Over seven months after launching in beta for the Android smartphone owners in India, the lightweight YouTube Go app has finally been released in the stable form. Updated on Monday, the app continues to be limited to select developing markets including India and Indonesia. There is no word on whether Google has any plans to […]
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OnePlus 5T open sales begin at Amazon.in & OnePlus store
Update (Nov 28): OnePlus 5T open sale now live at Amazon India and OnePlus store. Update 2 (Nov 24): Today’s OnePlus 5T preview sale lasted just five minutes and all the units were sold out. As announced earlier, the phone will now be available as a part of the open sales beginning November 28. Given […]
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LG V30, V30+ getting Android Oreo beta update in S Korea
Update (Dec 26): LG has released the final version of the update in South Korea. Earlier (Nov 27): Over twenty days after opening the registrations for the Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for V30 smartphone in its home market, South Korean smartphone maker LG has released the beta update. The update is currently reaching the […]
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Sony Xperia XZ, XZs & X Performance getting Android 8.0 Oreo update
Update (Nov 27): Sony has also released the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Xperia X Performance smartphone. Earlier (Nov 25): Japanese smartphone maker Sony has started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs smartphones. The update is now available over-the-air (OTA) and will be automatically reaching your […]
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Unlocked HTC U11 to get Android 8.0 Oreo in US starting Nov 27
Over ten days after starting the Android Oreo update roll-out for the U11 smartphone in its home market, the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has announced that it is now bringing the update to the United States. According to HTC’s VP of Product Management Mo Versi, the Oreo update for the unlocked HTC U11 units will be […]
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Gionee unveils six phones: S11, S11s, F6, F205, M7 Plus & M7 mini
Chinese smartphone maker Gionee on Sunday announced a flurry of new Android devices at a press event in Shenzhen, China. The company showcased a total of eight smartphones, but two of phones – Gionee M7 and M7 Power – have already been made official in other countries. So, the newly announced six Gionee phones are […]
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Oppo A79 with 6-inch AMOLED screen & 4GB of RAM announced
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has introduced a new Android phone in its home market. Part of the company’s A-series, the new Oppo A79 is a mid-range smartphone and quite similar to the company’s F5 phone, which was launched last month. Oppo A79 sports a 6-inch AMOLED screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and full HD resolution […]
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Leaked list reveals which Samsung phones will get Android 8.0 Oreo
It has been over three months since Google officially unveiled the Android 8.0 Oreo and while many of the Android partners have revealed which of their devices will get the Oreo update, Samsung is yet to do so. Despite being the biggest manufacturer of Android phones, Samsung has never been transparent about the Android updates. […]