ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 receives its second Android 10 beta update

Back in January, ASUS delivered the first Android 10 beta build for the ZenFone Max Pro M2. The owners of this phone are patiently waiting for the next beta update, based on the fact that its predecessor, the ZenFone Max Pro M1, recently picked up its second beta build with tons of fixes and optimizations. The wait is finally over, as ASUS has now released ZenFone Max Pro M2’s second Android 10 beta update.

ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 XDA Forums

The most notable change in the new build is the inclusion of April 2020 Android security patches. The software version number is bumped to 17.2018.2004.424 from 17.2018.1912.409, and the Widevine DRM level is restored to L1. Apart from these changes, the quality of video recording as well as the headphone audio output should be improved. ASUS has also fixed minor bugs introduced in the initial Android 10 build, such as the missing screen unlock sound and broken ringtone issue while receiving calls.

You can find the full changelog of the second Android 10 beta for the ZenFone Max Pro M2 below:

1. Updated Android security patch to April
2. Fixed video EIS anti-shake function not working issue
3. Fixed screen unlock sound not working issue
4. Improved sound quality of headphones
5. Fixed wallpaper image automatically stretched issue
6. Fixed widevine security level changed from L1 to L3 issue
7. Fixed receiving call ringtone broken issue when the ringtone volume is set to maximum
8. Fixed front camera TAE (touch exposure) not working issue
9. Improved video recording quality
10. Improved the outdoor temperature of selfie color

Whether you are running stable Android Pie or you are an existing beta user, you have to download the full firmware ZIP because ASUS doesn’t provide incremental update packages during this beta testing phase. The current firmware can be flashed on both ZB630KL and ZB631KL models across different regions.

Download second Android 10 beta for the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2

Download downgrade package to revert back to Android Pie

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Source: ASUS (1, 2, 3)

Thanks to ASUS ZenTalk Community user umangsharma9199 for the screenshots!

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Realme 6s unveiled for Europe with the MediaTek Helio G90T and 90Hz display for €199

Chinese OEM Realme launched its mid-range Realme 6 series in India earlier this year in March. At first, the company only announced two devices in the series — the Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro. However, just a few days after the first announcement, the company also launched the Realme 6i — a budget-friendly device powered by the MediaTek Helio G80 chipset. Adding on to the Realme 6 series, the company has now announced the new Realme 6s at the recently concluded Realme X3 SuperZoom launch event.

Realme 6s Specifications

Specifications	Realme 6s
Dimensions & Weight	162.1 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm 191g
Display	6.5-inch LCD 1080 x 2400 20:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 3 90Hz refresh rate 120Hz touch sampling rate
SoC	MediaTek Helio G90T (12nm) 2 x Arm Cortex-A76 @ 2.05GHz 6 x Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz Mali G76 GPU
RAM	4GB LPDDR4x
Storage	64GB UFS 2.1 Dedicated microSD slot
Battery	4,300mAh, 30W charging via USB Type-C
Fingerprint Sensor	Side-mounted
Rear Camera	48MP primary camera 8MP ultra-wide 2MP macro sensor 2MP monochrome depth sensor
Front Camera	16MP
Android Version	Realme UI based on Android 10

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Much like the Realme 6i, the Realme 6s is a budget-friendly device powered by MediaTek’s Helio G90T processor, with a couple of premium features that you wouldn’t find in this price range. The device packs in a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera and 90Hz refresh rate.

The Realme 6s packs in a quad-camera setup on the back, with a 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP wide-angle lens, a 2MP portrait camera, and a 2MP macro camera. Over on the front, the device packs in a single 16MP selfie shooter.

 

The device also includes premium features like multi-functional NFC, that will allow users to easily make payments with their smartphone. Rounding off the specifications is a 4,300mAh battery with support for Realme’s 30W Dart Flash Charge fast charging technology.

