These hidden settings have the potential to make your Android phone so much better.
Android 12 Hidden Settings You Might Not Know About

These hidden settings have the potential to make your Android phone so much better.
iQOO is expected to unveil the iQOO 10 and iQOO 10 Pro next month, and we recently heard that the lineup will be the first to have the Dimensity 9000+ SoC at the helm. While there's no word from iQOO about these smartphones yet, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has shared an image of the iQOO 10's BMW version, revealing its design. iQOO has taken a different approach this time with the BMW version compared to previous BMW edition smartphones - called Legend in India - since there are no vertical BMW-colored stripes on the phone's back panel. Instead, we now have horizontal stripes...
Last year we tested a concept phone from Infinix with a 160W fast charging system. The company has continued working on battery tech since then and has pushed the charge rate even higher. Here is a quick teaser video posted by CEO Benjamin Jiang. Infinix calls this new system “Thunder Charge” and based on the onscreen label, it has a peak power rating of 180W. The clip is only around 10 seconds long but the battery indicator goes up by nearly a full percentage point. So, how fast is Thunder Charge? We don’t know yet. The goal for last year’s 160W system was to completely...
HTC finally released a new phone - the Desire 22 Pro is the latest offering from the storied Taiwanese maker which has shifted its focus on VR in the past years. Desire 22 Pro is a midrange phone with a 6.6-inch 120Hz LCD, Snapdragon 695 chipset and 4,520 mAh battery. It’s compatible with HTC’s Viverse ecosystem and HTC VR products like the HTC Vive Flow headset. The Viverse compatibility is the main selling factor here, letting you access virtual content from the Metaverse via the phone and a connected HTC VR headset. HTC is also bringing its Viverse Wallet to help you manage digital...
Nothing is launching its first phone, simply called phone (1), on July 12. We expect a midranger with a Snapdragon 778G+ chipset, and the latest leak claimed the price will start from INR31,000 in India. This is just south of $400 for an 8/128 GB version. The Nothing phone (1) is also said to have an 8/256 GB version for INR32,000, which is around $420. A third, even more powerful variant, with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage is expected to cost INR36,000, which translates to $450. Specs are scarce at this moment, but we already saw the device get certified with 45W fast charging with...
Qualcomm usually unveils its new flagship chipset on the first weekend of December but this year we expect it two weeks earlier. The official website of the San Diego chip company scheduled a Snapdragon Summit for November 14-17, which is likely when we’ll see the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Screenshot from Qualcomm's website The event was later taken down from the website, and while it could be a false flag, we are keen to believe the chip is really coming in November. That would allow makers like Xiaomi and Motorola to get into the race of being the first maker to launch a phone with...
A new report from Digital Chat Station on Weibo offers some insight on two of Oppo’s upcoming wearable devices. The Oppo Watch 3 will aim to have longer battery life and will come in three different models: OWW211/212/213. The wearable will have a high screen-to-body ratio and will feature a “micro arc square dial design” and will be available in black, silver, dark gray and light gold. Meanwhile, the Oppo Band 2 will come in black and blue models, and it will feature NFC and SpO2 monitoring. “In the second half of the year, the focus is on new flagships, new equipment, and new...
The Xiaomi 12S that leaked last month will be officially unveiled next week - on July 4. This revelation comes from Xiaomi, which also said that the 12S will be joined by the 12S Pro and 12S Ultra at the event. Xiaomi also confirmed its partnership with Leica for the cameras on the 12S series and gave us a glimpse of the three smartphones. Judging by the leaked image of the 12S, we believe the smartphone with the white-colored back panel is the 12S, while the one in the center might be the 12S Pro, and the smartphone on the left might be the 12S Ultra. It has a golden metal frame...
We are towards the end of the month and Google has released a third build for its Android 13 Beta 3. This month’s beta build has seen enough issues for Google to have to release not one, two, but three builds to address critical fixes to beta testers. Android 13 beta 3.3 is purely intended to fix bugs and does not bring any new features. Some of the fixes include a conflict that was occurring between the keyboard and the launcher, and another bug where gestures like swiping “back” would cause the UI to crash – and thus not make for a great beta experience. Google Pixel 6 There...
