Mi Control Center adds an iOS design flare to your Android’s Quick Settings panel

MIUI 12 is the latest version of Xiaomi’s custom Android overlay for its smartphones. The updated software tenders several visual improvements to the interface. From a whole bunch of new animations to the iOS-inspired Control Center, MIUI 12 gets an entirely new persona. Xiaomi has already started rolling out the stable MIUI 12 update for the first batch of devices and the same for the next, larger batch with devices including the two-year-old Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred) is set to commence soon.

The new visual features, especially the Control Center, can be really tempting to try out. But if for some reason, your Xiaomi, Redmi, or POCO phone is not due for receiving the MIUI 12 update soon or may not get it at all, you can still experience the Control Center using a third-party app aptly titled, “Mi Control Center.” This app allows you to replace the Quick Settings menu with a Control Center similar to iOS and MIUI 12, not just on devices running MIUI but any skinned version of Android.

To start using the app, you’ll be required to approve Accessibility and Notifications access for the app. The homepage of the app gives you the option to choose between MIUI 12’s new control center and the quick settings panel from MIUI 10 and 11. If you choose the Control Center (which is the prime objective of the app), you can interchange the sides to open Notifications shade and the quick settings shade.

I am using the app on a Google Pixel 3a running on Android 11 beta to demonstrate how seamlessly it works on any UI.

Mi Control Center offers a wide range of customizations for the layout of the icon grid, the color of the text, the active quick settings tile, the brightness slider, as well as the background, and the option to apply a gaussian blur similar to MIUI.

The free version of the Mi Control Center app comes with ads, which may be visible in the settings. You can buy the premium version of the app for about $2 currently to be able to change settings like the transparency of the drop-down panel’s background or add a custom image altogether. You will also be able to change the header tiles, limit notifications, enable more shapes for the quick setting icons, and more.

Mi Control Center: Notifications and Quick Actions (Free⁺, Google Play) →

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Huawei’s AppGallery will soon add the Bolt ridesharing service, brings Deezer, Telegram, and more to the app store

Huawei’s current predicament is no secret to anyone anymore. Ever since the company was locked out from pre-loading the Google Play Store on its newer devices because of the executive order in the USA, Huawei has been on a quest to bolster its homegrown AppGallery app store to serve as the complete replacement of the Google Play Store. It is an uphill task though since Google enjoys complete domination when it comes to app distribution on Android as a platform thanks to a decade of functioning as the primary store for Android devices. For Huawei, the task is cut out: stay invested in your own solutions and work towards getting both developers and users onto your platform to create a positive feedback loop. And the company is doing just that as it has added several notable apps onto AppGallery recently, and will soon add the Bolt ridesharing service too.

Over the past few weeks, Huawei has added several major apps to AppGallery. These include:

• Deezer
• Tidal
• BBC News
• News UK
  • The Sun
  • The Times
  • talkSPORT
• Tinder
• Badoo
• Telegram
• TikTok
• Zoom
• Booking.com
• Skyscanner
• Emirates
• Lufthansa
• Ryanair
• Turkish Airlines
• Latam Airlines

The addition of these apps onto the Huawei AppGallery means that users who prefer using these services in the form of Android apps can now officially install them directly from the AppGallery. This also means that they can expect the apps to be adapted to work properly through the HMS Core. Most core functions should thus be available and functional, and even other ancillary functions should be working. Plus, users will no longer need to rely on bridging solutions like Petal Search for sideloading these particular apps.

Further, Huawei also adding Bolt to this growing list. Bolt is a ride-hailing app, akin to Uber but for the European region. Bolt recently made into the news cycle for its venture into electric bikes for the city of Paris. Similar to what we saw with HERE WeGo maps that made its way to AppGallery recently, Bolt will be making its way to AppGallery soon to provide a decent alternative for a ride-hailing app service for users in Europe and Africa. With Europe looking to open back again after easing out the COVID-19 restrictions, the presence of Bolt on the AppGallery will be good news for Huawei users in the region.

