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Android Wear Getting New Unread Notification Indicator

Tim January 25, 2018 32

The Android Wear team has detailed an upcoming change that all users should see in the next public release of the wearable OS. According to its post, users will see a new unread notification indicator, which should integrate into any watch face you use. In the...

Report: HTC Will Not Show Off the U12 at MWC, But That’s No Surprise

Tim January 25, 2018 11

According to a new report, HTC won't showcase any new phones, namely the rumored U12, at MWC this year. Considering HTC hasn't used MWC as a platform to announce new devices recently, this doesn't quite come as a surprise. In fact, when it comes to HTC at MWC,...

Rootless Pixel Launcher V3 Brings the Best Pixel Launcher Features and Then Some to Any Phone

Tim January 25, 2018 20

Google's Pixel Launcher is exclusive to Pixel devices, naturally, but 3rd-party developers are always working hard to bring these types of apps to other Android users. Thanks to a developer on XDA, Rootless Pixel Launcher is available now to all Android phones...

Files Go Adds Tablet Support, Expands SD Card Support, Intros ‘Open With’ Option

Tim January 25, 2018 3

Google's Files Go storage management app is getting updated this week, bringing three new features to all users. The first major change is the expansion of SD card support. With one tap, users can now view files on their SD card in a list or grid view, leading...

Verizon LG V30 Updated With December Security Patch, Various UI Tweaks

Tim January 25, 2018 17

Verizon's LG V30 is being updated this week, labeled as build VS99610e. Inside, owners will find the December, 2017 security patch, plus a few UI improvements. According to the changelog, a new indicator will appear for when a user is wirelessly charging the...

Poll: Does Your Phone Have Oreo Yet?

Tim January 24, 2018 112

According to the latest Android Distribution numbers, there aren't many users in the Android ecosystem running the latest and greatest from Google. To be exact, Google says only 0.7% of all Android users are running Oreo, nearly half a year after its initial...

Google Pay Branding Starting to Show Itself on Android Devices

Tim January 24, 2018 37

Earlier this month, Google announced that the new Google Pay brand would combine both Android Pay and Google Wallet. Well, the branding is starting to make its way to Android devices, but we aren't entirely sure how long it's been there. On both of our Pixel 2...

You Can Now Pre-Order the First Phone With an In-Display Fingerprint Reader… In China

Tim January 24, 2018 14

At CES earlier this month, we got to play with Vivo's latest smartphone (apparently unnamed at the time), complete with Synaptics' Clear ID in-display fingerprint reader tech. It was just as cool as we expected it to be, and at last, Vivo has announced...