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13 Sep 2024 20:36

Skylo, the satellite provider behind Satellite SOS on the Pixel 9, has announced that smartphones with the Snapdragon X80 modem will have access to their Non-Terrestrial Network for peer-to-peer text messaging, location sharing, and SOS notifications.

The Snapdragon X80 modem is expected to appear in upcoming flagships powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.

While the Snapdragon X80 modem is "Skylo certified," though, don't expect every smartphone with the modem to offer satellite connectivity out of the box. The OEM needs to pay/partner with Skylo as well as an emergency response provider like Garmin (or pass those costs onto the consumer). Fortunately, Google Messages supports the feature, so OEMs likely won't need to implement satellite messaging support on their own.

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12 Sep 2024 20:23

Oh wow, I did NOT expect Google to launch this yet!

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 enables desktop windowing support, and it runs directly on tablets just like I said it might!

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12 Sep 2024 19:27

Samsung Galaxy S25 Renders
Source

Galaxy S25 will spot a 6.2-inch display just as the Galaxy S24 and the battery will likely remain unchanged at 4000mAh capacity. Galaxy S25 will be getting rings for the cameras and slightly slimmer bezels. It will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor worldwide, irrespective of the region

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12 Sep 2024 18:53

Huawei Mate XT Trifold Launched in China

Mate XT Tri-fold has a 6.4" FHD+ screen when folded, 7.9-inch 2K screen when half-open & when fully open, it transforms into a 10.2-inch tablet with a 90Hz LTPO OLED 3K resolution screen & it's just 3.6mm thin.

It features a composite ultra-tough laminated structure, using NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID. For the first time, glass is being used with out-folding which normally requires some elongation.
There's also a "foldable" touch keyboard.

Specs:
• 1.07 billion colors
• 1440Hz PWM dimming
• Huawei Kirin 9010 SoC
• Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU
• LPDDR5X RAM; UFS 3.1 storage

• 50MP main (OV50E; OIS)
• f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture
• 12MP UltraWide
• 12MP 5.5X Periscope Telephoto (OV64B; OIS)

• 8MP front camera
• Side-mounted fingerprint
• NFC, IR Blaster, UWB
• Satellite communication
• USB 3.1 Gen 1; 5600mAh battery
• 66W wired+50W wireless charging

Pricing:
• 16GB+256GB= 1,99,99 CNY (~2810$)
• 16GB+512GB= 2,99,99 CNY (~3010$)
• 16GB+1TB= 2,39,99 CNY (~3370$)

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12 Sep 2024 06:33

iPhone 16 series supports 45W fast charging

According to a new certification from the China Quality Certification Centre, all iPhone 16 models support up to 45W of wired fast charging which is 50% faster than 29W on iPhone 15 series

Apple did mention in their event that MagSafe can now deliver up to 25W when paired with the right power adapter, but nothing about wired charging.

This make Google Pixels, the slowest wired charging smartphones now

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11 Sep 2024 21:24

iPhone 16 Series Camera Button

All the iPhone 16 models feature a new Camera Control button that has a sapphire crystal covering with a smooth texture, surrounded by stainless steel trim.

Camera Control button is built with a force sensor, even include haptics feedback and touch sensor to support different gestures. Users can change the double press speed and the sensitivity of the button for a light press.

Functions:
• Single click - Open ANY app
• Single click, Camera open - Take a photo.
• Click & hold - Open Camera app, start a video recording.

• Light press - Open up controls like zoom. This button will also lock focus & exposure for reframing shots without losing focus.
• Double light press - Bring up the camera preview menu to choose different controls
• Swipe - Swap through available adjustment options & also change parameters like zoom, exposure, or depth of field.

It can also invoke Google lens to search for objects & 3rd-party apps devs can customize it to their needs.

