The OnePlus 8 series goes on sale widely next week, but for early adopters, there’s an important update rolling out. OxygenOS 10.5.5 delivers some camera, display, and battery fixes. Here’s what you need to know.
OxygenOS 10.5.5 is the second update to arrive on the OnePlus 8 series and it makes a few notable fixes. In my first impressions of the OnePlus 8 Pro, one of my biggest complaints…
The new iPhone SE is now available, with the first orders arrive to customers. Even though the iPhone SE features a more durable water-resistant design, you’ll likely still want a case to protect your new device. Read on as we round up some of the best iPhone SE cases…
This week’s top stories: Huawei caught falsifying photos, Google Store refresh, ‘Hey Google’ sensitivity, more
April 25, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Huawei was caught claiming DSLR photos were taken on a smartphone, the Google Store sees a refresh highlighting Google’s hardware brands, adjustable “Hey Google” sensitivity outlined, and more.
Filed under bizarre controversy this week…
The rear camera of the iPhone SE includes support for Portrait mode, but with one limitation: it only works for people, not for all objects. A new update to the Halide Camera and Spectre Camera apps, however, adds support for the iPhone SE — including bringing Portrait mode to all objects.
The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro both support Portrait mode for humans as well as objects and pets. This…
Review: Ringke Fusion for Galaxy S20 offers matte texture, unique design w/ a low price
April 25, 2020
There are hundreds of case options for Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series, but often, they all feel like the same thing with a different coat of paint. Ringke’s Fusion cases for the Galaxy S20 series look like that at first, but in person, they’ve proven to be my favorite…
How to share HomeKit access on iPhone
April 25, 2020
Whether you’re just getting going with Apple’s smart home platform or have been using it for a while but never needed to let others have access to it, follow along for how to share HomeKit access on iPhone.
HomeKit is a secure and handy smart home platform but it can…
You can now easily record Google 3D animals on Android
April 25, 2020
Even before stay at home orders, AR objects in Google Search were already a fun way to bring the outside world indoors. A new feature rolling out to Android today lets you easily record Google 3D animals.
The “View in your space” feature allows life-sized 3D animals to coexist with your current environment and appear next to anything. This has spurred numerous cute and viral moments as…
Google first introduced its Live Caption feature in Android 10, and in the time since, it’s expanded past Pixels to devices from OnePlus and Samsung. Now it seems Google is planning to expand where you can use the feature by enabling Live Caption to work with phone…
The third installment of our favorite smartphone operating system has arrived ahead of the user-facing beta phase, which means we have been delving into “Android 11 Developer Preview 3” to figure out what might be the top new features of this pre-release OS.
As with…
OnePlus has been growing considerably over the past several years, but it seems the company might not be doing all that hot in Europe. A report today from reveals that OnePlus has cut up to 80% of its staff in parts of Europe with minimal crews in many regions.
In what a spokesperson called “normal restructuring,” OnePlus has downsized its staff in the UK, Germany, and France by as much as…
