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Galaxy A52 and A72 5G go official w/ high-refresh-rate displays, affordable prices

The next wave of affordable Samsung smartphones has arrived in the form of the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and Galaxy A72. After leaks and rumors, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy A52, A52 5G, and Galaxy A72 with some notable hardware improvements and a taste of some normally “high-end” components and extras. Let’s start with the Galaxy A52 and A52, which comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+…
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OnePlus Watch officially won’t be running Google’s Wear OS

There’s been a fair bit of back and forth for the past few months regarding whether or not the OnePlus Watch would be running Google’s flailing Wear OS platform. Now, CEO Pete Lau has officially confirmed the OnePlus Watch will have its own operating system. In a forum…
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Android Auto fix prevents audio from playing from the phone’s speaker

Google’s Android Auto sees its fair share of bugs, but following the release of Android 11, some new ones have popped up. Now, with a recent update, Google says it has fixed a bug that caused some users to have audio played through the phone speaker while using Android Auto. In a community forum post this week, Google directly confirmed that Android Auto version 6.1 that rolled out in recent…
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Samsung may skip Galaxy Note series for 2021 due to chip shortage, executive says

There have been rumors swirling that Samsung would skip its usual Galaxy Note launch this year, but the speculated reason was always the growing foldable portfolio. Now, a Samsung executive has said that the Galaxy Note series may not see a 2021 release due to the ongoing chip shortage. Bloomberg reports that Koh Dong-jin, Samsung’s mobile chief, said in an annual shareholder’s meeting that…
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Google Home 2.34 adds real-time Nest Wifi usage and network history graphs

The latest update to Google’s Home companion app is rolling out on Android and iOS this morning. Besides Home 2.34 adding support for the 2nd-gen Nest Hub, the Google/Nest Wifi experience gets a big update with network usage graphs. Google/Nest WiFi usage data Tapping the round Wi-Fi button in the top shortcuts row still opens the same page as before. However, opening the Network card provides…
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