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11 Sep 2024 11:11

iPhone 16 Pro visits Geekbench with A18 Pri chip

The Geekbench result shows that Apple A18 chip that powers the base iPhone 16 and 16 Plus is more powerful than the A17 Pro used in iPhone 15 Pro Max. The A18 chip already defeated the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in single-core scores

CPU:
2x Performance @ 4.04GHz
4x Efficiency cores
So, a hexa-core SoC manufactured by TSMC on its latest 2nd Gen 3 nm node

Both Apple A18 Pro and A18 chip got same CPU cores. But, the A18 chip gets NEW 5‑core GPU and NEW 16‑core Neural Engine. However, compared to A18 Pro chip used to power iPhone 16 Pro models, the A18 chip has one fewer GPU core. It only has five instead of six included with the A18 Pro.

So Apple didn’t actually set out to create two different chips for the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. Instead, the company probably is doing chip binning which mean Pro models gets the BEST variation of the same chip

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11 Sep 2024 06:41

OnePlus 13 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Arrives on Geekbench

OnePlus 13 will debut next month in China and now it has been spotted on Geekbench. Specifications of the device has already been leaked which you can check it out HERE

CPU:
2x Phoenix-Nuvia large @ 4.32GHz
6x Phoenix-Nuvia medium @ 3.53GHz
RAM = 16GB

Geekbench 6 scores
Single-core: 3236
Multi-core: 10049

The device will run ColorOS 15 based on Android 15 out of the box

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10 Sep 2024 21:42

iPhone 16 Series Launched Globally

iPhone 16 and 16 Plus retains the same displays & same dimensions as the iPhone 15 including 60Hz refresh rate in 2024 for 800$ smartphone and USB-C 2.0 charging speed.

What's new with iPhone 16 and 16 Plus:
• NEW Apple A18 Chip
• 8GB RAM
• Apple Intelligence
• Action Button
• Wi-Fi 7
• Thread networking technology

• Camera Control button
• Anti-reflective lens coating (Fusion)
• New 48MP main camera
• Macro Photography
• Wind noise reduction
• Audio Mix
• Spatial photos and videos
• Dolby Vision video recording at 4K 60fps

For improved sustained performance, iPhone 16 internals have also been redesigned with a new logic board design that is more thermally efficient. With a 30W charger, the iPhone 16 series can charge at upto 25W with wireless MagSafe, an improvement over the prior 15W limit.
iPhone 16 pricing starts from 800$ or Rs. 79,900 onwards and for the 16 Plus, it's Rs. 89,900 or 900$ for base 128GB storage.

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10 Sep 2024 20:28

Apple Airpods 4 Announced

Airpods 4 features Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and a new open-ear design aimed at maximizing fit & comfort. The design leverages an extensive dataset, using advanced modeling tools like 3D photogrammetry & laser topography to map and analyze thousands of ear shapes, compiling over 50 million data points.

The AirPods 4 also introduces a new acoustic architecture with a low-distortion driver and high dynamic range amplifier, plus Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. The new H2 chip powers advanced audio features, including Voice Isolation for clearer calls & Siri Interactions. There is also a new force sensor on the stem.

Featuring Qi2 wireless charge & USB-C charging with NO cable included, AirPods 4 deliver up to 24hrs of battery life with the charging case and 18hrs without it.

Priced at Rs.12,900 or 129$.
Pay 50$ or Rs.5,000 EXTRA for Noise cancellation feature

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10 Sep 2024 19:58

Apple Watch Ultra 2 announced again but in a new black color

Apple introduced the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in a single Natural Titanium colour last year, 2023. Now, the company has introduced a new Satin black finish.

The new black titanium finish for Apple Watch Ultra 2 is achieved with a custom blasting process, and the diamond-like carbon physical vapor deposition coating over the grade 5 titanium makes it scratch-resistant and durable. The back crystal is made from a matching, dark zirconia.

The watch features sleep apnea notifications, and is now offered alongside a new Titanium Milanese Loop band, inspired by mesh historically used by divers. Woven from the same aerospace-grade titanium as the case, the band is lightweight and corrosion-resistant.
Priced at Rs. 89,900 or 800$

Apple is also introducing Hermes Edition. This edition includes a new En Mer band made from high-density textured knit, a titanium buckle and a specially designed Hermès Maritime watch face.

