[Download] Android O Preview Images for Pixel/ XL, Nexus 5X, 6P, Player, and Pixel C

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 22, 2017       

Android O was surprisingly announced yesterday with tons of new features. The latest OS's Developer preview is now available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, the official Android Emulator, and you also get an emulator for testing Android Wear 2.0 on Android O.

Also Read: Google announces Android O: Here's what's new


Download the Android O developer preview firmware images for the Pixel and Nexus devices from the direct link below:

• Nexus 5X "bullhead"
• Nexus 6P "angler" 
• Nexus Player "fugu" 
• Pixel C "ryu"
• Google Pixel "sailfish"
• Google Pixel XL "marlin"

Note that these are strictly development images and they could be very buggy and unstable, and are not suitable for daily use.

You can find the complete instructions of "How to flash a Factory Image" Here

Take a look at the latest images of the Sapphire Blue Moto G5

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 22, 2017       

Motorola made their announcement of the new Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus a month ago at MWC. The 2017 Moto G series is already available in Lunar Grey and Fine Gold colors. There's also an unannounced Sapphire Blue Moto G5 (non-plus) edition, which was showcased at MWC.



Reputed tipster, Roland Quandt on his Twitter handle has posted the official renders of the upcoming Sapphire Blue Moto G5, have a Look:

The Moto G5 (or Moto G 5th gen) sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.

The Sapphire Blue Moto G5 will be available in the UK via O2 Refresh program. 

Google announces Android O: Here's what's new

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Surprise! Android O is now official with a lots of new features. The latest OS Developer preview is now available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, the official Android Emulator, and you also get an emulator for testing Android Wear 2.0 on Android O.

Here's what's new in Android O

• Notification channels: Notification channels are new app-defined categories for notification content. It let developers give users fine-grained control over different kinds of notifications. It also allows users to block or change the behavior of each channel individually, rather than managing all of the app's notifications together.

• Background limits: Android O puts a big priority on improving a user's battery life and the device's interactive performance. It put additional automatic limits on what apps can do in the background, in three main areas: implicit broadcasts, background services, and location updates.

• Autofill: With Android O. Users can select an autofill app, similar to the way they select a keyboard app. The autofill app stores and secures user data, such as addresses, user names, and even passwords.

• Picture in Picture (PIP): PIP display allows users to continue watching a video while they're answering a chat or hailing a car.

• Adaptive icons: With Android O, you can now create adaptive icons that the system displays in different shapes, based on a mask selected by the device. The system also animates interactions with the icons, and them in the launcher, shortcuts, Settings, sharing dialogs, and in the overview screen.

• Connectivity: For the ultimate in audio fidelity, Android O now also supports high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs such as LDAC codec. We're also adding new Wi-Fi features as well, like Wi-Fi Aware, previously known as Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN).

• Keyboard navigation: Android O adds more reliable, predictable keyboard model for "arrow" and "tab" navigation that aids both developers and end users.

• WebView enhancements: Android O enables multiprocess mode by default and adding an API to let your app handle errors and crashes, for enhanced security and improved app stability.

• Java 8 Language APIs and runtime optimizations: Android O now supports several new Java Language APIs, including the new java.time API. In addition, the Android Runtime is faster than ever before, with improvements of up to 2x on some application benchmarks.

• Partner platform contributions: Hardware manufacturers and silicon partners have accelerated fixes and enhancements to the Android platform in the O release. For example, Sony has contributed more than 30 feature enhancements, including the LDAC codec, and 250 bug fixes to Android O.

You can download the Developer preview images for Pixel and Nexus devices from here.

Which Android O feature are you most excited for?

Source: Android Developers

Reddit user leaks Real Life Images of the Samsung Galaxy S8+

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

The internet is filled with tons of Samsung Galaxy S8 and a few S8 Plus leaks, of late. Yes, the upcoming flagship phone from Samsung has been making rounds in the internet for a long time and today, we have some real life images of the larger phone.

The above images of Samsung Galaxy S8+ are shared by a Reddit user "RuizTX". The Galaxy S8 Plus is the exact same phone as the Galaxy S8 in terms of design and specs. It feature a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ display.


Samsung is widely expected to unveil the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. 

Source: Reddit

Motorola Announces Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus for Argentina

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Motorola has launched it's 2017 budget Moto Gs in Argentina. The Smartphones are now available for purchase at Motorola's Argentina website.

The Moto G5 Plus which costs $7.999 is available at $6.999 Argentine peso (including 13% discount launch offer). Specs wise, the G5 Plus features a 5.2 Full HD display (1080p), 12MP Dual Autofocus Pixels camera, 3000mAh battery, Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging.



The Moto G5 (or Moto G 5th gen) sports a 5" Full HD display (1080p), 5MP front camera, 13MP rear camera, 2800mAh removable battery, Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage with SD support and Rapid charging. The company haven't announced pricing details of the Moto G5 (non-plus) variant.

Grab the Moto G5 Plus at $6.999 Argentine peso

Here's the best look yet at Samsung's Galaxy S8

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.



Just a few hours ago we saw first clear video showing the Samsung Galaxy S8 in all its glory. Now, we've got a couple of quality images of the Korean giant’s next major handset.


As you can see in the image above, the Samsung Galaxy S8 won't feature capacitive navigation keys, instead, Samsung is going with the on-screen navigation keys, for the first time. 

Galaxy S8 is keeping the 3.5 mm headphone jack and USB C, as expected. 

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to launch on March 29, 2017.

Samsung will be using the metal and glass body with the S8. The Galaxy S8 will sport a big 5.8-inch screen, whereas the S8 Plus will feature a 6.2-inch Quad HD+ display. 

At the heart of the phone, there will be a Snapdragon 835 SoC and the company will release another variant of the phone with their Exynos 8895 chipset, coupled with 4GB/6GB of RAM options. Storage on the phones might go up to 256GB, according to previous rumors. 

Thanks for tip!

[Video] Samsung Galaxy S8 in all of its glory

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 21, 2017       

Samsung is widely expected to unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus during a press conference in New York City on March 29th. The specs and design of these devices are no longer a mystery, as the device have been already leaked multiple times.

Now a Video of the Korean giant’s next major handset have found its way onto Weibo, giving us our best look at it so far.

Samsung Galaxy S8 [Video]

Source: https://t.co/lpfPBYb2OM pic.twitter.com/iZy4vgDFaH

— TechDroider (@techdroider) March 21, 2017

The Video itself is only 8 seconds long, but that’s more than enough time to give us an idea of exactly how the phone fits in the hand. 


As per the latest tweet by Evan Blass, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus would be priced at €799 and €899. The DeX station, GearVR, and the Gear 360 will carry price tags of €150, €129, and €229, respectively

Source: Weibo