[Update] OnePlus 3 gets Android 7.0 Nougat OxygenOS Open Beta 8, Here's How to Download and Install
Update: December 29, 2016
[Third Open beta build] Android 7.0 Nougat Open Beta 10 is out for OnePlus 3, Grab it from below Download link.
Update: December 15, 2016
[Second Open beta build] Android 7.0 Nougat Open Beta 9 is out for OnePlus 3, Grab it from below Download link. As promised by OnePlus, Android 7.0 Nougat Beta build is finally available for the OnePlus 3. OxygenOS Open Beta 8 for OnePlus 3 is Based on Android 7.0 Nougat. The OnePlus 3Twon't be part of the beta program, So OnePlus 3 users can enjoy the taste of Android Nougat via beta builds. OnePlus will continue to release Nougat beta builds for OnePlus 3, until the final build becomes available.
Here are some key features of OxygenOS Open Beta 8 based on Android 7.0 Nougat-
Here are some known Issues of the OxygenOS Nougat Beta build-
Android Pay may not work correctly
Some stability/performance issues
After upgrading to Android N, you will not be able to directly downgrade back to M builds.
Downloads-
[First Beta Build]Download the OxygenOS Beta 8 for OnePlus 3 right Here. [Second Beta Build]Download OxygenOS Beta 9 for OnePlus 3 right Here. [Third Beta Build]Download OxygenOS Beta 10 for OnePlus 3 right Here.
Here's How to Install:
Second Open Beta Build Installation: If you’ve already flashed a previous Open Beta build, you will receive this update via OTA. If you haven’t, you will need to flash this build by ADB sideload. First Open Beta Build Installation: Put .zip file to root of your internal storage and then Goto Settings>System update and choose Local upgrade from cogwheel options.
Via:- OnePlus | 1 | 2
After a bunch of Soak tests, Motorola has started rolling out Official Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Moto G4 Plus in India. The new update contains Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat, New Moto Actions and much more. This update is rolling out in batches, So not everyone will get the update right-away but it should reach your Motorola phone in the coming days. Haven't received the notification yet? Just Go to Settings > About Phone and Software update!
It is probably the best New Year Gift from Motorola to Moto G4 owners, Comment below if you have or haven't received the update yet!
Motorola Homeand Motorola Accessories, owned by Binatone, are ready to launch and show at CES 2017 a whole new range of Motorola products.
Binatone bought Motorola Mobility's Accessories division back in 2015 and since then released many interesting products like the Pulse series, VerveLife and the ConnectCoin smart wearable. At the same time, Binatone owns the brand rights for home and pet monitors, and smart baby products, making Motorola the best selling baby monitor brand in the world. The following products will be announced and shown at CES:
Motorola ORBIT: this device will be a smart home monitor with the ability to store your recorded material on an SD card. The most interesting thing is its battery life, which will last three months.
VerveOnes True Wireless: the new VerveLife products will cost almost half the price of 2016's ones, will be splash-proof/water-proof (two variants) and will come in two different color setups: black and green, white and grey.
Motorola Signature Series: to celebrate the rich Motorola history, new Bluetooth headsets and Wi-Fi speakers will be inspired by iconic Motorola designs.
ConnectCoin: the Coin will finally be released outside India. In fact, it was recently approved by the FCC so it's coming to the US very soon. This smart tag can send SOS alerts to your family if you are in danger, it's got a GPS inside and its smart button lets you take selfies.
Google is all set to release latest Android Security update for Google Pixel and Pixel XL next week. Support pages on Verizon Wireless show that the upcoming Android Update for Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones could go live on Tuesday, January 3.
According to Verizon Wireless Support pages shows that the build no. of new software update will be NMF26U and the same will contain latest January Security patch.
Via:- AndroidAuthority | Source: Verizon
Google Pixel is probably one of the best Android Smartphone of the year 2016. The smartphone received a ton of praise and at the same time some criticize due to its software and hardware issues. It seems that after Google's latest Android Software update, Some Nexus 6P and Pixel users are facing an early battery shutdowns at 30% or so.
As reported by VentureBeat, both Google and Huawei are investigating Nexus 6P premature shutdown issues. Well, it looks like the issue isn’t unique to those Nexus 6P users. A few Reddit users are reporting that their Pixel Smartphone are also suffering from the same shutdown bug.
My Google Pixel (32 GB), less than a month old is facing worrisome battery issues. Twice in last 5 days, has the phone shutdown abruptly while I am in middle of something. In both instances, battery was between 25-35%, and the phone under normal conditions should have lasted for at least next 3-4 hours.
