Alleged Moto G5 Plus leaks out, Android 7 Nougat and mid-range features on board

Motorola and Lenovo may be planning to release a Moto G5 series of smartphones less than a year after the Moto G4 family (which was introduced in May 2016). An unannounced handset that"s presented as the Moto G5 Plus is currently available to buy via OLX – a well-known online marketplace that&#..

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Asus Zenfone 3 receives Android 7.0 Nougat update

Asus Zenfone 3 owners, it"s time to update your beloved device to Android 7.0 Nougat. Asus is ready with the software update and it"s available in the Philippines, but will surely spread to more countries in the coming hours and days.
The Android 7.0 Nougat update adds the Multiwindow support for launching two apps at the same time. Battery life should see improvement, too, as the enhanced Doze battery saving feature is also debuting with Nougat.
Asus has fiddled with the UI design by adding its own little touches here and there. If you don"t like them, third-party custom launchers are always an option.
If the update has hit your ZE520KL or ZE552KL versions of the Zenfone 3, be sure to share your experience in the comments section.
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Best new Android and iPhone apps (January 4th - January 9th)

Ah, the weekends sure are great, but there"s always this thought of the impending Monday that you can"t get rid of. And sure enough — it comes with a vengeful trot. But hey, why not soften the blow with a refreshing selection of brand new apps to try out? Who knows — some might stick and r..

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) trying out Android 7.0 Nougat over at Geekbench

The 2016 Galaxy A series was promised an update to 7.0 Nougat and a version of the software is already under testing – a Galaxy A5 (2016) posted a score to the Geekbench database running Android 7.0.
Note that this was the version with an Exynos 7580 Octa chipset, something that may have an effect on timing (the A5 2016 model is also available with a Snapdragon 615 chipset).
We poked around to see if any other phones of the 2016 A lineup put in a score. The most recent results we found were still on 6.0.1. Still, Samsung will probably release the upadte for all devices at once, that’s how it updated them to 6.0 Marshmallow after all.
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Best new icon packs for Android (January 2017)

In case you"ve been around long enough, you"ve surely noticed that we here at PhoneArena are suckers for outstanding Android icon packs. There"s just something extremely alluring to a well-made icon pack as it just makes everything fall into place.
With Google Play seeping from the cr..

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Best new Android and iPhone games (December 5th - January 9th)

Every week, we go through the new and notable games for iPhone, iPad and Android devices like the Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and we pick the best new releases that are worth a special place in your collection.
The new Android and iPhone games that we pick have to be fun, well-ported to..

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Asus begins to roll Android 7.0 Nougat out to the ZenFone 3

Asus has been busy expanding its ZenFone handset line of late, with the dual rear camera-packing ZenFone 3 Zoom being the most recent. Like a number of OEMs, the firm is also concentrating on bringing Android 7 Nougat to its roster, and it would appear that the ZenFone 3 is next on the list. The fir..

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) tested with Android 7.0 running the show; update coming soon?

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) is getting prepped for an update. On Geekbench, the phone was benchmarked with Android 7.0 installed. The rest of the specs included the Exynos 7580 chipset powering the handset. The phone was tested with an octa-core CPU running at a clock speed of 1.6GH..

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In 2016, Android was more vulnerable to hackers than iOS was

Among the mobile and desktop operating systems ringing up the 50 most vulnerabilities last year, Android was on top with 523 such flaws. In comparison, iOS was number 15 with 161 such issues. That was a reversal from 2015. That year, it was iOS that had the most vulnerabilities between the two with ..

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OnePlus 3 getting new OxygenOS 4.0.1 update based on Android 7.0 Nougat

OnePlus has started the incremental rollout of a new update for its previous flagship, the OnePlus 3. The update is released as OxygenOS 4.0.1 and is based on Android 7.0 Nougat since the smartphone has already been upgraded to this version of the OS.
The update brings a couple of improvements and f..

