LG V30 ThinQ on T-Mobile has Android Oreo update through LG Bridge

For those of you owning one on T-Mobile, the LG V30 finally gets its just desserts. But you'll have to jump a few hoops to get a fork in.

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Android P Developer Preview begins with big new media codecs supported

Other big points for app makers include a flooding threshold for to encourage the API level support and idle state apps not being able to record device sensor data. Images for Pixel phones are available.

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Essential Phone can now enter Android 8.1 beta with simple OTA update

It's less hassle, even if it takes a little while to get into. But if you don't happen to have a good hand at ADB and still want to trial beta software, this is the way to go.

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Did Android 7.1.2 brick fingerprints for you? Maybe flash the update…

Users of the Pixel and applicable Nexus devices are reporting that the update has crippled the usability of their fingerprint sensors.

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Did Android 7.1.2 brick fingerprints for you? Maybe flash the update…

Users of the Pixel and applicable Nexus devices are reporting that the update has crippled the usability of their fingerprint sensors.

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In a paradox, Xfinity Mobile and YouTube TV launch | #PNWeekly 247

In this episode of our podcast, we also talk about Samsung's good and bad with the Galaxy S8 and Tizen as well as Russo-Canadian cellphone spies...

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Alcatel Flash is the world’s first smartphone with dual rear and dual front cameras

You'd think this new Alcatel Flash would get flashier promotion, what with a grand total of four cameras in tow, a 10-core processor and snazzy design.

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Google loading Android Nougat images for Nexuses today

As we post, Google is updating its Nexus Files for Developers page with links to the NRD90M builds of Android 7.0 Nougat. Developers and users alike with ADB knowledge can flash them to applicable Nexus devices.The Pixel C, the Nexus Player and the Wi-Fi version of the Nexus 9 are available for download at this hour. You can also continue to attempt a pull-down of the OTA.The countdown for OEM partners to get updates out continues.Source:

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Snap up Bluboo phones for $9.99 on June 18 at 3am Eastern

If you want to stay awake or, heaven forbid, cut short your sleep tomorrow night, you’d want a great reason to do so. That reason may be Bluboo.The little-known Chinese manufacturer will have six models at 50 units each for sale at $9.99 starting at 3am Eastern on June 18. After the so-called “Snap Up” units have sold out, the phones will then go for a reduced discount.The headliner for Bluboo is the Maya, what you could say is a mid-ranger from 2014. It has a ...

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Alcatel Flash 3 tipped as unusually potent 4.6-incher with Android 6.0

How badly do you want to see a truly compact Android powerhouse take on and perhaps tower above Apple’s 4-inch iPhone SE? Badly enough that you’re willing to settle for a diminutive flagship from a tier 2 manufacturer like Alcatel, since there’s no reported movement on the Samsung Galaxy S7 mini or HTC 10 mini fronts?If yes, then you should be happy to check out the high-end (-ish) specifications of an upcoming Alcatel Flash 3, revealed through GFX Bench just the other day. Unfortunately, this bad boy isn’t quite as ...

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Leaks leave us wondering about a Sony Xperia C6 Ultra

Ring flashes, 10-LED flashes, moons and flashes, it all comes in proximity to smartphone cameras these days. Posts on Baidu are now swinging some attention over to the Sony side with another Xperia phone on the loose. This one has a beefy selfie camera and a flash to boot.

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10 LEDs said to make up Meizu Pro 6 camera flash

Thursday’s the day that Meizu will set onto the world the Pro 6 smartphone. No, it’d be disingenuous to call this an iPhone-wannabe with its antenna lines. Check out that large camera port with the freaky little ring flash below it. Official renders and releases have talked about that inner circle housing a laser ...

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Google raises its banner in crusade away from Flash, sets deadline for ads

Adobe Flash helped make the internet what it is today, bringing us streaming video, interactive games, and –yes- some very annoying ads. But the internet’s been doing a lot of growing up lately, and between steep processing and memory requirements, to say nothing of security vulnerability after security vulnerability, the sun’s been setting on Flash. As everyone looks to HTML5 and other more mature technologies for their Flash replacements, Google’s doing its part to help move ...

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Google searches add mobile incompatibility warnings

Smartphones are wildly powerful devices. They have processing power and memory that rivals PCs of just a few years past, and while their screens may be tiny, they often have the resolution to measure up pixel-for-pixel with full-sized monitors. Yet despite all theses resources, phones often end up coming in seriously behind PCs in one key area: web browsing. There are plenty of reasons for why this continues to be, and one big one is incompatibility with Adobe Flash. Putting all ...

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