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Honor Magic 4 Pro Unboxing and Review

Google Pixel 7 Pro Concept is HOT!

iPhone 14 Models - UNBOXING!

Apple iOS 16 Goes OFFICIAL

 Apple has Finally made iOS 16 Official and it comes with Exciting new Changes and lots of new Features. The iOS 16 will be available for Developers and later as Public Beta. 



So the iOS 16 Lockscreen is getting a Major UI Change, It is now Customisable, You can Personalise accordingly which works way better than Google's version of Material You for Lockscreen, and Apple has added tons of Color Pallet Option for theming Lockscreen Clock. 


The new iOS 16 also comes with bunch of new Memoji Collection, We've new Notification Piles and New Parental Control Section which is going to help you in your daily usage and task. 

Apple has finally added a new Fitness Application in the iOS 16, best part is you won't even need Apple Watch to use the Fitness Data. So, iOS 16.. Yay or Nay?


How to Install Android 13 on any Smartphone [Download]

Google Android 13 is now Official. It comes with all New Material You. It is Safe, is Secure and made to adapt with you. Google say Android 13 is based on everything you love about Android and it focuses on building a personal phone that adapts to your usage, it is secure by default and privacy by design (Cool lines Google), and this all makes your devices work better together.


Note - We've used Google Official Guide to Install Android 13. We are not responsible for data loss, bricked devices, dead SD cards, broken IMEI, or broken features. Download and Install it on your own Risk.


How to Install Android 13 on any Smartphone


Download Links (Manual Install via PC)


Device Driver - Download via Developer Android (Google)


SDK Fastboot and ADB - Download via Developer Android (Google)


How to Install ADB on Windows / MacOS / Linux - XDA Guide


Pixel 4 (Stable Android 13 Beta) GSI - Download ( Via NIPPON GSI) (April, 2022)


AOSP GSI - Download via Developer Android (Google)


If you're a OnePlus user and Want to Extract VBMeta and Boot.img from OxygenOS Firmware - Follow this Guide 


Commands Windows


fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

fastboot -w flash system <your Treble ROMs name>.img

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

fastboot reboot


Commands MacOS

cd /Users/ <Folder name> /Desktop/platform-tools/

./fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
./fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

./fastboot -w flash system <your Treble ROMs name>.img

./fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

./fastboot reboot






Nothing Phone 1 - Nothing OS BEST LOOK


Nothing is all set to launch the Nothing Phone 1 and the highlight of that device is it's Nothing OS which is coming with some Exciting features and changes. The Nothing OS will be based on Google's Android 12 and Nothing plans to use it's own Retro Dot-Matrix Design language, this along with using most Google apps with Material You Finish.

The launch event gave us some hints what to Expect from Nothing OS, So we made a Concept accordingly. The Most Exciting Part of Nothing OS is of-course the Quick Settings, coz it is way different than basic Pixyish or OnePlus, Samsung’s Interface. Yeah you guys can see on top we’ll have two circular elements containing the information about your data pack, or balance, and connected devices with the battery level. In this Image, you guys can see the swipe-able interface, Tesla and Nothing ear 1 are connected devices and when you tap on that, you’ll see this pop-up menu with tons of options, so I guess one can control the connected devices easily from there. Nothing Says Non-Nothing devices will also connect with NOTHING os, that is gonna be awesome.




Nothing Official Launcher is live on Play Store, this is a basic launcher with basic icons, but we do have sone Dot-Matrix widget, like this cool weather widget, Digital and Analog clock. You guys can select a transparent or solid style of Digital Clock. Fun part is you can enlarge an icon which you use most, like I use twitter a lot, so it is gonna be easy for me to find and click on that app.

Nothing is also working on their icons, which I guess may look like this, icons made from dots, and I hope they give us an option to turn off and turn on the Dot theme. Nothing says this OS will be bloatware free, so no third part apps I guess, and Nothing of course is working with Google for this OS, they’re using almost all Gapps, so I think will surely see Material You design interface in there. Yes Google has done so many nice changes, like all Nothing has to do is, use them, So yeah again I think Pixel style Interface all over with Material You finish, some Nothing Exclusive Addons like Widget, Voice Recorder, Music Player and of course the awesome Quick Settings interface which I hope can connect to and control all smart devices with an ease.

