MIT and makers of the app Private Kit: Safe Paths say they’ve overcome an Android and iOS interoperability issue that will make the COVID-19 contact tracking app able to track people in close proximity with others using Bluetooth. MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory says it accomplished the feat last week.
Currently, Private Kit logs location history using GPS for 28 days. Bluetooth proximity apps record…
Google launches braille keyboard for Android devices
April 10, 2020
Google today announced the launch of a virtual braille keyboard for Android that’s designed to enable those with low vision or blindness to type on their phones without additional hardware. The tech giant says it collaborated with braille developers and users to create it…
The 2020 models from Samsungs Galaxy A-series is coming to the US the first models will be available tomorrow with more options (including a couple of 5G-connected phones) scheduled to arrive in the summer.
And yes, the roster includes two brand new devices, including…
Honor 30 Pro official images surface
April 8, 2020
Honor President Zhao Ming released a set of official press renders for the upcoming Honor 30 Pro which is set to debut on April 15 alongside the vanilla Honor 30. We can see the back design complete with the quad-camera setup, expected to be headlined by a 50MP Sony IMX700 main shooter with a massive 1/1.28″ sensor. Alongside it, we can spot the periscope module as well the two other…
While the Samsung Galaxy A71 has been out since January, its rumored 5G version is yet to materialize. We’ve already come across several certifications from agencies like TENAA, 3C as well as on Geekbench with the Exynos 980 chipset.
Now, a new Geekbench listing for the…
The OnePlus 8 will be available in a color called “Interstellar Glow”, but leaks haven’t quite managed to nail down the exact hue. When we first saw it, it had deeply saturated colors, going from purple to warm yellow. New renders of the same color have surfaced…
Samsung Galaxy J6 now getting Android 10
April 8, 2020
Samsung announced the Galaxy J6 with Android 8.0 Oreo back in May 2018, which picked up the Android 9 Pie update in last April and is now receiving Android 10 which could be its last major software update.
The new build has version J600GUBU6CTC8 and comes with One UI 2.0 and March 2020 Android security patch. A detailed changelog of the update is currently unavailable, but you can expect it to…
While Samsung’s Galaxy S series 5G phones have targeted premium smartphone customers, the consumer electronics giant is using A series devices to push high-speed 5G technologies into the mainstream. Today, Samsung formally announced the midrange Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy…
Three Oppo Reno phones get ColorOS 7
April 8, 2020
Oppo introduced its ColorOS 7 roadmap earlier this year, and now the time has come for the first phones to get their firmware updates. First in line are the Oppo Reno (and its Inspiration Edition), the Reno 10x Zoom (as well as the FC Barcelona Edition), and…
The Xiaomi Mi A3 smartphone is part of the Android One program so you’d expect it to get speedy OS updates. However, Xiaomi has really struggled with the Android 10 update, which was twice retracted – first over major bugs and phone bricks and then because of fingerprint issues.
Third time is the charm and now a stable ROM is seeding once again to Mi A3 users.
The package…
