While Android is more open than iOS and iPadOS, there is one area where Android apps have always lagged: third-party camera apps. The Android ecosystem has struggled because third-party apps can't access some camera features. However, that can change with Android 15, as Google has added a new feature that allows third-party camera apps to perform better while recording videos. Third-party camera apps on Android can now record smoother videos using Camera2 API Almost all Android smartphones use the Camera2 API to capture images and videos. This API offers extensions used by smartphone brands to ..read more

Mobvoi has just launched the TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro smartwatch. It comes as an upgraded version of the TicWatch Pro 5 that the company launched in May 2023. Interestingly, some of the improvements that the new wearable brings over its predecessor are already present in the Galaxy Watch 6, and these improvements make TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro compete with Samsung’s latest smartwatch more fiercely, at least on paper. What’s changed? The TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro offers five upgrades over the TicWatch 5 Pro. First, it features sapphire crystal protection on the display instead of the Gorilla Glass that th ..read more

While major operating system updates can be exciting, they can also cause issues, as Galaxy Xcover 5 owners discovered recently. Samsung released the Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update for the Galaxy Xcover 5 a few days back, and soon after, users started reporting an annoying camera bug. The Android 14 update has broken the camera's autofocus capability on some Galaxy Xcover 5 units, rendering the camera useless in most situations. Samsung stopped the update's rollout soon after reports of the bug started pouring in, and according to our friends over at Galaxy Club, Samsung now has a new Andr ..read more

Not even four months have gone by since Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 lineup at its first Unpacked event of 2024, but excitement is already building up for the company's next big event and the products that will be announced on the occasion. Samsung will hold its second Unpacked event of the year in Paris, France on July 10, as we revealed in our exclusive report recently. In addition to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, Samsung is expected to unveil its first smart ring along with new smartwatches and earbuds at the event. Samsung is actually working on two new earbuds, the Galaxy Bu ..read more

Since the beginning of this year, Amazon started showing advertisements on Prime Video. Now, the company has announced that it will show ads in three new formats on the video streaming platform, shoppable carousel ads, interactive pause ads, and interactive brand trivia ads. Let’s take a look at how each of those will appear. Shoppable carousel ads Currently, Prime Video shows advertisements during movies and TV shows. In the future, these advertisements will include a carousel of products on Amazon that people can explore and add to their carts. As soon as they start interacting with the caro ..read more

Last weekend was an exciting one for owners of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy Z Fold 4, and Galaxy Z Flip 4 residing in Korea, as Samsung finally released the One UI 6.1 update for these devices. But the excitement was short-lived for those who own a Galaxy S22, S22+, or S22 Ultra. Due to issues with some units failing to boot or unlock, the One UI 6.1 update for the Galaxy S22 series was taken off the air. The issues were reported by users in the Korean Samsung Community forums, and users who hadn't already downloaded the update later confirmed that it was no longer available for download ..read more

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series in January 2024 and launched the flagship smartphones in most countries around the globe the same month. However, in Japan, the company launched those devices only last month (on 11 April 2024). It hasn’t even been a month since then and the Galaxy S24 has already become the third-best-selling smartphone in the country. The Galaxy S24 was the third highest-selling smartphone from NTT Docomo in Japan in April 2024. The Galaxy S24 Ultra came in the fifth position. Since the company hasn’t launched the Galaxy S24+ in Japan, it’s not on the network carrier’s ..read more

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In June 2023, Google launched the Pixel Tablet, the company’s first tablet in almost a decade. It costs USD 499 for the 128GB storage variant and USD 549 for the 256GB model and comes with a Charging Speaker Dock inside the box. Well, not anymore. Google has now started selling the Pixel Tablet without the Charging Speaker Dock as well (via 9To5Google). It costs USD 399 for the 128GB model and USD 499 for the 256GB variant. Many people have been wanting only the tablet and not the dock as the latter isn’t useful for them. Those people have been holding off on the purchase of the Pixel Tablet a ..read more

The popular Google Wallet app is now available in India. In classic Google fashion, though, it doesn't have all the features available in other countries. Google isn't replacing Google Pay with Google Wallet, and both apps will continue to co-exist. Google Wallet is not as feature-rich as Samsung Wallet in India The Google Wallet app is now available for Android smartphones in India. It can be installed on Galaxy smartphones via the Google Play Store. It allows users to carry flight boarding passes, gift cards, loyalty/membership cards, and movie tickets. However, it can not store credit or de ..read more