Pricing and Availability

The Realme 6s will be available in a single 4GB + 64GB variant, which has been priced at €199. The device will be available exclusively on Carrefour and realme.com starting from June 2nd. In case you’re interested in purchasing the device, you’ll also be able to pre-order it from realme.com starting from today.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 firmware leaks hint at blood oxygen tracking and Amazon Alexa support

Xiaomi has been making fitness trackers for a few years now, and they have managed to create a very good product lineup. All the Mi Band generations have been well received for what they attempt to do, and each generation brought along some good upgrades that make it a decent upgrade even for existing users, especially at the signature Xiaomi-value price tag. Xiaomi even dabbled into an even lower cost Redmi Band in China, but we have been waiting eagerly for the successor to the Mi Band 4. Now, new reports have shed light on some key information about the upcoming successor, presumably called the Mi Band 5.

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 Review

The Xiaomi Mi Band 5, presuming it stays in line with Xiaomi’s naming scheme, has been spotted in graphic assets present inside the Mi Wear apk. These renders show off a familiar look for the device, indicating that there aren’t going to be too many sweeping changes when it comes to the design of the smart band.

The base design of the Mi Band 5 appears to be the same. The display is not visible, so we cannot comment on that. What we do see is a blue circle, which we presume is for the Alexa integration as the function has also been hinted at other places.

According to other reports which base themselves off the firmware files for the upcoming Mi Band 5, the device will feature Alexa integration in its global version. The Mi Band 4 featured the XiaoAI virtual assistant in China, but this was disabled outside of the region. So a swap over to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant will give the device a capable virtual assistant to deal with the needs of the global market. Keep in mind that we do not expect a speaker on a device this size — so input is likely to be through a mic and output through text, with your phone doing most of the processing.

Other key features spotted through the firmware are integrations for World Clock, Calendar, Menstruation/Period tracking as well as additions in the form of meditation guidance and tracking for more sport and fitness activities such as elliptical machine, rowing machine, indoor cycling, jump rope, and yoga. There are also hints of SpO2 tracking, so the Mi Band 5 could feature a Blood Oxygen sensor. PAI (Personal Activity Intelligence), a feature spotted in Amazfit devices, also makes an appearance on the Mi Band 5 — the report mentions that the feature was present on the Mi Band 4 as well, but left disabled, so it remains to be seen if this would be enabled on the newer device. Finally, the Mi Band 5 will also get an analog clock face as part of its inbuilt watch faces.

The Mi Band 5 should be on the horizon for its launch in China. We also expect the device to make its way to other international markets. There are still quite a few unknowns about the device, so we hope to learn more about the next fitness tracker from Xiaomi as we get closer to launch.

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Sources: @KashaMalaga, GeekDoing Forums (1), (2)

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Realme X3 SuperZoom launches with the Snapdragon 855+ and 120Hz display for €499

Realme has a wide range of choices across various price segments. After initially focussing on budget and mid-range phones, Realme forayed into the flagship killer segment with the launch of the Realme X2 Pro (review). The flagship killer was soon followed by the company’s first 5G phone – the X50 Pro (review) – that was powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. Now, Realme is launching another flagship which, as per its name, looks like the true successor to the Realme X2 Pro. The latest flagship – Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with a Snapdragon 855 Plus and a periscopic telephoto setup that we saw on phones such as the Huawei P30 Pro (review), OPPO Reno 10X (review), and more recently, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition.

Design-wise, the Realme X3 SuperZoom looks quite similar to the X50 5G, which launched in China at the beginning of the year. It features a similar-looking 6.6-inch Full HD+ display with an LCD panel and a high 120Hz refresh rate. The display is protected under Gorilla Glass 5. Since this is an LCD and not an OLED panel, the X3 SuperZoom features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner – also seen on the X50 5G as well as the Realme 6 and 6 Pro. The phone comes in two colors – Arctic White and Glacier Blue.

The biggest highlight of the smartphone is its 8MP telephoto setup that supports 5x optical zoom and up to 60x digital zoom. This is a step ahead of the 2x optical telephoto setup on the Realme X2 Pro. The telephoto sensor also comes with OIS (optical image stabilization) to ensure blur-free shots when capturing images from a distance. In addition to the telephoto camera, phone comes with a 64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW1 primary camera, and 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a macro sensor with a focal length of 4cm.

On the front, the Realme X3 SuperZoom features dual selfie cameras inside a hole-punch. The primary selfie camera on the Realme X3 SuperZoom has a resolution of 32MP while the secondary is an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera.