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10 Sep 2024 06:53

Back in July I shared I shared about Google bringing a Google One Lite plan -

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-one-lite-plan-apk-teardown-3463930/

The Google One Lite plan is now available for some users in india. It's costs only ₹59/month (0.70$)

Benefits -
• 30GB storage
• Nothing else

Aimed at users who want some extra storage at a very low price. It is free for the first month.

Source

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09 Sep 2024 17:56

Introducing XWine1, an Xbox One translation layer for Windows PCs.

XWine1 project has been teased which is an Xbox One translation layer for Windows PCs. Currently six games are fully playable, with others reaching logos and in-game.

The source-code is not yet out as it's not yet ready for public consumption just yet (in code or binary form). Non-game stuff like YouTube, edge, or other non-gaming apps, and the dashboard will work as they are normal UWP apps, they can run without any compatibility/translation layer

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09 Sep 2024 17:24

Samsung Exynos 2500 GPU Benchmarked
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The Exynos 2500 is set to get some major GPU upgrades, just like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, keeping both chipsets on par when it comes to high-performance capabilities.

This is a TEST device and not an actual production unit because the model name says "ERD" instead of SM-S93xx. This ERD device runs on Android 15 and has 16GB of RAM with the CPU having 10-cores configuration

The GPU is Samsung Xclipse 950 and it is rumoured to be based on AMD's RDNA 3.5 architecture with 16CU (compute units), making it 30% faster than the Xclipse 940 used in Exynos 2400. It will also support ANGLE on Vulkan only unlike Snapdragon still preferring OpenGL.

The Expedition Vulkan 1.0
Exynos 2400 = 5103
Exynos 2500 = 5917

Sacred Path Vulkan 1.3
Exynos 2400 = 1895
Exynos 2500 = 2496

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08 Sep 2024 21:39

Xiaomi's in-house SoC Rumours
DigiTimes

Xiaomi will release its own customized mobile SoC in the first half of 2025 made in partnership with UNISOC lol and manufactured by TSMC on its N4P 4nm process. The performance of this chip will range in b/w Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and 8 Gen 2

CPU:
• 1x Cortex-X3
• 3x Cortex-A715
• 4x Cortex-A510

GPU: IMG CXT 48-1536
5G Modem by UNISOC

You can call that it's an attempt by Xiaomi to get similar privileges or huge subsidies which Huawei gets from the government for their everything made-in-China and self-developed goal.

Xiaomi has already begun the tapeout process for its chip, designed by its subsidiary 'Xuanjie'. Xuanjie was established in 2021, headed by Xiaomi's Senior Vice President and former UNISOC CEO Adam Zeng. In 2023, Xiaomi began to double down on its chip development efforts by increasing capital investment in Shanghai Xuanjie and establishing a separate Beijing Xuanjie subsidiary, headed by Zeng.

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12 Sep 2024 21:34

Gemini Live is free now.. Doesn't need Gemini advanced subscription.

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12 Sep 2024 19:45

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Unofficial Renders
Source

The biggest design difference on the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the flat sides. On the Galaxy S24 Ultra, the top and bottom were flat, with the sides slightly rounded. Now, with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, all four sides are flat.

Specifications:
• Slim Bezels
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 For Galaxy SoC
• 200MP improved for more light in-take main sensor
• New 50MP Ultrawide (JN3)
• Significant video recording improvement

Although the Galaxy S25 Ultra will retain SAME 3x and 5X telephoto camera sensor and 5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging. However, internally, S25 Ultra prototypes also exist with 5500mAh battery with 65W fast charging.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra will weigh just 219g
iPhone 16 Pro Max: 227g
Galaxy S24 Ultra: 233g

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12 Sep 2024 19:19

Vivo T3 Ultra Launched in India

Vivo T3 Ultra got similar specs as the Vivo V40 Pro with the difference only in NO Telephoto camera & ZEISS tuning while having same camera sensors. It is Rs. 20,000 "cheaper" than V40 pro & is a value-for-money device.

