2016 Moto X3 cases and covers listed on Flipkart and Amazon

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 06, 2016       

Recently 2016 Motorola smartphone i.e Moto X3 with 5 inch display was spotted on Zauba import listing . Moto X3 seems to be next gen Low end Moto Smartphone .

Also Read - Moto X3 : 2016 Motorola Smartphone spotted on Zauba

Now , New Moto X3 cases and covers are available on Amazon.in and Flipkart . The cases are brand new and were listed on 4th April 2016 . 

According to the Cases Moto X3 seems to be the same Moto Smartphone that was leaked earlier with plastic body .

Even I confirmed from the seller . He said these cases are for new Moto X3 . 

We can see that the cases seems to be of a 5 inch smartphone . The upper space is for Camera , flash and Moto Logo . The lower space is for Lenovo logo .

N-ify Lets you use Android N ( Nougat ) features on Devices running Lollipop and Marshmallow

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 05, 2016       

Recently Google released Android N developer preview , which comes with many new features over Android Marshmallow . Google will release the official Android N later on , but Android N developer preview already gave us a hint , What next Android version will feature .

Non-nexus users have to wait to get Android N ( some of the Android devices will get through custom roms , some will get officially ) . 

But , Now you don't have to wait so long to get Android N features on your Android Device . Those Android devices which are running Android 5.0 Lollipop or Android 6.0 Marshmallow , can get Android N features through N-ify .

Android N feature : Setting title summary on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

N-ify is a xposed module that lets you use Android N features on your Device running on Android Lollipop or Marshmallow .

Currently it supports -

• Settings tile summaries and 
• Double-tap recents to switch to last app . 

But soon it will support - 

• New notifications and quick settings 
• Night mode 
• Doze mode when device is moving 
• Navigation draver in Settings 
• Use recents button to navigate through recents 
• Emergency info on lockscreen

You can go to XDA developer , to know more about the module and download it .

How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 05, 2016       

Recently Samsung Galaxy S advance got Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow via Cyanogenmod 13 [ Thanks to Polishvodka ( XDA developer ) ] . 

Read Here - Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update via CyanogenMod 13

Cyanogenmod 13 ( Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ) for S advance I9070/P :-

What's Working and What's Not -

• Boot: working
• Screen: working
• Touchscreen: working
• Wi-Fi: working
• Bluetooth: working, connected to speaker but no audio
• Vibrator: not working
• RIL: phone calling, data working, sms not tested, but probably working too
• Earpiece: working
• Camera: working (shooting photos)
• Camcorder: preview, after hitting record FC
• Sound: working
• Microphone: working
• Sensors: probably working
• SeLinux: turned off
• Graphics: 0 glitches, works good (probably)
• Storage: working (MTP on Windows PC mounts as "sdcard0" and "sdcard1")
• Recovery: working (TWRP)

BUGS  -  After installing gapps (OpenGapps) keyboard crashes, can't pass setupwizard , You can't access recovery .

Screenshots ( Thanks MAhmud Amin ) -

Pre-requisite -

Rooted Samsung Galaxy Advance with Kitkat compatible Recovery ( Find Here ) .

So , Head ahead to How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070 -

1.Download the  CyanogenMod 13 ( Marshmallow 6.0.1 )  Zip , Gapps and Keyboard fix zip from below  .

2.Make sure u have 50% of battery 

3. Put your Samsung galaxy s advance in recovery mode ( Pressing volume up + home button + power button )

4. Clear data and Clear cache  .

5. Select Install zip from sdcard and select CM13 ( Downloaded zip ) . 

6. After installing CM13 , Go to Settings > Apps .

7. In Apps, click the 3 dots on top right, and click "Show System Apps".

8. Now scroll down and find "Setup Wizard" with a green droid logo.

9. Click it and click "Permissions" and enable the 2 permissions.


10. Reboot back to TWRP .

11. Flash Gapps ( Link below ) and then flash Fix file .

12. Reboot !

 Thanks Fireblaze15 ( xda dev ) and mahmud004 ( xda dev )

Downloads -

Cyanogenmod 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow and files - Download Here


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Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update via CyanogenMod 13

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 03, 2016       

Samsung Galaxy S Advance ( One of my Favorite Smartphone ) , Finally Got Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow through Cyanogenmod 13 .



