Google Play Store update adds Material Theme account switcher

Google has been bringing changes to several of its apps like Photos, Gmail, Maps, etc lately. Smooth gesture to switch accounts was added to Maps, Gmail, etc and on similar lines now, Google has started rolling out Material Theme account switcher for the Play Store and this comes after a revamp last year. With the latest Play Store update, the top right part shows the user's profile image and tapping the profile image opens up a full menu that displays the Google accounts present on the device and it also lets you add another account and manage accounts. Similar to Gmail, a quick swipe down gesture on the profile image allows you to quickly switch accounts. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="308616,308617,308618"] Furthermore, thanks to the change in the position of account switcher, the navigation bar is now shorter. However, the design switch does not make it fully material as the settings and account information can be managed only via the navigation bar, still. The update is rolling out gradually to devices that are on version 19.3 and higher. If you are not seeing the update right away, you should wait until the rollout is complete or if you are not willing to wait, you can ...

Redmi 9 with Helio G80, quad rear cameras surfaces in live image

Details about the Redmi 9 smartphone surfaced back in December last year, which said that the phone will be powered by MediaTek Helio G70. Now new details about the phone have surfaced along with the live image of the back of the with the camera part that looks similar to the Redmi K30 / POCO X2. This reveals that the phone will be powered by MediaTek Helio G80, which is slightly faster than the Helio G70 that made its debut in the realme 6i earlier this month, and this was supposed to launch in India as Narzo 10 last week, but the event has been postponed. Coming to the cameras, the phone is said to feature a 13-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 5-megapixel macro and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The image also reveals a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner compared to side-mounted scanner in the Redmi Note 9 Pro series. It is said to come in Purple, Green and more colors. Earlier rumors revealed 6.6-inch DoT notch display compared to the 6.22-inch screen on the Redmi 8, 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version, but there should also be 3GB RAM + 32GB storage version. Other details such as camera and battery are unknown, but it ...

Samsung Galaxy S20+ Review: Consistently Dependable

2020 is a special year for Samsung. This is not only the first time the numbering of its flagship series takes a 2x jump, but it is also the first year since the launch of a new category of devices, the foldables. Naturally, this redefines the idea of a brand flagship in Samsung's portfolio, and this reflects in subtle yet very important changes in the S20 series. There are not two, but three flagships this time, starting with the S20 and ending with the S20 Ultra, with the most dependable of them bang in the middle, the Samsung Galaxy S20+. Dependable, why? Let's find out in the review. The Box Samsung has been really consistent with its box design and contents in the past few years. You get a top-notch type C (AKG) in-ear headset with mic, a super-fast 25W rapid charger, the usual type C to type C cable, a clear case, SIM ejector, information booklets and so on. Again, the usual. The Specs The latest, the greatest and the fastest. What else do we expect from a Samsung flagship? Well, quite a lot more these days actually, so let's go through the spec sheet first - 6.7-inch Quad HD+ (3200 × 1440 ...

OnePlus 8 with 6.55-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED 90Hz display, Snapdragon 865 surfaces in press images

CAD render of the OnePlus 8 surfaced back in October last year and the detailed specifications surfaced earlier this week revealing 6.55-inch Full HD+ 90Hz Fluid AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865 with 5G support, bigger 4300mAh battery with support for warp Charge 30T Fast Charging and also revealed Interstellar Glow, Glacial Green and Onyx Black colors for the phone. Now the press render of the phone has surfaced in all the three colors as we inch closer to  the launch. This confirms the punch-hole screen, minimal bezels, metal frame and triple rear cameras. OnePlus 8 rumored specifications 6.55-inch Full HD+ Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 3D Corning Gorilla Glass protection 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) storage Android 10 with OxygenOS 10.0 Dual SIM (nano + nano) 48MP rear camera with LED Flash, 0.8μm pixel size, OIS, EIS, 16MP ultra-wide camera, 2MP camera 16MP front-facing camera In-display fingerprint sensor USB Type-C audio, Dual Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (L1+L5 Dual Band) + GLONASS, USB Type-C 4300mAh battery with Warp Charge ...

realme 5i Software Update Tracker [Update: A.18 with March Security Patch, Camera Enhancements and Optimisations]

realme launched realme 5i in India running ColorOS 6.1 on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). To recall, realme 5i features a  sunrise design that offers a good grip and doesn’t attract fingerprint. All the specifications are identical to the realme 5, except the 8MP front camera compared to 13MP camera in the realme 5 and 5s. realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme 5i (RMX2030), also check out our realme 5i content, realme 5i Unboxing and First Impressions realme 5i Review Updates rolled out for the realme 5i so far, [Mar 29, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX2030EX_11_A.18 update with March Android security patch. The update brings several camera optimizations and improvements along with fix for inaccurate automatic brightness bug. [Download Link] [Feb 25, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX2030EX_11_A.16 update with February security patch. The update brings Airtel and Jio VoWiFi to the device along with camera improvements. [Download Link] [Jan 23, 2020]: realme 5i will be upgraded to Android 10 based realme UI in May 2020, confirms realme. [Jan 15, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX2030EX_11_A.14 ...

