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vendredi 14 février 2020

[Update: 2nd March] OPPO Reno3 Pro 4G variant with 44MP dual-front cameras will launch in India soon

Update 1 (02/14/2020 @ 02:55 AM ET): OPPO Reno3 Pro 4G variant is launching in India on 2nd March 2020. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on February 10, 2020, is preserved as below.

OPPO is the fourth-largest smartphone vendor in India, ranking below Xiaomi, Vivo, and Samsung, and above Realme. The company’s Reno range of smartphones proved to be popular in the Indian smartphone market. The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom competed with the OnePlus 7 Pro and other flagships in the online smartphone market, while the regular OPPO Reno and its successor, the OPPO Reno2, were more heavily marketed in the offline market. According to IDC, the Reno2 was a great seller in India in Q4 2019. It was succeeded in China by the OPPO Reno3 and the OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G. Both of these phones haven’t been made available in other international markets yet. Now, Tasleem Arif, Vice President at OPPO India, has officially confirmed that a 4G variant of the Reno3 Pro will be arriving in India soon. He also states that there is a pipeline of OPPO products that will be released with 5G versions in India this year. The Reno3 Pro in India, therefore, won’t be a 5G phone, which is just as well when considering the fact there are no 5G networks in India yet, and they probably won’t arrive until 2022.

Separately, 91mobiles reports that the Reno3 Pro in India will come with a different set of specifications. The publication exclusively leaked a promotional banner for the phone. The major change will be that it will have a 44MP front camera in dual punch setup, joined by a depth sensor. This will be the first phone to have a 44MP front camera, but this isn’t the highest megapixel resolution for a front camera as the ASUS 6Z (ZenFone 6) uses a 48MP flip camera. The OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G in China, on the other hand, comes with a single 32MP front camera. The teaser also indicates that the Indian Reno3 Pro will have a flat display, instead of having a curved display of the China variant.

OPPO Reno3 Pro 4G variant India

Source: 91mobiles

The banner confirms the presence of a 44MP dual punch-hole camera. The phone will be available in a Blue gradient color. Its rear cameras are expected to consist of a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary sensor, 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, 13MP telephoto camera, and a 2MP monochrome sensor. This is the same configuration as the China 5G variant.

The other major change will be the SoC. The 4G Indian variant of the Reno3 Pro won’t feature the 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chip. 91mobiles doesn’t report the exact SoC, but our guesses include the 4G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730. The rest of the specifications could be different from the China variant as well, so we will have to wait for the announcement to learn more. We can expect Android 10-based ColorOS 7 out of the box.

Source 1: Tasleem Arif | Source 2: 91mobiles

Update: OPPO Reno3 Pro launching in India on 2nd March 2020

OPPO has confirmed that the Reno3 Pro 4G variant is launching in India on 2nd March 2020. OPPO also confirms the presence of a 44MP front camera in dual punch-hole setup.

We hope to learn more about the device soon, seeing as it is different from the OPPO Reno3 Pro 5G that was previously launched.

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jeudi 13 février 2020

Telegram 5.15 revamps Profiles, adds Fast Media Viewer and People Nearby 2.0

Despite the increasing popularity of WhatsApp around the world, the Telegram messenger remains the top choice for users who are big on privacy. But ensuring user privacy isn’t the only factor behind Telegram’s rise to success. The app also offers a ton of useful features that make it a better alternative to WhatsApp and it keeps getting even more new features with each successive update. Earlier this year, the app received a major update that introduced a new Theme Editor, a “Send when online” feature, verifiable builds, and much more. Following that, the developers behind the app released an update with new kinds of Telegram polls, an option to tweak the appearance of message bubbles and download progress counters on Android. Now, the app is receiving another update which introduces even more new features. Here’s everything that’s new in Telegram v5.15:

Updated profile pages

Telegram updated profiles Telegram updated profiles

The latest update for Telegram brings a complete redesign for profile pages on the app. As per a blog post from the company, profiles on Telegram are now more functional than ever and make it easy for users to see photos, videos, and links they’ve shared with anyone on the app. The update also allows users to browse through the profile pictures of their contacts with ease.

