This is our best look yet at Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone

Next month, Samsung will host Galaxy Unpacked 2020, where the company is expected to unveil a host of new gadgets. One of those devices will most likely be the Galaxy Z Fold 2 which, according to a new leak courtesy of MySmartPrice, has been unveiled in a set of high resolution renders.

One of the most noticeable upgrades over the original Galaxy Fold is the hole-punch design, which looks set to replace the notch. As the renders show, the hole punch approach results in a much cleaner design.

In addition to the hole punch on the interior display, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 will also apparently offer a more expansive cover display, so the phone is more useful when it’s folded. Providing users with a larger cover display will make the Galaxy Z Fold 2 much more versatile, as users won’t always have to open the device up to get things done.

The renders also reveal the Galaxy Z Fold 2 will feature a triple-camera setup, which has more or less become common in flagship devices.  The latest rumors point to the foldable device featuring 64MP, 12MP, and 12MP sensors on the back and a 10MP sensor in the interior, giving users plenty of camera hardware to play with. Other rumors point to the foldable having a 6.23″ Super AMOLED cover display, a 7.7″ Super AMOLED foldable display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 512GB of storage, 5G connectivity, a total battery capacity of 4,356mAh, 15W wireless charging, and 15W reverse wireless charging support.

When the original Galaxy Fold was released last year, we praised the phone for its innovative design, but there were also a lot of concerns about its durability. Now, with a year of refinements, expectations will be high for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 which, judging by the leaked renders, looks like a significant upgrade over the first model.

When the device is officially unveiled on August 5, it’ll apparently launch in Mystic Black and Mystic Bronze — at least according to the latest renders.

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Source: MySmartPrice

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Google One app for Android now offers free phone backups

Google One, Google’s unified cloud backup service, offers subscribers the ability to automatically back up device data, multimedia messages, photos, and videos from their Android devices. Starting today, that same feature is being extended to all Android users free of charge.

The backup feature is a convenient and worry-free way to preserve your texts, contacts, apps, photos, and videos. And it’s all automatic, so very little work needs to be done by users. If you wind up breaking, losing, or upgrading your device, all of your important information will be saved in the cloud. Most Android devices already support backing up data to the cloud thanks to Google Play Service’s backup manager service which uploads files to a private directory on users’ Google Drive accounts. However, this backup solution doesn’t sync MMS or photos and videos in original quality, which is a perk available from Google Photos/One.

In addition to the free backup feature, Google is also introducing a storage manager, which will be available in both the mobile  app and online. This will allow users to delete files from across the various services that One supports, including Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos, in order to free up space. You get 15GB of free storage with a Google account, and it’s $1.99/month for 100GB of data on Google One after that.

As usual, One allows subscribers to share their plan with up to five additional members, so if you do need more than 15GB of storage but not quite 100GB or more, you can split the extra storage space with your family members. That’s a nifty incentive to upgrade. A membership also features premium support, Google Play credits, and Google Store member rewards. There are also hints that a subscription will be required to access premium editing features in Google Photos, but we haven’t seen that come to fruition just yet.

Google said it’s also planning to launch a Google One app for iOS soon, so iPhone users will also get free automatic backups. The Android app is available from the Google Play Store right now.

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Source: Google

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OnePlus phones may finally get an always-on display with Android 11-based OxygenOS 11

Earlier this year, OnePlus finally committed to bring an always-on display feature to OxygenOS. Now, with the stable release of Android 11 coming in September for Pixel phones, OnePlus is teasing that they will introduce an AOD feature in the company’s OxygenOS 11 update.

OnePlus founder and CEO Pete Lau teased the feature with a cheeky Tweet, which you can view below.

11 "on display." pic.twitter.com/Y2prOL8Nge

— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) July 28, 2020

While Lau doesn’t explicitly say AOD is coming to OxygenOS 11, it’s hard not to make that conclusion considering OnePlus already committed to bringing the feature to its devices. In fact, it has been one of the community’s most-requested features for months now. Back in March, OnePlus officially added the feature to its software roadmap after overcoming initial power consumption tests. “We are working on fine-tuning AOD to make sure it is perfectly optimized,” said Gary C., an OxygenOS operations staff member.

OnePlus said it has entertained the idea of an AOD feature for a while, but it was apprehensive to release anything official due to power consumption issues. The company explained that AOD “could roughly consume about 350-500 mAh of the batter, which means you might get one or two hours deducted from your daily usage.”

Even still, OnePlus said that people deserve the option if they want it, and considering many popular Android devices already offer an always-on display feature, the company no doubt wanted to bring further feature parity to its devices.

Lau doesn’t provide an exact release date for the always-on display option, but with Android 11 set to drop on September 8, we could see the feature be available shortly after. Last year, OnePlus released an OxygenOS 10 stable update in September, so if history is anything to go by, OxygenOS 11 will begin rolling out in a matter of weeks.

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Realme 2 Pro and Realme 5/5s/5i Android 10 kernel source code now available

BBK Electronics’ Realme brand spun out of OPPO, but the brand’s Realme UI is still closely tied to OPPO’s ColorOS software. With the Android 10 update, Realme has introduced its self-branded Realme UI OS to many of its devices. The brand has been gradually publishing updated kernel sources corresponding to those releases. Now, the brand has now posted Android 10-compatible kernel source code for the Realme 2 Pro and the entire non-Pro Realme 5 family that includes the Realme 5, Realme 5s, and the Realme 5i.