WhatsApp Status video limit reduced to 15 seconds in India temporarily

Back in 2017 WhatsApp introduced status feature that allows users to post photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours. At the time of launch WhatsApp allowed 90 seconds to three minutes of video and if the existing video is larger than 16MB if gave an option to trim the length of the video before sending it. Later the limit was reduced to 30 seconds. [caption id="attachment_308512" align="aligncenter" width="574"] WhatsApp Status - Left: 30 seconds video limit (beta), Right: New 15 seconds video limit (stable)[/caption] Now WhatsApp has reduced the limit from 30 seconds to 15  seconds in India, which is a temporary move to reduce the server traffic since a lot of people have started sharing videos in status after the recent lockdown in the country. This is a server-side change which is already rolling out to stable users gradually, so beta users should also see the changes soon. Earlier this week Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, Facebook and other video streaming services in India started lowering video quality from HD to SD quality when content is streamed over cellular connections. YouTube has already made Standard Definition (480p) as the default for streaming content worldwide, including India until April 14, but you ...

JioFiber double data vouchers now rolling out to all customers

In a move to promote working from home Reliance Jio earlier this week announced that all JioFiber users will get double data across all plans. The company has finally started rolling out double data vouchers for the customers. If you have 100GB plan, you will get 100GB voucher, 200GB voucher for 200GB plan etc. This is also applicable for those who have already recharged quarterly, semi-annual and annual plans, you the number of vouchers will increase based on the months. You can redeem the additional data from the "My vouchers" tab in the MyJio app. This will be added to your plan and can be used after your existing data get over. The validity of your voucher will be according to the validity of the plan. Similarly, Jio already updated all new recharge plans with double data.  Jio already said that it will provide Basic JioFiber broadband connectivity with a speed of 10Mbps wherever it is geographically feasible without any service charges. Also, the company will offer home gateway routers with a minimum refundable deposit.

realme has already started realme UI 2.0 development, confirms CMO

realme started off as an oppo sub-brand and soon after became an independent brand, but realme kept using oppo's version of Android - ColorOS. The company later decided to introduce their own UI and finally announced Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 back in December 2019. realme UI brings an array of new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. Now, in response to a user suggestion on twitter, realme India CMO, Francis Wang has revealed that the company has already started realme UI 2.0 development. Yeah, its a nice idea actually. We will.see.if it can be added. Meanwhile there are many features under development for realme Ui 2.0. — Francis Wang (@FrancisRealme) March 28, 2020 realme UI 2.0 is expected to be based on upcoming Android 11. Francis had earlier confirmed that realme X and realme Pro series devices will be receiving two major Android 1 updates, which means realme 3 Pro, realme 5 Pro, realme 6 Pro and all realme X devices launched till date will receive Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 update. realme decided not to update realme 1, realme 2, realme C1 and realme U1 devices ...

realme X2 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update starts rolling out]

realme recently launched the realme X2 Pro smartphone in India running ColorOS 6.1 on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme X2 Pro, also check out our realme X2 Pro content, realme X2 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions realme X2 Pro Review realme UI updates rolled out for the realme X2 Pro so far, [Mar 28, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to realme X2 Pro. The update comes as RMX1931EX_11_C.23 and brings March Android security patch along with all the new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. You can check out this post to learn about new features that realme UI brings to realme X2 Pro. [Mar 3, 2020]: realme announces realme UI Early Access program for realme X2 Proahead of stable roll out later this month. [Feb 29, 2020]: realme has started rolling out RMX1931EX_11_A.10 with February security patch. The update brings sunset to sunrise dark mode feature along with other bug ...

OnePlus phones to get Always-On-Display (AOD) feature finally

Quite lately, OnePlus has been teasing a lot of things, including its upcoming OnePlus 8 series smartphone. Recently, the company has announced that it will be adding always-on display (AOD) to its smartphones. The top IDEA is Always-On Display. We hear you, and our OS Product team has replied: it's on our roadmap. — OnePlus (@oneplus) March 27, 2020 This official announcement was made on the company's official Twitter handle. As per the company claims, always-on-display is one of the highly requested features by the customer for a while now. Notably, in its IDEAS portal dedicated to user suggestions, AOD gained a maximum number of votes. For the uninitiated, Always On Display is a feature, where the display features a clock and some notifications on the screen when the phone is idle. However, the company is concerned about the decrease in battery life, even though the feature has been optional on many smartphones. According to OnePlus, the company is 'fine-tuning' the feature following power consumption tests. They have mentioned:  Hi, everyone, an update on this IDEA. Initial power consumption tests have been passed, and it is now on our roadmap! We are working on fine-tuning AOD to make sure it is perfectly optimized. Do keep an ...