MobileNews

Missed the Xiaomi event? Here are short recaps and promo videos for the new products

Did you watch Xiaomi’s live stream? The company announced the global availability and pricing of the Xiaomi 12 series, along with the Xiaomi Watch S1 and S1 Active and the Buds 3T Pro. It was a long event that covered no less than six products, so we can understand if missed it. For those of you who are really strapped for time, here is the 1-minute recap of the event: If that was too light on…
Read more
MobileNews

Samsung may use a harder "Super UTG" for the Galaxy Z Fold4

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 can work with an S Pen, but support is limited – the foldable display is just too fragile to use Samsung’s regular stylus, you need to use one with a retractable tip instead. Rumor has it that Samsung is working on a more durable solution. The…
MobileNews

LG Velvet is now receiving Android 12 update

Back in April last year, LG officially announced its retreat from the smartphone business, followed by halting manufacturing activities at the end of May. It’s definitely been a while since then, but apparently some of LG’s mobile division software engineers were kept on the job, and what they’ve been working on has been released today. We’re talking about the update to…
Read more
MobileNews

Android 12L Beta 3 now available for Lenovo P12 Pro

At the start of March, Android 12L rolled out to Pixel phones and AOSP, while updates for Samsung and Microsoft devices are planned for this year. Lenovo is also on that list and yesterday released Android 12L Beta 3 for the Lenovo P12 Pro. The Lenovo P12 Pro Android 12L Developer Preview Program has lagged behind Google’s. DP1 came in December, while the Lenovo tablet jumped to Beta 2 in late…
Read more
MobileNews

LG Velvet gets Android 12 w/ new privacy features, no sign of Material You updates

While LG is done with smartphones, the company is fulfilling its promise of still supporting existing models. This week, the LG Velvet is getting its Android 12 update. Rolling out starting in Korea, the LG Velvet is the brand’s first smartphone to get Android 12. While the update is certainly pretty late, it’s still great to see it coming at all considering LG hasn’t played an active role…
Read more