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Android-powered Nokia 6 marks the brand"s return to smartphones

The Nokia brand is finally back in the smartphone game as today HMD Global, which holds the rights to the name, announced the Android 7.0 Nougat-powered Nokia 6. The bad news is that it’s a mid-range device for the Chinese market, so we’ll have to wait a little longer to get a premium global device.
Atypically for a mid-range device, the Nokia 6 comes with an aluminium unibody carved from a single solid block of 6000 series aluminium. It then undergoes two separate anodizing procedures to acquire a look far above what its price tag suggests.
Nokia 6 is powered by the Snapdragon 430 chipset with an octa-core Cortex-A53, Adreno 505 GPU and an ample 4GB of RAM. It’s built around a 5.5” 1080p screen that has a curved 2.5D Gorilla Glass sheet on top.
Nokia 6
On the camera side, the Nokia 6 offers a 16MP main snapper with PDAF and reasonably bright F/2.0 lens. On the front sits an 8MP camera with the same aperture. The 64GB of storage make sure you’ll have enough room for all your photos..

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ZTE working on a standalone Android Wear smartwatch with US release in mind

2016 saw a dearth of Android Wear smartwatches, but the platform still has ways to go. Google is working on Android Wear 2.0, which is scheduled for release in the first half of 2017 along with two new Google-made smartwatches to showcase the operating system. At CES 2017, Chinese mobile technology ..

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Nokia 6 Android powered smartphone unveiled; phone will launch in China powered by SD-430

Earlier today, we showed you the box belonging to a phone called Nokia 6 that we thought could be the Nokia D1(C). But a press release just sent out by HMD has announced the unveiling of the Nokia 6. The release, dated Sunday because of the time difference, notes that HMD has the exclusive licensing..

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Amazon"s Alexa to be found on the next Android powered Huawei flagship phone in the U.S.

Sure, Alexa has been the voice activated personal assistant on Amazon Echo devices, but is it ready to handle tasks barked at it by phone users? Huawei announced at CES this week that the U.S. version of its next flagship phone will include an app that connects to Alexa. This has some analysts belie..

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Android 7.1.1 Nougat rolls out to Nexus 6, factory image and OTA files released

The Nexus 6 is the last smartphone in the Nexus family to receive Android 7.1.1 Nougat. When the update was released to Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, the Nexus 6 was skipped due to an issue found at the last minute.
However, Google promised it will deliver the Android 7.1.1 Nougat update to the Nexus 6 as ..

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Hands-on with the GPS-enabled Casio Pro Trek Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch

Smartwatches are still struggling to achieve anywhere close to the commercial appeal of smartphones themselves, and while the market has seen some rough patches over the course of the past year, manufacturers consider to soldier on, trying to perfect the formula for a connected wristwatch that reall..

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Samsung releases January security update for its Android flagship models

Shortly after Google started rolling out software updates including a January security patch for its Nexus and Pixel series, today, Samsung released a similar update for its “major flagship models” (a proper list of devices hasn"t been provided).
Besides including Google"s January 2017 se..

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Nexus 6 finally gets its Android 7.1.1 Nougat update as factory images and OTA files go live

Although Google released Android 7.1.1 Nougat for its Pixels and Nexus devices last month, the Motorola Nexus 6 was left out from the initial rollout. This was later confirmed by the company as having to do with a “last minute bug”. It was eventually fixed and Google promised that the Nexus 6"s first taste of Android 7.1.1 would become available in early January.
Well, here we are. It"s early January alright, and if you"re the impatient type who doesn"t mind using the command line from time to time, you can grab a factory image or OTA zip file from Google"s developer site and flash either to your Nexus 6 to make it run the absolute latest iteration of Android.
We assume the January security patches are included too, and hopefully the over-the-air rollout will start soon – to get this to people who don"t want to mess with ADB. Unfortunately though, it may be a while before every Nexus 6 still out there gets the coveted update notification, seeing as how t..

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Best new Android and iPhone games (December 27th - January 5th)

Every week, we go through the new and notable games for iPhone, iPad and Android devices like the Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and we pick the best new releases that are worth a special place in your collection.
The new Android and iPhone games that we pick have to be fun, well-ported to..

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Another 45 banks and credit unions gain support for Android Pay

Although CES 2017 might be underway, that doesn"t mean that the rest of the news world stops. While most of the tech-related happenings are taking place here in Las Vegas, there"s still other non-CES related news that tends to get swept under the radar during this time of year. One such bi..

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