Screen Pinning: What It Is and How to Use It

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 28, 2017       

Back when Android Lollipop launched, Google introduced "Screen pinning" feature which temporarily locks specific app, and you cannot access any other apps, cannot see notifications, or return to the home screen, until a specific shortcut is tapped to take you out of it.

You may consider yourself a Android master, but chances are even you've forgotten Screen Pinning feature. When Screen Pinning is active, the following behavior happens:

• The status bar is blank, and user notifications and status information are hidden.
• The Home and Recent Apps buttons are hidden.
• Other apps cannot launch new activities.
• The current app can start new activities, as long as doing so does not create new tasks.
• If screen pinning is activity by another app that is not a device owner or by the user directly, the user can exit by holding both the Back and Recent buttons.

Screen pinning feature could be extremely useful, for example, when playing games, you may accidentally tap the home button or back button. This may kill some games, at least it can be very annoying.

How to enable screen pinning on your Android Device?

By default, screen pinning is not enabled. To enable this feature you may follow these steps.

Step 1: Go to Settings > Security and go to Advanced section to enable Screen pinning at the bottom of the list. (Note: You can also set password to protect the screen pinning).

Step 2: After enabling it, open the Recent apps screen and tap on the little push-pin button in the lower right corner of the front-most card to get started.

Tap and hold back button to exit screen pinning. If you request password for unpinning when pinning the app, you will be directed to the lock screen to proceed.

This is our first look at Moto X 2017; Motorola's first Dual Camera Smartphone

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 27, 2017       

The Moto X is Motorola's one of the most successful lines of phones ever. If you're still holding out hope of a successor to the Moto X (2015) then, such a phone still does exist. Well, as much as you can give credence to leaks. Thanks to Google Plus user Jerry Yin, few specification of the Moto X 2017 may have just leaked, including pictures of the phone.

Below are the leaked images of 2017 Moto X under model number XT1801. The Images also states that this phone features 3GB RAM and 32GB Storage. As you can see in the image above, the Motorola Moto X 2017 will feature dual camera setup and a deep Moto dimple. Also, the image confirms the new fingerprint sensor, which was first announced with the Moto G5.

Source: Jerry Yin | Hellomotohk | Via: 9to5Google

Android Creator Andy Rubin teases new Bezel-Less phone

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 27, 2017       

As rumored earlier, the creator of Android, Andy Rubin is building a high-end smartphone with a large edge-to-edge screen that lacks a surrounding bezel. Today, we got our first look at the Company’s First Smartphone.

Rubin on his Twitter handle has posted the first official look of the upcoming new bezel-less Smartphone, saying "I'm really excited about how this is shaping up. Eager to get it in more people's hands...".

According to an earlier report by Bloomberg, the device is said to come with a screen larger than the iPhone 7 Plus's (5.5-inches) but will have a smaller overall footprint because of the lack of bezels. The phone will sport metal edges and a back made of ceramic. The picture above doesn’t reveal a lot about the Smartphone, but the device surely looks stunning with rounded corners, and minimal bezel.

In 2015, Rubin registered Essential Products Inc. and In late 2016, the company registered "Essential" listing smartphones, tablets, and other accessories. It's unclear if this upcoming Smartphone will run on software based on Android. Thoughts?

Source: Andy Rubin

Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ specs revealed by AnTuTu

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 27, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus has been run through the AnTuTu benchmark test. As a result, AnTuTu was able to post and reconfirm the latest rumored specs for both the handsets.

From the listing we can tell you that, the Samsung Galaxy S8 (SM-G950F) and Galaxy S8 Plus (SM-G955F) International variant will feature Exynos 8895 chipset with Mali-G71 GPU while the Unlocked variant of the Galaxy S8 (G950U) and Galaxy S8 Plus will ship with Snapdragon 835 processor paired with Adreno 540 GPU.

Under the hood you will find 4GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage. A 12MP camera will be found on the back of the phone with an 8MP selfie snapper in front and Android 7.0 will be pre-installed. Only two more days to go.

Source: AnTuTu

March security patch rolling out to the Moto Z Droid/ Z Force Droid

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 27, 2017       

The Moto Z Droid and Z Force Droid has now started receiving a new software update with the March Security Patch, bug fixes and Stability improvement in the US on Verizon's network. The update arrives as software version NCL25.86-11-4-6. Note that the device still runs on Android 7.0 Nougat.
If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Software updates menu in Settings, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.
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