OnePlus reveals its secret plans for 2017 and 2018

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 11, 2017       

It's difficult to overstate the impact OnePlus has had on the Android smartphone market. From a startup to a respected OEM, OnePlus launched its first flagship killer OnePlus One back in 2014.

Recently, OnePlus celebrated the "Open Ears Forum" in London. Selected group of fans from all over Europe attended to share their experience directly with the experts and members of the OnePlus team. The Chinese firm's main purpose was to to hear first hand experiences and discuss their future plans to improve, getting instant feedback and working together on new ideas.

Now, for all those who were not able to participate in the event, OnePlus announced its plans for the rest of 2017 and 2018:

By the end of 2017: 

OnePlus plans to open two or more service centers in Europe to increase repair speed and equipment assistance.

Add a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on their website so that customers can easily find the answer to most the common questions.

Develop a Backup application - So that any user can perform a general backup of all their data, in an easy and fast way. 

Celebrate a proximity event in every 6 months between the brand and customers to gather feedback.

Beginning of 2018:

Develop a diagnostic and troubleshooting application to facilitate customer-to-customer and technical support team contact.

Create Video Guides so any user learns to master their new OnePlus device easily.

"First Resolution" - Extra effort to resolve any situation / problem reported by a customer upon first contact.

During 2018: 

"Single Stop Service " - In case the problem is not solved, there's going to be the same person / technician to assist you until the problem is resolved.

Unify OnePlus Platforms - To provide faster assistance.

Offer the option of insurance, even when the device is purchased via operators.

It seems that OnePlus is planning big for future. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter page to get the first News.

Android One Moto X4 (Project Fi) is facing shipping delays

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 10, 2017       

The Android One Moto X4 was announced near the end of September, with the promise the device would ship sometime in Mid October.

Now the users who ordered the Moto X4 are now facing shipping delays. Users that ordered from Project Fi got an email from Google saying there was a production delay and now devices will be shipping between 10/18 between 10/25.

Hi there,

Thanks for ordering a new Android One Moto X4 from Project Fi. A production delay has impacted the estimated ship date for your new device, and your device should now ship between 10/18 and 10/25. You'll receive a separate shipping confirmation as soon as your order ships.

If you have already planned to trade in another device with your order, you'll still have a full 30 days to send in your old phone after you receive your Android One Moto X4.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you again for your order. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our support team. We look forward to sending out your new phone as soon as we can! — Project Fi team

The Moto X4 has a 5.2-inch full HD display, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, with 4GB of RAM, 32/64GB of storage and a 3000mAh battery inside powering the device. It does also have dual 12+8 megapixel cameras on the back of the device, and it is made of glass with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

The Android One Moto X4 is priced at $399 (INR 25,600). You can order one from Project Fi website.

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Modder builds his own custom Galaxy Note 3 with 3 3500mAh 18650 cells

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 10, 2017       

Back in 2013 Samsung announced the 3rd Generation Samsung Galaxy Note with 5.7 inches Super AMOLED, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 / Exynos 5420 processor, 3GB RAM, and a 3200mAh battery.

Note 3 was one of the best Smartphone, However, it was from software side where several users complained to have issues including lag and battery drain.

Smartphones are very power hunger. Stock battery will last at most one day or less under normal usage. But this Note 3 user came up with an insane idea and modified his Smartphone's battery.

He used 3 3500mAh 18650 Rechargeable Lithium Li-on Batteries and modified the device's internal to enable external power supply. He also used a Lace-up Case to cover the hideous back. The Modder claims that the Mod can be removed easily and is 100% reversible.

Note that this Mod is not 100% safe and your battery may catch fire, melt or possibly explode.

Estimated Battery Life:

Source: Reddit

Custom ROM brings Android 8.0 Oreo to Moto Z Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 10, 2017       

XPerience Custom ROM brings Android 8.0 Oreo to the Moto Z Play!!!

Now that Google has released the next version of Android, Android 8.0 Oreo, the wait for the devices to get the update first has already started. Motorola has already updated it's software support page with the list of its devices that will officially get the update and yes the Moto Z Play is one of them.

However, it may take some time for Motorola to roll the Official Android Oreo update. But you can  Install it right now via XPerience ROM. Developer "TeamMex" has successfully ported Android 8.0 Oreo based XPerience ROM for the Moto Z Play. Additionally, most major aspects of the phone are working as expected (such as RIL, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.).

With Android 8.0 Oreo, you'll get new Settings and Notification panel UI, latest features including Picture in Picture (PIP), Adaptive icons, Autofill, Notification timeout, and new emojis.

You'll need to Unlock Bootloader and Install TWRP Custom Recovery in-order to Install the XPerience Custom ROM based on Android 8.0 Oreo on Moto Z Play Addison. You can grab the Custom Rom ZIP file from below.

Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter page to get the first News.

Download Moto Z Play Addison

Direct Download: XPerience ROM (// XDA)

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August security patch rolling out to Moto G5 Plus in India

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 10, 2017       

The Moto G5 Plus (retin) is now getting the not-so-latest August Security patch with Stability Improvement and Bug fixes.

If you own a Moto G5 Plus in India you should have received the over-the-air update notification for August Security Patch, and it's crucial that you download it, as it brings along the fix for phone audio issue.

The update costs in at around 53.9MB and comes with build number NPN25.137-67-5. Note that the device still remains on Android 7.0 Nougat.

August Android security update also resolves tons of issues dated 2017-08-01. The most severe of these issues is a critical security vulnerability in media framework that could enable a remote attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. The severity assessment is based on the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would possibly have on an affected device, assuming the platform and service mitigations are turned off for development purposes or if successfully bypassed.