Exclusive: Moto Z boot logo, download, see it

 By Felipe Berhau on July 09, 2016       

After playing with the leaked XT1650 firmware for a bit we could extract its boot logo. No, this isn't the bootanimation.zip, this is the image that you see first when the phone powers on. 

As you would expect, the batwing is gone to bring in the Moto trademark and then a Lenovo logo probably. Don't worry though, the phone is still a Motorola-made phone, as you can see all the details here. It's designed and manufactured by Motorola, but Lenovo started to include its brand too in the box and the boot animation for future phones. 

We haven't been able to extract much from the firmware, although we can confirm it comes with the old 2004 HelloMoto ringtone (hasn't been used in any Motorola device since 2011-2012) and does bring the 2015 boot animation, even though we don't know if it will be the final one or if we will see one with a Lenovo logo. 

It should be noted though, that the Droid editions might come with the batwing (fingers crossed!). We'll know more about it next week when Verizon and Motorola announce its pricing and availability during their event.

Anyway, here's the new Boot logo that will come with the Motorola Moto Z XT1650. It's certainly much better than the Moto G4 one, and it looks quite nice indeed. We'd rather see the iconic batwing and then the Lenovo logo, but hopefully they can add that back through a software update or something. Enjoy!

Android N Nougat for Moto G Turbo edition : News , Release date and more

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 09, 2016       

Motorola Moto G Turbo edition was launched back in December 2015 . The G Turbo was an upgrade over the Moto G 3rd Generation .

Moto G turbo edition came with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and was updated to Android Marshmallow this year . 

In This Article , We will be talking about Android N ( Nougat ) for Moto G Turbo edition ( AKA Moto G3 Trubo ) .

Official Android N 7.0 Nougat for Moto G Turbo edition  -

Yes , The Motorola Moto G Turbo edition will be getting Official Android N By Motorola . 

Accordingly Google will release Android Nougat in August or September and Motorola will get hands on to Nougat's source code from Google in August or September. 

Motorola will start roll out of Android N Nougat for several Motorola devices in first quarter of 2017 , and Moto G Turbo edition will be one of the devices getting Android N .

Also Read - List of Motorola Moto Devices That are likely to get Android N ( Nougat )

Unofficial Android N 7.0 Nougat for Moto G Turbo edition - 

Moto G3 Turbo users will be able to Install Android 7.0 Nougat on their Smartphones unofficially ( By Rooting and Installing via TWRP ) .


Moto G Turbo edition has a great developer support and It will get Android N very soon ( In 2016 ) after the release of Android N AOSP source codes OR Cyanogenmod 14 source codes .

Screenshots of Android N ( 7.0 Nougat ) -

We will keep updating this Article , As soon as any news or any custom rom based on Android N Nougat comes for Moto G Turbo edition .


Comment below and become a part of Discussion !

2016 Nexus Smartphone "Sailfish" Concept is Amazing

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 08, 2016       

Following the success of the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X , Google is all set to release other two new Nexus smartphones later this year , probably along with Android Nougat . 



As reported earlier , the upcoming Nexus Smartphones  will be seemingly made by HTC, codenamed Sailfish and Marlin . While the smartphones are expected to sport displays measuring 5 inches and 5.5 inches, respectively, they may look very similar.



Few days back , AndroidPolice leaked the first concept image of Nexus Sailfish , following Android Police , a Redditor ( ApSciLeonard ) just created New Nexus Sailfish Concept in 4 different colors .

source - reddit

Moto G4 Plus review : The Budget King

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 08, 2016       

Motorola Moto G has always been the smartphone that offered strong performance, decent specs, timely upgrades, all at a reasonable price. 

The company recently launched Moto G4 series , though they really messed up doing a three-way split by launching Moto G4 , Moto G4 Plus and Moto G4 Play . 

The Moto G4 Plus and Moto G4 are almost same , but the Plus has a better camera, adds a fingerprint scanner, includes a TurboPower charger and comes with 2GB as well as 3GB variant .

So , Lets take a closer look !

Design 

The round-edged smartphone with a square-shaped fingerprint looks amazing and feels much better in hands . It comes in Black and White color , Though you can make your own via Moto Maker .

The Square shaped fingerprint sensor is not a button , but it looks and feels like a button . 

