TWRP adds support for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Lenovo K10 Note, Vivo Y51L, and more

Team Win Recovery Project, aka TWRP, is the most popular custom recovery solution in the Android modding circle. Not only it’s the most feature-packed recovery out there, but it also supports a wide array of devices, ranging from smartphones and tablets to Android TV boxes and dongles. Last month, we saw the likes of Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Exynos), Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and Mi Translator receiving official TWRP support. Now, four new devices have just been added to the list, namely, the Redmi Note 7, Lenovo K10 Note, Vivo Y51L, and the Amlogic X96 Max.

Redmi Note 7 (lavender)

The Redmi Note 7’s TWRP build is maintained by XDA Recognized Developer erfanoabdi. As long as you have an unlocked bootloader and access to PC, you should be able to flash the recovery with the standard fastboot flash recovery twrp.img command from the command prompt. To download the latest build and a detailed step-by-step flashing guide, hit the link below.

Download Official TWRP for Redmi Note 7

Redmi Note 7 XDA Forums

Lenovo K10 Note

The Lenovo K10 Note is a budget smartphone that was launched in September last year. It packs a 6.3-inch FullHD+ display, Snapdragon 710 SoC, triple cameras, up to 6GB RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 storage, and 4,050 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. The phone comes running 9.0 with ZUI 11 skin on top. If you’re not a fan of Lenovo’s heavily customized skin, you can use this official TWRP build to flash a GSI of your choice and get a clutter-free software experience.

Download Official TWRP for Lenovo K10 Note

Vivo Y51L

The Vivo Y51L (pd1510) was launched all the way back in 2016. If you’re still holding onto this entry-level smartphone, you might want to breathe a new life into the phone by flashing a custom ROM using TWRP. The build is maintained by XDA Junior Member shahnawaz sheikh and can be downloaded at the below link.

Download Official TWRP for Vivo Y51L

AMLogic X96 Max

AMLoic X96 Max (u212) is an Android TV Box that turns your basic TV into a smart TV. It offers impressive hardware for its price, including support for 8K and HDR10+ content, quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, dual-band WiFi, and Android 9 Pie. You can find the detailed flashing instructions and recovery file at the link give below.

Download Official TWRP for Amlogic X96 Max

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Google Earth prepares to add support for Android 10’s dark mode

Android 10 was announced back in September 2019, with one of its highlight features being the system-wide dark mode that had finally made its way officially to Android. It has been months since the announcement, but several of Google’s own apps have been very slow to adopt the darker theme. Even other popular apps like WhatsApp took more than a fair amount of time, while others like Facebook are yet to jump on board. With that in mind, we can excuse a less popular app from being slow to adopt dark mode, especially if the app does not have a lot of UI elements that can be darkened. Nonetheless, Google Earth is the next app from Google that is jumping on board the dark mode train.

An APK teardown can often predict features that may arrive in a future update of an application, but it is possible that any of the features we mention here may not make it in a future release. This is because these features are currently unimplemented in the live build and may be pulled at any time by the developers in a future build.

Google Earth v9.3.19.8 has added in new strings that indicate the Google is preparing a dark theme for the app’s few themeable user interaction areas.

<string name="settings_darkmode">Dark theme</string>
<string name="settings_darkmode_label_off">Light</string>
<string name="settings_darkmode_label_on">Dark</string>
<string name="settings_darkmode_label_system">System</string>
<string name="settings_darkmode_summary">Reduce glare and improve night viewing</string>

As indicated in the strings above, Google Earth will soon add a dark theme to the app. Users can choose to set either the default Light theme, or the Dark theme, or let the app follow the system settings on Android 10. This change would apply to user interaction areas such as the side pane and info cards, since there aren’t many areas within this app that can be themed. The dark theme settings are not yet active on the app, but we can expect to see it go live soon.

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Google Earth (Free, Google Play) →

Thanks to PNF Software for providing us a license to use JEB Decompiler, a professional-grade reverse engineering tool for Android applications.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ spotted on Bluetooth SIG, may come with 5G support

When it comes to Android tablets, Samsung is one of the only OEMs that make flagship tablets that can compete with Apple’s iPads. The Galaxy Tab S6 from last year was among the best tablets team Android had on offer and it seems like Samsung plans on setting the bar even higher this year. We already know from previous leaks that Samsung might offer a larger 12.4-inch tablet this year, alongside an 11-inch model. The tablets are expected to feature the latest hardware, faster charging, Android 10, and predictably 5G support. While Samsung has still not released any official information about the upcoming tablets, we now know that they will be launched under the Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+ moniker.

The latest information about Samsung’s upcoming flagship tablets comes from a Bluetooth SIG listing that mentions the marketing name Galaxy Tab S7+ along with the model number SM-T976B. The model number falls in line with the aforementioned leaks, which suggested that the Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ will go by the model numbers SM-T97x and SM-T87x. Other than that, the listing reveals that the Galaxy Tab S7+ will include support for Bluetooth 5.0.

