for setting alarms and timers, and now with added features and functions, it really is a very…
Google adds COVID restriction alerts, new road-trip mapping features, as vaccines enable safer travel
April 28, 2021
If you’re like me, the vaccine shot in your arm means you’re looking into finally taking a trip after staying locked down for a year. To help you travel safely and in line with local guidelines, Google will now send you alerts regarding pandemic-related restrictions at…
Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11
April 28, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every device Samsung has updated to Android 11 so far.
This article will be continuously updated with new devices as rollouts…
The new Google Pay app is full of rewards including special events such as the “Spring Challenge” that’s ongoing right now with a $30 reward. Now, though, Google Pay is offering up to $45 as it boosts referrals in a big way.
Since launch you’ve been able to use…
The smartphone world keeps consolidating into just a handful of major brands, and frankly, Sony is not one of the brands we thought we’d still be talking about in 2021. Unexpectedly, though, Sony just managed to squeeze out a profit on Xperia phones for the first time in a…
The latest Android 12 Developer Preview 3 build has added a whole heap of features; some are hidden but could soon arrive in upcoming Beta builds — so we’ve been diving in.
While we have already done a deep dive into what we’d formally consider the top user-facing features, the Android 12 Developer Preview 3 also includes a fairly small selection of other additions that we didn’t…
ZTE’s launching a new smartphone in the US today. The Blade 11 Prime interestingly has big Blade branding on the back, and the only mention of ZTE is on the lower side where the small regulatory text is.
The Blade 11 Prime is already available from both Visible and…
Ever since Huawei sold off the Honor brand, the company has been cleared to work with Qualcomm again and we already know that the brand is working on the Honor 50 Pro+ that is to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC. According to leaker , Honor will be one of the OEMs to…
The Harmony OS 2.0 is Huawei’s in-house platform that should be available by June to customers. It is already in the final stages of development, and we now have the first video, showing how the OS looks like on a Huawei Mate X2. Check it out:
At first the UI has a lot of similarities to Android, especially around the notification bar, the icon layout and design. Swiping down anywhere on the…
