Android Operating System

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  Samsung's One UI 8 Beta 4 for Galaxy S25 Series Gets Rid of Adaptive Clock on Lock Screen: Report

  Samsung released its Android 16-based operating system (OS) dubbed One UI 8 with its latest Galaxy Z series foldables. It is soon expected to make its way to other handsets too, with beta testing ongoing. According to a report, the One UI 8 Beta 4 for the Galaxy S25 series was spotted on the tech giant’s test server. However, one of the new featu...

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  Vivo V60 India Launch Date Tipped; Said to Be First Global Model to Arrive With OriginOS

  Vivo V60 will be launched in India next month, according to a tipster. The company's OriginOS operating system skin, based on Android 16, is said to debut in the country alongside the phone. The Vivo V60 is speculated to debut as a modified version of the Vivo S30, which was launched in China in May.

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  Samsung’s First One UI 8 Watch Beta Reportedly Available for Galaxy Watch 5 Series

  Samsung has released the first beta version of its One UI 8 Watch user interface for Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, according to a tipster. However, the tipster added that the beta program will be exclusively available in South Korea and the US. The tech giant's latest smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 8 series, runs One UI 8 Watch out of the box and...

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  Samsung Said to Have Begun Testing One UI 8 on Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4

  Samsung released its Android 16-based One UI 8 operating system (OS) at Galaxy Unpacked 2025 earlier this month. While only the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE run on the OS out-of-the-box, a tipster suggests that internal testing of the firmware for two older Galaxy devices has begun. Internal test builds of the firmware a...

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  AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G Smartphones Launched in India With 50-Megapixel Rear Cameras

  AI+ Pulse and AI+ Nova 5G smartphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The handsets are the first to run on NxtQuantum's NxtQ OS, which is said to store user data in MeitY-approved (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Google Cloud servers. The company claims that the operating system was entirely built in India and is based on A...

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  Samsung May Upgrade AI-Powered Audio Eraser Feature in One UI 8 With Real-Time Editing Support

  One UI 8 is expected to be released later this year as Samsung's iteration of the Android 16 operating system (OS). According to a tipster's claims on social media, the South Korean tech conglomerate could upgrade a notable Galaxy AI feature with additional capabilities. Audio Eraser, which lets the user remove unwanted or background noises from vi...

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  Google Pixel 6a to Get Mandatory Android 16 Update to Fix Battery Overheating Issues

  Google on Wednesday announced the Battery Performance Program for the Pixel 6a. As part of this initiative, all Pixel 6a users will receive a mandatory update to Android 16. While the tech giant has already released the next iteration of the Android operating system (OS) for its phones from the Pixel 6 to the Pixel 9 series, the Pixel 6a has not be...

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  Google Updates Android TV Home Screen With Four New Promotional Category Tabs: Report

  Google is updating the Android TV home screen with new tabs for promotional categories, as per claims on social media. The Android TV experience is almost on the verge of being phased out in favour of Google TV, but some low-end TVs or older models still run the operating system (OS). For them, the tech giant is said to have made changes, with thre...

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  Honor Watch 5 Ultra Launched With eSIM Support, ECG Tracking, Up to 15 Days Battery Life

  Honor Watch 5 Ultra was launched in China in three colourways. It sports a 1.5-inch AMOLED display and offers an ECG sensor as well as heart rate tracking. It is claimed to offer up to 15 days of battery life with eSIM disabled. The Watch 5 Ultra has an IP68-rating for dust and water resistance. The smartwatch features a 480mAh battery.

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  Honor MagicPad 3 Launched With 165Hz Screen, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC: Price, Specifications

  Honor MagicPad 3 was launched in China on Wednesday. The tablet arrives as the successor to last year’s MagicPad 2 and sports a 165Hz LCD screen with HDR10 certification. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of onboard storage. It ships with Honor’s Android 15-based operating system (OS). ...

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  Nothing OS 4.0 Based on Android 16 to Release This Autumn, Confirms CEO Carl Pei

  The Nothing Phone 3 was launched in India on Tuesday and the phone ships with Android 15-based Nothing OS 3.5 out-of-the-box. However, the UK-based startup teased the arrival of its Android 16 update during the launch event. The next iteration of the Android operating system was released by Google last month but only Pixel devices received the stab...

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  OnePlus Nord 5 Allegedly Visits Geekbench With Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, 12GB of RAM

  OnePlus Nord 5 surfaced on the Geekbench website with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, paired with 12GB of RAM. It was rumoured to come with a MediaTek Dimensity 9400e chipset. The listing suggests the Android 15 operating system as well.

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  Android 16 With Support for Live Activities, Advanced Protection Rolling Out for Pixel Devices

  Google on Tuesday released the first stable version of Android 16, beginning with supported Pixel devices. The company says it is the earliest release of a major Android operating system (OS) update in the last few years and brings several new features. It adds live updates for real-time notifications and enhanced security measures courtesy of Adva...

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  Android 16 Update Release Date, Eligible Devices and What to Expect

  Android 16 update will begin rolling out to select devices starting Wednesday, June 11. Google is introducing the stable version of its next generation of operating system earlier than the previous years. This year, the Mountain View-based tech giant is introducing the Material 3 Expressive design, a new battery health monitoring system, improvemen...

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  Huawei Pura 80 Series Launch Date Set for June 11; Key Camera Specifications Leaked

  Huawei Pura 80 series will be introduced in China on June 11. Huawei has confirmed the operating system details of the series as well. The lineup is expected to include a Pura 80, Pura 80 Pro, a Pura 80 Pro+ and an Ultra variant, similar to the Pura 70 series, which was unveiled in the country in April 2024.