Fast media viewer

Browsing through media on the app is much more intuitive following the update, allowing users to just tap on the right or left edges to go to the next or previous media file. The feature works while you’re browsing through media in any section of the app, including the aforementioned updated profile pages and the new People Nearby 2.0 section.

People Nearby 2.0

Back in June last year, Telegram introduced a new People Nearby feature to allow users to easily exchange contact info. With the latest update, the feature is also getting a major overhaul and it will now allow you to meet new people. To use the new feature, you can head over to the Contacts section and then tap on Add People Nearby. Here you’ll be able to see all the Telegram users nearby who’ve enabled the new feature. You can also make your own profile visible by tapping on Make Myself Visible and let other people find you using the feature.

Finally, the update also introduces new animated emoji to the app, with 17 animated emoji to choose from. Here’s the official changelog for the Telegram v5.15 update:

  • Access shared media directly from the redesigned profile pages.
  • Pull down to enlarge profile pictures.
  • Flip through photos by tapping on their left or right edge.
  • Tap on your chat partner’s profile picture to immediately expand it.
  • Make your profile visible to others in your area from ‘Contacts’ > ‘Add People Nearby’  and make new friends.

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Source: Telegram blog

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Realme X50 Pro will come with a 65W “SuperDart” GaN charger for fast wired charging

Xiaomi recently launched its flagship Mi 10 series at a launch event in China. Along with the new smartphones, the company launched a boatload of new accessories, including two wireless chargers, a smartphone cooler, and two 65-watt wired chargers. Among the two 65-watt chargers was a new GaN charger, which uses Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors that are more efficient than silicon, can sustain higher voltages, run current faster, and help give the charger a smaller form factor. Now, it seems like Xiaomi’s competitor Realme is also planning to launch a similar GaN charger at the company’s upcoming Realme X50 Pro launch event.

Realme is scheduled to host an event on February 24th in Madrid, during which the company will launch the Realme X50 Pro 5G — a Snapdragon 865 powered flagship device with up to 12GB of RAM. Just a week ahead of the launch, Realme India’s CMO Francis Wang took to Twitter to announce that the upcoming device will feature “Leading Charging Technology”. In a follow-up tweet, Realme India’s CEO Madhav Sheth revealed that the upcoming device will feature support for 65-watt fast charging, thanks to the company’s new SuperDart Charge Technology. Sheth further claims that the new fast charging technology will ensure that the device doesn’t heat up while charging, allow users to enjoy gaming while charging and provide enhanced battery life.

Realme DART Charger

Realme’s CMO Xu Qi Chase revealed additional information about the new charging technology over on Weibo, stating that the Realme X50 Pro will use a GaN charger which is more compact, efficient, and generates less heat. He further added that the new 65-watt charger will be included in the box with the Realme X50 Pro and buyers won’t have to purchase it separately. While the company has released no further information about the charger, we believe that the new SuperDart Charge Technology is, most likely, a rebrand of OPPO’s 65-watt SuperVOOC 2.0 which also makes use of GaN semiconductors. It’s also worth noting that Realme currently offers a 50-watt SuperVOOC fast charger with its first flagship, the Realme X2 Pro (review), which is capable of charging the device’s 4,000 mAh battery from 5-100% in just 30 minutes.

Source: Weibo, Twitter

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Samsung rolls out Android 10 with One UI 2.0 to the Galaxy A30 and A50s

After updating its flagship lineup to the latest Android version, Samsung is now extending the Android 10 rollout to its mid-range smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy A30 in India and Galaxy A50s in Vietnam are now receiving the stable Android 10 update along with One UI 2.0. Both devices were promised to get the One UI 2.0 based update and were part of Samsung’s 2020 update roadmap, and today the company is finally making good on its promise. 

The Galaxy A30 update carries build number A305FDDU4BTB3 and is 1.4GB in size. On the other hand, the Android 10 update for the Galaxy A50s carries software version A507FNXXU3BTB. The update includes all the standard Android features such as a system-wide dark mode, new navigation gestures, improved Digital Wellbeing tools with parental controls, and more. On top of that, users can also look forward to One UI 2.0 specific additions like a built-in screen recorder, a new Quick Settings panel layout, improved system icons, improved system colors, a redesigned camera app, and a whole lot more. 