Samsung’s One UI skin is getting its 5.0 version with the release of Android 13 later this year. A report from SamMobile reveals from a source that Samsung is going to launch its Android 13/One UI 5.0 beta in the third week of July. The beta program will let eligible devices, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S22 series, to download and test One UI 5.0 ahead of its general release, expected to officially arrive to Samsung devices in October as per the report. Samsung Galaxy S22 Series This year, Samsung’s timing is ahead of the previous beta cycle. One UI 4.0 beta last year launched...
Last week a report came out shedding some supposed light on Samsung's choice of front-facing camera for next year's Galaxy S23 and S23+ smartphones. And while in that case the news was good, with the rumor saying the devices in question could ship with upgraded selfie cameras, the same apparently can't be said for the telephoto shooter on the rear. According to the same source, both the Galaxy S23 and the Galaxy S23+ will use the same 10 MP resolution for the telephoto camera as the S22 and S22+. It's likely that it's going to be 3x, as it was this year, and in fact it might very well be...
The mid-range smartphone space in the US is a joke compared to the rest of the world, given that brands which are traditionally powerful in this area are simply missing - think Xiaomi/Redmi/Poco, Realme, and so on. Thus, the landscape is pretty barren - and in this barren landscape OnePlus is making a nice buck for itself with the Nord N series. The Nord N20 5G launched back in April on T-Mobile, and the exclusivity has finally run out. You can now purchase a OnePlus Nord N20 5G in unlocked form from OnePlus itself or Best Buy. Amazon should join the party as well at some point later...
Because who wouldn't want a coffee mug-inspired earbud case?
Prices of desktop GPUs have started to normalize, but it seems that Nvidia still feels there is a need for something cheap and easy to produce - component maker Colorful has let it slip that there is an Nvidia GTX 1630 on the way. This will be a cut down on the previous base model, the 1650. This means it is based on the Turing architecture from 2019. The difference between the GTX 16 and the RTX 20 series is that the former lacks ray tracing and tensor hardware. According to leaked data, the GTX 1630 will have fewer CUDA cores than the 1650, which will be compensated slightly with...
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Teslas are known for popularizing the massive touchscreen on the dashboard, but as Tesla owners know all too well, that screen can’t be used to connect your phone using Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. But what if there was a way, a very convoluted way, but a way nonetheless? Tesla Android Project in action - driving around with Apple Maps and listening to Apple Music Developer Michał Gapiński has been working on the “Tesla Android Project” for a few months now and just demonstrated a working solution. Here it is captured on video: The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed...
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A yet to be released OnePlus Nord device was listed on the FCC database and it may end up being the successor to last year’s Nord N200 5G. The new device bearing the CPH2389 model number is believed to be the upcoming Nord N300 5G midranger which may again be exclusive to buyers in North America. The FCC listing also confirmed the phone’s supported 5G bands: n2,n25,n41, n66, n71 and n77. One Plus Nord N300 certification The only other bit of info that is rumored at the moment is that the device will carry an FHD+ resolution display (presumably 90Hz) and that it will be powered by a...
Starbucks in South Korea has partnered with Samsung to release some unique cases for the Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy Buds2. These will be available through the Starbucks app as well as Starbuck’s Naver store starting tomorrow (June 28) at 15:00 local time. The cases for the Galaxy S22 Ultra are based on “Silicone cover with Strap” design. For example, the strap on has been turned into a Starbucks receipt. The case for the Galaxy S22 drops the strap in favor of a large logo, the S22+ case wears a “Count the stars in your Galaxy” tagline. Two Starbucks-branded cases...
Oppo unveiled the Reno8 series back in May, but the trio of phones is still confined to the market in China. According to sources, quoted by MSP, the full line-up will make its international debut on July 18 when it arrives in India. Oppo Reno8 Pro+ • Oppo Reno8 Pro • Oppo Reno8 The report claimed three Oppo Reno8 phones will appear in the Asian-Pacific country, and it is a safe bet to assume they are the vanilla, Pro, and Pro+ variants. COVID cases have been on the surge recently, so expectations are the launch will be online-only to avoid any organizational...
