Realme C1, Realme 2, and Realme 3 updates bring November 2019 patches, dark mode, and more

Over the last week, Realme pushed updates for a couple of its devices introducing the new dark mode and Android security patches. Along with these changes, the updates also introduced wide-angle video capture for the Realme 5, Digital Wellbeing for the Realme 3/3i, and nightscape mode on the front camera for the Realme XT and Realme X2. Now, the company has added even more devices to the list and has started rolling out updates for the Realme C1, Realme 2, and Realme 3.

Realme 2 XDA Forums || Realme 3 XDA Forums

The budget-centric Realme C1 is now getting ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1805EX_11_A.62) which weighs in at 2.07GB. The update includes the Android security patch for November 2019, along with the new system-wide dark mode, and a couple of minor changes. Here’s the official changelog for the latest ColorOS update for the Realme C1:

• Security
  • Android security patch: November, 2019
• System
  • Updated charging animation
  • Updated font change supporting in Theme Store
• Settings
  • Added realme Laboratory
  • Added Dark Mode
  • Added a switch of notification dot for updates
• Notification Center and Status Bar
  • Added a switch of down on home screen for global search or notification center
  • Added fast switch toggles between SIM in notification center
  • Removed the reminder after the hotspot enabled
  • Removed the prompt while rooted
  • Swipe left or right to remove the message prompt after receiving the message
• Known issue fixed
  • Fixed probabilistic crashes of partial applications

The Realme 2 from last year is also getting ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1805EX_11_A.62) with the same package size as the C1. It also includes the Android security patch for November 2019, dark mode, and a couple of minor changes. The changelog for the update is the same as that for the Realme C1. A similar ColorOS 6.0 update (vRMX1821EX_11.A.24) is rolling out to the Realme 3, with the Android security patch, but there are some other minor changes as well. Here’s the complete changelog for the latest ColorOS 6.0 update on the Realme 3:

• Security
  • Android security patch: November, 2019
• System
  • Added the manual lock feature by long press the power button
  • Customizable data consumed reminder
  • Updated charging animation
• Settings
  • Added realme Laboratory
  • Added Dark Mode
  • Added Google Digital Wellbeing
  • Updated battery interface to display the screen on time
  • Added a switch of notification dot for updates
  • Clone Apps support more third-party applications (PayTM, PhonePe, Amazon, Flipkart)
• Launcher
  • Optimized lock screen clock widget design
  • Added date and weather widget
  • Optimized Smart Assistant interface
• Notification Center and Status Bar
  • Redesigned the notification center style
  • Swipe left or right to remove the message prompt after receiving the message
  • Added fast switch toggles between SIM in notification center
  • Removed the reminder after the hotspot enabled
  • Added a switch of swipe down on home screen for global search or notification center
  • Removed the prompt while rooted

The updates have already started rolling out the Realme C1, Realme 2, and Realme 3. In case you haven’t received it yet, you can download the update package from the link below and flash it manually.

ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1805EX_11_A.62) for the Realme C1 || ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1805EX_11_A.62) for the Realme 2 || ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1821EX_11.A.24) for the Realme 3

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Samsung will outsource Galaxy A smartphone production to a Chinese ODM to compete with Xiaomi and Huawei

Over the last couple of years, Samsung has been facing stiff competition from Chinese smartphone manufacturers like Xiaomi and Huawei, especially in the budget/mid-range segment. Even though Samsung offers some pretty compelling devices in this price segment, its smartphones are typically more expensive than those from Chinese manufacturers. This has resulted in a significant drop in market share for the company in emerging markets like India. In order to price its devices more competitively, Samsung is now planning to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China.

According to a recent report from Reuters, the company is moving the production of some of its Galaxy A models to original design manufacturers (ODMs) like Wingtech in China. While Samsung hasn’t revealed the exact details, sources reveal that the company plans to ship around 60 million phones made in China next year, out of a total of about 300 million devices. ODMs like Wingtech make phones for multiple brands like Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo and the increased level of production allows them to keep costs down and produce phones quickly.

While the move could help Samsung lower the price of some of its devices, the strategy could result in the company losing control of the quality of its devices. Critics also suggest that the strategy could help ODMs further reduce costs due to the additional volume, helping Samsung’s rivals in the process. Be that as it may, Samsung has little choice but to follow rivals and rely on Chinese ODMs if it wants to remain competitive. In a statement to Reuters, Samsung said that it has been making limited lines of smartphones outside of its own plants to widen its existing portfolio and “ensure efficient management in the market”.

Samsung devices manufactured by ODMs will primarily be sold in Southeast Asia and South America, according to a source familiar with the matter. It’s worth noting that Samsung isn’t the only non-Chinese manufacturer to rely on ODMs for its devices. Apple also outsources production to Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology, which has factories in China. However, Apple retains complete control over the design over its devices. On the other hand, Samsung’s ODM Wingtech has a hand in both the design and production of its devices, sources said. Samsung has assured that it has applied the same quality checks and standards it does with all its devices, and it’s committed to delivering high-quality products.