Samsung Smartphones getting OneUI 4.1 (Android 12) Official Update


Samsung has started rolling out Official Android 12 OneUI 4.1 Update for Galaxy Smartphones. OneUI 4.1 first came with the Galaxy S22 Series with some new features.

Samsung OneUI 4.1 (Android 12) will be soon available for Galaxy S21 Series (Samsung Galaxy S21 FE), Latest Galaxy A Series and Tab S7 FE. Samsung plans to extend it to even more devices - S20 Series, Z Fold, Z Flip, Note Series, S10 Series, Galaxy A and Tab S Series in the coming months.

Some Exciting OneUI 4.1 Features includes iOS Style Smart Widget which won’t need much space and can swipe between different widgets allowing users to keep a single widget on screen, saving space, and at same time you guys can use all widgets like clock, Samsung notes, date and time. There are new Quick Settings as well, Samsung have done small changes in the Text, it is now Medium than Bold in OneUI 4. Now I’m gonna show you guys the Animation and System Apps Interface, but there are small changes, but you won’t notice much.
 


In the Camera application Pro mode, you can now switch to Main, Ultra Wide, Telephoto 3x and Telephoto 10X, in ONEUI 4 it just Wide and Main. There are some new features in the Settings, like the Storage Section has an Option RAM Plus, which is like a visual RAM, by default it was 4 Gigs in OneUI 4, and now in 4.1, you can choose 2 Gigs to Max out 8 Gigs. 

Finally the Lockscreen Wallpaper service has a new option Samsung Global Goals, you can get daily messages about the figures, on how much change Samsung have done in the society, so a nice initiative. The OneUI 4.1 is not only about the Features, but the animation is now faster than ever and I really like this change. This is Samsung OneUI 4.1 vs Pixel OS, and honestly speaking, I like the Color Pallet Picker of OneUI.

/ Samsung Newsroom | Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 

Google Android 12 - Material You Battery Widget

The Material You Style Battery Widget is now Live for Google Pixel Devices running Android 12L (It's a Part of March Google Pixel Feature Drop. Google's Material You is next stage for Material Design which is made for You. Yes, Personal Styling, the Widgets and Color Accent, Interface adapts to the Wallpaper Colors. 


The new Material You Battery Widget shows the Battery Percentage Level of your Pixel Smartphone and other Wireless Devices. Battery Widget works on Pixel Buds, Sony Buds, OnePlus Buds, Xiaomi Buds, Samsung Galaxy Buds, but Apple AirPods / Pro. 


We connected our AirPods to the Google Pixel 6 and it doesn't show it's Battery Percentage Level. 


"And the new Pixel battery widget can show up-to-date battery information for your Pixel, as well as Bluetooth connected devices like Pixel Buds). Add the widget to your home screen to keep an eye on battery life across your devices."

 

 

OnePlus 10 Pro Goes OFFICIAL



 The OnePlus 10 Pro Flagship Smartphone is now Officially Official. After all the Rumours, Leaks and anticipation, the 10th Generation Flagship Smartphone from OPPO's Sub-brand OnePlus is now available in China. 

The OnePlus 10 Pro comes with a 6.7” Display 2K Display, Second Gen High 120Hz Refresh Rate, this thing can go from 1Hz to 120Hz and vice versa in no time, saving battery and giving an amazing smooth experience. This is an expensive Samsung Panel and there’s a hole punch display on top left corner.

The Specifications are max out for this price, so we’ve Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Silicon with Adreno 730 GPU which is like really powerful. OnePlus says there’s heating pipe and silica gel for heat dissipation coz this CPU heats a lot. It runs ColorOS 12.1 out of the box which is based on A12, this device is coming with OxyegnOS outside china that is official. See in colorOS 12, you won’t notice huge changes in terms of interface but they say it is smooth, they’re are some privacy settings like Cam and Mic indicators, some changes in Privacy dashboard, there’s Hyper Boost for stable frame rate and low latency, desktop mode and some small visual changes.

Oneplus is using squarish module design which contains 3 Cameras and some supporting sensor, So IMX789 main, is gonna take some awesome day light and night images, here are some Official Camera samples. Surprisingly there’s Super Wide which can shoot 150 degree field of view shots, I guess can also act as macro, and then there’s 3.3X Telephoto lens too. So no fillers, all Flagship Level Sensors in this device.

