People have been waiting for Xiaomi to enter the US market and today we learn that the RedMi 2 Pro has just been certified by the FCC. It supports GSM bands 850/1900 as well as LTE bands 2, 4, and 7. This doesn’t mean a launch into the US is guaranteed, but it is something that is required of devices before they are allowed to.
On our last podcast, we announced a giveaway for a Nexus 5X and a Nexus 6P, the latest and greatest in the Nexus line-up. If you are a developer or an Android enthusiast, Nexus phones need no introduction — you probably know all about them.
So how can I get a brand new and shiny Nexus 6P or 5X?
Simple! Head over to twitter and use the hashtag #WhyIXDA to show us your favorite XDA post or XDA thread. It can be anything you love about XDA — a great ROM, and awesome mod or tweak, a funny post, a random burst of originality or a hidden gem that changed your Android life. As soon as you hit the tweet button, you are in. You still have a full day to enter, and we’ll announce the winners at our upcoming XDA/Android podcast.
What is this podcast you speak of?
In case you haven’t checked out our previous podcast yet, featuring special guest Linus Sebastian from LinusTechTips, you can find it on pocketcasts, on XDA TV or on the Portal.
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XDA Member 05Gurpreet has posted a comprehensive guide on adding the Clock option in Settings. This guide is specific to Android 4.4 Kitkat, and involves comfortable knowledge of decompiling and recompiling APK’s.
If you thought HTC’s original price of $200 was too much to pay for their RE Camera, here’s some good news. Today (and we don’t know how long this will last), you can pick up the RE Camera directly from HTC’s website for only $50 with free standard shipping. You can also get it shipped in just 2 days for an additional $6.
Google’s Pixel team has posted up a job listing that shows the company might be expanding their hardware team. The job listing in specific is for someone who can “lead a chip development effort” as a “multimedia chip architect”. There’s no telling how far Google wants to go with this since it could go nowhere, but Google could end up developing their own chips.
Huawei seems to be very confident in their 2015 Android Wear smartwatch and they are showing that in their latest announcement. To be eligible for this additional 12 months (to a total of 2 years) of the warranty, all you have to do is register the device with Huawei. This allows the company to verify the date of purchase and you’ll receive your extended warranty.
Google has increased the maximum ceiling for Paid Apps, and by extension, IAPs, on the Play Store, translating into a roughly 2x-3x increase in regions where paid apps are supported. The US price limit has increased to $400 from $200, Canada to $500 from $210, UK to £300 from £150, India to Rs. 26,000 from Rs. 16,000 and Australia to $550 from $200.
