Someone on the Android Wear subreddit was able to obtain a test build of the upcoming update headed to Android Wear. He just published a video that demos some of the new features including an enabled external speaker on the Huawei Watch, Audio Feedback, music playback, call options, emoji picker and more.
WhatsApp suffered a brief outage, possibly due to the massive influx of messages sent during New Years celebrations around the world. This outage has caused WhatsApp messages to fail to deliver, and the areas affected include parts of North and South America, Europe, India and Indonesia.
After turning down the Pakistani government’s request for “unfettered access” to user information (read: backdoor) and deciding to leave the country rather than change its policy, Blackberry has informed that it will continue operations in Pakistan afterall. This comes after talks with the government, which led to the rescission of the previous shutdown order.
Motorola has released the kernel sources for the Moto X 2014 for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It’s certainly beneficial for developers, as they can update their custom kernels with the most recent changes and fixes. Prepare your terminal and Git book and head over to the GitHub repo to find out what’s new.
With 2015 coming to an end, Huawei has released their official sales numbers for the year. It’s been previously reported that Huawei is now the #3 smartphone manufacturer in the world and these growth numbers show us the why. Huawei saw a 35% increase in revenue for all of 2015 and the company says they also saw a solid increase in profits and cash flow as well.
The OnePlus X has garnered a fair bit of popularity in the smaller phone segment, featuring decent specs in a small package and an inexpensive price tag to play along with it. But as capable as the Snapdragon 801 in the OnePlus X may be, the phone does not bear the latest (and arguably, the best) in the processing department.
To bank upon the lack of spec-heavy competition in the smaller side of the smartphone scale, OnePlus seems to be in the process of releasing their next small phone: The OnePlus 2 Mini. We caught glimpses of the specs when the device hit GFXBench earlier in the month, and now the device has hit Chinese regulatory authority TENAA.
The OnePlus 2 Mini bears a design which is very similar to the OnePlus X, with its glass front and back and metallic frame. On the front of the device is a 5″ FHD AMOLED display, with the overall dimensions of the device being 140 mm x 69 mm x 6.9 mm and weighing 138 grams. Considering that the OnePlus X had a fair few fans for its design language and overall build, the OnePlus 2 Mini is thankfully not trying to fix what is not broken in this department.
On the inside of the OnePlus 2 Mini aka One E1000, we have a quad core processor clocked in at 2.0 GHz. The listing mentions 3GB of RAM, along with 16GB of internal storage and expansion slot for support upto 128GB.
For the camera, the OnePlus 2 Mini will sport a 13MP rear camera with a CMOS sensor, along with a 8MP rear camera. The device will also come with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which really hurts its chances of being a recommendable phone unless the Android 6.0 update comes along soon.
The TENAA listing deviates quite a bit from the information we had from the GFXBench device spot. However, being the regulatory authority of China, TENAA listings have a very good track record of being on point with regards specs of the device. To add on to the confusion, the OnePlus 2 Mini shares almost all the major specs with the OnePlus X, with the notable point of difference being the processor, which other Android websites are still mentioning to be Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 on the OnePlus 2 Mini. The TENAA listing skimps on most of the details on the processor, but does mention that the device bears a quad-core CPU, which does not line up with the octa-core Snapdragon 810 unless it refers to the A57 cores only. Also, the name of the device does not show up in the listings, so this could very much be a localized OnePlus X with slightly different hardware.
The OnePlus 2 Mini, if this device is called that, should be the first release of OnePlus in 2016. We expect to hear official information on the device soon.
What are your thoughts on the OnePlus 2 Mini? Is it right for OnePlus to make a slightly better version of the OnePlus X so soon in the X’s product cycle? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Source: TENAA
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The FSF has already raised more than $250,000 toward their goal of $450,000 by January 31st, 2016. They now need your help to raise that last little bit. This of course is an incredibly important charity here at XDA, head over here to find out why.
Google added a floating text selection toolbar in Android Marshmallow to make text selection and processing much more useful. In addition, Google introduced ACTION_PROCESS_TEXT, giving developers the opportunity to directly process any text selected by the user. If you’re a developer looking to add your own text selection option in the floating toolbar, the Google Developers team has posted an instructional on Medium explaining how to do so.
Thanks to iFixit community member Lenka, we now get a detailed teardown of the Nexus 5X from Google and LG. The device is very modular and it is mostly a straight forward process. You will need a heat gun and a sucktion cup if you wish to remove the LCD panel though, as the glue is said to be quite strong.