Samsung Galaxy A30 Android 10/One UI 2.0 update

Stable Android 10 for Galaxy A30

Since this is a staged software rollout, the update may take some time to reach all devices, so don’t worry if you’re not seeing any update notification just yet. Other notable Samsung phones scheduled to receive the Android 10 update in the next few months include the Galaxy M40, Galaxy A50, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A70s, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy M30s, and Galaxy Tab S6, just to name only a few. To check whether your Galaxy phone is slated to receive Android 10, refer to this list. 

Launched back in February of 2019, the Galaxy A30 is a lower mid-range smartphone from Samsung, featuring a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, Exynos 7904 SoC, dual cameras, and a 4,000 mAh battery. The Galaxy A50s, on the other hand, belongs to Samsung’s upper mid-range lineup. It was announced in September last year and packs a 6.4-inch full HD+ display, Exynos 9611 SoC, triple rear cameras, and a 4,000 mAh battery with fast charging support. Both devices were launched with Android 9 Pie out of the box.

Samsung Galaxy A30 Forums ||| Samsung Galaxy A50s Forums

Source 1: SamMobile Source 2: SamMobile

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[Update 3: Oracle’s response] Oracle’s lawsuit over Google’s use of Java in Android has been revived

Update 3 (2/13/20 @ 5:10 PM ET): Oracle has issued its response ahead of the upcoming Supreme Court hearing with Google.

Update 2 (11/15/19 @ 4:10 PM ET): The US Supreme Court has confirmed that it will hear the copyright lawsuit between Google and Oracle.

Update 1 (8/29/18 @ 10:15 AM ET): The Federal Circuit denied Google’s appeal of the Oracle decision highlighted in the original article below. Google now says they will take the case to the Supreme Court, which was always the most-likely outcome. Google’s statement is below.

The Google-Oracle feud has been ongoing since 2010. Java was created by Sun Microsystems back in the 1990s and Oracle acquired the company in 2010. A few months later, Oracle accused Google of using its copyrighted APIs and patents to develop Android and filed a lawsuit. Since then, we have seen the two companies wage a protracted legal battle in US courts.

In 2012, Google won a victory as a jury determined that Google did not owe anything to Oracle. But Oracle appealed the decision using the appeals process in the US. In 2016, the jury agreed that Google’s use of the APIs was considered fair use, and the company should not be penalized for how the APIs were implemented in Android. The last time we covered the lawsuit was back in October 2016, when Oracle filed an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Now, in a new twist (via Bloomberg), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that Google’s use of Java APIs to develop Android “went too far” and was “a violation of Oracle’s copyrights”. Therefore, Google could owe Oracle billions of dollars.

The case was remanded to a federal court in California to determine how much Google should pay. Oracle had been seeking $8.8 billion, but it could choose to seek a higher number. In response, Google expressed its disappointment and said that the company was considering its next steps in the case.

The crux of the case is based on APIs (application programming interfaces), that is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. APIs are useful as developers don’t have to write new code from scratch to implement every new function or change the code for every new type of device. The question in the case is can Google’s use of Oracle-owned Java APIs in Android be considered as fair use?

Oracle’s viewpoint is that its APIs are freely available to those who want to build applications for computers and mobile devices, but the company does not allow anyone who wants to use them for a competing platform or to embed them in an electronic device.

The three-judge federal circuit panel ruled: “The fact that Android is free of charge does not make Google’s use of the Java API packages noncommercial.” It noted that Android has generated more than $42 billion in revenue from advertising and also said that Google had not made any alteration of the copyrighted material.

Oracle also states that Google did not pay royalties for Oracle’s copyrighted Java technology because it faced “an existential threat” by not having its search optimized for mobile devices. Google, therefore, was in a rush in the mid-2000s. On the other hand, Google’s viewpoint is that Oracle is jealous because of Android’s huge success. The company states that it has used “a minuscule percentage” of Oracle’s code to make it only possible for programmers to write apps for Android in Java.