The OnePlus 10 Pro gets 80W of Insane Charging Speed with a massive 5000mAh battery, yeah this device can charge full in half an hour, So overall awesome specs, it do support wireless charging, , fast storage and max out RAM, and yes a power brick inside the box

So an amazing package, I like the new look of and ofcourse the 8 Gen 1 CPU, 80W Of Fast Charging, Samsung’s E5 LTPO Display. The Official Pricing of OnePlus 10 Pro is 4699 Yuan which is awesome, that is 737 us dollars and 55000 INR.

OnePlus plans to launch the OnePlus 10 Pro soon in markets like India, US, and UK with OxygenOS 12.

It's OFFICIAL! The OnePlus 10 Pro Arrives January 2022


It's OFFICIAL, OnePlus will be announcing the OnePlus 10 Pro next month that's January 2022. OnePlus plans to use the first batch of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SOC in the OnePlus 10 Series. OnePlus CEO says with the next Flagship Series will focus on user experience and our new software and hardware will efficiently with the 8 Gen 1 for max out Performance. So OnePlus is planning something big for The OnePlus 10.

Last month we saw the CAD Renders, Metal Models and Specifications of The OnePlus 10 Pro, and now here is the LIVE likely OFFICIAL Case of this new flagship confirming the Design. So you can see the case has 5 circular cut-out, Some Cameras, a led flash and a microphone, the case also got USB C protection. 

Now a huge news coming in, OnePlus is now an OFFICIAL sub brand of OPPO. OPPO at Qualcomm event says we plan to use the 8 Gen 1 CPU in both OnePlus and OPPO. The 8 Gen 1 is like really powerful and has Cortex X2 Main Core in CPU, there’s 30% Faster Adreno 730 GPU and 18 bit ISP, the SOC Support 8K HDR Video. The 9 Pro can do 8K without HDR, so in 10 Pro with new Sony 50MP Sensor, OnePlus is surely gonna enable HDR Option when shooting 8K Videos, yeah not to mention The OnePlus 10 Pro is gonna have a 32MP Selfie Shooter, so 4k front Videos are for sure coming.

Max J says, OnePlus is planning for a China exclusive launch and then after a few month they plan to launch it in the US, UK and India, which is quite shocking coz OnePlus always had Global launches for main flagship, but now with OPPO merge things can change.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 Looks AMAZING!


So the Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 is now Official,we've come a long way, this is the first ever device with a proper In-Display Camera, Finally a device without any Notches or Punch Hole or Moving parts like Sliding Mechanism. The Official Specifications are now out, so is the design, So this is all about the Xiaomi Mi MIX 4.

Now main highlight of this device is a 6.67 inches display, this is a 1080P Panel, with Gorrila Glass Vicus on top, Display contains all elements which you can find in a Max out Flagship device, what you cannot find is the In-Display 20MP Camera, Display on top of Camera contains space in sub pixel, so that the Sensor can grab light and take some amazing shots, this along with hiding the Camera inside display... So this is an amazing solution, you can see how it hides itself.. Xiaomi says with the MIUI Camera, this can take some amazing selfei images. This is a 60 hz 90 hz 120Hz Quad Curve Display, but with a rectangular boxy finish, nothing like the XIaomi Mi 11.

Mix 4 is getting some new colors, Shadow Greenish Blue, Ceramic Grey and Ceramic White.Back Finish is quite similar to Samsung S20 Ultra, Main HMX Sensor, supports OIS, 13MP Super Wide, 8MP Telephoto lens with 5X Optical zoom with OIS. I'm not a fan of that HMX Sensor, coz it got some serious focus issues, can be seen the Camera Specificattions is not their main highlight. Here are some Camera samples, and as always they look nice.



There were some last minute changes in the Specifications, We have a 120W Fast Charging, Xiaomi claims it can go 80% in 10 mins, and in 21mins, full 100%. The Battery size is 4500mAh, not that huge, Wireless charging is tone down to 50W due to some helth laws in China,So i guess if this goes on we wont see any massive 80W or 200W fast charging ever.

