Google worked on face unlock for the Pixel 6 duo, but it missed the deadline
Google flip-flopped on the face unlock/fingerprint reader debate, but seemingly settled on having a physical fingerprint reader. Then Pixel 6 and 6 Pro leaks promised the return of face unlocking, only for the official unveiling to make no mention of it. That may have been a last minute change.
XDA Recognized Developer Freak07 spotted some relevant source code in the Pixel 6 series kernel. Back in July there was a patch that reduced power usage during face unlocking, a feature code named “Tuscany”.
A leaked image the mentions face unlock • The official image
The patch reduced…
The Samsung Galaxy A 2022 series will have a standard palette of four colors: Black, White, (Light) Blue and Orange. The Galaxy A33 5G will come in these colors, the Galaxy A53 will as well and so will the entry-level Galaxy A13.
Alongside its new MacBook Pros with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and AirPods 3 Apple made headlines for launching a $19/€25 polishing cloth. Now, Samsung is following up by offering a free 20×20 cm black polishing cloth to the first 1,000 users in its Samsung Members app in Germany.
As per previous rumors, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S21 FE is coming in two variants – Exynos and Snapdragon. But we’ve only seen the latter appear online so this new Geekbench listing is the first solid proof of the Exynos 2100 variant.
Last November, we heard rumors of Oppo launching tablets and laptops this year, but 2021 is almost running out and the company is yet to announce either of those. And while Oppo hasn’t officially divulged its plans about notebooks and tablets yet, a picture of what’s allegedly an Oppo tablet (let’s call it Oppo Pad for now) has surfaced.