#android_updates

Looks like big problems The other day, a rather curious event happened on the market quite quietly. Nothing has introduced the Nothing Chats application , which could be called just another instant messenger, but the point is that this application actually allows Android owners to exchange messages with iPhone owners via iMessage. And a few days later, this application was removed from the Google Store. [caption id="attachment_83323" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Android[/caption] Nothing initially stated that this was done due to the discovery of several bugs that simply needed to be fixed. However, it seems that the real reason is something else, and it is worse. Let us remind you that the interaction between the Android messenger and iMessage occurs on a third party. She is represented by the Sunbird company, which provides its platform through which the magic happens. However, it turned out that in terms of data security, this platform is apparently much worse than Sunbird itself stated. In particular, there is no end-to-end encryption. iMessage for Android only lasted a few days. The Sunbird platform, and therefore the Nothing Chats app, requires a new user of the app to submit their Apple ID credentials to set up syncing. This data is then authenticated on your behalf using a virtual machine running MacOS. The main problem is that the request containing user credentials occurs over an unencrypted channel (HTTP). [caption id="attachment_83324" align="alignnone" width="670"] Android[/caption] The situation as a whole is more complex and is fully described on the Text.Blog website, where several specialists explain how they discovered the problem and what it is. Among other things, they show that they can obtain users’ personal data. Thus, in fact, Nothing may not be to blame for the situation, but whether the application will now return to the Google Store is an open question.

The module with a telephoto lens providing 5x zoom will have a 48-megapixel sensor Insider RGcloudS has revealed new details about the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra camera. According to the informant, it will continue to provide 100x zoom even though the optical zoom will be halved - from 10x to 5x. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will retain 100x zoom even though optical zoom will decrease from 10x to 5x The insider gave the characteristics of all four main camera modules of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, they look like this: 200-megapixel HP2SX sensor, 1/1.3-inch optical format, wide-angle lens; 12-megapixel Sony IMX564 sensor, 1/2.55-inch optical format, ultra-wide-angle lens; 10-megapixel Sony IMX754 sensor, 1/3.52-inch optical format, 3x zoom lens; 48-megapixel GMU sensor, 1/2.25-inch optical format, 5x zoom lens. Insider RGcloudS last year predicted the massive appearance of flagships with LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 memory, the use of additional chips in smartphones for processing data from cameras and screens with an increased PWM frequency.

So that they are not disappointed in the performance of the SoC Tensor G3 Google has taken a rather unexpected step to ensure that users of the latest Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are not disappointed in the performance of their smartphones: the company has simply banned the installation of popular benchmarks like Geekbench and 3DMark on its new flagships. [caption id="attachment_68767" align="aligncenter" width="771"] Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] The ban is not absolute, since benchmarks cannot be downloaded only from Google Play, but you can use a third-party marketplace or install them via an APK file. However, the very fact of restricting the freedom of buyers of expensive smartphones does not speak in favor of Google: it is not for the manufacturer to decide what the user installs on his smartphone. The company has banned Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users from installing popular benchmarks Google is proud of the Tensor G3 SoC and calls it its most powerful platform. But in terms of pure performance, it is inferior to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, not to mention the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 looming on the horizon. In reality, the overall performance of the Tensor G3 is approximately at the level of the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. To be convinced of this, you don’t even need to install benchmarks – the Internet already has detailed independent tests and comparisons of Google’s new products with other models in all popular benchmarks. [caption id="attachment_68766" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro[/caption] When talking about the "power" of its SoC, Google focuses on accelerating AI tasks, while Geekbench measures overall performance and 3DMark focuses on measuring graphics performance. In both cases, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have nothing to brag about.

But soon there will be more smartphones with Samsung E7 screens Yesterday we wrote that Google’s newest flagships – Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 – topped the DxOMark “screen” rating. And today it became clear why the new products performed so well in tests: it turned out that Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 became the world’s first smartphones with the latest Samsung E7 panel. Data about this is contained in the source code of the Google Pixel software. [caption id="attachment_68744" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8[/caption] News October 14, 2023 Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 are the world's first smartphones to feature Samsung's latest OLED panel The current generation of flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Xiaomi 13 Pro are equipped with Samsung E6 OLED screens, and the new generation of devices will switch to E7 panels - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. This will happen quite soon (the premiere of the Xiaomi 14 line is expected on October 27 ), and it’s not a fact that after the release of the new flagships, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 will continue to lead in the DxOMark “screen” rating.

Initially only on Pixel Yesterday Google released the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, and along with the new smartphones, the public version of Android 14 was released, which has many features, including a new artificial intelligence wallpaper generator. The new AI-powered wallpaper feature makes it easy to create a new background on your Pixel device using our proprietary text-to-image model. You choose a category, such as "classical art," and then play with the text description to display different results. According to The Verge, you can select the Dreamscape category, then describe the structure, material, and color - and end up with something like "Indigo Plant House", which produces several images of greenery-covered buildings with a front door. [caption id="attachment_63735" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Android 14[/caption] Android 14 introduces an AI wallpaper generator Google says generative AI wallpapers will initially appear on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, so most won't be able to use them at launch. However, the wording suggests that availability will expand in the future. Generative AI wallpapers are just one of many new features in Android 14, along with lock screen customizations that let you choose different fonts and colors, situational widgets like a prominent weather widget during a thunderstorm, and even a monochrome theme. [caption id="attachment_63736" align="aligncenter" width="238"] Android 14[/caption] Android 14 is rolling out to supported Pixel devices now and will arrive on select devices from Samsung, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi later this year.

It will probably be released in May 2024 The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones have not yet been presented, but photos of the Pixel 8a have already appeared on the Internet, which, will hit the market only at the end of spring. As you can see, the design of the Pixel 8a matches what we saw in the renders of the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. At the same time, the younger device is interesting because its corners are very rounded by modern standards. This is the Pixel 8a and it looks very rounded. You can see that the camera will remain dual, and the frame around the screen will still be quite wide. However, this is far from a flagship smartphone. As for the parameters, so far only the SoC Tensor G3 is known, which will also be available on the older Pixels of the new generation. At the same time, given the characteristics of the Pixel 7a, you can expect from the new generation at least a 90 Hz AMOLED screen and a battery with a capacity of at least 4300 mAh. Whether the compact dimensions will remain is unclear. The photos were shared by insider Abhishek Yadav, who previously reported exact data about the Xiaomi Mi 10T, Mi 10T Pro, and Mi 10T Lite smartphones even before their announcement.