Asus is recruiting Android 12 beta testers for Zenfone 8

Asus is recruiting Android 12 beta testers for Zenfone 8 The Zenfone 8 announced in May with Android 11 already got a couple of Android 12 beta builds, but those didn’t include any additional software features from Asus. However, just ahead of Android 12’s stable rollout, Asus has started recruiting testers for the Zenfone 8’s Android 12 beta update, which will come with Asus’ ZenUI 8 custom Android skin.

After Google has released the stable build of Android 12, it will be a while before other OEMs, including Asus, manage to deliver Android 12’s final build for their phones. So, if you are a Zenfone 8 user and can’t wait to get a taste of…

Poco M4 Pro 5G gets a bunch of certifications on its way to becoming official

Poco M4 Pro 5G gets a bunch of certifications on its way to becoming official Xiaomi’s “independent” sub-brand Poco released the M3 Pro 5G back in May, and it’s apparently almost ready to be done with that model and replace it with something better. The successor will unsurprisingly be called Poco M4 Pro 5G, and today a bunch of various certifications for it have surfaced.

These, first of all, confirm that name – it’s going to be called Poco M4 Pro 5G. Then its model number: 21091116AG. That “G” at the end signifies that this model is meant for global markets, not China, by the way.

Poco M3 Pro 5G

Next up, the certifications also reveal that the handset will…

iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1 now available with fix for Apple Watch unlock bug

iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1 now available with fix for Apple Watch unlock bug Remember when new big iOS updates didn’t have glaring bugs upon their release, despite months and months of public beta testing beforehand? Neither do we, but we’re sure such times did exist at some point.

iOS and iPadOS 15 were definitely not releases devoid of any issues, and today Apple has started the bug fixing dance, thankfully. So if you have a supported device on iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, you can check for an update and will be presented with iOS 15.0.1 or iPadOS 15.0.1, respectively.

iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1

The former has a changelog with just one item, saying it has…

Samsung’s 6.1-inch Galaxy S22 will reportedly make up more than half the series’ production

Samsung’s 6.1-inch Galaxy S22 will reportedly make up more than half the series’ production Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup is expected to arrive sometime in Q1 of 2022. A new report from The Elec claims that Samsung is aiming for the standard Galaxy S22 model with a 6.1-inch display to account for 50% to 60% of overall shipments for the series. The 6.6-inch Galaxy S22+ model is aimed to make up 20% while the S22 Ultra is targeted to hit 20% to 30% of total shipments.

The Elec’s sources also confirm that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will indeed be able to house an S Pen and it claims that “It is highly likely that the Galaxy Note series won’t launch in 2022.” We’ve already seen renders of…

Samsung begins removing ads from Health and Pay apps

Samsung begins removing ads from Health and Pay apps Samsung’s Stock UI apps showed ads for years and the company was often criticized for this. Samsung promised it would begin removing ads from its first-party apps back in August and has already begun doing so, starting with the Samsung Health and Samsung Pay apps. This was confirmed in a reply on Samsung’s Community Forum by the Samsung Health Manager.

Please note that the banner at the top of the Samsung Health app will not be provided from October 1.” (machine translation)

Users in South Korea can now use both Samsung Pay and Samsung Health completely free of apps. One user from the…

The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 are expected to reach 1 million sales in South Korea this week

The Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 are expected to reach 1 million sales in South Korea this week Just over a month after their release, Samsung’s third generation foldables – the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 – are on track to reach sales of 1 million units combined in their home country of South Korea. This should happen by the end of the week, according to telecom officials, reportsYonhap.

This is an impressive pace, similar to that of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S8 series, which were some of the fastest ever smartphones to reach 1 million sales in Korea.

Of the two, the Z Flip3 is the more popular unit, outselling the Z Fold3 at a 2-to-1 ratio. Not surprising, perhaps,…

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