Update, already available in the US, is now slowly entering Europe. There are reports of it being available in Germany, France and Ireland. Other European countries will surely not have to wait long for their turn. Unfortunately, the update does not include the Live Focus camera tweaks, something that Note 8 users have been waiting for impatiently. As for security updates, they are nothing special, just a collection of tweaks and small fixes.Your phone should inform you about the update with a proper notification. If it does not, go to Settings > Software update menu. ...
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Huawei Nova 2S launches on December 7th. Four cameras?
Well that is a surprise. Until yesterday, we have not heard of this phone at all, and suddenly it is all around the place with leaked images, parts of specifications and, now, a release date. According to an image recently shared on Weibo, Huawei Nova 2S will be launched on December 7th. Poster image seems to suggest that the device will sport not one, not two but four cameras. Dual main camera as well as a dual selfie shooter? Probably.Specifications:– metal & glass body,– 6′ display, thin bezels, round corners,– front-facing fingerprint scanner that will ...
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has fast charging issues
Samsung’s October security update is slowly making rounds. While having one’s security updated should be a cause for contentment, it is not so for the Galaxy S8/S8+ owners. According to a growing number of people, Samsung’s October security patch causes issue with fast charging, namely preventing the device from using it at all and forcing it to use regular (as in, slow as f*ck) charging instead. Frustrating, seeing how long normal charging takes and how relatively small S8 and S8 Plus’ batteries are.Issue does not affect everyone with October security update. Exact ...
Unlocked HTC U11 Life receives an OS update to 8.0 Oreo
Released earlier this month, the US release of U11 Life is now getting upgraded to the latest Android operating system. The news were delivered by Mo Versi, HTC’s Vice President of Product Management, via Twitter. According to Versi, the update is available ”starting today”, which means that some units will probably get it today and others will have to wait a day or two.Cool, I guess. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony H8541, specification
Something interesting has just been uploaded on Reddit, namely a chart with specification of an upcoming Sony phone named H8541. It looks pretty interesting:– 5.7′ screen, Gorilla Glass 5,– Snapdragon 835 CPU,– 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM,– 3420mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0,– USB-C,– Android 8.0 Oreo OS.Noteworthy is also the size of the phone. 149 x 74 x 7,5 mm is pretty small for a 5.7′ display device. Someone plans on having really thin bezels… Sony H8541 is said to be released in February ...
Facebook may soon be verifying accounts with selfies
Facebook lately has, or at least believes it does, a huge problem with bots and fake accounts. Company tries many differet things to solve it. Latest idea of Zuckerberg & Company is to make people use selfies in order to verify their accounts. New system is already being tested in a small, closed group.How will it work? Simply. You know captcha, right? Different methods of verifying if the user is a real person or a bot? Typing numbers and letters provided, answering a question et cetera? Facebook’s idea is like that, except what the user has to provide is her/his selfie picture. ...
Motorola continues the Android 7.0 Nougat roll-out for the US release of Moto X Pure Edition
Good tidings, Moto X Pure Edition users! At least those of you who live in the US. Few months ago Motorola begun to update its Moto X Pure Edition smartphones’ OS to the 7.0 Nougat version. The update had to be put on hold due to a widespread screen issue related to it, it had to be postponed. Now that the issue is fixed, the update can continue, bringing with it a September security patch as a bonus.In order to update, tap the Software Update button every now and then – if the new OS is not available to you yet, it will be soon. Also, enjoy this update, as it is be the last one ...
Samsung Galaxy S8 gets another Oreo beta in the US
Samsung has just rolled third Android 8.0 Oreo beta for Galaxy S8 in the United States. A list of bug fixes is pretty long, but there is nothing particulary major in it; no big, new features, just a number of issue fixes and stability improvements.New to the 8.0 Oreo on Galaxy S8? You are in for a treat! Oreo’s features include an always-on display, Samsung DeX, enhanced video player, improved keyboard, new edge lighting effects and more. Tweet Vote on HN ...
iPhone X is much more popular than iPhone 8. Duh
iPhone X is not only more sought after and bought more often than iPhone 8, but it is unlocked more often as well. According to Sim-unlock’s statistics, there is at the very least a 5th more iPhone X’s on the market than there are iPhone 8’s. In other words, for every hundred iPhone 8 smartphones that are unlocked by Sim-unlock, there are 125 iPhone X devices that get the same treatment. It is not hard to see why, too; it is more expensive, granted, but iPhone X offers a much bigger technological advancement than iPhone 8, which is dubbed ”an iPhone 7, only a bit ...
Samsung Galaxy A7 2018 may be released in a limited 6-inch Plus display variant
According to unknown sources, Samsung plans to release a limited number of Galaxy A7 devices in Europe. These A7’s are said to come equipped with 6’+ display. Release will take place in only a few European countries, namely Poland and Germany – as well as Russia but, contrary to what some people believe, Russia is not a part of Europe.Neither price nor date of release of that phone are known. It is not even certain if it will be called Galaxy A7 (2018), Galaxy A7 Plus, Galaxy A8 or something ...