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LG Velvet goes official w/ Snapdragon 765 chipset, 8GB RAM, and stylus support

After teases and leaks, the LG Velvet has now finally been officially unveiled in South Korea. Given the woes that LG has faced in recent years, the Velvet could be a turning point for the brand as it takes a step down from the established flagship space and the result is a more modest smartphone from the Korean firm. We already knew just what to expect thanks to some teasers. So just to jog…
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Samsung and Google are working to bring RCS to Galaxy phones

RCS messaging has had a rocky rollout so far, but Samsung and Google are now teaming up directly to enable the rich text message service on more Galaxy phones. Samsung announced that the partnership with Google to bring RCS messaging to more Galaxy smartphones officially…
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Chrome for Android may bring dark mode to Google Search results

Since even before the launch of Android 10, Google has been putting special focus on bringing dark mode to its apps and services, especially on Android. Now Chrome for Android is working to bring dark mode to the Google Search results page in something of an unusual way. Google Chrome for Android has had a dark mode of its own, for over a year now, darkening nearly every part of the app’s UI…
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Android 11 DP4: Picture-in-picture gets resizing and other UI changes

The fourth Android 11 Developer Preview released today, bringing a small swath of changes and upgrades. Included in these, you’ll find that Android 11 is making picture-in-picture resizable and bringing some minor changes to its UI. As our phones get bigger and more capable of doing multiple tasks simultaneously, picture-in-picture in video apps, and especially YouTube, has become more…
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Google prepares an overdue gesture tutorial for Android 11

Google introduced an entirely new way to navigate Android back with the debut of Android 10, but one odd decision was the lack of a tutorial for that new system. Now, with Android 11, Google is finally adding a gesture tutorial — here’s what it looks like. Buried in…
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Here’s everything new in Android 11 Developer Preview 4 [Gallery]

Despite just being developer previews, the first three Android 11 releases have had their share of new features and UI tweaks. The unscheduled Android 11 DP4 is available today and we’re finding every new feature. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into Android 11 DP4’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at top of this list. Be sure to check back…
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