South Korean outlet is now reporting that a whopping 1.02 million Samsung Galaxy S22 series units have been pre-ordered locally. That number is on pace for a new record with 300,000 units being booked on the first day of the campaign.
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 series launched back in 2017 actually managed 1.4 million pre-orders but accomplished so in an eleven-day pre-order period while the S22…
Watch the official unboxing video of the Oppo Find X5 Pro and other promo videos of the X5 series
February 26, 2022
The Oppo Find X5 Pro was unveiled today with a new chipset, new custom ISP, other camera improvements, bigger, faster battery, a ceramic back and more. It’s a lot to take in, but you can kick back and watch a few videos about the new flagship.
Let’s start with the…
Samsung releases the Expert RAW app for Galaxy S22 series
February 26, 2022
The Expert RAW app that gives you further control over the cameras of the Galaxy S21 Ultra is now available for the S22 family as well. Also, it’s now officially out of beta. However, the new stable release is only available for the Galaxy S22 phones, at least for…
Honor X8 leaks, renders, specs and price in tow
February 26, 2022
A new report from reveals Honor’s plans to launch a mid-range handset for the global markets called Honor X8. The leak also suggests that the device is based on the Honor X30i, which is a smartphone launched back in November in China.
However, while the X30i supports 5G, the X8 is rumored to skip that and be limited to 4G. That means it will feature a different SoC, not the Dimensity 810…
Oppo Reno7 Z leaks with triple camera and 33W charger
February 26, 2022
A new Reno7 model has gone through the NCC and rumor has it that it is the Oppo Reno7 Z. The Taiwanese wireless authority was helpful enough to photograph the phone, its charger and it even let slip some of the specs.
The phone has a triple camera on the back in an…
Spotify exec focused on global expansion joins Google to do the same for YouTube Music
February 26, 2022
YouTube Music’s subscriber base has been growing over the past year especially among youths. Google wants to keep that pace up by hiring a former Spotify executive to lead YouTube Music in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
Paul Smith, as spotted by Music Business Worldwide, was…
Google Phone prepares Material You inspired dialer that looks like Android 12’s lockscreen [Gallery]
February 26, 2022
Material You elements quickly took over various Google apps in the lead-up and following the rollout of Android 12, but it seems Google isn’t done. Hidden in the latest Google Phone update is a new dialer design that has some familiar Material You elements.
Google first added Material You’s signature color accents to its dialer app for Pixel phones last year, with the colors appearing on…
Google rolling out Messages’ auto-grouping ‘categories’ to more parts of the world [U]
February 26, 2022
Last year, Google Messages in India started automatically categorizing your texts into categories. This auto-group capability is now starting to appear for users in other parts of the world.
Update 2/25: Categories are more widely rolling out. You’ll be prompted to enable…
Google has given its password manager a lot more attention in recent months, and things just keep evolving. Coming soon, it seems Google Chrome is adding the ability to “send” passwords.
Spotted by the watchful eye of Leopeva64 via Twitter, Google has added a new “send…
Messages is pre-installed, but that doesn’t mean your US Galaxy S22 is using Google’s RCS backend
February 26, 2022
In a big win for Google, its Messages app is the default client for the Galaxy S22 in the US. However, Google’s RCS backend might not be powering your messaging experience and that might result in an extra step during the set-up process.
Yesterday, Google explained that “GS22 devices will run off of T-Mobile’s proprietary RCS backend, and upon initial setup, users may experience a delay as…