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LineageOS 17.1 adds support for the Xiaomi Mi A1 and Samsung Galaxy J7 2015, drops support for the Realme 3 Pro

After dealing with a security breach early this year in May, the LineageOS team finally got back on track with LineageOS 17.1 releases for new devices last month. The team added support for 5 Motorola devices and 5 Xiaomi devices, including the Moto G 2015, Xiaomi Mi 5, Moto G4 Play, Xiaomi Mi Mix, and more. Since our previous coverage, the team has added support for two more devices and has dropped support for the Realme 3 Pro.

The Samsung Galaxy J7 2015 and the Xiaomi Mi A1 have now received official support for LineageOS 17.1. In case you’re interested in trying out the custom ROM on either of these devices, you can download the recovery flashable package by clicking on “Get the builds here” on their respective wiki pages (linked below).

Device and XDA Forum Link	Device codename and Wiki Link	Maintainer
Samsung Galaxy J7 2015	j7elte	dariotrombello danwood76 Stricted
Xiaomi Mi A1	tissot	abhinavgupta371

Before you flash the LineageOS 17.1 build on your device, be sure to read the installation instructions and other linked documentation, including the guides and special boot modes. Also, be sure to take a backup of your data before you start the installation process.

Interestingly, the LineageOS team has decided to drop support for the Realme 3 Pro (RMX1851), which received support for LineageOS 16 earlier this year in February. As per a commit on the LineageOS Gerrit, the RMX1851 has been dropped “for now”, which suggests that the team might offer support for the device in the future. It isn’t exactly clear why the team decided to drop support for the Realme 3 Pro as the commit description only mentions that the device was dropped for “Reasons and whatnot.”

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Huawei’s “Apps UP” contest puts up $1 million in prizes for the best apps and games using HMS Core

The trade restrictions imposed on Huawei by the US have forced the company to lay more emphasis on developing its own products. Over the last year, the company has managed to set up an ecosystem of alternative products to replace all of Google’s products that it currently doesn’t have access to. These include HMS Core, which is an alternative to Google Mobile Services, Harmony OS, which is a first-party alternative to Google’s Android, and AppGallery, which replaces the Google Play Store. But while its ecosystem is almost complete, Huawei still needs the support of third-party developers to get its own services at par with Google’s offerings. To do this, the company has been sending developers requests to publish their apps on AppGallery and has announced a new Preferential Policy to give developers a bigger cut of the revenue. Now, in a bid to get developers to build more apps using HMS Core, the company has announced a new contest offering $1 million in prizes for the best apps and games that use the GMS alternative.

The Huawei HMS app innovation contest called Apps UP invites developers from all around the world to create innovative apps using HMS Core. The contest is live in five regions — Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Latin America, and China — and the top developers from the region will be awarded $1 million in cash prizes, funded by the Shining-Star program. The contest also gives developers the opportunity to compete with their peers on a global scale and showcase their technical ability using HMS Core. Developers will also get a chance to interact with industry experts and get free access to Huawei Developers events, courses, and certifications.

Huawei announced the contest at a recent event and showcased a few examples of apps that feature integration with HMS Core. These include an art app called Sketch AR which makes use of Huawei’s HiAI to create a smart app for virtual art creation, an app called StorySign, which integrates with Machine Learning Kit and blends image recognition with HiAI Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to translate popular children’s books into sign language.

Speaking at the event, Zhang Ping’an, President of Consumer Cloud Service at Huawei Consumer Business Group, said, “The number of talented developers of HMS ecosystem is growing. The work that developers do is integral to so much of our daily life. Through the apps they create, they empower us to seamlessly navigate the world around us. At Huawei, we want to invite developers to join us in building a better future and turn their ideas into reality using HMS Core offered by Huawei Mobile Services.”