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Source: Reuters

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OnePlus Launcher Magisk mod enables Google Feed on any OnePlus device

OnePlus’ OxygenOS is a fine example of an Android skin done right. It offers you a stock Android-like experience, while still featuring plenty of customization options. Even the stock apps included on the devices follow this trend, including the OnePlus Launcher. However, its Shelf feature, which lies to the left of the home screen, isn’t as well-liked as the Google Feed on stock Android devices. Even though OnePlus continues to add features to it, many users still prefer the Google Feed and they have to rely on third-party launchers to enable it on their devices.

Last year, it was discovered that the OnePlus Launcher has a hidden toggle to enable Google Feed integration. Subsequently, a modder enabled the toggle and shared his Magisk Module with the community. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that the T-mobile version of the OnePlus 6T comes with the Google Feed integration enabled by default. And ever since then, T-Mobile versions of OnePlus devices have had Google Feed integration by default. Sadly though, the international and India/China models of the devices still only offered OnePlus Shelf integration in the stock launcher. Now, a new modded version of the OnePlus Launcher has been released which enables the Google Feed integration on any OnePlus device.

As you can see in the screenshots above, the modded launcher replaces Shelf with the Google Feed, without requiring you to install a third-party launcher. You can download the Magisk Module from the link down below and enable the Google Feed on your device right away. But in order for it to work, you’ll first need to root your device and install Magisk. This is because the original OnePlus Launcher had to be modified to enable the feature and you can’t install a modded APK on top of the original APK.

OnePlus Launcher Magisk Module

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[Update 2: Live] Epic Games is launching an Android game store in 2019 with 88% revenue share

Update 2 (11/18/19 @ 1:10 AM ET): Epic Games Store has finally gone live on Android as a new title ‘Battle Breakers’ joins Fortnite.

Update 1 (10/24/19 @ 2:50 PM ET): It’s been a while in the making, but the Epic Games Store seems to finally be coming to Android. The article as published on December 4, 2018, is preserved as below.

When Fortnite arrived on Android, there was a lot of speculation as to where it would end up. Early reports indicated that it would forego the Google Play Store entirely, which did turn out to be true. Instead, Epic Games melded a partnership with Samsung, offering the application exclusively on the Galaxy Apps store. Following the end of that exclusivity deal, Epic Games allowed users to download Fortnite from their own website. That opened the door to the possibility of finding tons of unofficial APKs online.

Now Epic Games has announced their own application store, with one big attraction: developers will get 88% of revenue generated by their app. This means that the company will only take 12% of all profits. To contrast, the Google Play Store will earn developers 70% of all revenue generated, with 30% going to Google. What’s more, if you’re using Unreal Engine, then the 5% engine royalty will be taken out of Epic’s 12% profit, not your 88%.

Of course, the Epic Games store is being aimed entirely at gamers. It will open up in early 2019 with a set of curated games that run on PC and Mac, with it opening up to Android and other open platforms later on in the year. There are a number of principles that the store will operate on, and all of them are set on establishing a shared space for both developers, content creators, and gamers alike. Creators like YouTubers and Twitch streamers will be able to refer players to buy games on the store, where creators can earn money. To jumpstart the economy, Epic Games will cover the first 5% of creator revenue-sharing for the first 24 months of the service.

If you’re wondering whether you’ll only be allowed to release games running the Unreal Engine, don’t worry. The first set of curated games will run on other engines like Unity. Developers need not worry about advertisements being shown on their game pages either. There will be no store-placed ads or cross-marketing of competing games on your page, and no paid ads in search results.

The company has said that they will reveal more details on December 6th, at The Game Awards in Los Angeles.

Source: Epic Games

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Update: Launching Soon

The Fortnite Installer on Android is now the Epic Games app!

Use it to download Fortnite on Android and check out all that’s new in #FortniteChapter2 pic.twitter.com/LvqejecaNq

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 24, 2019

Today, Epic announced that the Fortnite Installer for Android is now the Epic Games app. Right now, it’s still just an installer for Fortnite. Only the name and icon have been changed. However, this is a clear sign that the full Epic Games Store will be launching soon on Android. We will update this post when that happens.

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Update 2: Epic Games Store goes live on Android with new title ‘Battle Breakers’

The Epic Games Store is now finally live on Android, bringing along Epic’s newest title Battle Breakers with itself.

Battle Breakers is now available for everyone on PC on the Epic Games Store, iOS on the App Store, and Android in the Epic Games app and the Samsung Galaxy Store. As a special launch bonus, players who beat the tutorial within the first two weeks of the launch can claim the Dark Beastman hero.

Source: Epic

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Android 10-based Magic UI 3.0 update rolls out for the Honor View 20 and Honor 20

Huawei has definitely had better times, but even after being slammed by US sanctions and bans — which have heavily impacted their ability to do global business in general — the company is still doing its best to stay afloat. And this also extends to the Honor sub-brand, which keeps drifting more and more apart from other devices in Huawei’s lineup as they continue treating it as an independently managed entity. Huawei is fighting to get an extension on the grace period for other companies to do limited business with them, which will allow the company to roll out Android updates with GMS to their current lineup of devices.

