The List of Smartphones Getting Android Oreo
While Android 8.1 is here (in Developer Preview form) for Pixel and Nexus devices, smartphones from other makers are still waiting for t...
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Unlike Stories, the feature will not expire after 24 hours and is aimed at giving creators a way to engage with their audience without resorting to posting full length videos
After Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, it seems like it’s YouTube’s turn to take on Snapchat’s Stories format. In a post on YouTube’s official blog, the company’s Senior Product Manager, Roy Livne, announced that the YouTube will introduce a similar feature called ‘Reels’. However, instead of disappearing after a day, Reels would not expire. Further, users would be able to link to other YouTube videos and add “YouTube-y Stickers” to their Reels.
A report by TechCruch notes that the idea behind Reels is to let creators express themselves and engage fans, without the need to post a full length video. Creators would be able to post videos up to 30 seconds, then add filters, music, text, and so forth.
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While Android 8.1 is here (in Developer Preview form) for Pixel and Nexus devices, smartphones from other makers are still waiting for the Android 8.0 Oreo update. However, there are some good news. Many manufacturers have revealed their timeline for Android Oreo updates, while some makers have already started rolling out Android Oreo betas for their devices. So, if you are wondering when will your device get the Android Oreo update, we have an extensive list for you. Here are the list of smartphones getting Android Oreo 8.0:Note: This is not a finalized list of smartphones that’ll receive the Oreo update, and will continuously be updated as we learn more about the rollout from different phone makers. You can press Ctrl+F and type the name of your device to see if it has been listed below.Samsung
Being the market leader, Samsung is already testing the waters with the release of its Oreo beta for Galaxy S8/S8 Plus users across the U.S, U.K, and South Korea. You can download the Samsung Members or Samsung+ mobile app to register for the ongoing Experience 9.0 program.- Galaxy S8 (beta available)
- Galaxy S8 Plus (beta available)
- Galaxy S8 Active
- Galaxy Note 8
- Galaxy Note FE (refurbished Galaxy Note 7)
- Galaxy S7
- Galaxy S7 Edge
- Galaxy S7 Active
- Galaxy J7 2017 (expected)
- Galaxy J7 Max (expected)
- Galaxy J5 2017 (expected)
- Galaxy A7 2017 (expected)
- Galaxy A5 2017 (expected)
- Galaxy A3 2017 (expected)
- Galaxy Tab S3 (expected)
LG
LG has also just recently launched its “OS Preview” beta program to enable V30 users in South Korea to try out Android 8.0 Oreo right away. The users have also reported sightings of LG G6 devices running the latest Android Oreo builds in the wild. Here are all LG devices expected to receive Oreo:- LG G6
- LG V30 (beta available)
- LG Q8
- LG Q6
- LG G5
- LG V20
- LG G Pad IV 8.0
Nokia brand (HMD Global)
The Finnish giant has recently made its comeback to the smartphone ecosystem, this time with Android, has an edge over other hardware makers. It is providing a stock-like Android experience to its users and has already revived the Oreo Beta Labs programmeon its Nokia 8 flagship.- Nokia 8 (beta available)
- Nokia 6
- Nokia 5
- Nokia 3
- Nokia 2
Motorola
Though Lenovo-owned Motorola has announced the list of devices that will be updated to Oreo, it hasn’t provided a timeline for the release. There is no beta program you can join for testing the updated software.- Moto Z
- Moto Z Droid
- Moto Z Force Droid
- Moto Z Play
- Moto Z Play Droid
- Moto Z2 Play
- Moto Z2 Force Edition
- Moto X4
- Moto G5
- Moto G5 Plus
- Moto G5S
- Moto G5S Plus
- Moto G4 Plus
Lenovo
The Chinese hardware maker has only confirmed the K Series to be getting Android Oreo but the timeline for the release is particularly hilarious. Lenovo states that the update will land in June of next year, i.e 8 months from now.- Lenovo K8
- Lenovo K8 Note
- Lenovo K8 Plus
OnePlus
OnePlus is known to move swiftly to test upgraded Oxygen OS builds, along with a defined schedule to roll out the closed and open beta programs. It is currently seeding the Oxygen OS Android Oreo beta for select owners of the OnePlus 3 and 3T.- OnePlus 5
