APK Teardown of Google Play Store v7.8 Shows We're Inching Towards the Public Roll Out of Instant Apps

 By Unknown on May 03, 2017       

Image Source: Android Police

Make a U-turn for a year to the Google I/O 2016, one thing that will immediately strike to your mind the ambiguous Instant Apps feature, which is touted to be one of the biggest features to be added to Google Play Store in recent times. 

It's been a year, but Google is yet to roll out the feature to the public. And yeah, we have seen some apps in the recent past which popped online with support for Instant Apps, but nothing is official from the search giant. 

However, we're drawing close to the roll out of Instant Apps feature. Earlier today, Google has pushed an update to Google Play Store that takes it to version number 6.8 and folks at Android Police managed to teardown the latest APK. 

The teardown apparently revealed that Google has setup the code internally and we might taste the much-awaited feature in the next update. That said, we're not sure about the official roll out though. 

In the same APK teardown, it is revealed that Google is removing the 'Add to Home Screen' button from the Play Store settings and also planning to give some pre-registration rewards for users who pre-register for a future application. 

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Meet Jelly, The Smallest 4G Smartphone by Unihertz, a Chinese Company

 By Unknown on May 03, 2017       

These days, big-screen smartphones are loved by most of the people across the globe. While some feel nostalgic when they hear about a small screen smartphone, same as the Nokia 3310 (2017). Well if you're one among them, here's a nostalgic moment for you. 

Jelly is the world's tiny smartphone with 4G support. It has a 2.45-inch screen with a resolution of 240 * 432 pixels, which nowhere comes near to most handsets out there in the market currently. 

Although it bears a small screen, the phone packs a punch internally. It boots Android 7.0 Nougat, and you can use almost every app which is present in the Google Play Store. The device packs a 1.1GHz quad-core chipset and comes in two variants- one with 1GB of RAM/8GB of native storage and the other one with 2GB of RAM/16GB of internal storage. 

It comes with connectivity options such as 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Both the variants come with 8MP of primary camera and 2MP front-facing camera. Finally, the phone has a 950mAh battery fuelling the entire package. 

Unihertz is a China-based company, but being a Kickstarter project, the device will be shipped internationally. For now, the estimated date of shipping is August 2017 with a price of $59. 

Micromax to Shutdown YU Mobiles Brand

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 03, 2017       

With Micromax falling down, you will likely not be shocked to learn that YU Mobiles is now dead. Company's insiders reportedly confirmed teleanalysis that the sub-brand is being discontinued by Micromax, as the parent company failed to find any differentiating value for YU Mobiles.

Last year, Cyanogen dropped Software support and stopped offering anymore services to the YU devices. Despite of having Cyanogen at their back, YU failed to provide regular and bug-free software update to their devices.

YU Mobile brand was introduced back in December 2014 as a joint venture between Cyanogen Inc and Micromax Informatics Limited. The last smartphone from YU Mobiles was Yunicorn, launched in late May 2016.

Micromax has not officially announced the discontinuation of the smartphone brand, but according to the source, Micromax has already discontinued YU Mobiles. The manpower and other units of YU have been merged to the parent company.

Source: Teleanalysis | Via: Techupdate3

Sachin Tendulkar Unveils the Smartron srt.phone With Snapdragon 652 SoC and 4GB of RAM

 By Unknown on May 03, 2017       

Cricketing nation legend and India's most prolific batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar who is backing an Indian startup company, Smartron has announced a new smartphone. Dubbed as the Smartron srt.phone, the device is priced Rs. 12,999 for the 32GB storage option and Rs. 13,999 for the 64GB storage variant. 

Unlike the company's first smartphone, this device is priced on a right note and the specifications thoroughly justify the asking price. The phone has a 5.5-inch Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 401 PPI. 

The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 chip along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage. The storage can also be expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card. It has a 13MP primary camera along with the 5MP wide-angle front-facing screen. 

Smartron also promises three major Android updates to the phone, and it currently runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with little customizations here and there. The phone has a 3000mAh battery that can last up to a single day with full charge.

Grab the Smarton Srt Phone from Flipkart

Google Maps for India Got a New Home Screen With Easier Navigation Menu

 By Unknown on May 02, 2017       

Folks in India can look for a new Google Maps update in Google Play Store that adds a new home screen with better navigation of features. Google is preparing this update only for the users in India, and the update has started rolling out starting today. 

In the new update, the most used features such as navigation via private transport, public transport, etc. has placed right on the home screen, which means that you can get navigation to your favorite place with just one tap. 

Also, there's another card, which has options such as satellite view, traffic, and option for making a route offline. With the traffic option, you can check the traffic around your location. 

Also, Google is claiming that they have optimized the home screen, which now loads much faster than the previous version and that's a bonus.