If you’re an app developer who’s interested in taking part in Huawei’s Apps UP contest, you can register your account before August 30th by following this link. You can sign up as an individual developer or as a team with up to three members. In order for your app to be eligible, it must be developed with HMS Core integration and submitted on the contest’s official website before 18:00 UTC on August 30th. All eligible apps will be evaluated by a panel of regional industry experts based on social value, business value, user experience, and originality. The top 20 shortlisted apps in each region will make their way to the finals that will be held in October and the apps will be made available for the public on the contest’s official website or Huawei AppGallery from September 21st.

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T-Mobile shuts down Sprint’s legacy 5G network

Sprint and T-Mobile continue to shift things around as part of the merger that went through earlier this year. As expected, T-Mobile is now shutting down Sprint’s 5G network. T-Mobile started this process in April and it has been using the 2.5GHz spectrum for its own 5G network.

We knew this day was coming and some phones would be left without 5G access. Older Sprint 5G phones that used the Qualcomm X50 modem will not be able to connect to T-Mobile’s network. These phones include the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, Galaxy S10 5G, and LG V50 ThinQ 5G. Earlier this summer, Sprint launched the LG V60 5G and OnePlus 8 5G, which use the newer X55 modem. Those devices, along with the Galaxy S20 5G, can use T-Mobile’s 5G network.

As mentioned, T-Mobile is using Sprint’s 2.5GHz spectrum to build out its own 5G network. The carrier has already re-deployed the new 2.5GHz spectrum in New York City and it reactivated it in parts of Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles. New York City is currently the only city that has T-Mobile’s low, mid, and mmWave 5G.

According to BayStreet Research, around 75,000 now incompatible Sprint 5G phones were sold. If you’re an owner of one of the Sprint devices that lost 5G access, there are a few deals you can take advantage of. You can get the LG V60 ThinQ with the dual-screen attachment for $14.16/month for 18 months or the OnePlus 8 5G for $10/month for 18 months. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a 5G city or not.

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Source: FierceWireless | Via: The Verge

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Honor launches the massive 7.09″ Honor X10 Max and 6.5″ Honor 30 Lite with the 5G MediaTek Dimensity 800

Honor, the smartphone sub-brand under the Huawei Consumer Business Group, is launching two new smartphones in its home market of China: the aptly named Honor X10 Max and the Honor 30 Lite. The X10 Max has a tablet-esque 7.09-inch display, while the 30 Lite has a “smaller” 6.5-inch display. One of the most interesting features of these new phones is that they are powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 chip.

Back in May of this year, the U.S. government blocked many chip makers from supplying chips to Huawei. This meant that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), one of the largest contract chip makers, was blocked from fabricating Huawei’s HiSilicon chips. Thus, Huawei and Honor had to look elsewhere to procure chips for its smartphones, and it just so happens that MediaTek recently launched a 5G chip for upper mid-range smartphones. Huawei and Honor are turning to MediaTek Dimensity chipsets for some new devices, and that’s what we’re now seeing in the new Honor X10 Max and 30 Lite.

Honor X10 Max

As mentioned, the Honor X10 Max is a very large smartphone with a massive 7.09-inch display. It’s literally bigger than some tablets, which brings up the question “what even is a tablet anymore?” Anyway, this is a 5G-capable device powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 SoC, 6/8GB of RAM, 64/128GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery.

Other features for the Honor X10 Max include a 48MP main camera with 10X digital zoom and a 2MP depth sensor. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 22.5W wired charging. The phone launches with Magic UI 3.1.1 based on Android 10 with no Google apps.

