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Sony rolls out Android TV updates to some Bravia models w/ Pie, AirPlay 2, more

Sony is perhaps the biggest name currently using Google’s Android TV platform in consumer products, and this week it’s rolling out a big update. Several of Sony’s 2018 and 2019 Bravia TVs are getting updates with Pie, AirPlay 2, and more. Android Pie has only rolled out with a handful of Android TV products so far including Shield TV, the JBL Link Bar, and a few…
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Motorola One Hyper goes official w/ Android 10, pop-up camera, 45W charging

Motorola has officially announced the Motorola One Hyper, a mid-range smartphone that comes with some surprising specs. While we await a true premium Motorola-made device, the One Hyper looks to give us a bridge between the mid-range and high-end as it comes with a ton of features found on more expensive devices but has a $400 price-tag. The headline-grabbing inclusions will no doubt be the…
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Focus mode comes to Android to limit distracting apps

The big problem with owning a smartphone is that every temptation is just a finger tap away — ooh, Twitter! — making it hard to knuckle down on a single task. Earlier this year, Google promised to remedy this with “Focus mode,” a new tool that stops…
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Your Bluetooth headphones might not disconnect in Airplane Mode on Android 11

Android 10 may still be rolling out to the market, but we’re also just a few short months from the first betas of Android 11. Ahead of that release, some new details are coming out, including evidence that Google is improving Airplane Mode in Android 11 to respect your headphones. In a world free of the headphone jack, Bluetooth headphones are extremely important to your…
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Xiaomi Mi 10 and Meizu 17 to have Snapdragon 865 and 5G

Qualcomm’s announcement of the Snapdragon 865 was followed by a stampede of companies, announcing they will use the platform in their upcoming flagships. While some companies just confirmed their commitments, others announced the specific phones that will use them. Xiaomi…
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The T-Mobile Galaxy Note 10+ 5G set to ship with Android 10 out of the box

While we await the full Android 10 update for the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ globally, the newly released Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is set to ship with Android 10 out of the box from T-Mobile. If you were unaware, T-Mobile has just turned on its 600MHz 5G network with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G and OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren edition being the first 5G-capable devices on sale. The OnePlus 7T Pro…
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