The appeals court ruled that Google’s use of the APIs was not considered as fair use. “There is nothing fair about taking a copyrighted work verbatim and using it for the same purpose and function as the original in a competing platform,” it stated.

Now, Google is said to be either likely to ask the three-judge panel to reconsider its decision or to have the issue go before all active judges on the court. The case could even go all the way to the apex court of the US.

Finally, Google’s defense included the idea that Java was developed for desktops, while Android is created for mobile devices. Oracle has tried to extend the case to desktops, but the judge stated he wants to keep the case “narrowly focused.”

Our view (from 3/27): The case can have far-reaching implications on software development and the technology industry in general. It would be naive to believe that either Oracle or Google have stronger arguments. Instead, attention should be given to the superficial nature of patent wars and how these legal battles have stifled innovation in the past few decades. Innovation that has the potential to benefit consumers ends up being thrown away thanks to the application of patent law not for protecting innovation, but for creating barriers to competition.

Update 1: Google will appeal

As first reported by Law360, Google is appealing the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Google gave the following statement to Android Police:

We are disappointed that the Federal Circuit overturned the jury finding that Java is open and free for everyone. We will appeal to the Supreme Court to defend this principle against companies like Oracle, whose restrictive practices threaten to stifle the work of new generations of tech developers.

Update 2: Supreme Court will hear

The US Supreme Court confirmed today that it will take up the Oracle/Google copyright lawsuit. Google said it would take the case to the Supreme Court back in August of 2018. No date has been set yet for the trial. Google’s senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker, had this to say:

“We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to review the case and we hope that the Court reaffirms the importance of software interoperability in American competitiveness. Developers should be able to create applications across platforms and not be locked into one company’s software.”

Source: Supreme Court | Via: The Verge

Update 3: Oracle’s response

The US Supreme Court announced they would take up the Oracle/Google copyright lawsuit last November. Oracle has now filed its response ahead of the hearing in March. Oracle claims a Google victory would damage America’s ability to enforce copyright protections worldwide.

“No company will make the enormous investment required to launch a groundbreaking work like Java SE if this Court declares that a competitor may copy it precisely because it is appealing.”

This battle has been going on for a long time with each side having small victories here and there. Google has won two decisions in lower courts, which have been overturned both times. Oracle will be the ultimate winner if the Supreme Court allows the latest decision to stand.

Via: The Verge

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[Update: New Charges] Huawei’s CFO was arrested in Canada over alleged Iran sanction violations

Update (2/13/20 @ 4:30 PM ET): The US Justice Department has indicted Huawei and its CFO for racketeering and conspiring to steal American trade secrets.

Depending on who you ask, Huawei is either the world’s second or third largest smartphone brand in the world, surpassing even Apple during some previous fiscal quarters. Their impressive growth was achieved even without releasing a smartphone on a major mobile carrier in the U.S., though not for lack of trying. While it’s clear that the company hasn’t given up their ambitions to expand into the United States, their plans to do so may have become jeopardized. Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer, Wanzhou Meng, who is also the daughter of the company’s founder, was arrested in Canada on December 1st and is facing extradition to the United States for allegedly aiding in violating U.S.’ sanctions on Iran.

We learned that Huawei was under investigation for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions on Iran earlier this year. Evading Iran sanctions is what ZTE was found guilty of earlier this year, which resulted in the company being banned from doing business with key partners in the U.S. The actions of the Iran sanction violators in ZTE brought the company to its knees until the ban was lifted following a $1 billion payment to the U.S. government and a lot of negotiations. U.S. government officials are barred from using ZTE or Huawei devices for official communication, so this is just the next step in the ongoing disputes between the U.S. Government and Huawei.