Thanks to XDA developer "PolishVodka" for compiling Cyanogenmod 13 ( Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ) for Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070 / I9070P .

Android 6.0.1 seems to be last Marshmallow version and You can now install it on Samsung Galaxy S advance . Samsung Galaxy S Advance came with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and was later on officially updated to Android 4.1.2 Jelly bean . Though Android 4.1.2 was the last Official update , but XDA developers made 4.4.4 Kitkat , Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow possible for S advance .



Though CyanogenMod 13 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for S advance is in testing phase but you can still Install it , Head ahead to the xda forum for Download link  . 

Download Link and How to Install Guide - How to Install Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Samsung Galaxy S advance I9070

Edit :- The link has been removed from XDA , The developer will publish the ROM , after solving all the bugs .

Note - We will be posting "How to Install Guide Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow CyanogenMod 13 on S advance " Soon !

Moto X3 : 2016 Motorola Smartphone spotted on Zauba

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 02, 2016       

Zauba Import database has finally confirmed that a new Motorola Smartphone named " Motorola Moto X3 " is imported in India . 

Earlier we spotted that two new Moto Smartphones XT1700 & XT1706 were spotted with 2GB RAM , 16GB ROM and 5-inch HD Display in GFXBench benchmarking website . 



Also Read -  Lenovo Moto E 2016 : XT1700 & XT1706 spotted with 2GB RAM , 16GB ROM and 5-inch HD Display

So combining both the stories , it seems to be that Motorola and Lenovo is going to launch Moto X3 ( E3 ) ( Model no. XT1700 & XT1706 ) with 2GB RAM , 16GB ROM and 5-inch Display soon .

The name might be Moto E3 ( Might be an error of Zauba listing ) . The Smartphone is finally imported in India with a per-unit price of 6,812 INR . 

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Lenovo Moto E 2016 : XT1700 & XT1706 spotted with 2GB RAM , 16GB ROM and 5-inch HD Display

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 01, 2016       

Seems Lenovo is now all set to launch Moto E 3rd Generation . This Time Lenovo and Motorola will be making next Gen Moto together . 

According to Lenovo The 2016 Moto Smartphones Will be Attractive and Innovative . Lenovo Added that The 2016 Moto will come with Fingerprint sensor . But Being a Low end Ranged Smartphone Moto E 3rd Generation might skip the new feature .

Also Read - 

• Moto E 3rd Generation Back cover Spotted on Flipkart

• 2016 Moto Devices to come with Fingerprint sensor Integrated within Moto Logo

Lenovo and Motorola MWC Twitter Image

According to the new information , Two alleged Lenovo smartphones, identified as Lenovo XT1700 and Lenovo XT1706, have been listed on GFXBench benchmarking website. Both The Models have the Same specifications ( Seems Single sim and Dual sim Model ) .

According to information from GFXBench  XT1700 and XT1706 will be having a 5-inch HD IPS display , 1GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P processor and 2GB RAM , 16GB ROM Besides, they will come with Mali-T720 GPU and Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. 

Both The Phones will come with  8-megapixel autofocus camera and an LED flash in its rear panel while a 5-megapixel camera is in its front. 

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2016 Moto Devices to come with Fingerprint sensor Integrated within Moto Logo

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2016       

As said earlier  " This time Moto by Lenevo will be focusing on Moto Smartphones outfitted with a fingerprint scanner - Lenovo’s head of mobile Chen Xudong . "

So , All the 2016 Moto Devices will come with equipped fingerprint scanner . But The fingerprint scanner will be at the back or Front ?

According to the leaked Image , We got today . 2016 Moto Devices to come with Fingerprint scanner at the back panel, Integrated within Moto Logo .

The image source is still unknown . But its sure that Next Gen Moto Smartphones will be coming with back fingerprint scanner , integrated within the Moto Logo .