While we currently have no further information about the exact hardware specifications of the Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7+, we can safely assume that they will feature Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 865 SoC. Our resident Samsung tipster Max Weinbach suggests that the tablets will feature 5G support, but he wasn’t sure if Samsung will offer a 4G-only variant. We also expect Samsung to bring improvements in the camera department, support for faster charging, and higher RAM/storage variants in the upcoming flagship tablets.

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Source: Bluetooth SIG

Featured image: Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

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One UI 2.5 will not add lockscreen ads, but Samsung already has an ads problem

Samsung is scheduled to roll out the One UI 2.5 update latest this year with a couple of new features, including support for Google’s gesture navigation in third-party apps. We expect the company to release the update alongside the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 series, which may be unveiled on August 5th. While we’re looking forward to seeing everything new in the next major One UI update, a recent report has raised concerns that Samsung might add lock screen ads in One UI 2.5.

The report in question comes from TizenHelp and it claims that One UI 2.5 might include lock screen ads that will force users to wait 15seconds to watch a video ad, after which they’ll be allowed to unlock their Galaxy smartphones. The report cites a screenshot recently shared on Samsung Korea’s community forums which clearly shows an ad on the lock screen with a 15s timer right below the fingerprint scanner. However, both Mishaal Rahman and Max Weinbach from our team believe that the information provided in the report is incorrect.

A recent report from SamMobile sheds more light on the issue and provides a possible explanation as to why the screenshot might have been misconstrued by TizenHelp. As per SamMobile’s report, Samsung recently pushed an ad within the native Weather app to users in South Korea which led to a major backlash against the company on the community forums, with a number of users voicing their displeasure about the banner ad. This, in turn, led to the screenshot in question which was posted as a satirical take on ads in One UI 2.5. This hypothesis can be proven by taking a closer look at the post itself, which says (예시) at the end, which translates to “Example”. The screenshot was intended as a joke, but the humor and light intentions got lost in translation.

While One UI 2.5 won’t have lock screen ads, the current version of Samsung’s software already has an ad problem. As you can see in the attached screenshots, a number of stock One UI apps, including Phone, Music, Weather, Galaxy Apps, Bixby, Samsung Health, and Samsung Pay, already show banner ads, even on flagship devices.

On top of that, the company also sends out push notifications on One UI asking users to buy other Samsung products.

You mean like this s20 ad inside an s20…?

Samsung is unbelievable. How much more should I spend so that they could shut the f*** up with these ‘excessive’ ads. pic.twitter.com/Efx9iLZzvz

— Alvin (@Alvinzhrnm) June 8, 2020

The situation is even worse on low and mid-range Samsung devices, especially in regions like India, where ads within the UI are seen as an effective monetization strategy to offset the lower margins on the device.

Even though Samsung isn’t the only smartphone manufacturer to include ads in its software, it’s probably the only one that displays ads on its flagship devices. While one can argue that it makes some sense for OEMs to display ads on entry-level and mid-range devices to recoup the margins that they give up on the hardware, pushing ads on $1,000 flagships is just unacceptable. For now, we can only hope that Samsung addresses this issue in a future One UI update.

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[Update 2: Launching on June 16] HTC’s upcoming Desire 20 Pro leaks with a hole-punch display and quad rear cameras

Update 2 (06/09/2020 @ 04:10 AM ET): The HTC Desire 20 Pro is launching on June 16, 2020.

Update 1 (06/04/2020 @ 03:40 AM ET): Specifications of the upcoming HTC Desire 20 Pro have surfaced on Google Play Console’s Device Catalog. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article has published on April 30, 2020, is preserved as below.

Oh, HTC. The company that was once at the forefront of Android innovation, as well as the company that kickstarted Android phones in general (by launching the very first commercial Android phone 12 years ago), is now, for the most part, forgotten. After enduring a tough time, the company has exited the smartphone marketplace for the most part: we haven’t seen an HTC flagship since the HTC U12+, and right now, the company has focused on launching the occasional mid-range phone (often licensing their name to another company) or launching devices for a very niche market (remember that cryptocurrency phone?). Surprisingly, HTC now has another release in the pipeline: the upcoming HTC Desire 20 Pro.

Our first close look of the device comes from Evan Blass’ Patreon page, where he shared a rough render of the device. Meanwhile, XDA Recognized Contributor LlabTooFeR also shared the purported name of this phone as well as a rough depiction of it, which matches what Blass shared.

https://twitter.com/LlabTooFeR/status/1253965107018825728

The HTC Desire lineup has always been about midrange phones and lower-end ones, and judging by the looks of it, the HTC Desire 20 Pro will be no different. It does integrate some newer smartphone design features: the phone will sport a hole-punch display, with the front-facing camera cornered to the left side of the display. The back also features a corner-aligned camera setup with what looks like a quad rear camera setup. We do have a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, though, which has also lately become a characterizing feature in lower-end devices: most higher-end ones now go with in-display ones.