Key Specifications:

• Honor X10 Max (KKG-AN00)
• Dimensions: 174.37mm x 84.91mm x 8.3mm
• Display: 7.09″, 2280×1080, 60Hz refresh rate, 91.13% screen-to-body ratio, U-shaped notch
• SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 800
  • CPU: 4 ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.0GHz + 4 ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz
  • GPU: ARM Mali-G57 GPU
• RAM: 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X
• Storage: 128GB (expandable with Huawei’s proprietary NM card)
• Battery: 5000mAh, 22.5W wired charging
• Rear Cameras: 48MP f/1.8 + 2 MP f/2.4, EIS, 10X digital zoom
• Front Camera: 8MP
• Software: Magic UI 3.1.1 based on Android 10, no Google apps
• Connectivity: 5G NR/4G LTE/3G/2G, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1
• Security: Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
• Audio: 3.5mm headphone jack
• Colors: Probing Black, Racing Blue, Lightspeed Silver

Honor 30 Lite

The Honor 30 Lite is another 5G-enabled smartphone featuring the MediaTek Dimensity 800 SoC. It’s combined with 6/8GB of RAM, 64/128GB of storage, and a 4,000mAh battery. The display is slightly smaller coming in at 6.5-inches, but this is still a pretty large device.

Rounding out the remaining specifications, the Honor 30 Lite has a 48MP main camera, 8MP wide-angle camera, and 2MP depth sensor. It also has the same side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 22.5W wired charging. The phone launches with Magic UI 3.1.1 based on Android 10 with no Google apps.

Key Specifications:

• Honor 30 Lite (MXW-AN00)
• Display: 6.50″, 2400×1080, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, U-shaped notch
• SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 800
  • CPU: 4 ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.0GHz + 4 ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz
  • GPU: ARM Mali-G57 GPU
• RAM: 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X
• Storage: 64GB/128GB (expandable with Huawei’s proprietary NM card)
• Battery: 4000mAh, 22.5W wired charging
• Rear Cameras: 48MP f/1.8 + 8MP f/2.4 wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4
• Front Camera: 16MP f/2.0
• Software: Magic UI 3.1.1 based on Android 10, no Google apps
• Connectivity: 5G NR/4G LTE/3G/2G, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1
• Security: Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
• Audio: 3.5mm headphone jack
• Colors: Magic Night Black, Wizard of Oz, Summer Rainbow, Phantom Silver

Price & Availability

The Honor X10 Max will be available starting July 3rd in the Chinese Mainland market. It comes in 6GB+64GB for RMB 1899, 6GB+128GB for RMB 2099, and 8GB+128GB for RMB 2499. The Honor 30 Lite is also coming to the Chinese Mainland market. It will be available starting July 8th with a starting price of RMB 1699.

Honor X10 Max on Vmall ||| Honor 30 Lite on Vmall

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Motorola One Fusion announced with 48MP camera and the Snapdragon 710

Motorola quietly revealed the One Fusion+ without an announcement last month and it later launched in India as well. The previously leaked non-Plus Motorola One Fusion model was nowhere to be seen, but today the company is making both devices official.

As you can probably guess by the lack of a “+” symbol, the Motorola One Fusion is a slightly less powerful model. One (no pun intended) of the biggest areas of focus for Motorola is the camera. The main camera is 48MP and it has Quad Pixel technology. The second camera is 8MP with a 118-degree field of view. They are joined by a 5MP macro camera and 2MP depth sensor.

In terms of power, the Motorola One Fusion has the Snapdragon 710 SoC, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery. The display is 6.5-inches with a center notch for the 8MP selfie camera and 720p resolution. The phone launches with Android 10 and Motorola’s customizations.

The Motorola One Fusion is available beginning today, July 2nd, across various countries in Latin America. It comes in Emerald Green and Deep Saphire Blue colors. The phone will also arrive in KSA and UAE in the coming month.

Specification	Moto One Fusion
Dimensions and Weight	164.96 x 75.85 x 9.4 202g
Display	6.5″ 720p
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Dual Kryo Gold 2.2 GHz Hexa Kryo Silver 1.7 GHz
RAM and Storage	4GB RAM + 64GB
Battery	5,000 mAh battery
Rear Camera	Primary: 48MP Secondary: 8MP wide-angle (118-degree FOV) Tertiary: 5MP Macro Quaternary: 2MP Depth Sensor
Front Camera	8MP
Other Features	USB Type-C, USB 2.0 Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner
Android Version	Android 10 with Motorola Experience

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