Author: Jonjo

It has been an underwhelming year for Samsung with the current Android OS release. The company is still testing the build based on One UI 7, but only for the Galaxy S24 series. Usually, they start the test simultaneously for its flagship phones (Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip), but that has not happened. But that might change as a One UI 7 beta build for Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 has just been spotted. Samsung might be planning a One UI 7 beta update for its foldable phones. The beta preview has been exclusive…

Google and Samsung remain the only smartphone companies with the longest software support for their phones. While the former promises seven years of support across the board, Samsung limits that to premium phones. However, six years of Android OS updates is not bad, as upcoming mid-range phones are now confirmed to get software support for an extended period. Samsung has been teasing new phones – Galaxy A36 and Galaxy A56. The latest teaser was a video posted on YouTube and X. While the video confirmed the coming of a new A-series device, none of the phones were on the video.…

While there have been bug reports compared to what we see after a major upgrade by Xiaomi in the past, a few frustrating issues have surfaced in the last few weeks. It seems the Redmi Note 12S users are taking the hit, as many problems are being reported by the device owners. Recently, Xiaomi confirmed they have supposedly fixed the green line issue on the phone’s display. They have also confirmed resolving the screen blinking bug experienced by users when using their devices. We understand the problem is exclusive to a few people, global ROM users, to be precise. If…

Well, has it been fixed? We doubt, as the green line issue has been confirmed as a hardware problem. Even though many people start seeing the line after a software upgrade, research done on the issue so far suggests you cannot solve the problem without replacing the display. So how did Xiaomi “fix the green line issue on Redmi Note 12S?” Apparently, Redmi Note 12S users started seeing green lines on their display after installing the HyperOS 2 update. The issue at the time of this report affects the global models of the phone. OS2.0.1.0. VHZMIXM, to be precise. Instead…

After a successful beta preview, Google is rolling out the Android Auto 13.8 stable update to the public. As usual, there is no changelog to tell us the changes made with this release, but the beta build suggests there are not many of them. Google releases a new Android Auto update at least every month. These builds are to improve performance and resolve bugs, while introducing new features. While we have not seen any new features for some time, we understand the company is working on a couple for the navigation app. According to reports, Google is working on a…