- OnePlus 3
- OnePlus 3T
Asus
The Taiwanese smartphone maker has announced that both of its ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 4 series will receive Android 8.0 Oreo, coupled with the upgraded ZenUI 4.0, in the coming weeks. All Asus devices that’ll most likely receive the Oreo update are:- ZenFone 3 (all carrier models)
- ZenFone 3 Ultra
- ZenFone 3 Laser
- ZenFone 3 Deluxe
- ZenFone 3 Max
- ZenFone 3 Zoom
- ZenFone 4
- ZenFone 4 Max
- ZenFone 4 Max Pro
- ZenFone 4 Selfie
- ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro
- ZenFone AR
Huawei
Huawei is releasing the new Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro with Android 8.0 Oreo in tow and it is expected to drop the update for its below-mentioned lineup a month post the release of the flagship device.- Huawei Mate 9 Pro
- Huawei Mate 9
- Huawei P10
- Huawei P10 Plus
- Huawei P10 Lite
- Huawei P9
- Huawei P9 Plus
- Huawei P9 Lite
- Huawei Mate 8 (expected)
- Huawei P8 Lite (expected)
- Huawei Mate 9 Porsche (expected)
- Huawei Y7 (expected)
- Huawei Y7 Prime (expected)
- Huawei Y5 2017 (expected)
- Huawei Y3 2017 (expected)
Honor
There is currently no official word about the Android 8.0 Oreo update but the company’s flagship devices will surely receive the same.- Honor 8 Pro
- Honor 8
- Honor 7
- Honor 6X
- Honor 5X (expected)
- Honor 5C (expected)
- Honor 8 Smart (expected)
Sony
Keeping in line with its timely update cycle, Sony has already announced the Xperia devices that’ll receive Android 8.0 Oreo in the coming weeks. It has begun testing the Oreo beta on its Open Devices program, which gives a few Xperia owners a chance to try out their latest update. Here’s the complete list of the same:- Xperia XZ1
- Xperia XZ1 Dual SIM
- Xperia XZ1 Compact
- Xperia XZ Premium (beta available)
- Xperia XZ Premium Dual SIM
- Xperia XZ (beta available)
- Xperia XZ Dual SIM
- Xperia XZs (beta available)
- Xperia XZsXperia XA1 Plus
- Xperia XA1 Plus Dual SIM
- Xperia XA1
- Xperia XA1 Dual SIM
- Xperia XA1 Ultra
- Xperia XA1 Ultra Dual SIM
- Xperia X Performance (beta available)
- Xperia X Performance Dual SIM
- Xperia X Compact (beta available)
- Xperia X (beta available)
- Xperia X Dual SIM
- Xperia Touch
HTC
HTC has only revealed that three of its devices will receive the Android 8.0 Oreo update but there is no word on the release timeline at the moment. A beta testing program hasn’t also been announced.- HTC U11
- HTC U Ultra
- HTC 10
Essential Phone
Andy Rubin, the father of Android, also released his first device known as Essential Phone PH-1 earlier this year. In their Reddit AMA, the company has promised that Essential Phone PH-1 will receive the Android Oreo update and the public beta is expected to go live in the coming weeks.Xiaomi
Though Xiaomi hasn’t put out any official word, it’s usually late in seeding Android updates for its devices. The Mi A1, which is on the Android One payroll, seems to be the only device by Xiaomi that’ll receive Oreo by the end of this year. It is expected to roll out Android Oreo update for the following devices:- Mi A1
- Mi Mix
- Mi Mix 2
- Mi Max 2
- Mi 6
- Mi 5X
- Mi 5S
- Mi 5S Plus
- Mi Note 2
- Mi Note 3
- Redmi Note 5A
- Redmi Note 5A Prime
- Redmi 5A
Blackberry
There is only one Blackberry device, the flagship KeyONE, that’ll receive the latest Android 8.0 Oreo update while the rest of the older-gen lineup won’t receive any gratitude from the licensed manufacturers.Google’s hardware devices, be it the older Pixels or the second-gen Nexus 5X and 6P, have already received Android Oreo while other smartphone makers are testing their variants of the mobile operating system. If your device is presently not listed above, do check back for updates on regular intervals.source : beeborn -
Remember Road Rash? It’s Coming Back This October And The Trailer Looks Freaking Awesome.
No matter how many times we say it out loud that 90s was the best time, it doesn’t seem to the lose its authenticity, because that’s the truth. Time and again, we relive those memories. Be it in form of the food items or the TV series or the way we spent our holidays, we love taking trips down the memory lanes.