The company is now rolling out an Android 10 update for the Honor View 20 and the Honor 20 series. Users of both devices, both in our forums as well as social media platforms like Twitter, have started to confirm that the update is being rolled out over-the-air. This update comes with Honor’s Magic UI 3.0 skin which is little more than a rebrand of Huawei’s EMUI 10 software, at least for now. Thus, this update comes with all the UI/UX changes and new features that come with EMUI 10 and Android 10, such as a revamped UI similar to Samsung’s One UI, a redesigned Quick Settings panel, a simplified Settings menu, and much, much more.

Got Magic UI 3.0.0 ANDROID 10 For Honor 20 @xdadevelopers @FoneArena @C4ETech @gogiinc @beebomco @Honorglobal @HiHonorIndia @gizmochina @Gizchina @thepandaily pic.twitter.com/Snj4XYo37y

— sachin kv (@sachin109) November 17, 2019

The Magic UI 3.0 update is now rolling out to Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro, and Honor View 20 users around the world, and if you want to have a taste of Android 10 in your device, you should go ahead and download the update right now. If it’s not available for your device right now, then you’ll either have to wait for it to become available or try forcing the update to show by changing your region in the HiCare app.

Honor 20 Forums || Honor 20 Pro Forums || Honor View 20 Forums

Are you excited about Android 10?

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Source 1: Honor View 20 Forums
Source 2: Honor 20 Forums

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Sony confirms 8 Xperia smartphones will get the Android 10 update

Android 10, the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, has been available for over 2 months now. The stable release has already rolled out to all Google Pixel smartphones and to devices from Essential, Xiaomi, OnePlus, ASUS, and more. Sony’s take on Android is a very light one, with most aspects of its OS being pretty similar to stock Android. Still, they haven’t been as fast as others in rolling out updates, and we’re just now getting official confirmation about when some Sony Xperia smartphones will get the latest Android OS release.

As you may expect, Sony’s current flagship smartphones, the Xperia 1 and Xperia 5, will be first in line for receiving this update, and owners of both devices should be expecting Android 10 to roll out in December, right around holiday time. Owners of other Sony Xperia devices, such as the Xperia 10/10 Plus and older phones, are in for a longer wait. We don’t know exactly how long the wait will be, though, as the expected rollout for these devices is just “early 2020 onwards”, indicating that the update should roll out sometime in the first half of the year.

The full list of Sony Xperia devices that will be updated is as follows:

• Xperia 1 – December 2019
• Xperia 5 – December 2019
• Xperia 10 – Early 2020 onwards
• Xperia 10 Plus – Early 2020 onwards
• Xperia XZ2 – Early 2020 onwards
• Xperia XZ2 Compact – Early 2020 onwards
• Xperia XZ2 Premium – Early 2020 onwards
• Xperia XZ3 – Early 2020 onwards

Older flagship devices like the Xperia XZ1 were notably excluded from the list, which will understandably be disappointing for users with these devices. Given that this device, in particular, launched with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, it will only have received a grand total of 1 major OS update (to Android 9 Pie), instead of the 2 major updates we typically see from other smartphone manufacturers.

Sony’s older devices are still more than technically capable of running a newer Android OS, though. While it is possible to install Android 10 unofficially on these phones—see the XDA forums for advice on that—nothing beats an official update for most people. Other current devices like the Xperia 8, which recently launched with Android Pie, were also oddly excluded. We hope more Sony Xperia phones will get the update and that this is just a preliminary list.

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Source: Sony Mobile

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Microsoft is killing its dedicated Cortana voice assistant app for Android and iOS

Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa are by far the two biggest voice assistant platforms, but there are plenty of other options out there, including Apple’s Siri, Samsung’s Bixby, and Microsoft’s Cortana. Cortana used to be limited to Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system and Microsoft’s ecosystem in general, but back in late 2015, the company released apps on iOS and Android to try to catch up with the big two. It looks like Microsoft has decided there’s no longer any point in offering a dedicated Cortana mobile app, however, as they’ve decided to discontinue the app in most markets early next year.

Microsoft has confirmed they will pull support for Cortana on third-party platforms like Android and iOS on January 31st, 2020, as part of a series of changes to Cortana-related services. After this date, the app will disappear from app stores in the UK, Australia, Germany, Mexico, China, Spain, Canada, and India. Although the app will continue to work for users in the US for an undetermined amount of time after January 31st, 2020, Microsoft will no longer support the app after this date. Furthermore, an update to the Microsoft Launcher app on Android—which also had Cortana integration—will remove Cortana. Microsoft says they aren’t planning on completely killing Cortana, however, as it will be integrated with the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps (such as Outlook). and Windows 10 will still keep it as its voice assistant.

If you use Cortana for syncing things like reminders and lists with your Windows 10 PC, you’ll still be able to do so with the Microsoft To Do app which is available for free on Google Play. Else, most of your voice assistant needs can probably be fulfilled by Google Assistant, a platform that Google is completely committed to and keeps updating to get smarter by the day.

Microsoft To Do: List, Task & Reminder (Free, Google Play) →

Microsoft Cortana – Digital assistant (Free, Google Play) →

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Source 1: Microsoft Support / Source 2: The Verge

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