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The Samsung Galaxy A23 launched in March, a 4G phone powered by the Snapdragon 680. A couple of months later the first clues of a 5G model appeared and now the phone has been spotted at Geekbench. The phone, SM-A236U, seems to be a US version. There should also be a European version as well, at least that is what the initial report from May claimed. The Galaxy A23 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 695, an upgraded version of the SD 690 chip with mmWave 5G support, 15% higher CPU performance and 30% faster GPU (thanks to upgraded Kryo 660 cores and Adreno 619). The mmWave connectivity (if...
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Following a major leak over the weekend, Huawei now confirmed its ready to launch its nova 10 series on July 4. Ahead of the big unveiling both nova 10 and nova 10 Pro are already listed for reservation on JD.com revealing the official images and colorways. Huawei nova 10 Huawei nova 10 will be available in silver, purple, green and black colors in 128GB and 256GB storage trims. The nova 10 Pro will sport the exact same color options and storage trims. Design-wise both phones feature curved displays with the nova 10 getting a 60MP punch hole cutout selfie camera while the 10...
OnePlus Nord 2T is selling in Continental Europe and the United Kingdom but the phone was missing from another major market until now - India. This injustice is finally going to be fixed, as the company confirmed the Nord 2T will arrive in the Pacific-Asian country as well. OnePlus set up a landing page on its own website and at Amazon in preparation for the arrival that is “coming soon”. The Nord 2T will arrive in its full power - 80W fast-charging, 50 MP camera with Sony IMX766 sensor, OxygenOS 12.1 out of the box. It is also the first phone on the market with Dimensity 1300...
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Oppo is launching the Reno smartphone with 10x zoom and we expect multiple variants of this device. One of the variations will be the chipset, and it appears the different phones will have different methods for heat dissipation. According to Brian Shen, company VP, the Snapdragon 855-powered flagship will have a copper tube and
Chinese phone maker Huawei announced the P30 and P30 Pro at an event in Paris two days ago. Both of these are powered by Kirin 980 SoC but they have some differences - one of which is wireless charging. The Pro variant has it but the vanilla P30 doesn't. Well, Huawei has quietly introduced
The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be the first commercially-available folding phone by a big brand and will cost 2,000 when it goes on pre-order in a month so future buyers would expect it to be made of some stern stuff to warrant that price. Samsung claims the Galaxy Fold can withstand 200,000 folds without issue
Huawei has launched a new affordable handset in Pakistan, named Huawei Y6 Prime (2019). Some might think it has some differences from the regular Huawei Y6 (2019), but it actually is the very same smartphone with a new moniker. The Y6 Prime (2019) has a Helio A22 chipset with quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM and
That's according to Huawei Product Manager Bruce Lee.
The latest offense from Apple is in the News+ app. Specifically, the way that Apple lets users sign up. It offers a "Try it now" button that takes you directly to the payment screen. Apple's guidelines say "Make sure users know that once the free trial is over, a payment will be automatically initiated
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On Monday, Apple released the final build of iOS 12.2 which brought support for Apple's newly announced News+ subscription service and some new Animoji. On Wednesday, Apple is releasing the first beta build of iOS 12.3 intended for developers, restarting the cycle of updates. The changelog for the 12.3 update only mention stability Improvements
Following the release of iOS 12.2 earlier this week, today Apple is making watchOS 5.2 available for its smartwatches. The most notable thing about it is that it's bringing the ECG app and irregular heart rhythm notification to 19 countries in Europe as well as Hong Kong. Here's the full list of European countries graced
Google's 'lite' versions of the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have been leaking like crazy for the past few months, and they should finally become official sometime this spring. In the US they're rumored to be exclusive to Verizon, which is unsurprising given Google's past antics. What about the rest of the world? Well,