It seems that this issue mainly occurs when battery levels are around 30% remaining.
We have yet to know what is the actual cause of this issue. It seems that this issue is'nt hardware related, but rather something in Android Nougat Update since both the Pixel and Nexus 6P have been recently affected.
No one can deny this year started like crap for Motorola fans. In fact, the first half of 2016 might go down as the worst months we went through. However, the second half of the year makes it up for all those horrible feelings we had. In a series of editorials, I will cover everything 2016 brought and left behind for Motorola.
Last January at CES, Rick Osterloh said they were "facing out Motorola". Those three damn words caused a mess inside Motorola, Lenovo, the fans, and the tech sites. Lenovo did not have any statement to cover that and neither did Motorola. In fact, they quickly had to release two statements, but none of them were effective. The truth is that it was never meant to be an announcement. If Osterloh hadn't opened his mouth then the transition would have felt natural. It wouldn't have been different from what we saw last year (the Moto brand has been around since 2002), except for a couple Lenovo logos on boot animations and a little corner of the phone's packaging. The problem was that everything Motorola did in 2016 would be under the magnifying glass of the fans and many tech sites because of this.
The situation was a mess. Tech sites would milk the drama, regular customers would jump to social media to criticize Lenovo and mourn about the loss of their beloved brand, while the fans were stuck in the middle, without knowing if we could hold onto something or if we had to believe everything.
Knowing how big of a fan I am, Motorola immediately sent me the press statement before everyone else got it, but I was still very doubtful and sad. I wanted these sites to stop talking about it. In the following weeks I started doing lots of research about it. I read Motorola, Inc.'s separation papers (took 3 hours to read), I got to know the brand licensees, and I also spent hours trying to convince tech sites that Motorola wasn't dead.
My Motorola Fans social media communities were on fire too. Those communities increased like crazy throughout the year. Maybe we all needed to be together in one place, as one big family sharing this tough moment we were going through. (Follow us on Twitter and Facebook)
I also started bombarding Motorola and Lenovo employees with questions. Most answers were elusive. That was until David Roman, Lenovo's CMO, replied. His answer was short but helped me understand things. He talked about the strength of the Moto brand and how they never meant Motorola was going to be killed off. His reply meant a lot to me, because it came from a top position and it showed they really cared about this and wanted to clarify things.
Then we got to see this year's Moto portfolio. All the phones were solid, and they didn't differ much from last year's products in terms of branding. Plus, the products did show the full Motorola brand name in many parts.
I was quite upset with the visual identity from early 2016, though. I was never too keen on the approach to the new "Moto" logo and how the batwing logo was attached to the "(M)Moto" word earlier this year. It felt like people were forced to call it Moto, as if the Motorola logo was just a decoration item. These visuals didn't ease the fans' concerns at all, and it was even worse when we found out the Moto G4 and the Moto Z didn't come with the iconic batwing on power-on animations.
Then Jan Huckfeldt became Motorola's CMO and this was changed. Both Lenovo and Motorola logos are now shown everywhere, while the batwing takes a central role (no longer attached to the "Moto" word), allowing users to call it Motorola, Moto, Lenovo Moto or Lenorola.
It was a clever way to strengthen brand image and make the fans happy once again. They understood that the Motorola logo can be -if it isn't already- like the Apple logo. Apple doesn't write "Apple" all over their products. They just place their logo everywhere. That's what Motorola is doing now. The new visuals quickly evolved to get the batwing playful, colorful and fun. They listened to some fan complaints and some weeks later the batwing was brought back to boot animations! All these awesome changes helped me understand that my biggest concerns throughout the year weren't because of what was announced back in January. It was due to the way the brand was being shown, and after these changes and resurrection of some iconic brand items (Hellomoto), I know Moto is at a great place.
With the new visuals, Lenovo listened to the fans and proved everyone wrong. They aren't killing Motorola Mobility or the Motorola brand. We already know Motorola Mobility is still here, but they are giving us the power to call it whatever we want, so it doesn't matter what was said or announced back then. YOU have the power to choose how to call Moto from now on. I can certainly say that the second half of the year was one of the best times to be a fan since becoming a fan ten years ago.
Leaked Image shows 2017 Sony's Xperia XZ 2017 phone with no side bezels
Sony Concept Phone by Babaksoren
Leaked Blurred and Cropped Image, giving us a glimpse of a 2017 Sony-branded phone that featured virtually no side bezels. The Below Image shows front panel with camera, proximity sensor and speaker of 2017 Sony-branded Smartphone. According Slashleaks, the device is probably Xperia XZ 2017.