For the processor, Realme has gone with the Snapdragon 855 Plus instead of the more recent Snapdragon 865 and this is most likely to avoid the high cost of the 5G modem on Qualcomm’s latest mobile platform. This also means that the Realme X3 SuperZoom will not come with 5G support and is targetted at users who want great value and performance but not necessarily 5G. In terms of storage, the smartphone gets a 256GB UFS 3.0 storage along with Host Performance Booster (HPB) and Turbo Write for faster transfer rates. Thes features also allow the X3 SuperZoom to perform better than the Realme X2 Pro, which comes with the same chipset.

The Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with a 4,200mAh battery and supports 30W Dart 3.0 fast charging. The company claims that this charging technology allows the phone to charge fully in about 55 minutes.

Software-wise, the Realme X3 SuperZoom comes with Realme UI built on top of Android 10.

Price & Availability

The 12GB/256GB version of Realme X3 SuperZoom is priced at 499 euros (~$545).

It will be available for pre-ordering starting today i.e. May 26th via realme.com, Amazon, Fnac, MediaMarkt, PcComponentes, PhoneHouse while the first sale takes place on June 2nd.

Realme X3 SuperZoom Specifications

Specifications	Realme X3 SuperZoom
Dimensions & Weight	163.8 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm 202g
Display	6.57-inch dual-hole-punch FHD+ LCD 1080 x 2400 120Hz, 20:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 5
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Adreno 640
RAM & Storage	12GB/256GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.0 + Turbo Write + Host Performance Booster (HPB)
Battery	4,200mAh 30W Dart 3.0 fast charging
Fingerprint Sensor	Side-mounted fingerprint
Rear Cameras	64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW1 primary sensor, f/1.8 8MP 119° wide-angle sensor, f/2.3 8MP 5x periscopic telephoto, f/3.4 2MP macro camera, f/2.4
Front Cameras	32MP Sony IMX 616, f/2.5 8MP 105° wide-angle sensor, f/2.2
Android Version	Realme UI based on Android 10

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Xiaomi launches Redmi Earbuds S TWS earphones in India for ₹1,799

Truly wireless (TWS) earbuds have seen a significant uptick in popularity over the last year or so. Thanks to the trend kickstarted by Apple’s AirPods, several Android manufacturers have released their own take on the hot new accessory. Following the launch of the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 earlier this month, Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi has now also joined the TWS earbuds fray with its new Redmi Earbuds S launched in India today.

The Redmi Earbuds S comes in a pill-shaped case and has a low-profile compact design, unlike most other AirPods-clones out there. The earbuds ditch the stem-like design shape and instead opts for a more discrete look, one that doesn’t stick out of your ears that much.

The TWS earbuds are rated for 12 hours of music playback with the charging case and up to 4 hours with just the earbuds. The feature-packed earbuds offer IPX4 splash resistance, support for any voice assistant of your choice, a 122ms low-latency gaming mode, Bluetooth 5.0, and more.

Each earbud features a single tactile button that can be used to answer calls with a single click, reject calls with a long press, play/pause music with single clicks, and long press on both earbuds to launch the gaming mode. Much like the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2, the Earbuds S has been tuned to suit the Indian audience and offer a bass-heavy sound profile.

The Redmi Earbuds S will be available in a single matte black color variant, at a price of ₹1,799 (~$24) via mi.com, Amazon.in, Xiaomi’s Mi Home stores, and other offline retail partners starting from May 27th at 12PM.

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[Update: Flag Working] Google Chrome tests showing Google Search results in a dark theme that syncs with Android 10’s dark mode

Update 1 (05/26/2020 @ 01:30 AM ET): The flag that lets Google Chrome darken Google Search results is now live and working. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The article as published on May 14, 2020, is preserved below.

The introduction of a system-wide dark mode toggle in Android 10 has had a massive effect on the UI designs of many Android apps. A lot of Android apps have built-in dark themes now, and many of these apps also sync their dark theme with Android 10’s toggle. Google Chrome already does this for its toolbar and settings pages, but soon it’ll also darken Google Search results in sync with Android 10’s dark mode toggle.