In the past we have, sort of, reviewed many custom ROMs, like CyanogenMod 12s, Oxygen OS, CyanogenMod 12, OmniROM, SlimKat and more. Here at XDA we live for custom ROMs. Whether they be huge community efforts or the tinkering of a single person, custom ROMs help unlock more functionality to our beloved devices. Now that Marshmallow is out, many ROM based on Android 6.0 are now available.
In today’s video, XDA TV Host TK, shows off Chroma ROM on his Nexus 6P. The main features covered and talked about in today’s video are the Android Pay with Root, layers manager, and more. Mostly, this is a simple stock-based release with a few pluses like the PureNexus ROM we recently reviewed. Grab your favorite beverage and check out this video.
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If you’re a flashaholic, you might have heard of ‘AnyKernel‘ and its successor ‘AnyKernel2.’ These are templates made for kernel developers to create an update.zip file that can be applied to any ROM regardless of the RAMDisk. Kerneller by XDA member someone755 is a new template aimed for the Sony Xperia line, which usually feature the recovery packed into the RAMDisk. Kernel developers can use this template to apply kernel updates without overwriting the recovery.
Reports indicate that India is now the second country to surpass 1 billion mobile users. The first country to do this was China, which reached this milestone around 2012, and India surpassed the US in terms of numbers around 2008. These types of numbers show you why companies like Google, Facebook and even Cyanogen are doing what they can to get a foothold in the country.
You may have heard about Carrier iQ, as there are lots of tutorials here on XDA that show you how to remove and/or disable the analytical and diagnostic software on your smartphone. AT&T signed on as a partner some time ago and used it on their phones, but it seems like they have now acquired the entire company including its talent and their assets.
Xiaomi has a wide portfolio of devices, especially in China. The producer of the Mi Band and Redmi Note has officially announced a 70-Inch 4K TV with Xiaomi-flavored UI. It has some really decent specs and it will cost 9,999 Yuan, which is roughly converted to $1540.
ZUK Z1, a result of a collaboration of a few companies, including Lenovo and Elephone, is set to receive a Cyanogen OS 13.0 update next year. Luckily for its users, XDA Senior Member MrColdbird refused to wait any longer and started to work on CyanogenMod 13.0 for this device. A port is still quite early and contains a list of bugs, but it’s great to see the small Z1’s community thriving.
Evan Blass (@evleaks) has just revealed some details of what could be the upcoming LG G5. We are told the build material will be metal, the phone will have a 5.3″ QuadHD display, a secondary “ticker” screen, dual cameras on the back to give it 135-degree wide-angle capabilities, and have the Snapdragon 820 SoC. The device is also said to have a modular “Magic Slot” and bringing the battery down to 2,800mAh.
Bluboo has just announced the Xfire 2 and claims it is the world’s first 5″ smartphone with three SIM slots. However, 10 seconds into a Google search I have already read about the GooPhone X1+ (which came out in 2013). The Bluboo Xfire 2 will have a 2.5D “arc suspended” screen, a quad-core MT6580 So, will retail for only $69.99 and launch sometime in January.
One of the very first Firefox OS partners – Telefonica – ditched Mozilla’s system in favor of Cyanogen OS. Telefonica joins such companies as OnePlus, Oppo, ZUK or YU which use or have been using Cyanogen’s OS. The first branded devices powered by Cyanogen have started to sell in Spain and will arrive in countries like Germany and theUnited Kingdom soon. Telefonica aims to launch Cyanogen in different countries in 2016.
For anyone with the D855 LG G3 who also doesn’t want to wait for the 30B Marshmallow OTA update to be released in your country, KDZ and flashable ZIP files are now available for you. This is courtesy of XDA Recognized Contributor autoprime and it will work on both the 16GB and 32GB models.
A recent discovery made by Tony Beltramelli, a Masters student at the IT University of Copenhagen, shows how vulnerable smartwaches are. Cyber criminals can gather important data like PIN codes by using the gyroscope and accelerometer. Beltramelli even posted a proof of concept video demonstrating how easy such data can be hijacked. More in the article.
YouTube recently accused T-Mobile of throttling users on their network who were watching videos on the service. This week, T-Mobile has come back and said that throttling is a bad way to describe it, and instead the videos are now “mobile optimized”. YouTube never agreed to be part of T-Mobile’s Binge On service and they feel users should have to opt in to enable it.
