Mobile

Android 12L is scheduled to get its “final release” sometime next month, but it’s already quite a stable beta build. However, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro owners that are fully updated cannot install it at the moment. Google, meanwhile, plans to release one more Android 12L build in March. Last Thursday, Google released a new (~10MB) build of the February security patch for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro that…

In 2020, Google started to deprioritize its Accelerated Mobile Pages format in favor of general site speed and a “page experience” metric. The biggest news publishers are now planning to move away from the Google-backed AMP format.  This deprioritization started internally with Google’s new metric to rate websites by speed, responsiveness/interactivity, and visual stability — like when…

The Oppo Find X5 series arrives with notable improvements to image processing, battery tech and even build quality. The new series debuts with two similar phones, one vanilla and Pro model. We will focus on the Oppo Find X5 Pro here, the vanilla model is covered in a separate article. Like the Find X3 models, the X5 phones have two 50MP cameras (wide and ultrawide) based on the Sony IMX766 sensor…

Motorola just announced its latest global flagship dubbed the Moto Edge 30 Pro. It comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, two 50MP cameras on the back and a 60MP selfie shooter. While mostly based on the Edge X30, the Edge 30 Pro has a different battery and slightly altered dimensions. The screen of the Moto Edge 30 Pro is a 6.7” P-OLED with Full HD+ resolution. It comes with 144Hz refresh…