Android O to bring Animated Clock Icon and Widget, Get it right now!

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 24, 2017       

Earlier this week, we reported that Android 8.0 could be named Android Oatmeal Cookie, as the sweet name was mentioned multiple times in Android Source code during Google I/O presentation.

With every Android version, Google brings a lot of new features to enhance and improve the Android OS. We have already seen a number of new features which came along with Android O Developer preview. 

Now, according to the latest reports, the final version of Android O might bring Animated Clock Icon and Widget. The latest Android O Developer preview's "Google Clock app" contains images and code of the upcoming Animated clock.

That said, we might get Animated Clock Widget and Icons with Android O. However, you can use the Animated Clock right now by Installing the Action Launcher v25.0 (Play Link).

HMD CEO Promises 2 Years Of Android Version Updates For Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 23, 2017       

The iconic brand "Nokia" is back with the revamped Nokia 3310 and Nokia Android Smartphones (Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6), which is readily available in most of the countries.

During the launch of Nokia Android Smartphones in the South Africa, HMD Global CEO Arto Nummela told Gearburn that "What we are now committing (to) is that whenever a consumer buys a device, two years from that we will do the updates…”, He also adds that despite the fact "MTK (MediaTek) doesn’t support 7.1.1. Qualcomm supports that… We said to MTK, if you are our chipset provider, you have to commit to get the latest and greatest.”

HMD also plans to provide the fastest and latest Android updates to the Nokia 3 and upcoming MTK powered Nokia smartphones in partnership with MediaTek. 

Along with the commitment of 2 years Android version updates, HMD CEO reiterated that monthly security updates would also be rolled out to the Nokia Smartphones. 

Source: Gearburn

Android O 8.0 could be called 'Oatmeal Cookie'

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 23, 2017       

The next iteration of Android could be called "Oatmeal Cookie" according to some recently discovered references in the source code. The code contains numerous references to 'oc-dev' Android-OS, which is being tested on Google Pixel (Sailfish).

In addition to the oc-dev references found in the source code, it’s also been pointed out that there were mentions of “oatmeal_cookie” in sample code that was used in a Google I/O presentation slide.

That said, Android Oreo sounds better, but chances are it probably won’t be the name of Android 8.0. What do you think Android "O" will be named?

Myce (Thanks for tip)

Nokia 3 to Go on Sale in the UK on July 12, Nokia 5 on July 19

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 23, 2017       

The Nokia-branded Android Smartphones will be available in the UK starting 2nd Week of July. The smartphones are likely to be Nokia 3 and Nokia 5, while the Nokia 6 will join them later.

Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 will be sold on Amazon and Clove, the Nokia 3 will be up for sale starting July 12 at £129.99. Nokia 5, on the other hand, will be available from July 19 at £179.99. There's no information regarding the availability of the Nokia 6.

With Nokia 5, you get 5.2" HD display, Seamless aluminium unibody, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with Support for up to 128 GB, Stock Android 7.0 Nougat. It comes with a 3000 mAh battery.

Camera wise, the Nokia 5 features 13MP rear camera with PDAF, 1.12um, f/2, dual tone flash, to the front there's a 8MP with AF, 1.12um, f/2, FOV 84 degrees. It comes in Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black and Copper color options.

The Nokia 3 is the somewhat same phone as the Nokia 5 in terms of design, Specs wise, the Nokia 3 features a 5" HD display, 8MP rear and front camera, 2650mAh battery, MTK 6737 quad-core processor, 2 RAM, 16GB internal storage with SD support.

The Nokia 6 features a 5.5" 1080p screen with Gorilla Glass, classic Nokia design and an impressive audio quality. The phone comes with an aluminum unibody and runs on a Snapdragon 430 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM. Its camera should follow the Nokia trend and impress everyone. It's 16MP with an 8MP front shooter.

You can pre-order the Smartphones from Amazon: Nokia 3 | Nokia 5, Clove: Nokia 3 | Nokia 5 

Start saving your money! Let us know in the below comment section, which Nokia Android phone will you be buying? 

Vivo Could announce the First Smartphone with In-Display Fingerprint sensor at MWC 2017

 By Vaibhav Jain on June 22, 2017       

A week ago, we saw the leaked blurry hands-on footage of the Vivo Smartphone with In-Screen Fingerprint Sensor. It looks like that Vivo could unveil that technology on June 28.

The below teaser Image, which was released by vivo itself ahead of the Mobile World Congress Shanghai shows off the "Unlock the future" message paired with a fingerprint graphic passing through a rectangle, which could be the indication that Vivo might release a Smartphone with In-Display fingerprint sensor.

If the assumption is believed to be true, than Vivo might become the first company to unwrap a In-Display Fingerprint Smartphone even before mobile world giants such as Samsung and Apple.

That said, the Chinese company hasn't yet said anything official about this upcoming tech, So take it with a grain of salt!




Source: Vivo