Some other Specifications are IP68, Nice, Qualcomms 888+ in which Cortex-X1 has got a clock speed of 2.995GHz, there are some AI improvements too. LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 Storage.

Xiaomi have made varitey of cases official, they all look nice.

So now about the Pricing, The Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 Starts 4999 Yuan which is Insane, like I was not expecting such amazing pricing. It goes to 6299 yuan for max out variant.






List of Samsung Devices getting Android 12 OneUI 4.0 Software Update


Now that Google has made the Android 12 Official with exciting new features and changes, other OEMs including Samsung have started the development for their next exciting UI, the OneUI 4.0 based on Android 12.


OneUI 4.0 is surely coming with some new fatures and will be ahead of time as always, but Question is - If your Samsung Smartphone getting Android 12? When is it coming to your Samsung Phone. Folks over at SamMobile compiled a list based on Samsung Software Update Support for devices, and below is the Unofficial list of devices getting Android 12 OneUI 4.0


  • Galaxy S series
    • Galaxy S21 Ultra (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S21+ (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S21 (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S20 Ultra (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S20+ (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S20 (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S20 FE (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy S10 5G (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy S10 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy S10+ (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy S10e (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy S10 Lite
  • Galaxy Note series
    • Galaxy Note 20 Ultra (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy Note 20 (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy Note 10+ (LTE/5G – Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Note 10 (LTE/5G – Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Note 10 Lite
  • Galaxy Z series
    • Galaxy Fold (LTE/5G – Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G
    • Galaxy Z Flip
    • Galaxy Z Flip 5G
  • Galaxy A series
    • Galaxy A71 5G
    • Galaxy A71
    • Galaxy A51 5G
    • Galaxy A51
    • Galaxy A52
    • Galaxy A52 5G
    • Galaxy A72
    • Galaxy A90 5G (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A01 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A11 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A31 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A41 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A21 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A21s (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A Quantum
    • Galaxy Quantum 2
    • Galaxy A42 5G
    • Galaxy A02 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A02s (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A12 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy A32
    • Galaxy A32 5G
  • Galaxy M series
    • Galaxy M42 5G
    • Galaxy M12
    • Galaxy M62
    • Galaxy M02s (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M02 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M21 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M21s (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M31
    • Galaxy M31 Prime Edition (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M51 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy M31s (Last OS update)
  • Galaxy F series
    • Galaxy F41 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy F62
    • Galaxy F02s (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy F12
    • Galaxy Xcover series
    • Galaxy Xcover Pro (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Xcover 5
  • Samsung tablets expected to get Android 12
    • Galaxy Tab S7+ (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy Tab S7 (LTE/5G)
    • Galaxy Tab S6 5G
    • Galaxy Tab S6 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
    • Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Tab A7 (Last OS update)
    • Galaxy Tab Active 3 (Last OS update)

How to Install Android 12 on any Smartphone [Download]

Google Android 12 is now Official. It comes with all New Material You. It is Safe, is Secure and made to adapt with you. Google say Android 12 is based on everything you love about Android and it focuses on building a personal phone that adapts to your usage, it is secure by default and privacy by design (Cool lines Google), and this all makes your devices work better together.

Note - We've used Google Official Guide to Install Android 12. We are not responsible for data loss, bricked devices, dead SD cards, broken IMEI, or broken features. Download and Install it on your own Risk.


How to Install Android 12 on any Smartphone


Download Links (Manual Install via PC)


Device Driver - Download via Developer Android (Google)


SDK Fastboot and ADB - Download via Developer Android (Google)


How to Install ADB on Windows / MacOS / Linux - XDA Guide


Pixel 5 (Stable Android 12) GSI - Download ( Via GSITutorial) (9th Oct, 2021)


AOSP GSI - Download via Developer Android (Google)


If you're a OnePlus user and Want to Extract VBMeta and Boot.img from OxygenOS Firmware - Follow this Guide 


Commands Windows


fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

fastboot -w flash system <your Treble ROMs name>.img

fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

fastboot reboot


Commands MacOS

cd /Users/ <Folder name> /Desktop/platform-tools/

./fastboot flash boot_a boot.img
./fastboot flash boot_b boot.img

./fastboot -w flash system <your Treble ROMs name>.img

./fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

./fastboot reboot






Samsung now offers 4 years of Security Updates to Galaxy products launched since 2019


Samsung now offers 4 years of Security Updates to Galaxy products launched since 2019, including the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series. 

