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Five Tricks To Boost Your Android One Device Experience

Android One is the special edition of Google’s operating system that is designed explicitly to low- and mid-range smartphones. It comes with Android Stock, support for updates and offers a better fluidity. While this version of Android does not have very advanced settings, it has many exciting features. Here are five tricks to boost your experience with any Android One device.

Open your camera without turning your device’s screen on

If you want to take a quick photo, you can choose to do that without having to turn on the screen of the handset, unlock it and go to the camera app. Just press the power button twice, and the camera application should activate. This option doesn’t unlock the smartphone, and to return to the lock screen press the power button twice, again.

Enhance the audio of your Android One device

If you want to improve your Android One device’s sound slightly, there is an exciting option in the accessibility settings. Go to “Settings” and “Accessibility,” slide to the “Audio and Text-On-Screen” section and activate “Audio in Mono.” This function will combine the channels when playing back multimedia files.

Use the File Explorer

If you want to control your images, applications and other files in a practical way, an Android One device has a straightforward but practical File Explorer app. It might also be dubbed as “Files.” However, in case your smartphone has no such app, you can access your files and documents from “Settings” -> “Storage”.

Remove Google Now from your Home screen

If you’re not using Google Now and don’t want it to appear on your Home screen, there’s an easy way to turn it off. On the home page, hold down until the controls open. Click on the settings page and deactivate Google Now. By doing so, you might also enhance your Android One device performance.

Use the Android One split screen feature

Android One supports split screen, meaning that you can use two apps on the same screen. To do that, open the drawer of recent apps, select the one you want and slide it to the top. Now, open the other app in the carousel, and it will automatically add to the split screen.

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Huawei Y9 2019: Design, Performance, and Release Date

The Chinese manufacturer Huawei has a great variety of mobile devices that are classified depending on the sector to which they are destined. The Huawei Y9 2019 is the newly announced handset, a phone with features that put it in the spotlight for users who want a beautiful, functional, and affordable handset.

The upcoming Huawei Y9 2019 is the updated version of the Y series that was well-received by customers because it offered a whole bunch of feature, along with acceptable performance, at affordable prices. Now, the new Huawei Y9 2019 would come out with four cameras, two on the back and two selfies sensors, 6.5-inch display, and many other improvements in comparison to its predecessors.

Huawei Y9 2019 – Design

Huawei Y9 2019 is a nice-looking terminal even though it keeps the current design lines of the latest models in the Y series, meaning that it will boast a high screen-to-body-ratio with thin frames and a notch. On the back, the device has two main cameras and the fingerprint reader. The upcoming handset’s back cover is made of glass, while the rest of the device is metallic.

Although many users started to hate the notch, the screen of this Huawei Y9 2019 model may please even those people. We are talking about a 6.5-inch display with FullHD+ resolution and a 19.5:9 format, plus 2.5D finishes.

The Huawei Y9 2019 would come out bright color schemes.

Huawei Y9 2019 – Performance and release date

Huawei Y9 2019 boasts a Kirin 710 processor manufactured in 12-nanometer technology, backed up by either 4 or 6 Gb of RAM and 64GB or 128 Gb of internal storage, depending on the version we choose.

Also, the upcoming device packs a 4,000-mAh battery which is powerful enough to help you enjoy your handset all day long. Additionally, Huawei Y9 2019 would be powered by Android 8.1 Oreo personalized by Huawei with its proprietary EMUI 8.2.

The upcoming smartphone would hit the shelves this month, but Huawei did not disclose an exact Huawei Y9 2019 release date.

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New Galaxy S10 Leaks Suggest Four S10 Models And 5G Connectivity

5G is a new field to be conquered by the giants of the smartphone industry. Samsung seems to want to position itself among the first to adopt the new connectivity standard by launching their anniversary Galaxy S10 smartphone with 5G connectivity.

The upcoming 5G seems to be the new challenge which all the tech firms, like Samsung and Huawei, want to address as quickly as possible. And Samsung is no stranger to it if we believe a new leak about the upcoming Galaxy S10 smartphone, which could sign the return of the flat screen, as found by the famous XDA-Developers team.

Keep in mind that anything might change until the new Galaxy S10 hit the shelves, so the final version of the device might not come out with 5G connectivity, eventually.