OnePlus One is now receiving an OTA update to version 12.1-YOG7DAS2K1. It most likely is one of the last updates containing Android 5.1. A full changelog isn’t posted yet, but according to user reports, this update brings close integration with Microsoft’s Cortana. XDA Recognized Themer Spannaa has managed to capture a link to the incremental update, so get it now.
Earlier this month we’ve learned about WPInternals – a tool able to unlock some Lumia phones. XDA Senior Member werty100 decided to make use of it and ported a Windows 10 (10.0.10586.36) ROM to Nokia Lumia 920. The ROM has root access. If you have got this Lumia, it’s a nice chance to give it a new life.
It has become common to measure battery life in terms of screen-on time, and while such measurement is inaccurate due to many factors, it’s still one of the most mentioned numbers in reviews and online comments. What is your typical SOT at the end of the day (not charge), and, most importantly, how do you think it ranks up (considering your usage)?
There was an Android commit shared on Hacker News this week that showed Google was importing OpenJDK into the codebase. VentureBeat reached out for an official comment and Google said that their “upcoming release of Android” will move Android’s Java language libraries to an OpenJDK-based approach.
On January 11th and 12th in San Francisco, Google will hold a developer conference for the IoT dubbed Ubiquity. Development for Brill, Weave, Beacons, Google Cast, Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto will be discussed during sessions throughout the two day event. Registration for Ubiquity is open right now and attendance is free.
Augmented Reality and Android Wear are two technologies that have shown great potential to transform the way we consume content, but thus far have been criminally underused. Ever wonder what it would be like to combine the two? You don’t have to dream anymore, because one developer made a game to show off his proof of concept augmented reality integration with Android Wear smartwatches.
Yesterday we took a moment to reflect on the Top 5 News Stories of 2015. As the year wraps up, it is always fun to look back at what goodies got released over the last 12 months. In today’s video XDA TV Host TK talks about the Top 5 Xposed Mods from 2015.
At the beginning of the years, the future of Xposed was in question. ART and Lollipop completely changed the environment for the Xposed Framework. Thankfully, XDA Senior Recognized Developer rovo89 put in the hard work and released Xposed for Lollipop, and later Marshmallow. Check out the video to see what we thought were the top 5 Xposed mods of 2015. Feel free to let us know what you thought was the top Xposed mod in the comments below.
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Android Auto was announced back in 2014, but if you don’t have a compatible car you’ll find yourself unable to use the app. Thankfully, an enterprising developer named BitSpice released a beta version of an app he was working on called ‘AutoMate’ to bring Android Auto’s functionality to every Android phone. Now, that app is ready to leave its beta status. You can now find it on the Play Store.
Android Auto was announced back in 2014, but if you don’t have a compatible car you’ll find yourself unable to use the app. Thankfully, an enterprising developer named BitSpice released a beta version of an app he was working on called ‘AutoMate’ to bring Android Auto’s functionality to every Android phone. Now, that app is ready to leave its beta status. You can now find it on the Play Store.
The global co-general manager of Samsung Pay just announced that Samsung Pay is likely to come to some lower-priced Samsung smartphones in 2016. Not only this, but we are also told that Samsung will be able to compete with the likes of PayPal when it gains support for online payments. We don’t know when this feature will be launched, but Thomas Ko says it’s coming “soon”.
We’ve featured XenoAmp by XDA Senior Member ssuukk a couple of times before, in 2012 and 2013. It’s come a long way since then, going past the 1.0 release to mark its maturity.
The core is still pretty much the same compared to when it first came out. If you’re used to other music players, this player’s interface will probably feel alien at first (hence the name). While that may discourage you from testing it further, it’s one of the things that make it stand out (in a good way!) from the competition. Despite its differences, the learning curve is not a steep one, and using the app becomes a breeze after spending some time discovering how it works.
XenoAmp’s interface makes it easy to use with one thumb, which makes it possible to use quick actions (once you’ve set your playlist up) in an unobstructive manner. Need to pause? Just tap anywhere. Current song doesn’t suit your mood? Swipe on to the next one. Changing the volume and forwarding is also handled through gestures, to the point where I personally found XenoAmp to be my go-to choice for listening to music while driving: after picking or making a playlist, a quick gesture allows me to do any action I want — without looking at my phone’s screen.