Realme 2 Pro

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660-powered Realme 2 Pro already has a rich aftermarket development community, made possible by the early kernel source drop from Realme. The phone picked up its stable Android 10 update about a month ago. However, the kernel source code corresponding to the update wasn’t made available up until now. You can visit Realme’s GitHub repo at the link below to download the updated source code (all without a proper commit history).

Realme 2 Pro Android 10 Kernel Sources ||| Realme 2 Pro XDA Forums

Realme 5/5s/5i

The Realme 5 and the Realme 5s share a common firmware due to their internal similarities, which means the existing Android Pie-based kernel source for the Realme 5 is somewhat suited for the Realme 5s as well. Despite sporting the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC as the Realme 5/5s, the Realme 5i needs its own firmware, although there is very little difference between these devices. That’s why Realme has released the updated kernel source code for the Realme 5i in the same branch as the Realme 5/5s’s release rather than under its own branch as they did earlier this year. Check out the unified source below.

Realme 5/5s/5i Android 10 Kernel Sources ||| Realme 5 XDA Forums

Apart from the lack of commit history, Realme is known for publishing broken and/or incomplete source code. They are still not as swift as OnePlus when it comes to releasing and keeping the kernel sources up-to-date, but at least they are in a much better position than OPPO and Vivo, the two other companies owned by BBK Electronics.

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How to root the OnePlus Nord with Magisk

The OnePlus Nord is just beginning to arrive at the porches of early adopters, and there’s already a way to root it using Magisk, thanks to the efforts of XDA Senior Member Some_Random_Username. Obviously there’s no TWRP or flashable Magisk zip this early in the product cycle for the Nord, so rooting it will take a few steps. You’ll need to have your PC handy and know your way around ADB and your PC’s command-line interface.

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Preparing your OnePlus Nord

• Update OxygenOS to the latest build (currently 10.5.2) using this thread, since there’s no publicly available flashable zip of the build the Nord ships with (thus no extractable boot.img).
  • Download India build or EU build depending on your locale.
  • Go to Settings > System > System Update and use the “local update” option.

Image credit Some_Random_Username

• Activate Developer Options and select “allow OEM unlock” and “allow USB debugging”.
• Install the latest Android Developer Platform Tools on your PC and connect your OnePlus Nord to your PC.
• Open the command terminal window on your PC.

Rooting your OnePlus Nord

1. Unlock your bootloader:
   1. Use ADB to reboot your OnePlus Nord into fastboot mode (navigate to your platform tools folder in your command window and type “adb reboot bootloader”).
   2. Type “fastboot OEM unlock” in your command window (warning: unlocking the bootloader will wipe all of your user data).
   3. Reboot your phone and complete the OxygenOS setup process.
2. Download and patch the boot image for your variant:
   1. Download Magisk Manager from topjohnwu’s repo.
   2. Download the extracted boot.img for your build (EU) (India)
   3. Install Magisk Manager and choose the “Select and patch a file” option to patch the boot.img file you downloaded in the previous step.
   4. Once Magisk Manager has finished patching the boot.img file you downloaded, the patched file will be available in your phone’s Downloads folder.
3. Replace your phone’s active boot image with the one you have downloaded and patched with Magisk Manager.
   1. Copy that patched boot.img (which should be named magisk_patched.img) to your computer
   2. Return to your PC’s command window and type “adb reboot bootloader” to return your phone to fastboot mode.
   3. Type “fastboot getvar current-slot” and press Enter.
      • If the output is a, type “fastboot flash boot_a magisk_patched.img” and press Enter.
      • If the output is b, type “fastboot flash boot_b magisk_patched.img” and press Enter.
4. Reboot to OxygenOS and open Magisk Manager – it should now indicate your phone is rooted.

Image credit Some_Random_Username

For more details, you can check out the following threads in the XDA forums:

Guide: How to root OnePlus Nord
Repo of Oxygen OS Builds for the OnePlus Nord

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New Galaxy Buds Live renders show off wingtips, explaining how the earbuds will stay in your ears

Samsung Unpacked 2020 is just a week away, and we continue receiving more information about the devices that are expected to make an appearance at Samsung’s flagship event for the second half of the year. Just earlier today we had a look at the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and its hole-punch display. Now, new renders of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live have leaked, showing off the upcoming earbuds from all angles, wingtips included.

These new renders come to us courtesy of leaker Ishan Agarwal. While we have already seen the Galaxy Buds Live in several renders in the past (like this, this, and this), we always wondered how the devices would actually stay put within the ear. These new renders provide a plausible explanation as they give us our best look yet at the wingtip protrusions.

Looking at the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live from the sides shows off the wingtips on the kidney-bean shaped earbuds. The speaker grille is present on the bottom half of the earbud, and the wingtips are present on the top. The wingtips should hook onto the ear pinna, and help keep the buds in place. These renders also provide confirmation that the upcoming earbuds will not have an in-ear design at all with silicon tips and that the speakers would rest outside your ear.

The Galaxy Buds Live are among one of the five devices expected at the Samsung event next week. These earbuds will finally bring over Active Noise Cancellation support to Samsung’s lifestyle TWS lineup. The compact design of the upcoming earbuds will sit more flush in the user’s ears and won’t protrude out as much. The earbuds are expected to measure in at just 2.8cm, making them a bit more comfortable and easier to use, especially for people will small ears. However, the new design might have some adverse effects on sound isolation as the earbuds don’t have any silicone components to ensure a proper seal. We’ll find out soon enough.

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Source: Ishan Agarwal

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