Samsung is really beating Google and OnePlus in terms of Software updates, they're not only updating their Flagship Series which most brands are, Samsung is also focusing more on their Budget and Mid-range lineup including Galaxy M and Galaxy A Series. 

Although Samsung Budget Smartphone doesn't come with the best Specifications, but it's good to see atleast they're giving them the best life.

Eligible Galaxy Devices Include:

Galaxy Foldable devices: Fold, Fold 5G, Z Fold2, Z Fold2 5G, Z Flip, Z Flip 5G
Galaxy S series: S10, S10+, S10e, S10 5G, S10 Lite, S20, S20 5G, S20+, S20+ 5G, S20 Ultra, S20 Ultra 5G, S20 FE, S20 FE 5G, S21 5G, S21+ 5G, S21 Ultra 5G
Galaxy Note series: Note10, Note10 5G, Note10+, Note10+ 5G, Note10 Lite, Note20, Note20 5G, Note20 Ultra, Note20 Ultra 5G
Galaxy A series: A10, A10e, A10s, A20, A20s, A30, A30s, A40, A50, A50s, A60, A70, A70s, A80, A90 5G, A11, A21, A21s, A31, A41, A51, A51 5G, A71, A71 5G, A02s, A12, A32 5G, A42 5G
Galaxy M series: M10s, M20, M30, M30s, M40, M11, M12, M21, M31, M31s, M51
Galaxy XCover series: XCover4s, XCover FieldPro, XCover Pro
Galaxy Tab series: Tab Active Pro, Tab Active3, Tab A 8 (2019), Tab A with S Pen, Tab A 8.4 (2020), Tab A7, Tab S5e, Tab S6, Tab S6 5G, Tab S6 Lite, Tab S7, Tab S7+

Links to all the Smartphone Certification Websites


You might have seen or heard of Listing of an Upcoming Smartphone on a Certification Website. Most Government Websites (e.g. BIS, NBTC)  and Non-Profit Organizations (Wi-Fi Alliance) Certifies a product before allowing the brand to launch that particular Device or Product in their Country.

Product  qualification or product certification is the process of certifying that a product has passed quality assurance tests, performance test and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts, regulations, or specifications. (Source: Wikipedia).

Here are if not all, but most Certification Websites where you can search for an Upcoming Product (Smartphones in particular):

Government Certification







IMEI Database 

Sickw (Find IMEI)

CEIR (Paste IMEI)

Turkiye (Paste IMEI)

Others


Google Play Console (Go to Release Management > Device Catalog [Publisher ID Needed])



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Introduction of foldable phones by Apple in 2023



Apple is planning a lot of technological enhancements in their devices like camera, body as well as OS. the company is working for the improvisation in their devices for providing high performance to their gadgets like iPhones, iPads, iMac, apple watch as well as MacBook and many more. According to the latest leaks it is known that apple is planning a foldable range of iPhones with foldable QHD display and many more technological improvisations.

According to the information from the surveys it has been cleared that apple is going to launch the foldable iPhones with a larger display of 8 inches with QHD display as well as foldable OLED display in the year 2023. The report of the foldable phone technology has been presented in front of the investors. According to information the apple is making a contract with SDC as a supplier of displays and also with Samsung foundry for getting the Exclusive DDI.

The apple's high end smartphones will consists of the foldable display technology which can boost up the sales of the phone because of the foldable displays on which each and every smartphone company is working to introduce it in the market. Apple is one of the giant company of smartphones this technology will make the company boosts its market performance because of the the trend of foldable smartphones.

According to the leaks it has believed by the analysts that the apple will launch its upcoming iPhones will consists of the silver nanowire touch solutions which is one of the best as well as long lasting displays for the devices. This technology is already used by apple in HomePods which will save the revenues of the company and also lowers the manufacturing costs of the foldable iPhones.

The Apple is going to launch its foldable iPhones with a huge display of 7.7 to 8 inches which is also a good thing. Different types of rumours are also been displayed by people about the introduction of foldable smartphones by Apple but according to analysts the foldable technology will be introduced by the company till the year 2023 but is has not been officially confirmed by the company till now so let's wait and watch.