Playlist management is also an easy task, letting you reorder or remove entries by dragging them up and down or swiping them away. Switching playlists or moving tracks between them is also a breeze, and you could use advanced search to quickly add music by tags, genres and more. The playlists pane and the XenoAmp sidebar are accessible from any screen, providing easy access to commonly accessed features (e.g. search or shuffling).
That’s still not all. Want lyrics? You got it. Voice commands? XenoAmp has that as well. Widgets? Yup! Prefer a lighter/more material interface, or would you rather stick with the classic dark one? The choice is yours. Looking for a music player that can handle, manage and automatically download missing tags? You’ve found one. And even though XenoAmp is considered almost complete by now, the developer still has plans for it, such as SoundCloud support, visual tweaks and polishing, a nicer interface for streaming services and Xeno’s own radio station database.
A new version of Google Glass has stopped by the FCC for testing and has revealed a new folding design as well as a look at the device’s internals, the report shows that the device will support bluetooth, 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz WiFi which has not come as much of a surprise. Head on over for more pictures.
A few days ago, Samsung has officially released a Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6… well, kind of. It’s still a beta, but developers are already working hard to bring their greatest projects up-to-date.
No longer than yesterday we learned that XDA Senior Recognized Developer Chainfire has updated his great CF-Root. Samsung users may feel happy as yet another project is now available for their smartphones.
It’s hard to imagine our XDA world without the Xposed Framework. Thanks to efforts of a few developers, including XDA Senior Recognized Developer rovo89 and XDA Recognized Developers arter97 and wanam, the Xposed Framework is now available for Android 6.0 on the Samsung Galaxy S6. Here’s what wanam had to say:
Samsung did it in clean way this time, just a small changes to Art plus the Knox security ones of course.
I didn’t include xz support, it’s not required on the current M build, maybe planned for low space devices, i hope they will switch to gz since it’s supported on aosp.
Samsung’s strategy includes incorporating as many security patches as possible. It’s a good thing, but it brings many issues to users who would like to modify the operating system. Things like ART and Knox make developing for Samsung’s platform much more complicated, hence the delay in development. Luckily, development hasn’t stopped and keeps thriving.
Installation of this Xposed isn’t as easy as you may think. You need to flash a few things before you’ll finally get Xposed to work. Wanam provided detailed instructions and necessary downloads in his post here, so you don’t have to look for it by yourself.
If you are running a beta of Android 6.0 on a Samsung device, head over to this thread to get yourself a working Xposed installer. If you haven’t tried Marshmallow yet, find out how to install it on your device.
Are you happy to see Xposed on your Samsung Galaxy S6 again? Let us know in the comments below!
CyanogenMod ROMs are popular amongst enthusiasts for their sheer availability, their feature set and the (relatively) AOSP-feel it gives skinned OEM devices. Yet these are not always optimized or stable, sometimes earning the ROM a bad reputation among those with high custom ROM standards or devices that haven’t seen stable ports. What has your personal experience been like?
By registering your IMEI number on a Google Drive form, users can apply to receive an OTA update of an Android 6.0 Marshmallow (and EMUI 4.0) beta that Huawei is currently testing in India. This is just a beta and the company has said they plan on rolling out the final version by January or early February.
Apple just recently won a patent case against Samsung and a little over a week ago the South Korean tech giant paid a hefty $548 million in damages. Apple feels that it isn’t enough because they have just asked the courts to make Samsung pay $180 million more in “supplemental damages and interest”.
A newer model of the Huawei Honor 5X with better specs has just been certified by TENAA. It will have a 5.5″ 1080p display, an SoC that is presumed to be the Snapdragon 616, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, 13MP rear and 5MP front camera, metal build materials and a fingerprint sensor on the back. It will be available in Grey, Silver and Gold with Android 5.1 Lollipop.
A report out of South Korea reveals some alleged details of the upcoming flagship from Samsung. We are told that the Galaxy S7 will have a 5.2″ display while the Galaxy S7 Edge will have a 5.5″ display. The report also revealed that Samsung had sold over 393 million smartphones by the end of September of this year.
Reuters recently published a piece claiming that OEMs like Sony and HTC are on their last leg and facing extinction. HTC’s Cher Wang responded by saying they have no plans to bow out anytime soon. In fact, Focus Taiwan reports that HTC is planning “more flagship models to target niche markets” as their way to compete in 2016 and beyond.