Specs:
• 6.78" (2800×1260 px) 1.5K Curved AMOLED Display
• 120Hz refresh rate; HDR10+
• 4500nits peak brightness
• SCHOTT Xensation α Cover Glass
• MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus SoC
• LPDDR5X RAM; UFS 3.1
• Ultra-large VC chamber

• 50MP Front camera (AF; JN1)
• 50MP main (IMX 921, OIS) + 50MP Ultrawide (JN1)
• In-display fingerprint
• IP68 rated; Stereo speakers
• Plastic Frame; USB 2.0; NO NFC 🤡
• 5500mAh battery; 80W Fast charging
2 Android OS upgrade
(last is Android 16, so basically 1 Android upgrade only as Android 15 is already out)

Pricing:
• 8GB+128GB= Rs. 31,999 (~380$)
• 8GB+256GB= Rs. 33,999 (~405$)
• 12GB+256GB= Rs. 35,999 (~430$)
Offers: Rs.3,000 HDFC/SBI Bank Discount

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12 Sep 2024 16:44

Replaceable parts such as Battery, Display, Camera, etc., in iPhone 12 and later can now be linked to your Apple Account and activate Activation Lock if they are installed in another iPhone. This feature is now active in iOS 18 RC.

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11 Sep 2024 21:33

Quite funny how Apple destroyed Photography kit made by Xiaomi and Vivo for their flagships, just with a camera control capacitive button (pressure-based) with gorgeous animations and deep software support.

This photography kit costed around 100$ by the way. Let's see which Chinese brand becomes the first to COPY the iPhone's camera control button

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11 Sep 2024 16:22

Apple will let iPhone users pause video recording

iOS 18 introduces breakthrough feature; pause & resume video recording. Apple has added a new Camera app feature in the latest iOS 18 beta that gives iPhone users a dedicated option to pause video recordings. Users can also switch between camera lenses while a recording is paused if they want to adjust the zoom or focal length.

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11 Sep 2024 07:17

ChatGPT using Play Store Integrity to detect sideloading and forcing to download the app from Play Store.

More information on blocking sideloading by apps with Play Integrity by Mishaal - Read in this article

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10 Sep 2024 22:15

iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max Debuts Worldwide

iPhone 16 Pro series has the thinnest bezel on any smartphone & they even supports new JPEG-XL image format

Larger displays
iPhone 16 Pro: 6.3-inch
16 Pro Max: 6.9-inch

iPhone 16 series is powered by new Apple A18 Pro chip manufactured by TSMC on its latest 2nd Gen 3nm node. There's also a cooling system with a new chassis featuring a graphite-clad aluminum substructure, that improves thermal efficiency by 20%

For the camera, both the models gets new 48MP ultrawide with 48MP macro photography & anti-reflective lens coating. iPhone 16 Pro gets a 5X tetra-prism zoom, up from 3X on iPhone 15 Pro.
They also support 4K Dolby vision Full HDR video recording, including slo-motion, at 120 fps (Fusion)

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max has larger batteries, camera control button & studio-quality four-mic array. Prices start at $999 or Rs.1,19,900 for an iPhone 16 Pro 128GB model and $1,199 or Rs.1,44,900 for the 16 Pro Max 256GB model.

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10 Sep 2024 20:35

Apple Relaunched Airpods Max After Four Years

Apple has announced Airpods Max that were launched back in 2020, once again but after 4 years now in 2024. There are ONLY 2 new changes with the updated AirPods Max: a USB-C charging port instead of Lightning, and five new color options, including Blue, Orange, Purple, Midnight, and Starlight.

The headphones did NOT get the Apple's H2 chip that debuted in the AirPods Pro 2 few years back and there are NO improvements to active noise cancellation either.
Priced at 549$ or Rs. 59,900

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10 Sep 2024 20:20

Apple Watch Series 10 Announced

Apple Watch Series 10 announced, featuring a wide-angle OLED display that is larger than the Apple Watch Ultra & the company says it's "biggest display and thinnest design ever." It charges 80% charge in just 30 mins.

Watch Series 10 is powered by a new S10 SiP processor & comes in titanium version and 42mm & 46mm sizes. It can play music & podcasts directly through the speaker for the first time.

It also includes a new depth gauge (good to 20ft), a new temperature sensor for pool & open water swims and a new metal back that integrates the antenna into the housing. It can also alert you to sleep apnea conditions

However, Apple Watch Series 10 uses the same 3rd Gen heart sensor as Series 9. Apple was working on blood pressure monitoring for the Series 10, but it seems that feature isnt' ready yet.