Samsung Galaxy S10 could boast 5G connectivity, according to the latest leaks made available by XDA-Developers

The XML files from the last update of the Galaxy S9 signal for the presence of not less than four Samsung Galaxy S10 models of the next year. In other words, the South Korean tech giant seems to be counting on a multitude of models for its anniversary flagship. Among these, 5G compatibility could be found, probably in the most expensive model.

These XML files suggest four Galaxy S10 handsets dubbed as Beyond 0, 1, 2 and 2 5G. The latter would also boast the largest screen and would also be equipped with a fingerprint reader under the display. If Samsung is to offer a 5G-compatible model, it would undoubtedly hit the market before or at the same time as Huawei, which seems determined to follow this path after outperforming Apple in the last quarter.

Of course, this information reported by XDA-Developers team should be taken with a grain of salt. However, in the past, the site has been right many times, especially with this method of reading XML files.

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WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta Is Now Available

WhatsApp is the most popular and appreciated instant messaging apps for Android and iOS, but also for computers, via its WhatsApp Web. With WhatsApp, users can text friends and family but also can initiate voice calls and video calls. Owned by Facebook, the WhatsApp instant messaging app is used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Now, WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta is available.

Why is WhatsApp the best instant messaging app in the world?

WhatsApp is a free app and, besides that, it doesn’t imply additional costs for texting or calling your friends as it runs on the Internet, be it 3G or 4G connection or WiFi. You can text, phone, or video call how much you like and how many times you want, and you won’t consume one cent for that but only your mobile data, that if you don’t use WiFi.

Also, WhatsApp permits users to share multimedia files, as well as documents instantly, allows for free group chats, there’s no need to sign up (WhatsApp uses your phone number), and enables offline messages.

Above all, with WhatsApp, you can share your location, set custom wallpapers, access email chat history, backup your messages, exchange contacts, and many other features.

WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta is now available

The new WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta rolled out recently with new changes and improvement regarding group chat functions of the renowned instant messaging app.

According to the release note, the new WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta came out with a couple of changes regarding the group chats. So, with this new version, group chat admins can now opt to permit only admins to send messages to a group. To do that, they have to open “Group info” and tap “Group settings.”

Also, the new WhatsApp Messenger 2.18.298 Beta would allow non-admins to read admins’ messages, but they can only respond in private, not in the group chat.

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Lenovo S5 Pro Would Be The First Four-Camera Smartphone Of The Chinese Manufacturer

Lenovo VP Chang Cheng released a teaser for the upcoming Chinese manufacturer’s Lenovo S5 Pro handset which would be the first Lenovo four-camera smartphone. The Lenovo official posted an image on Weibo, the renowned Chinese social network, taken with the upcoming S5 Pro smartphone.

Lenovo S5 Pro would be the first four-camera smartphone of the Chinese producer

The photo shared by Chang Cheng is a low-resolution image, so it’s not revealing any detail on the quality of the cameras on the future Lenovo S5 Pro. Also, this is clearing up some confusion created by some rumors that said the upcoming four-camera device of the Chinese manufacturer would be the Z5 Pro which would be announced today. Now, we know it’s not about that, but about the Lenovo S5 Pro which resembles with the future Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

According to the watermarks appearing on the image shared by Lenovo VP Chang Cheng on Weibo revealed that the snapshot was captured using Super 2X Optical Zoom mode and it also confirms that the S5 Pro’s camera app would be backed up by Artificial Intelligence.

In short, the upcoming Lenovo S5 Pro would be the first four-camera smartphone of this Chinese manufacturer.

Lenovo S5 Pro rumored technical specifications

We expect Lenovo S5 Pro to come out as an updated variant of the Lenovo S5 the Chinese producer launched in March this year. Also, we don’t believe the new version would roll out with significant improvements, excepting the four-camera setup on its back.

Lenovo S5 came out with a 5,7-inch display, octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32 Gb internal storage. Accordingly, the upcoming Lenovo S5 Pro might come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 or Snapdragon 630, 6 Gb of RAM, and 128 Gb internal memory.

Thus, the most significant change we’ll witness would be the Lenovo S5 Pro’s quad-camera setup on its back. Accordingly, Lenovo S5 Pro would be the first four-camera smartphone of the Chinese manufacturer, similar to the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, also a Chinese smartphone that would boast four main cameras.

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