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Google and Samsung join forces to make Wear OS great again

Samsung has, just hours ago, confirmed long-standing rumors that its future smartwatches will ditch Tizen and run Wear OS instead, but it turns out there was more to the story.

At Google IO it has transpired that in fact, Google and Samsung are joining forces to make Wear OS great again. Or rather, be great for the first time since its inception. For this, it will need to pair its app ecosystem with good battery life, something Samsung knows a thing or two about.

Google also promises you’ll see faster performance, with apps starting 30% faster on the latest chipsets, with smooth UI…

Realme GT gets Android 12 Beta 1 this month

Following Google’s announcement of Android 12 , Realme was quick to confirm that its flagship Realme GT will be among the first devices to gain access to the latest Android release.

The Realme GT will get access to Android 12 Beta 1 in China through the Developer Preview Program this month. The initial builds will be based on the current Realme UI 2.0, but Realme plans on releasing the future UI 3.0 to Android 12 Beta builds later this year.

The Realme GT is still limited to the Chinese market, although global launch is expected soon. The phone is equipped with Snapdragon 888 and up…

Android 12 reaches beta phase, introducing a huge redesign

Following a bunch of developer previews released over the past few months, Android 12 has now reached beta stage. In fact, the first beta build will be available today on Pixels, as well as devices from a few other manufacturers.

Android 12 introduces the biggest redesign in history, which is based around “a new way to think about design”, called Material You. It’s all about personalization, and the main feature consists of dynamically made themes based on your wallpaper.

You simply choose a wallpaper and the system automatically determines which colors are dominant, which are…

Samsung confirms it’s moving its Galaxy Watch to Wear OS

Samsung Vice President and head of software development Janghyun Yoon has issued a statement, confirming that future Galaxy Watches will indeed run Google’s Wear OS, instead of Tizen OS.

The confirmation comes following months of speculation and rumors, which at first seemed downright impossible and which got more serious as time went on.

Yoon doesn’t give any specifics about what smartwatches Samsung has in the pipeline, but adds that current Tizen OS smartwatches will have three-year support from the product’s launch.

Our latest intel is that Samsung is making two watches – the…

Latest Samsung Galaxy Note10 series update brings camera improvements

The Samsung Galaxy Note10 series might be almost two years old, but the Korean maker keeps churning out updates for its. The latest security patch (May 2021) is now available, but it comes with a few nice bonuses.

The build’s number is N970FXXU7FUE3 and the changelog lists four key improvements. Of those the camera improvements stand out, but the Quick Share menu has also seen some improvements.

The performance of Camera has been improved
Enhanced Quick Share
Improve file sharing between Galaxy devices using Quick Share
The security of your device has been improved

Samsung began…

Watch the Google I/O 2021 keynote live here

Google I/O is Google’s annual developer conference, and it will begin today at 10AM PT (17:00 UTC). After the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus, this one is taking place, but with no in-person attendance – everything will be virtual, including all the workshops and meetings, scheduled to take place in the next three days.

We still don’t know what exactly Google has in store for us aside from the previously announced keynotes and workshops, focused on “company and product news”. At I/O we usually see new software, including teasers of the next Android, so we’re pretty…

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