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Xiaomi launches Redmi 6 in India
In mid-June, Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6 and 6A in China and a few days later, the Redmi 6 Pro, which sells in most…
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MIUI 10 8.9.6 update fixes Redmi Note 5 camera issues, WhatsApp and Telegram notification issues, and more
It’s that time of the week again that Xiaomi users are eagerly looking forward to the new release of MIUI 10 beta that brings…
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Unlocked Galaxy S8 and S8+ receive August security patch
New updates are rolling out to U.S. unlocked variants of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The updates come with last month’s Android security…
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Verizon releases September patch for the Pixel and Pixel 2 handsets
The September patch security update is now available for all the Pixel handsets at Verizon. The Pixel and Pixel 2 are still one of…
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Will Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus receive Android 9 Pie update?
Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus are approaching a year since their launch. The duo has Android 7.1.2 Nougat out of the box…
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3 reasons Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 won’t get Android 9 Pie update
Xiaomi released two variants of the Redmi Note 5 in India – the standard and Pro variant. While owners of the latter can rest…
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Why Samsung Galaxy S7 won’t be updated to Android 9 Pie
Google recently started rolling out Android 9 Pie update to the Pixels and on the very day, Essential’s PH-1 also picked up the new…
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Poco F1 update MIUI 9.6.18 rolling out, improves camera and fixes apps launch issues
Xiaomi hasn’t had the best of track records with smartphone updates, but the company has promised that the Poco F1 will be receiving regular…
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[PSA] You can unlock bootloader of your Huawei and Honor devices again for a limited time
Ever since Huawei started entertaining unlock requests for their devices, which includes both the Huawei and Honor brands of Android devices, users haven’t been…
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Android 8.1 Oreo now available for Galaxy J7 Next and J7 Core
Granted, the Android Pie rollout has taken over now — with both Huawei and OnePlus setting early pace after Essential and Google — when…
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OnePlus 6 Android Pie update rolling out as Open Beta 1 [Download]
OnePlus has begun rolling out their first Open Beta update for the OnePlus 6, and it packs a punch as guess what, you get…
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Huawei Nova 3i goes on sale at Optus Australia for AUD45 per month
The true home of all electronics and smartphones alike is China, and it also the home to some of the largest Android OEMs out…
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Motorola begins Android 8.1 update rollout for Moto G5S+
After being taken under the wing of Lenovo just a few years ago, Motorola has strictly stayed a mobile-only company, delivering strongly back to…
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Honor Play update: New OTA brings April 2019 security patch
Latest news April 04, 2019: If you happened to have purchased the Chinese variant of the Honor Play with either model number COR-AL00, COR-AL10 or COR-TL10, the…
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How to join Huawei EMUI 9 Android 9 Pie beta test program on Honor 10, Honor View 10, Play, and Huawei P20 sets and Mate 10 sets
Huawei has launched the beta program for the Android 9 update that will also come with EMUI 9 proprietary skin. The program was already…
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Download Magisk 17.1 root package here
Update [September 01, 2018]: Within a few hours of the launch of 17.0, the developer team has updated it to Magisk 17.1. The Magisk Manager…
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How Sprint Unlimited Premium plan compares to the carrier’s other unlimited plans
In mid-July, Sprint introduced up to four plans: Unlimited Plus, Unlimited Basic, Unlimited Military, and Unlimited 55+ after doing away with its general-purpose unlimited…
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TWRP 3.2.3-1 adds decrypt support for Android 9 Pie, available for Pixel devices
If you are into rooting and custom ROMs and stuff, you sure have a good idea of what the TWRP recovery is, and what…
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Kirin 980 compared to Snapdragon 845 by Huawei, you know which is better
Huawei is at the IFA 2018 and besides letting go of its plans in regards to Android 9 Pie update, the Chinese company has…
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Android 8.0 Oreo for LG G5 is now available
LG is done with Android Oreo updates for its 2017 flagship phones, the LG V30 and LG G6. Not so long ago, the company…