These may be the First Real Pictures of the Moto G6 Play

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 02, 2018       

Earlier today, the first set of images of what may be our first live look at the new Moto G6 Play surfaced through Taiwanese certification site NCC. The device certainly matches up in style to previous render leaks.

The Moto G6 Play (XT1922-1) would feature a Snapdragon 430 chipset, which is quite old. Motorola could have used the Snapdragon 450, which is better than the SD430. Additionally, the device would come with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.

According to earlier leaks, G6 Play would get a HD Display with an 5.7" Screen Size. It has a giant 4000mAh with fast charging. The device will ship with dark charcoal, gold, and deep blue colors.

Moto G6 Smartphones were orignally planned for the MWC, but due to some reason, Motorola cancelled the launch event. However, the company is expected to announce the devices in a few days.

Via: Trendytechz

Xiaomi is announcing the Redmi Note 5 Pro with Android 8.1 Oreo as Redmi Note 5 in China

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 02, 2018       

Just a few weeks back Xiaomi revealed the brand new Redmi Note 5 Pro in India with 18:9 FullScreen Display, Dual Rear Cameras, and Snapdragon 636 SoC. Along with the Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi also announced the Redmi Note 5, which is rebranded Redmi 5 Plus.

Now, Xiaomi is planning to announce the Redmi Note 5 Pro as Redmi Note 5 in China with the latest Android 8.1 Oreo and Project Treble Support. In India, the Redmi Note 5 Pro ships with Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Xiaomi's MIUI 9.

In case you don't know, we've already used the Redmi Note 5 Pro with Android 8.1 Oreo. Android 8.1 Oreo for Redmi Note 5 Pro (A.K.A Note 5 for China) runs on MIUI 9 with December 2017 Security Patch and comes with iPhone-X like gestures.

You might be thinking how you'll be able to get or Install Android 8.1 Oreo on your Indian Redmi Note 5 Pro? Well, Xiaomi on their MIUI forum will post fastboot images of the Android 8.1 Oreo for the Redmi Note 5, and you can easily install same on your Redmi Note 5 Pro. However, you'll need an Unlocked Redmi Note 5 Pro to Install Fastboot Images.

Moto Z2 Play Picks Up February 2018 Security Patch

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 01, 2018       

The Motorola Moto Z2 Play is now getting the latest Android security patch, bug fixes, and improvements.

If you own a Moto Z2 Play in India you should have received the over-the-air update notification for February 1, 2018 Android security update. New software update for the Moto Z2 Play brings along Bug fixes and Stability improvements. The new software weighs in at around 74.2MB.

Note that the Moto Z2 Play still runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. While this update would have been more exciting if it had brought Oreo 8.0, which is already available for a few Motorola Phones.

Also Read: Android 8.0 on Moto X4: Moto Launcher gets Dark Theme Option

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.

Febryary 2018 Security Patch Release Notes for the Moto Z2 Play

Cheers Navin M B Nair

Get Google Pixel 2 Features with this Magisk Module

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 01, 2018       

Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL comes with tons of new software features including the brand new Pixel Launcher with bottom search bar, Google Lens, Pixel system accent theme, and many more.

Thanks to XDA Dev " Joeyhuab", you can now get all the Pixel 2 features just by installing a single Magisk Module "Pixel 2 Experience". It works on all the Android Smartphones with Android 8.0 Oreo and Magisk 15.0+ installed.

Below are the new features, Pixel 2 Experience module adds to your Android device.

• Modded Pixel 2 Launcher
• Google Wallpapers app
• Pixel Launcher Icons (from the regular GApps packages)
• Pixel system accent theme (in system/vendor/overlay/Pixel)
• Google Lens feature enabled in Google Photos app
• Adds Pixel-exclusive wallpapers via Google Wallpapers app
• Google Sans font family used in Google Assistant, Pixel Launcher, System Update window, SetupWizard text, number texts in Settings app in 8.1+ (Storage usage, Data usage, Battery percentage)
• Audio files (ringtones, notifications, UI, alarms)
• Enable Google Assistant via build.prop
• Camera2 API Support – to check if working, install the Camera2 Probe app via the Play Store

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Moto G6 Plus Showcased in Case Renders

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 01, 2018       

The entire world is looking for next Motorola budget phone which is the Moto G6 family to release at the earliest, but one has to wait a little few weeks to get hands on it. And leaks about the phone are keeping you at bay, especially about the FullScreen display placement.

We have already seen multiple leaked renders of the Moto G6 Smartphones, however this new leak shows the case renders of the Moto G6 Plus, which looks absolutely stunning and is on-par with the earlier leaked rumors.

As you can see in the above images, the Moto G6 Plus is having Full Screen display with Fingerprint sensor to the front, the device has premium glass back and dual rear cameras just like the Moto X4.

In terms of specifications, the Moto G6 Plus will be powered with Snapdragon 630 SoC, 4/6GB RAM. It would have a 5.93" FHD+ Display, and 3250mAh battery. It will be available in Silver, Gold, White, Blue and Cyan Color Options.

Moto G6 Plus was orignally planned for the MWC, but due to some reason, Motorola cancelled the launch event. However, the company is expected to announce the devices in a few days.

Source: Technavvi