Android O gets Substratum theme engine support

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 17, 2017       

Substratum, a theme engine based on Sony’s Overlay Manager Service (OMS) is now available for the next iteration of Android. Android O developer preview users who have achieved root privileges can now theme their system via Substratum.

Substratum latest release "670" brings full Android O theming support. Users can now theme on API level 26 resources/Android O Developer Previews. The source code of the same is readily available for themers.



Along with Android O support, Substratum 670 brings "Dynamic Refresh Mode" which automatically refresh the list of themes installed without triggering a refresh by swiping down. The latest build also fix some errors and adds minor new features.

Android O Developer preview is available for the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, Huawei Mate 9 and the official Android Emulator.



Source: Google+

Sony Xperia X Gets a New Concept Update Based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat

 By Unknown on April 17, 2017       

Sony developers have been doing a great job until now as they are releasing a new Concept update for the Sony Xperia X users. Concept developers are looking to release an update based on the Android 7.1.2. The update will start rolling out next week. 

Developers have been working on the update right from the day when Google released the update for Google Pixel and Pixel XL. You might be wondering what's new in the OS! Well here's the official changelog: 

• Improved fingerprint swipe performance
• Bluetooth connectivity improvements
• Battery usage alerts
• Other fixes

As seen on the other Pixel devices, this update will also come with various bug fixes. And developers claim that they haven't gone through any major issues so far. 

However, they claim that some users might come across some Wi-Fi related issues, which can be fixed through a factory reset of the phone. 

Report: Indian hacker group leaks data of 1.7 million Snapchat users

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 17, 2017       

Snapchat, the popular photo and video sharing application recently came into dark news when an ex Snapchat employee claimed that the company CEO "Evan Spiegel" said some unsavory things about Indian and Spaniard users of Snapchat.

#BoycottSnapchat and #Uninstall_Snapchat tags were trending on twitter as well as other Social media platforms, when users got to know that Snapchat had no plans to expand the business to "poor countries" like India and Spain, and the app was only meant for "rich people."



Now, Indian hacker group has reportedly claimed to leak the data of nearly 1.7 million Snapchat users. The hacker group has made the database available on the darknet to mark their resentment against company's remark for India. 

These Anonymous Indian hackers are among the top Bug Bounty hunters in the world looking to find vulnerabilities and bugs in systems of IT giants.



However, the company has not confirmed any leaks yet. In the meanwhile, Snapchat has started pushing notifications to the users trying to uninstall it from their devices. Upon making an attempt to uninstall Snapchat, it gives users a notification message "Deleting Snapchat will make Snapchat poor."

Deal: Cases and Screen Protectors for Just ₹99 at Flipkart

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 17, 2017       

You can grab the cases and screen protectors for your Smartphone just at ₹99 from Flipkart and that’s a pretty crazy low price. You will be also getting a 25% cashback after making payments via Phonepay.

The cases and screen protectors are available for most of the Smartphones including the Moto G5 Plus, Moto G4 Plus, Redmi 3S Prime, Samsung Galaxy S7, Mi MAX, Galaxy On8.

Flipkart Links: Smartphone Cases | Screen Protectors

Moto C and Moto C Plus New Renders Gives a Clear Idea of the Design

 By Unknown on April 16, 2017       

We already know that Motorola is working on their cheapest Moto phone ever and it will be reportedly called as Moto C. Motorola will launch the Moto C and C Plus targeting first-time smartphone buyers. Last week, Renders of the product had surfaced online, and now, a 360-degree rendered video of the phone has leaked by Android Authority and OnLeaks. 



As you can see in the images, the Moto C and C Plus looks similar to the Moto G5 series from the front and from the rear. 

According to previous reports, the Moto C and C Plus will feature same design language and might also come with a 5-inch display, but different innards. The Moto C will feature a WFVGA display (854 x 480) resolution, whereas the Moto C Plus will feature a 720p panel (1280 x 720). 

Both the phones will differ in other specifications too, the Moto C Plus will be an LTE-only phone, while the Moto C will support both 3G and 4G networks. The Moto C will come with come with a 32-bit 1.3GHz MediaTek SoC, and the Moto C Plus will feature a 64-bit MediaTek chip with same clock speed. RAM in Moto C will be limited to just 1GB, and the Moto C Plus will come in 1GB/2GB of RAM models, but it ultimately depends on the region. The Moto C will come with 8GB/16GB of onboard storage, and the C Plus will undoubtedly feature 16GB of internal storage.



Both the phones will come with a 2MP front-facing camera. The Moto C will get a 5MP snapper at the rear, and the C Plus will get an 8MP unit at the back. The biggest difference between both the phones will be the battery capacity as the Moto C will be backed with a smaller 2350mAh battery. On the flip side, the Moto C Plus will get a massive 4000mAh battery. 

The phones might be announced alongside Moto E4 and E4 Plus next month.