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New Android bug allowed hackers to plant malware through NFC beaming
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New Android bug allowed hackers to plant malware through NFC beaming

The bug impacted all Android 8 Oreo and older devices that had NFC beaming support.

Nokia is the fastest in smartphone updates, followed by Samsung: Report
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Nokia is the fastest in smartphone updates, followed by Samsung: Report

96 percent of Nokia's smartphones are running on Android Pie or have had an Android Pie update issued to them

Google Pay starts to get a dark mode ahead of the official Android Q launch
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Google Pay starts to get a dark mode ahead of the official Android Q launch

The dark mode is not entirely black, instead, it has shades of grey so that it won't strain eyes.

Samsung announces its Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event for 7 August in New York
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Samsung announces its Galaxy Note 10 Unpacked event for 7 August in New York

The invite shows the signature Note stylus, called the S-Pen, pointed at what appears to be a camera lens.

Redmi Note 7 Pro to Realme 3 Pro: Best phones under Rs 15,000 (June 2019)
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Redmi Note 7 Pro to Realme 3 Pro: Best phones under Rs 15,000 (June 2019)

Here are some midrange phones under Rs 15,000 that punch way above their weight.

Samsung M20, Redmi Note 7 and more: Best phones under Rs 10,000 for June 2019
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Samsung M20, Redmi Note 7 and more: Best phones under Rs 10,000 for June 2019

Our list of best smartphones under Rs 10,000 this month includes Redmi Note 7, Realme U1, Samsung Galaxy M20 and more.

Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 to get Android Pie update by 3 June
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Samsung Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30 to get Android Pie update by 3 June

Samsung also released the update for the Galaxy J6, Galaxy J6+, Galaxy On7 Prime, and Galaxy J7 Prime 2 smartphones.

OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T users are finally receiving a stable Android Pie update
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OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T users are finally receiving a stable Android Pie update

The update will be rolled out in batches, so there's no reason to panic if you don't see it immediately.

Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL now on sale in India: Offers, discounts, more
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Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL now on sale in India: Offers, discounts, more

Flipkart is also offering a 90 percent buyback option on the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL phones.

Google I/O 2019: Pixel 3a's optimised imaging algorithms helping Pixel 3 too says product VP
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Google I/O 2019: Pixel 3a's optimised imaging algorithms helping Pixel 3 too says product VP

The Pixel 3a series offers a lot of the same camera features that are seen on the Pixel 3 series.

Google's broken Android distribution dashboard could be hiding vital OS adoption data
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Google's broken Android distribution dashboard could be hiding vital OS adoption data

Google is essentially preventing us from having any insights on Android Pie's early adoption.

Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A to no longer receive an upgrade to Android Pie
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Redmi Y2, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A to no longer receive an upgrade to Android Pie

Xiaomi has updated its list of phones receiving Android P and the three phones don't feature anymore.

Vu launches 11 new television in India, prices starting at Rs 14,500
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Vu launches 11 new television in India, prices starting at Rs 14,500

The range of TVs span across three categories – VU Pixelight TV (next-gen), VU UltraSmart TV and VU Premium Android TV.

Android Q Beta 2 package reveals possibility of Google introducing a Pixel Theme app
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Android Q Beta 2 package reveals possibility of Google introducing a Pixel Theme app

Google may finally add the ability to customise accent colours, icon shapes, and fonts with Android Q.

Google: 30.3 million app downloads on the Play Store in 2018 were potentially harmful
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Google: 30.3 million app downloads on the Play Store in 2018 were potentially harmful

0.04 percent of downloads from Google Play were classified as potentially harmful applications by Google.

Vivo S1 with triple camera setup launched in China, sports V15-like design
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Vivo S1 with triple camera setup launched in China, sports V15-like design

The Vivo S1 smartphone is powered by Helio P70 SoC coupled with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB of storage.

OnePlus begins rolling out Android Pie-based OxygenOS Closed Beta to developers
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OnePlus begins rolling out Android Pie-based OxygenOS Closed Beta to developers

OnePlus back in July 2018 announced that Android Pie updates will be rolled out to the OnePlus 3/3T.

Xiaomi to roll out Android Pie for Redmi Note 5, Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 6 Pro and more
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Xiaomi to roll out Android Pie for Redmi Note 5, Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 6 Pro and more

The company is set to roll out the Android Pie to as many as ten smartphones.

Best phones under Rs 20,000 (March 2019): Poco F1, Redmi Note 7 Pro to Oppo K1
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Best phones under Rs 20,000 (March 2019): Poco F1, Redmi Note 7 Pro to Oppo K1

Some of the phones in this list can give certain flagship phones a run for their money at almost half the cost.

Google might bring the Android Q beta to several more smartphones this year
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Google might bring the Android Q beta to several more smartphones this year

The Android Q beta program is expected to be Pixel-exclusive for a couple of months.