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Google One reaches 100 million Play Store downloads

November 10, 2020

Even without being a forced install on all Android devices, the standalone Google One app has now hit the impressive 100 million download milestone on the Play Store. As Android has developed, a proper backup and sync solution hasn’t really come to fruition. If you pay for a Google One storage plan, you will get some added extras but you’ll be expected to pay for MMS backup if you’re…

Google tests ‘Driving Mode’ that lets you add Street View images without 360-degree camera

November 10, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic has sort of forced many people into staying home, it looks as though Google is leveraging people power to help populate Google Maps’ awesome Street View feature with a new “Driving Mode.” The Google Street View cars are pretty iconic and are…

Report: Huawei to sell Honor to government-backed group for $15 billion

November 10, 2020

According to a new report, Huawei is set to offload their affordable-focused smartphone sub-brand Honor to a government-backed consortium for a whopping $15 billion. Reuters reports that the beleaguered Chinese firm has agreed on a substantial fee that will transfer all…

Galaxy S20, Tab S7, and other Samsung devices get Android Enterprise Recommended certification

November 10, 2020

In 2018, Google launched a program to make it easier for companies to deploy Android devices. Samsung devices are now receiving Android Enterprise Recommended certification, while one-touch enrollment is coming to Android 9 and newer. Android Enterprise Recommended meets hardware and software requirements set by Google. In addition to OEMs committing to “regular” security patches, the…

Google Maps Timeline adding dedicated ‘Trips’ view and coming to Google Photos

November 10, 2020

For users that have Location History enabled, the Timeline view in Google Maps provides a nice visualization of where they’ve been. The Timeline is soon coming to Google Photos, and will be augmented by a “Trips” view in Maps. While the dedicated experience has…

Samsung makes a bid to steal Huawei market share as Galaxy S21 Ultra specs leak

November 10, 2020

All evidence currently points to Samsung launching its next flagship phone in January, over a month ahead of its usual schedule. Why? Apparently, Samsung is aiming for that early 2021 release date in a bid to steal some of Huawei’s market share. Reuters reports that…

Samsung is still trying to fix Galaxy S20 FE touchscreen problems [Updated]

November 10, 2020

The new Samsung Galaxy S20 “Fan Edition” is a hit thanks to an affordable price and great feature set, but quite a few early buyers were facing problems with the FE’s touchscreen. In the time since, updates have tried to fix that, but without full success. Reports on Reddit and Samsung’s Community Forums (h/t PiunikaWeb) reveal that at least some Galaxy S20 FE owners are having problems…

Samsung pushes another update to address Galaxy S20 FE touchscreen issues

November 10, 2020

Last month, Samsung sent out two updates for both 4G and 5G variants of the Galaxy S20 FE that aimed at fixing a touchscreen issue that was affecting some users of the phone. Before any fixes were issued, the phone would register ghost touches and jittery movement when…

Huawei Mate 30 Pro gets EMUI 11 update

November 10, 2020

The Huawei Mate 40 family launched recently running EMUI 11, and now the time has come for the company’s latest Android iteration to make it to older devices as well. The Mate 30 Pro from last year seems like it’s going to be among the first to receive the update…

OnePlus Nord SE to come with 65W charging and Snapdragon 765G

November 10, 2020

OnePlus announced the vanilla Nord in July, followed by the Nord N100, and Nord N10 5G at the end of last month. Now we hear a Nord SE will be joining the series and according to it will be powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC like the regular Nord. OnePlus Nord The publication also claims that Nord SE will sport an AMOLED display. Its diagonal is unknown, but the panel may have a 1080p…