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OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 4 rolls out for OnePlus 7T series

March 22, 2021

OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 4 is now rolling out for the OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro, with this update being a fairly modest one with little new to note. Those expecting an update that includes the March 2021 security patch, well, you’ll have to complain to OnePlus as the OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 4 update contains just three — yes, three — software fixes. As expected, it was announced as rolling out via…

OnePlus switches to Oppo’s ColorOS in China as OxygenOS sticks around globally [Updated]

March 22, 2021

OnePlus phones globally have long shipped with the company’s OxygenOS, which delivers a stock-like look with lots of customization options and questionable background app practices. In China, though, OnePlus phones have always shipped with a much heavier skin known as…

Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

March 22, 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…

Google ‘doubling down’ on custom chips, SoCs with hire of ex-Intel VP to lead Israel server design team

March 22, 2021

Google today announced that it’s “doubling down” on custom chips as “one way to boost performance and efficiency now that Moore’s Law no longer provides rapid improvements for everyone.” The company hired a new engineering vice president, formerly of Intel, to lead a design team — focused on SoCs — in Israel. Uri Frank is Google’s new VP of Engineering for server chip design.

Fitbit rolls out Charge 4 update with on-device SpO2 level, in-app skin temperature

March 22, 2021

Fitbit announced the Charge 4 this month last year as its most advanced fitness tracker with built-in GPS and SpO2. Data from the latter sensor was previously only accessible in the Fitbit app, but users will soon be able to see the metric on-device. Update 3/22: The…

Spotify updating iOS/Android app home screens with recently played, discover, and podcasts

March 22, 2021

Last year Spotify brought a redesigned UI to its iOS and Android app home screens. Building on that design, today Spotify announced new features including a section highlighting, personalized recommendations, “Recently Played,” and new and unfinished podcasts. Spotify…

Longtime Google VP in charge of Pay, Next Billion Users and oversaw Chrome OS departs

March 22, 2021

One big focus for Google today is making products for what it dubs the Next Billion Users in countries just coming online. The initiative has been led by Caesar Sengupta who announced today that he’s leaving Google after nearly 15 years. Jan 2006. I had just finished solving a linked list problem on the whiteboard during my Google interview when my interviewer asked me about my personal…

Google Lens tools now proactively appear in Google Photos for Android

March 22, 2021

Google Lens has long been part of Google Photos to help you visually search images. On Android, Google Lens is now a more prominent part of Photos by identifying what pictures would benefit from the analysis and search tool. Today, Lens is activated by opening a photo and…

Google releases ‘WifiNanScan App’ on Play Store to measure distance between phones

March 22, 2021

For the past several Android releases, Google has been working on local discovery technologies that apps can take advantage of to find nearby objects and users. Its latest contribution is the Google Play release of a “WifiNanScan App” for developers to experiment with…

WhatsApp for iOS testing different playback speeds on voice messages

March 21, 2021

WhatsApp submitted a new update through the TestFlight Beta Program that shows the company is testing voice message playback speed. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp version 2.21.60.11 is not ready yet for the public, but the site can show a preview of the feature, that will be available in a future build. It will be possible to speed up a message up to 1.5x and 2.0x while also listening at…