Google’s Android TV has long been an attractive platform partially because it lacked blatant advertising. That’s starting to change with a prominent homescreen “highlights” row that’s rolling out, but it seems possible that Nvidia’s Shield TV is exempt from these ads.
This week, a couple of app updates to Android TV have seen homescreen ads rolling out to most users of the platform.
After an elongated wait, it looks like Samsung Galaxy owners will finally be able to use Android 10 gestures with their favorite third-party launcher thanks to the One UI 2.5 update.
Almost a year after Android 10 was released, Samsung has suddenly decided that third-party…
The OnePlus Launcher is constantly adding new features and functions, the latest being OnePlus Scout which brings a unified device search for users in India with OnePlus Launcher v4.7.2.
We’re not sure why OnePlus is intent on leaving global markets out of certain…
Android 11 has a lot of changes for good, but as we approach release some minor changes are starting to come to light that some users won’t be very happy with. Starting in Android 11, for instance, users won’t be able to select a default camera app in certain scenarios.
On an official issue tracker thread, Google confirmed (via ) that Android 11 is ditching the default camera app selector.
Samsung doesn’t give you earbuds w/ Galaxy Note 20, but you can still get a pair for free
August 24, 2020
The death of the headphone jack still stings for some users, but for a while, it’s been eased by the inclusion of wired USB earbuds in the box with some devices. With its Galaxy Note 20 series, though, Samsung doesn’t include any earbuds in the box.
When Note 20 and…
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 poses for the camera in regulatory filings giving us a closer look
August 24, 2020
The upcoming second-generation foldable Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has now been caught on camera in regulatory listings for the first time outside of press renders showing us just what the hardware really looks like.
Recent listings on the Chinese regulatory website TENAA…
After being announced earlier this month, Android TV’s new “cinematic highlights” — aka homescreen ads — are now rolling out widely to Android TV users, pushing sponsored content, “Staff Picks,” and more.
Through the latest updates to the Android TV Home and Android TV Core Services applications, Google has debuted these new homescreen ads for everyone. Some users got these updates…
Huawei license expires, threatens to cut off Android updates for currently supported phones
August 24, 2020
It’s been well over a year since a US ban forced Google to cut off Huawei, but an ongoing and renewed license has allowed the two companies to work together and continue supporting phones already in the hands of consumers with Android updates. Now, though, that license is…
While not the first smartphone to have an under-display selfie camera, the upcoming ZTE Axon 20 5G will be the first commercially available smartphone to tout the tech.
The firm announced that it will unveil the tech in its latest release in China on September 1, 2020.
The Galaxy Note 20 series might have just launched but that doesn’t mean the S20 series is done as renders of the upcoming Galaxy 20 FE have now been shared online.
A collection of Galaxy S20 FE — which stands for Fan Edition — renders were shared by the notorious leakster @OnLeaks AKA Steve Hemmerstoffer in collaboration with Indian site PriceBaba. The naming might seem a little odd, as…
