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Some Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra units plagued by a green screen tint

The Galaxy S20 Ultra has been doing very well, surprising even Samsung. It’s understandable though, as it’s truly great device. Yet now a new bug has discovered, somewhat spoiling the honeymoon for those that got the Exynos 990 version. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra green tint issue A green tint appeared on the display under specific conditions, and judging by the timing was caused…
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This is our first look at MIUI 12

Xiaomi may have leaked the first images of MIUI 12 through the beta version of the MiSettings app. Xiaomi releases beta versions of its apps to its MIUI Community forums and the latest version of the MiSettings APK, which was released a few days ago, featured a revamped user…
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Nokia 8 Sirocco receiving Android 10 update with April security patch

HMD Global has released the Android 10 update for the Nokia 8 Sirocco, making it the third Nokia smartphone after Nokia 3.2 and 4.2 to get the latest version of Android this month. The new firmware sports version V5.120 and requires a download of around 1.4GB. It comes with a new UI in addition to Dark Mode, Smart Reply, new gesture navigation, and new controls for location and privacy. The new…
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vivo NEX 3 5G finally receives Android 10 update

Today vivo started rolling out the update to Android 10 for the NEX 3 5G. A closed beta testing phase that accepted only a few units started about one month ago, and it seems like the testing went smoothly, as now we’re treated to the finalized release. The NEX 3S 5G…
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Apple kills the iPhone 8, stops selling the iPhone 8 Plus

Now that the 2020 iPhone SE is official, Apple has decided to kill the iPhone 8. First of all, yes, the company was still selling the iPhone 8, all the way up until today. Second, this makes sense when you think about it, as the iPhone SE is basically just an iPhone 8 with the latest A13 chipset and better camera software. And slightly differing color options. It’s also cheaper than the…
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Contact tracing is coming to Android through Google Play services

On Friday, Google and Apple announced a surprise collaboration to integrate contact tracing for COVID-19 into iOS and Android. That first phase of this plan is coming next month, but deeper OS-level integration is also planned. In rolling out these features to Android, Google will be bypassing the platform’s usual update process by leveraging Play services. What is contact tracing? Contact…
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