The gamers are reviewing it and have all the nice things to say about. Here’s the trailer of the game and it’s so rad. -
On iPhone release day, I expected long lines. I expected hardware and/or software problems. We got them. I expected those lucky enough to snag a phone after waiting in line for hours to show off their new $1,000 investment.Animoji, in case you slept through Apple’s iPhone X presentation, are animated emoji capable of mirroring your facial expressions in real-time. They’re exclusive to the iPhone X and its bevvy of advanced sensors.Animoji make it clear we’re living in the future, and there’s no denying that people are already pretty enamored with their digital representations. And of all the ways you’d use Animoji, karaoke, so far, seems to be one of the most popular. Check it out : -
Microsoft employee installs Chrome during mid-presentation, as Edge kept crashing
Microsoft employee installs Chrome, after Edge freezed during mid-presentation
No employee would want to be in the shoes of this Microsoft employee who was forced to switch to rival Google’s Chrome browser instead of the company’s Edge browser when the latter stopped working mid-way during presentation at the Microsoft’s Emerge conference.It so happened when Michael Leworthy from Microsoft’s Azure Migration Team was giving a presentation on how to migrate apps and data to Microsoft’s Azure to his clients , his Edge browser hit a snag and froze. Leworthy was left with no choice but to opt for another browser, which is in this case was Google Chrome, to save his live presentation. The presentation has been uploaded to YouTube that unfolds the turn of events leading to the embarrassing cum comical moment.“I love it when demos break. So while we’re talking here, I am going to install Chrome,” he says before opening Bing to search and install Chrome. After saying this, he starts laughing who is then received by the audience with giggles and applause.He then goes and deselects the option “Automatically send usage statistics and crash reports to Google” box before installing the Chrome browser. “And we are not going to help make Google better,” he jokes about his blunder.“We’re going to do this again, I’m sorry about this. The age of these machines are [sic] wacked down a little bit, there are some things that just don’t work,” he adds.It was worth noting that Leworthy handled the situation with composure and wit and went on to complete the presentation. To know actually what happened, check out the video below (around the 37:10 mark). -
Facebook reveals that its 270 million accounts are fakes or duplicates
Facebook is considered as the largest social media network with 2.07 billion active users per month. However, according to the third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, the social media giant has confessed that up to 270 million accounts on the network are fake or duplicates or illegitimate, which is somewhat more than it had previously thought.This means that Facebook’s estimation of false accounts has increased from 1 percent last quarter to 2-3 percent this quarter, due to fake or “user-misclassified and undesirable accounts”. Also, 10 percent of the social network’s monthly users are now estimated to be duplicate accounts, which has increased from six percent estimated last quarter. To sum it, almost 13 percent of Facebook’s 2.1 billion monthly users, which is almost 270 million accounts are fake or duplicates.
Facebook explained that the changes were due to “a new methodology for duplicate accounts that included improvements to the data signals we rely on,” reported Business Insider. The new methodology helps to identify duplicate accounts, which means accounts used by the same person, representing real activity and engagement on Facebook. The same method will also be used by Facebook to enhance the accuracy of its tools for advertisers, said a source close to the matter. The improved accuracy should specially affect Facebook’s estimates for the number of real people it can reach with an advertiser’s campaign, the source said.n comparison to Facebook’s huge network of users around the world, the 10% figure is quite small but is still equal to approximate 207 million duplicate accounts, which is apart from its 60-million policy-breaching fake accounts.Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in the earnings release that “We’re serious about preventing abuse on our platforms. We’re investing so much in security that it will impact our profitability. Protecting our community is more important than maximizing our profits.”As the user base for Facebook increases, the problem of fake or duplicate accounts are likely to increase. However, the company has been trying to address the issue.“We continuously monitor and aggressively take down those accounts. These accounts tend to be less active and thus we believe impact DAU less than MAU,” Facebook’s CFO David Wehner said.Following the disclosure, Facebook could come under increased scrutiny about the accuracy of its data raising questions over the social network’s integrity for exposing its users to content generated on its platform by a Russian government-linked troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency between June 2015 and August 2017.Source: Business Insider -
A fake and possibly malicious version of Facebook-owned WhatsApp was found lurking on Google Play Store as "Update WhatsApp Messenger" with developer name as 'WhatsApp Inc'.
When IANS checked it on the Play Store, we found the app has been downloaded up to 5,000 times. There is another version under the same name which has a million downloads.
The original WhatsApp has 1 billion downloads.
The existence of the shady software was first highlighted by the popular WhatsApp change tracking website WABetaInfo, via Twitter user @MujtabaMHaq, IB Times reported late on Thursday. According to the report, a version of popular mobile game Temple Run 2 can also be found which was uploaded in October.
The software posing as WhatsApp Business already have several users complaining about it in comments section.
"DON'T DOWNLOAD THIS APP! IT'S FAKE! WhatsApp Business is not officially available yet for all," the WABetaInfo social media account tweeted to its 30,000 followers.
It added: "Check only official channels to download WhatsApp Business in future." WhatsApp Business is yet to launch as a standalone service.
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