How to install Android P Beta on Nokia 7 Plus

Few hours back Google released Android P Beta for several smartphones, including Nokia 7 Plus Android One smartphone, making it one of the first smartphones in the world to officially support Android P. Unlike Pixel phones that get Android P beta via over-the-air (OTP), you have manually flash the build. Here is a quick procedure on how to do it. Requirements Nokia 7 Plus (TA-1046 or  TA-1055) Nokia 7 Plus Android P Beta / Developer ROM ADB software (For windows) / Android zip file (For Mac) If you are on a Mac you need to Extract the Android zip and place the folder on your Desktop. Open Terminal Type cd Desktop/Android Enter ./ADB-Install-Mac.sh [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="251889,251888,251887"] Go to Nokia Developer page, sign in with your Nokia, Facebook or Google Account, Enter the phone's IMEI, Operator and Country and register the device After the phone has been added successfully, it will display Validation OK Click Install manually, scroll down, tick the check box and click download to download the zip file Enable USB Debugging Type ‘fastboot devices’ in command prompt and check if the device is detected by the system. In command prompt type adb reboot recovery. If it doesn't work, long press the Volume up and Power Button for ...

Gmail for iOS now lets you send and receive money, snooze e-mails

Google is rolling out a new update to Gmail for iOS using which you can send and receive money, and snooze emails. Using Google Pay with Gmail, you can now send or receive money. This was rolled out for Android last year.  Gmail will send the payments as attachments, and the recipient only needs an email address to receive their money. To send money, open Gmail app on your iOS device and in the bottom right corner of the screen, tap compose and hit attach to enter to enter the amount you want to send and choose a payment method. You can also add a memo which is optional and once you are finished, tap done to send the email. Using the same process, you can also request money from your contacts. To receive money, on your iOS device open the Gmail app and open the message with attached money and tap transfer to the bank. From here you can now add a debit card and enter the required details to claim the cash As for snooze emails, you can hit a snooze button to deal with the Emails later. You can download Gmail for your iPhone, iPad from the App Store directly. Source

Fitbit Versa Fitness Smartwatch launched in India starting at Rs. 19999

Update: Fitbit today launched the Versa Smartwatch in India, after it was announced in March. It will be available from Amazon and Flipkart online and Helios, Croma, Reliance Digital and other retail outlets offline. Earlier: After the leak, Fitbit has officially introduced Versa, its latest Fitness smartwatch with a  modern, intuitive design. It is one of the lightest metal smartwatches and comes with a new dashboard with easy access to health and fitness data with Fitbit OS 2.0. It has 24/7 heart rate tracking, onscreen workouts, and automatic sleep stages tracking and also offers wallet-free payments on Fitbit Versa Special Edition. It promises 4+ days battery life. Fitbit OS 2.0 offers Stats at a glance: See your daily and weekly health and fitness stats, historical activity, heart rate, and exercise summaries, action-oriented motivational messages, tips and tricks, and daily guidance – all on your wrist. More personalized over time: Reminders, celebrations, logging, insights, sleep summaries and social challenges, with prompts to take actions based on your data, coming later in 2018. It has also announced new female health tracking to help women track their menstrual cycle, view holistic health data in one place. It will be available for Fitbit Versa and Fitbit Ionic, and to Fitbit app ...

Chrome OS to get support to run Linux applications

Google announced that it is bringing the ability for Chromebooks running Chrome OS to run Linux applications. It is bringing the ability to code on Chromebooks, be it for building apps or writing a quick script.  While Chromebooks already have access to apps from the Google Play store, Google is aiming to expand it by bringing access to the tools that create it. With support for Linux, developers will have the ability to create, test and run Android and web app for phones, tablets and laptops all on one Chromebook. You can run code in your favorite coding language, launch projects to Google Cloud with the command-line. Linux will run inside a virtual machine that was designed from scratch for Chromebooks. Linux apps can start with a click of an icon, windows can be moved around, and files can be opened directly from apps. The preview of these new tools will be released on Google Pixelbook soon. Source

Google working on Lookout app to aid visually impaired in navigating

According to research, there are over 253 million blind or visually impaired people in the world and to make the world accessible to them; Google is developing a new Lookout app. This app will help visually impaired in becoming more independent by giving auditory cues as they encounter objects, text, and people around. https://youtu.be/k1mz7b-A22c For this to work, Google recommends having Pixel device in a lanyard around your neck, or in your shirt pocket, with the camera pointing away from your body. Open the Lookout app, select the mode and the app will process the items of importance in your environment and shares information it believes to be relevant. It can be text from a recipe book, an exit sign, a chair or a person nearby. Lookout delivers spoken notifications, designed to be used with minimal interaction allowing people to stay engaged with their activity. There are four modes to choose from within the app; Home, Work & Play, Scan or Experimental. On selecting a specific mode, Lookout will deliver information that’s relevant to the selected activity. It also gives you an idea of where those objects are in relation to you. If you select “Work & Play” mode when heading into the office, it will notify you ...