The Smartphone has 5.5-inch FHD display, 153 x 76.6mm dimensions and is 9.8mm slimmer . The Device is really very light ( Yeah even lighter than previous generation Moto G devices ) .

The device has a nano coating which protects it from water splashes .

Specs and Performance

The Moto G4 Plus comes with a 2GB / 3GB / and even 4GB RAM ( Moto Maker ) options with 16GB/32GB/64GB Storage with MicroSD card support  . 

The device comes with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 chipset, with four cores clocked at 1.5GHz and the other four at 1.2GHz, paired with a 550MHz Adreno 405 GPU.

The specifications are not that nice but they are competitive at this price . The Performance is fast and smooth , Stock Android Marshmallow adds more sweetness to its performance .

The device has a 3,000mAh battery which usually lasts more than a day even with a heavy use . It becomes very easy to charge the device quickly using the Turbo charger . It take actually takes 15 minutes to get six hours of power .

Camera 

Moto G4 Plus comes with a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Laser auto-focus and dual-tone LED flash . It has a 5-megapixel front-facing selfie shooter with f/2.2 aperture.

The 16MP camera is just wonderful , but the 5MP is not that good !

I have already done a full camera review of Moto G4 Plus with Camera samples , Head ahead to Moto G4 Plus Camera review .

Pros and Cons -

Pros -

• Speedy , Smooth 
• Light weight
• Amazing Camera
• Great Display
• Fingerprint sensor

Cons -

• Gets heated while charging and while using Camera
• No NFC 

Verdict 

The Moto G4 Plus is an amazing Smartphone which comes with a great feature , Though the specs are not that impressive but the G4 Plus provides a better quality and design than any other Smartphone in this range . 

The Moto G's are and will always remain Smartphone's "Budget King" .

Here are the Top 5 Android Nougat features

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 08, 2016       

Google has finally announced The name of Next Android version after asking all of the world "What N should be" . So , Android N 7.0 is for Nougat .



Google will reveal the Final Android Nougat along with New Nexus Devices later this summer . Android Nougat will be coming with some awesome features and Here the top features you need to look out for in Android 7.0 Nougat .

1. Night Mode 

This new Android Nougat feature will allow user to switch to a darker color scheme ( Not black , but dark grey ) . If you don't like White color scheme , then just switch to Night mode for a darker scheme .

There will be an option to automatically switch to Night Mode after the sun set .

2. The Notification Shade

The Notification bar and the Notification toggles are completely changed and the new redesign looks spectacular . 

Android Nougat will give you ability to reply a message within Notification shade .

Additionally, users can also long press a notification and choose whether they would like to block or display them.

3. Doze Mode -

Google is making changes to Doze mode in Android Nougat . 

In Marshmallow, Doze activates its battery-saving features when the phone was stationary , while In Nougatit will get activated even when the screen is turned off  .
Hence, it will save upon more battery.

4. New Settings  -

The new Android Nougat will come with a new Settings Application that gives us more information , One will be able to see how much data is consumed , WiFi Status etc without selecting that option . 

The Another change in settings is that , One will be able to swap from One to another Setting menu easily .

5. Multi-Window -

This feature will enable users to use applications in split screen mode and picture-in-picture mode as well . 

The feature already comes with Samsung's Note series and some of the Smartphones . But Now Android is finally introducing this new feature with Android Nougat .

OxygenOS 3.2.1 now rolling out for OnePlus 3

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 07, 2016       

Recently OnePlus started rolling out OxygenOS 3.2.0 for OnePlus 3 which came with sRGB mode , Memory management fix and much more . 

Though they stopped the roll-out of the update in-between because of some issues with the OxygenOS 3.2.0 , Read full news . 



Now , OnePlus is rolling out a new update of OxygenOS 3.2.1 for OnePlus 3 skipping  OxygenOS 3.2.0 .

Here's the new changelog with OxygenOS 3.2.1 -

• Fixed some notification issues
• Addressed SIM recognition issue
• Enabled sRGB mode in developer options
• Improved RAM management
• Improved GPS performance
• Enhanced audio playback quality
• Updated custom icon packs
• Improved camera quality/functionality
• Fixed some issues in Gallery
• Implemented latest Google security patches
• Fixed bugs in Clock/Music apps

source - OnePlus