It is just a matter of time for third-party launcher owners to add the features Google officially teases. At the Google I/O 2017 last week, Google said that it's bringing the much-asked feature from users of Android- 'Notification Dots' with the Android O. The Notification Dots is a feature that adds a rounded badge to the app icon on the launcher whenever there's an unread notification. The update also added the round styled search bar, which was also teased by Google at the event.
The Notification Dots is available in various Android skins such as TouchWiz, Xperia UX, LG UI, MIUI, etc. since ages. Also, Apple's iOS has this feature since a long time, probably introduced with the Apple iOS 7 three years ago. The Nova Launcher Beta latest version is already out and users can install the launcher right away to experience the upcoming Android O feature way before its official release.
OnePlus has recently said that it would be killing the OnePlus 3T very soon because the OnePlus 5 launch in nearing. The company now started a new referral program with which users can earn good discounts on the accessories. However, the all new referral program is applicable for the previous OnePlus smartphone buyers. That said, the owners of a OnePlus smartphone have to get their referral link and refer friends.
The user will be entitled to a $20 coupon if they use a referral link, and they can use it only after purchasing a smartphone. As said earlier, the discount coupon is applicable only for the accessories and not for smartphones. Also, in return, you will be rewarded with 100 points and those points can also be exchanged for accessories, OnePlus Swag, and discounts on smartphones itself. That said, the referral program is slightly on the lower side as it gives just 100 points for a single referral. Nonetheless, you can use the points to avail discount on the upcoming OnePlus 5.
The entire world is looking for next OnePlus flagship phone which is the OnePlus 5 to release at the earliest, but one has to wait until this summer to get hands on it. And leaks about the phone are keeping you at bay, especially about the rear camera placement. We have already seen multiple real-life images of the OnePlus 5, however this new leak shows the case renders of the OnePlus 5, which looks absolutely stunning and is on-par with the earlier leaked rumors.
As you can see in the above images, the OnePlus 5 is having a vertical dual-camera setup. To the front, the device features a fingerprint sensor which looks similar to that in the OnePlus 3/3T. The Alert slider seems missing from the side of the device. Apart from the trimmed side bezels It's not confirmed that the above is the finally look at the OnePlus 5, so take it as a grain of salt. OnePlus has already confirmed that the OnePlus 5 will come with Snapdragon 835 chipset. The device might be unveiled in mid-June. OnePlus is also tweaking the Oxygen OS to deliver superior performance with the OnePlus 5.
One of the best selling device of the 2015, the Moto G 3rd generation is now getting a new software update with the April 1, 2017 Android Security patch, bug fixes, Stability improvement.
The update arrives as software version 24.226.17.en.03 and weighs in at 39.8MB. It's worth noticing that apart from few security patch and bug fixes, the update remains still runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
Motorola’s instructions explain that for a successful installation, the battery in your phone should be at least 50% charged and your device should be connected to a Wi-Fi network or LTE.
If you haven't got the notification of this new software update yet, Just go to Settings - About Phone - Software updates, and It will automatically start downloading the latest update. The update will take around 10-15 minutes to get Installed on your device.
Android operating system was never a secured one, starting from day 1 when it announced in 2007. Every year, attackers are exploiting the Android OS by hacking a user's device. And this article is also about the same attack happened recently. However, the highlight of this new attack is that the hacker has got the access to the smartphone even when it's locked. As you can in the video, there's an attack called 'clickjacking,' which unknowingly takes the user's action on the screen, but he won't be aware of what he is doing. "These attacks allow a malicious app to completely control the UI feedback loop and take over the device — without giving the user a chance to notice the malicious activity. These attacks only require two permissions that, in case the app is installed from the Play Store, the user does not need to explicitly grant and for which she is not even notified. Our user study indicates that these attacks are practical. These attacks affect all recent versions of Android (including the latest version, Android 7.1.2), and they are yet to be fixed," said by the attacker.
A Google Spokesperson in reply to the latest vulnerability said : We’ve been in close touch with the researchers and, as always, we appreciate their efforts to help keep our users safer. We have updated Google Play Protect — our security services on all Android devices with Google Play — to detect and prevent the installation of these apps. Prior to this report, we had already built new security protections into Android O that will further strengthen our protection from these issues, moving forward."