Google ARCore gets shared AR experiences, Augmented Images, Sceneform and more

Google debuted ARCore 1.0 at the MWC event back in February, and at the I/O event, it announced major updates to the platform. This update will help developers build more collaborative and immersive augmented reality apps. https://youtu.be/uDs9rd7yD0I Google is introducing a new capability to AR called Cloud Anchors that will enable new types of collaborative AR experiences, like redecorating your home, playing games and painting a community mural together with your friends. You’ll be able to do this on Android and iOS. With this new update, ARCore now features 'Vertical Plane Detection' meaning now you can place AR objects on more surfaces, like textured walls. This will open up to new possibilities like viewing artwork above your mantlepiece before buying it. Thanks to Augmented Images, you can bring images back to life just by pointing your phone at them. Google is bringing new  Sceneform platform so that Java developers can now build immersive, 3D apps without having to learn complicated APIs like OpenGL. Developers can start building ARCore app with these new capabilities today. Source

Google Maps gets redesigned Explore tab, ‘Your Match’, group planning and more

At the I/O 2018 event, Google introduced a bunch of new features to Google Maps which will make it more assistive and personal to use. Next time where you are trying to explore somewhere new with friends or you are visiting a new city, you can use Google Maps to make quick decisions. Google has announced that it is redesigning the Explore tab and it will now act as your hub for everything new and interesting nearby. From now, when you check out a particular area on the map, you will start seeing dining, event, and activity options based on the area you’re looking at. It will also show top trending lists and for suppose you are a Foodie, it will show you a List where the tastemakers are going, and help you find new restaurants based on information from local experts, Google’s algorithms, and trusted publishers. It will also help you track your progress against each list. Furthermore, it is also bringing 'Your Match' feature which will display how likely you are to enjoy a place and reasons explaining why once you tap on any food or drink venue. Google is using machine learning to generate this based on factors like food and drink preferences ...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm and 730 8nm Mobile Platform specifications surface

Qualcomm at the MWC 2018 back in February announced Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series with on-device Artificial Intelligence with multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine offering 2x improvements compared to Snapdragon 600 Series. Now the specifications of Snapdragon 710 (rumored as Snapdragon 670 previously) and Snapdragon 730 have surfaced. This reveals that the Snapdragon 710 will be built on Samsung 10nm LPE (Low Power Early) process, promising 27% higher performance or 40% lower power consumption compared with 14nm SoCs.  The Snapdragon 730 is said to be built on Samsung 8nm LPP (Low Power Plus) process technology which as 10% smaller surface area and 10% less power consumption compared to 10LPP process. Qualcomm is said to be the first company to use 8 LPP process starting with Snapdragon 730. Both these are rumored to use 2+6 cluster arrangement but the 710 is said to use Kryo 3xx cores compared to Kryo 4xx cores on 730. Both are also expected to use the same Adreno 615 GPU and QHD display support, but the 730 is said to have Spectra 350 ISP compared to Spectra 250 on the 710. The 730 is said to pack NPU (Neural Processing Unit) called NPU120, in addition to GPU and DSP for machine learning ...

Google Lens now available in camera app, gets smart text selection, real-time results and more

Not everything we want to know or should know is available online; sometimes the answers are in the real world right in front of us. Much like for everything, Google even has a way through this; the 'Google Lens' which it had introduced back at the Pixel event last October. While Google Lens is already available in Photos and Assistant, Google thought of making it much more easier to access. Hence at the I/O event yesterday, Google announced that Lens will now be available directly in the camera app on supported devices from LG, Motorola, Xiaomi, Sony Mobile, HMD/Nokia, Transsion, TCL, OnePlus, BQ, Asus, and Google Pixel. Apart from this, Google is also introducing three new features; firstly it is the smart text selection; you can copy and paste text from the real world—like recipes, gift card codes, or Wi-Fi passwords to your phone and Lens will help by showing you relevant information and photos. Usually, this kind of process requires the ability to recognize shapes of letters,  meaning, and context of the words and Google is using its years of language understanding in Search at work.   Google Lens will now also display only the info on specific items like reviews but will also display things ...

Top 5 Android P features you should know

Google released Android P beta few hours back at the Google I/O 2018, couple of months after it released the first developer preview in March. Even though the DP1 brought several features such as Indoor Positioning with Wi-Fi RTT, Display cutout or notch support, Enhanced messaging experience, Multi-camera support, HDR VP9 Video, HEIF image compression and more, the latest Beta (DP2) update brings even more features and support for gestures, finally. Let's check out some of the top features. Adaptive Battery The new Adaptive Battery feature limits battery use for apps that you don't use often based on machine learning with DeepMind that optimizes how apps use battery.  It puts running apps into groups with different restrictions using four new "App Standby buckets" ranging from "active" to "rare". Apps will change buckets over time, and apps not in the "active" bucket will have restrictions in: jobs, alarms, network and high-priority Firebase Cloud Messages. In addition, Android P also brings machine learning to create Adaptive Brightness, which learns how you like to set the brightness slider given your surroundings, and then adjusts the screen brightness according to your preferences. New system navigation Gestures Android P finally brings system navigation gestures that can be accessed right from your homescreen. This is useful for taller ...