GPS (42mm): ₹46,900; 46mm: ₹49,900
LTE (42mm): ₹56,900; 46mm: ₹59,900
Titanium (42mm): ₹ 79,900; 46mm: ₹84,900
Milanese Loop (42mm): ₹84,900; 46mm: ₹89,900

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10 Sep 2024 14:33

Huawei introduces World's First commercially available Trifold -- The Huawei Mate XT | Ultimate Design

This trifold already received 3.5 Million pre-orders before today's launch. Expect Samsung's first trifold in 2025 or late 2024

Specs:
- Kirin 9010 with 5G
- 16GB of RAM with 256/512GB/1TB YMTC UFS 3.1 storage
- 50MP (f1.4-f4, OIS, 1/1.56") + 12MP (Ultrawide, with macro) + 12MP (5.5x periscope telephoto, OIS)
- HarmonyOS 4.2 with future update to 5 (NEXT)
- 3.6mm thickness
- 6.4" one part, 7.9" two parts and 10.2" triple part display sizes
- 5600mAh dual-cell battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

Pricing starts from 2800$ onwards in China.

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10 Sep 2024 05:54

Millions tricked into watching fake Apple livestream on YouTube promoting crypto

Millions were tricked into watching a livestream on YouTube masquerading as Apple's official iPhone 16 launch event. A YouTube channel pretending to be Apple's YouTube channel live-streamed AI-generated video of Apple CEO Tim Cook promoting cryptocurrency and asking for Bitcoin. The fake livestream garnered millions of viewers as it went live during the same time as Apple's actual launch event.
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09 Sep 2024 17:43

AMD announces unified UDNA GPU architecture — bringing RDNA and CDNA together to take on Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem

AMD at IFA 2024 announced that the company will unify its consumer-focused RDNA and data center-focused CDNA architectures into one microarchitecture, named UDNA, that will set the stage for the company to tackle Nvidia's entrenched CUDA ecosystem more effectively.

"We forked it because then you get the sub-optimizations and the micro-optimizations, but then it's very difficult for these developers, especially as we're growing our data center business, so now we need to unify it."

"So, going forward, we’re thinking about not just RDNA 5, RDNA 6, RDNA 7, but UDNA 6 and UDNA 7. We plan the next three generations because once we get the optimizations, I don't want to have to change the memory hierarchy, and then we lose a lot of optimizations. So, we're kind of forcing that issue about full forward and backward compatibility."

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09 Sep 2024 15:09

Been a while huh...

Today Lawnchair 14 got approved by @GooglePlay!

Enjoy Lawnchair 14 on the Play Store by joining the beta, download Lawnchair here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.lawnchair.play

Alongside that, you are now able to download Lawnicons (based on 2.11.0, ~5000 icons) at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.lawnchair.lawnicons.play

For those oldschool people still enjoying Lawnchair 2, it will stick around for a while, it will now be known as Lawnchair Legacy!

Lawnchair Legacy will probaply not stay forever, as Google keeps increasing the minimum sdk version. Lawnchair Legacy already is already being blocked to download on some devices.

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08 Sep 2024 18:29

OnePlus Denies Motherboard Issues with OnePlus 10 Pro and 9 Pro Flagships

Recently, many OnePlus 10 Pro, 9 Pro and 9RT users reported a critical issue with the motherboard, causing it to crash suddenly and then RIP. It started happening after August or July updates were pushed to their smartphones.The phone would either kept beeping & froze or would show battery error. For some, the device would lag & then heat up before shutting down completely.

OnePlus in their investigation claimed that they found NO design or quality flaws with the motherboards while their service center themselves claimed that motherboard needs to be changed with the affected units. OnePlus also says that there isn’t sufficient amount of reported cases & thus provided NO resolution of FREE motherboard replacement.

OnePlus's money-making strategy:
> Release a flagship product
> Wait for warranty to get over
> Release a wrong incremental update
> Motherboard gets RIP
> Asks user to purchase latest OnePlus phone

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