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Google Drive for Android adds manual dark theme setting

September 4, 2019
Google Drive for Android’s dark theme began appearing for some users with the Material Theme redesign in April. Thanks to a new theme setting, it’s now more widely available for users not running Android 10. In Settings, there is a new “Choose theme” menu that presents the three standard options for Android apps: Dark, Light, and Set by Battery Saver. It’s set to the latter by default…
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Realme 5 Pro goes on sale in India

September 4, 2019
The Realme 5 Pro unveiled last month goes on sale today in India starting noon local time through Flipkart and Realme India’s official site. It is priced at INR13,999 ($195/€175) for the 4GB/64GB variant and INR14,999 ($210/€190) for the 6GB/64GB version. The…
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Samsung Galaxy Fold pre-orders to ship on September 11

September 4, 2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is almost in stores, finally, after many months of delays. The Korean company has supposedly fixed the issues that surfaced during the initial batch of reviews, hopefully making the foldable phone sturdier. A new report originating at South Korean…
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Gmail for iOS adds new image blocking setting to prevent email tracking

September 4, 2019
Google today has rolled out an update to the Gmail app for iOS that gives users the ability to further curtail email tracking. The latest update adds a new setting that allows users to block external images in emails from being displayed automatically. With today’s update, users can choose to be asked each time whether or not to display external images in an email. This includes email trackers…
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You can block images on Gmail for iPhone now

September 4, 2019
Gmail users can now finally opt out of having images load automatically on the iPhone app. The email client unveiled its latest update to the App Store that includes an option for those who want to stop their messages from being tracked or who don’t need to see every…
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Realme Q teasers show off the Nightscape feature and macro camera

September 4, 2019
Realme keeps teasing the upcoming Realme Q phone – it’s going to be a rugged version of the Realme 5 Pro. From the Pro, it inherits a quad camera with a 48MP main sensor. The Sony IMX586 is a Quad Bayer sensor whose pixel binning skills are leveraged for the Nightscape feature. Here’s a promo video showing off Nightscape: https://toptech.news/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/video.mp4 The company…
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Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 details leak, launch expected on September 24

September 3, 2019
Xiaomi is planning to release its highly-anticipated flagship smartphone, the Mi Mix 4, on September 24 with a few surprises. This is coming from a fairly reputable source, so we have a good reason to believe the info. Initially, the phone was planned for a mid-September…
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Android TV powers Airtel’s new Xstream box and streaming stick in India

September 3, 2019
Google’s Android TV platform is getting some new hardware in India this week. Airtel recently announced its new Xstream streaming stick and set-top box with Android TV and the first dedicated Prime Video button, too. Airtel is currently one of the largest telecom operators in India, with upwards of 320 million subscribers. With these new Android TV-based offerings, the company hopes to continue…
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