Thanks Steve

Moto G 3rd Generation : Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2016       

Moto G 3rd Generation ( AKA Moto G 2015 ) comes with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and was updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow few months back . 

Recently Motorola rolled out Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update for Moto G 3rd generation , which was the next huge update after Android 6.0 . 

Also Read - Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen : Lollipop vs Marshmallow


Android 6.0.1 comes with few changes over Android 6.0 Marshmallow . Though Android 6.0.1 seems to be last Marshmallow version , but it contains many major bugs ( which need to be fixed ) . 



So , In this post I will be pointing out the difference between Android 6.0 and 6.0.1 . 

Moto G 3rd Generation : Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1 -

Battery -

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Battery life vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Battery Life

After Marshmallow 6.0.1 update the Battery life got terrible , Battery will be draining a lot faster than even Android 6.0 Marshmallow. I mean even Marshmallow 6.0 was eating A lots of battery over Lollipop . And 6.0.1 just came to make it more worse !

On Android 6.0 Marshmallow ,When Charged Battery to 100% , Battery lasted for 1 day, 1 hours, 3 minutes , After a normal usage .
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow , When Charged Battery to 100% , Battery lasted for 15 hours, 43 minutes , After a normal usage .

WTH ? Seriously ? Android 6.0.1 just made the battery life worst !

Dialler -

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Dialler vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Dialler

The new Marshmallow 6.0.1 Dialler is almost same as Android 6.0 Marshmallow Dialler . There is nothing new but the Name Text is Appearing a bit Bolder .

USB Computer Connection -

Android 6.0 Marshmallow USB Connection vs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow USB Connection

Android 6.0 Marshmallow has a dark interface popup for USB connection option and Android 6.0.1 has a light interface popup for USB connection with some information about the type of connection ( PTP , MIDI , etc) .

Though This time you don't have to format your SDcard in order to access it from your Desktop .


Some other changes of Android 6.0 vs Android 6.0.1 includes -

• Calculator is improved with some additional option ( Inverse , DEG etc ) .

• Chrome app has been automatically updated .

• Double Tap Power button to access camera .

Pros and Cons of 6.0.1 Marshmallow update on Moto G 2015 -

Cons -

• Battery life is terrible .
• Ghost touch issue 
• Phone is heating too much 

Pros -

• Camera shutter sound option added 
• Double chop for flashlight and Twist for camera gestures are working faster . 

Overview -

The update literally made my Moto G 3rd Generation worst ! I mean not only 6.0.1 , even 6.0 was the worst update for Moto G3 . But still 6.0 was better than 6.0.1 . My Moto G 3rd Generation stood only for 15 hours after a normal use and The time it was running on 5.1.1 Lollipop , It made a score of running for 1 Day , 7 hours !                                                                                                                   What was Android 6.0.1 update ? It came with some fixes for the bugs that came with 6.0 only ? The update just Rectified only some of the mistake it caused in 6.0 Marshmallow .             My Moto G3 has just became worst after this 6.0.1 Update !  

Comment below , how's your experience with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow on Moto G 3rd Gen !

Pokemon Go Android App leaked , Here's what we know !

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2016       

The Pokémon GO field test started today in Japan and Those who registered on the Beta page got the emails with the Download link ( Play store ) .

One of the Beta tester just leaked the Android Apk , but soon the Pokemon Go Android apk link went down . But yeah we Got it ! Though we can't share the apk , But here's what we got to know so far -

• For now Pokemon Go Beta version will only work on Android 4.3 or greater , while iOS devices needs atleast iPhone 5 to Play Pokemon Go .

• The Application is of 47.97 MB

• You can customize your avatar

•  Players do no receive a Starter Pokémon

• There are no battle against wild Pokémon, you only have the option of using Pokéballs

• A Pokémon move called Starburst is in the app, no details about it has been given .

• Players can join 3 teams: Red, Blue & Yellow.

• The Beta only has first Generation Pokémon

• There are 151 Pokemon data files in the game .

• There will be day - night cycle .

Screenshots -

Though the .apk file is of no use for now ( You can't play ) , but one can go into that .apk file and get to know whats inside that App . 

Screenshots - via