In the worst case scenario, Huawei may find themselves in the same position as ZTE once was – unable to use Qualcomm hardware and a possibility of losing their license to sell devices with Android pre-installed. ZTE’s smartphone and telecommunications businesses were heavily disrupted because of their reliance on suppliers that do business in the U.S. Although Huawei notably does not source their devices’ mobile platforms from Qualcomm (instead opting to do their own chip development in-house via HiSilicon), their position as second-or-third smartphone device maker may be in jeopardy if they lose their license to distribute devices with Android pre-installed. We’ve known for years that Huawei has developed their own in-house mobile operating system as an insurance, so it’s possible the company could shift their products to this new OS if things go south.

If the allegations are true and the best case scenario plays out for Huawei, it’s possible that the company will only receive a slap on the wrist in the form of fines, a forced firing of the involved employees, and other less-costly punitive measures. This is because the Chinese government sees Huawei as an incredibly important asset as Huawei is the country’s largest company that operates globally. For their part, Chinese government officials from the Chinese embassy in Canada have already demanded that Meng be released. Huawei issued a statement to Bloomberg stating that “[t]he company has been provided very little information regarding the charges and is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng.” For now, Huawei is playing it safe and “believes the Canadian and U.S. legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion.”

Source: Axios, Bloomberg

Update: New Charges

The US Justice Department has indicted both Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou for racketeering and conspiring to steal American trade secrets. Meng was arrested in Canada back in December of 2018. This indictment adds 16 counts of conspiracy to the existing charges.

Huawei and Meng are being accused of trying to steal the intellectual property of US businesses for nearly 20 years. The DOJ’s press release specifically mentions “source code and user manuals for internet routers, antenna technology, and robot testing technology.” According to the indictment, Huawei obtained this information through confidential agreements with American companies.

“Huawei’s efforts to steal trade secrets and other sophisticated U.S. technology were successful. Huawei was able to drastically cut its research and development costs and associated delays, giving the company a significant and unfair competitive advantage.”

As mentioned in the original article from 2018, Huawei is accused of collaborating with North Korea and Iran, which are subject to US and European sanctions. The DOJ claims Huawei was also attempting to “conceal” it’s involvement with those countries. Huawei has not yet issued a statement on these new charges.

Source: Department of Justice | Via: Reuters

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Bootloader unlock method has been found for the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G

In August 2019, OnePlus launched the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G for $840. The phone is a 5G variant of the OnePlus 7 Pro, which was released four months before in May. It has the same internal specifications, and differs only with respect to the modem. The Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G used the first-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 modem to provide sub-6GHz 5G connectivity on Sprint’s mid-band 5G network. The other major difference between the unlocked 4G OnePlus 7 Pro and the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G is the software. The Sprint variant doesn’t have an officially unlockable bootloader unlike the 4G unlocked variant. The T-Mobile 4G variant lets users unlock the bootloader as soon as they have paid off their device, but the Sprint variant doesn’t. However, an unofficial bootloader unlock method has now been found for the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G phone.

The team behind the unofficial bootloader unlock used to operate a mail-in service for unofficially unlocking the bootloader of Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro devices via approval of user requests. However, that method has now been discontinued due to a recent development, as the team has now acquired an MSM tool to allow unlocking the bootloader on the Sprint model without needing to mail the device or do anything remotely.

Users are advised to treat this unofficial bootloader method with discretion, as there is no guarantee that things won’t go wrong. Once their device has been bootloader unlocked, they will not be able to use OTA updates, as expected. They will either have to flash updates via fastboot or reset their device to stock and lock the bootloader to update via OTA once more.

The procedure to unofficially unlock the bootloader on the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G is noted below.

  1. Download the unlocking MSMDownloadTool from here.
  2. Reboot to EDL mode (Volume Up + Volume Down + USB).
  3. Allow the MSMTool to run to completion while staying alert.
  4. As soon as the MSMTool finishes, it will reboot the phone. The important step here is don’t allow it to boot to system. Users must interrupt the boot by entering fastboot.
  5. Immediately run “fastboot flashing unlock”.
  6. Users should now have an unlocked bootloader.

This is an unofficial bootloader unlock exploit and it’s possible OnePlus will patch this in the future. For further information, users should refer to the forum thread.

XDA Forum thread for unofficial bootloader unlock for the Sprint OnePlus 7 Pro 5G

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