Google first introduced dark mode support as a feature flag in Chrome browser version 74. They later introduced a dedicated “Themes” section in Chrome’s settings, and they also added a feature flag to render all web content using a dark theme. While it’s currently possible to display Google search results in a dark theme by using the #enable-force-dark feature flag, doing so may break the experience of many websites that haven’t been designed with darker background colors in mind. With the new #enable-android-dark-search feature flag that was just merged in the Chromium Gerrit, though, you’ll be able to show darkened search page results so long as Chrome’s dark mode is enabled. And since Chrome’s dark mode can be set to sync with the “system default” theme, that means the darkened search results can sync with Android 10’s system-wide dark mode toggle.

This feature is still a work-in-progress, though, as Google search results weren’t being darkened when I enabled the feature flag on a freshly built Chromium APK running on a Pixel 4 on Android 10. As 9to5Google pointed out last week when the commit first emerged, Google could have accomplished this goal through the “prefers-color-scheme” media CSS feature. However, that doesn’t seem to be the approach that Google is taking here.

In a related commit, Google details how the Chrome browser will show darkened search results when the user has Android 10’s dark mode enabled. The description states that “when the user is in night mode and visits Google search (homepage or results),” Google Chrome will “append an extra URL parameter to indicate that this user should get the darkened version of the website.” It seems that Chrome will append ?cs=1 to any Google Search URL if the user has dark mode enabled. Here’s an example of how this URL parameter darkens the Google Search results page:

The #enable-android-dark-search feature flag is currently available in the latest Chromium build but will eventually make its way over to Dev, Beta, and Stable releases. We’ll be tracking this feature as its development progresses.

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Update: Google Chrome flag to darken Search results is now live

When we first published our article on May 14, 2020, the feature flag which darkened Google Search results within Chrome was not working, and we had to make use of a URL workaround to showcase what the feature would look like. Now, the flag is working on the latest Canary release, allowing Chrome to change the results UX in-line with Android 10’s dark mode settings synced across the system. To enable the feature on a recent Chrome Canary release, load up chrome://flags and set the “Show darkened search pages on Android” option to “enabled”.

Story Via: AndroidPolice

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The OnePlus 5 and 5T are getting their stable Android 10 updates with OxygenOS 10

It looks like the OnePlus software team is having a productive lockdown, as they just released the stable version of Android 10-based OxygenOS 10 for OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T. Both of these devices are the ‘flagship killers’ from 2017. It was back in October of last year when OnePlus promised to bring Android 10 to these devices by Q2 of 2020. The first Open Beta was available just a month ago. Within the current month, we’ve seen the second and third Open Betas. Now, just under a week later since the last beta, OnePlus is releasing a stable version of OxygenOS 10.

OnePlus 5 Forums ||| OnePlus 5T Forums

If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you probably already know what’s new in Android 10. It’s almost a year old version after all. OnePlus’ commitment to staying close to stock Android is nothing new, either. OxygenOS 10 integrates one of Android 10’s biggest changes, the full-screen gestures. Some would argue that the dark theme is a bigger change, but OnePlus has had it for years.

OxygenOS 10 changelog for OnePlus 5/5T

• System
  • Upgraded to Android 10
  • Brand new UI design
  • Enhanced location permissions for privacy
  • New customization feature in the Settings allowing you to choose icon shapes to be displayed in the Quick Settings
• Game Space
  • New Game Space feature now add all your favorite games in one place for easier access and better gaming experience
• Message
  • Now possible to block spam by keywords for Message (Messages – Spam – Settings – Blocking settings)
• Full Screen Gestures
  • Removed back gesture from the bottom of the screen
  • Added back gesture on left and right side of the phone
  • Added a bottom navigation bar to allow switching left or right for recent apps
• Camera
  • Electronic image stabilization currently under optimization and will be pushed in later stabler versions. Please stay tuned.

If you own OnePlus 5 or OnePlus 5T and want to install the OxygenOS 10 immediately, you’ll have to wait for it a little this time around. The update has just been released, so there are no download links yet for manual flashing. We could not even find the thread on OnePlus Community forums. All you can do is go to your device settings and check for updates. The update is 1.8GB in size, according to a user’s screenshot on the forum.

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