It’s been a long time coming. After years of excuses, OnePlus has officially confirmed that it will be adopting wireless charging in the OnePlus 8 series. Here’s what you need to know.
In an interview with the and an official tweet, OnePlus has confirmed beyond the shadow of a doubt that the OnePlus 8 Pro will offer wireless charging. What does that mean about the regular OnePlus 8? We don’t…
Google allegedly forces Android OEMs to mention ‘easy access to Google apps’ on new phones
April 8, 2020
In regions outside of China, Google apps have been a standard expectation for Android devices. That is, until a US ban on Huawei changed things. Now, it seems Google wants to make it clear who has Google apps as it allegedly forces Android OEMs to mention “easy access”…
Facebook’s Android app seems to be rolling out a new bottom bar interface for its users that improves one-handed use considerably.
In the latest update for the official Facebook app on Android — with a server-side change that’s not available to all users yet —…
Android-like gesture navigation, touch-friendly tab strip coming to Chromebook tablet mode
April 8, 2020
With Chrome 81, Google is introducing Android 10-like gesture navigation for the Chrome OS tablet mode. It’s also introducing other tweaks to optimize the touch experience, starting on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet.
Available for Chromebook tablets and the more common 2-in-1 convertibles, navigation starts with a thin line in the shelf. Swiping up from the bottom of the screen when in an app will…
iPads pretty much rule the tablet market nowadays, but Samsung’s Android tablets are often decent options for a lot of people too. According to a new report, Samsung might have plans for bigger Android tablets with its next generation.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 and Tab S6…
Foldable phones are really expensive, and Samsung’s Galaxy Fold made that clear with a whopping $1,980 price tag. For its second generation, though, it appears Samsung is planning to lower the price of the Galaxy Fold 2, and there may also be plans to introduce a new…
It’s finally happening, folks. OnePlus is adopting wireless charging. It only took three years after everyone else, but the OnePlus 8 Pro will feature support for Qi charging. That’s great! But personally, I think OnePlus has missed the point entirely — here’s why.
OnePlus’ excuse for not using Qi wireless charging for the past few years has been the same over, and over, and over, and…
In the Android world, two different types of “foldables” have been on the rise — those that have a foldable display like the Galaxy Z Flip and those that have two separate displays like the LG V60 ThinQ and Microsoft Surface Duo. It looks like Google Chrome for Android…
The Google Pixel 3a still remains one the best affordable Android phones you can buy, simply because it offers the best bits of the Pixel series with only a few compromises.
While the 3a is by no means the first affordable Android phone that gives you an experience that…
Google wants ‘A/B’ partitions mandatory w/ Android 11, pushing Seamless Updates on holdouts
April 8, 2020
Google has made a lot of quality-of-life changes to Android over the years, but not all of them have been mandatory. Now, though, Google is making Android’s useful “A/B partitions” mandatory for future smartphones, essentially making Seamless Updates a standard feature at the same time.
A commit to AOSP Gerrit titled “Require Virtual A/B on R launches” updates the Vendor Test Suite —…