We have no clue on what this device will pack spec-wise, but since it’s a Desire smartphone and the phone looks fairly mid-range, we’re not really expecting anything amazing or mind-blowing here. There is an alleged GeekBench listing for the device, and it shows not-so-impressive performance, but it does indicate that it runs on an octa-core Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.8 GHz. It is possible that HTC might surprise us, though, but it’s highly unlikely. We also don’t know when HTC is planning to release this device or if it’s going to release it at all.

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Update: Specifications of the HTC Desire 20 Pro

The HTC Desire 20 Pro has just been added to Google Play Console’s Device Catalog. With the codename “htc_bymdugl” and model name “HTC 2Q9J10000”, the HTC Desire 20 Pro will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC, 6GB of RAM, and a display with a 2340×1080 resolution. The phone will run Android 10, unsurprisingly.

While the listing states specifications which we believe to be correct, it still includes an old render of the HTC u11+, so we do not have any new graphics to share at this stage.

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Update 2: HTC Desire 20 Pro launching on June 16, 2020

HTC will be launching the Desire 20 Pro on June 16, 2020.

The silhouette of the phone matches that of the Desire 20 Pro. Curiously, HTC has also placed the Vivo logo in the top right corner of the banner image.

Source: HTC Community

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OnePlus TV 32″ and 43″ models certified by Bluetooth SIG, will start under ₹20,000 (~$265) in India

OnePlus’ market strategy has evolved significantly over the last few years. Starting off as a flagship killer brands, the OnePlus we know today targets the premium segment of smartphones. But alongside premium smartphones, OnePlus also dived into the category of premium smart TVs with two 4K QLED TVs launched in India last year at a starting price of ₹70,000 (~$990 at the time). The TVs, however, met a lot of criticism for their exorbitant pricing (the more premium model of the OnePlus TV was priced above $1400) for a newcomer in the segment, forcing the company to re-evaluate its pricing strategy for TVs – not just smartphones.

OnePlus TV XDA Review: Bells and Whistles With Practical Awesomeness

OnePlus is now maneuvering back to the grassroots with affordable smartphones and LED TVs to tap into the mass market which is currently dominated by brands like Xiaomi, Vu, TCL in India. As per recent reports, there will be more than one TV and the most affordable one will be priced at around $200 (~₹15,000). OnePlus has also confirmed that these TVs will be launching in India on July 2nd.

Now, a day after the confirmation from company, two OnePlus LED TVs have been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. The listings include a 32-inch model and a 43-inch model with model numbers 32HA0A00 and 43FA0A00, respectively. The letters “H” and “F” in the model numbers might indicate that the 32″ model sports an HD panel (1366 x 768p resolution) while the 43″ variant ships with a Full HD (1920 x 1080p) panel. We could also expect OnePlus to borrow some wisdom from sister company Realme, which recently introduced the Realme TV lineup with 32″ and 43″ models.

Other than the OnePlus TV variants, two remote controllers from OnePlus have also been certified by the Bluetooth SIG. These remotes have model numbers RC-002B and RC-002C, suggesting some differences between the two remotes. All of these products support Bluetooth 5.0.

Furthermore, corroborating earlier reports, OnePlus India also teased the tentative pricing for the upcoming OnePlus TVs. While the graphic means the price could be anything between ₹10,999 (~$145) and ₹19,999 (~$265), the sub-₹20,000 pricing is guaranteed for at least one model. Just like the premium models, the affordable smart TVs from the company will also be sold via Amazon India.

The price of the New OnePlus TV Series will be starting from ₹1X,999.
Can you guess the price
Get notified: https://t.co/UiyKu2a8CU pic.twitter.com/3Z1AdXK6J2

— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) June 9, 2020

We hope to learn more about the soon-to-be-launched TV range over the following days as more certifications, teasers, and leaks surface online. Meanwhile, what are your thoughts about an affordable smart TV from the company? Let us know in the comments below.

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Source: Bluetooth SIG (1)(2)

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Vivaldi for Android gets updated with dark mode for web content

After several months of beta testing, the first stable version of the Vivaldi browser rolled out on the Google Play Store earlier this year in April. Much like several other privacy-focused browsers on Android, Vivaldi offered users features like a built-in ad blocker and cross-platform sync with end-to-end encryption, along with an inbuilt notes taker and a snapshot tool for productivity. While a few other browsers on the Play Store offer such features, what helped Vivaldi stand out was its integrated tracking blocker mechanism powered by the DuckDuckGo Tracker Radar tool. Now, the developers behind the browser are rolling out an update on the Play Store which brings even more new features.

As per a recent blog post from the company, the latest update for Vivaldi on Android brings a dark mode for web content which adds to the light/dark themes already available for the user interface. As you can see in the attached image, once the dark mode is turned on it will automatically convert any web page to a dark theme. To enable the dark mode, users will have to head over to the Themes section in the browser’s Settings page and tap on the toggle next to the new Dark Mode for Web Pages option. Along with the new dark mode for web content setting, the update also brings minor improvements to the user interface, bug fixes, and performance improvements. You can download the latest update for the Vivaldi browser by following the Play Store link below.

Vivaldi Browser with ad blocker: fast & private (Free, Google Play) →

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