Unofficial LineageOS 17 is now available for the Samsung Galaxy S10 (Exynos)

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S and Note lineup are offered in two different variants around the world. While devices in the US, China, Latin America, etc. receive the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, most other regions receive devices with an Exynos chip. Due to this, custom ROM development for the devices is a bit inconsistent, to say the least. For instance, the Galaxy Note 10 with the Exynos chip just recently received its first unofficial build of LineageOS 16 based on Android 9 Pie. However, due to the popularity of the Galaxy S10 series, developers have managed to port LineageOS 17 based on Android 10 to the Exynos variants.

Samsung Galaxy S10 XDA Forums

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An unofficial build of LineageOS 17 is now available for the Galaxy S10 series on our forums and you can flash it on your device right away. The build brings all of the cool new features introduced in Android 10 while offering a clean stock Android-like experience. Before you go ahead and download the ROM though, you should carefully read the installation instructions mentioned in the thread linked below. Users who have already tried out the ROM have reported a few issues, including the lack of dual-SIM support. However, the thread does contain some instructions to enable dual-SIM support. It’s also worth noting that the current build doesn’t include support for VoLTE and VoWiFi.

Unofficial LineageOS 17 for the Galaxy S10 series

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Android-x86 project releases Android 9 Pie RC while Bliss OS releases Android 10 alpha build for PCs

Earlier this year in January, the Android-x86 project released the first stable version of Android 8.1 Oreo. For the unaware, Android-x86 is an open-source community project that aims to bring Android to PCs running on the x86 or x86-64 architectures. In the Oreo release, the team added plenty of new features, like the freeform window mode, to make Android run a little better on PCs. Since then, the team has been hard at work on the Android 9 Pie release and it has now rolled out the first Android 9 Pie release candidate (RC) build that you can run on a virtual machine or on your desktop.

As reported by Android Police, the build brings all the features Google introduced with Android 9 Pie, along with extended compatibility for desktop hardware. While the build offers an interface that’s close to stock Android, it does pack in additional features that are better suited for traditional input devices like a mouse and keyboard. These new features include an optional taskbar with a start menu and a recent apps tray that can be used as an alternative launcher. Here’s the full list of key features:

• Support both 64-bit and 32-bit kernel and userspace with latest LTS kernel 4.19.80.
• Support OpenGL ES 3.x hardware acceleration for Intel, AMD, Nvidia and QEMU(virgl) by Mesa 19.0.8.
• Support OpenGL ES 3.0 via SwiftShader for software rendering on unsupported GPU devices.
• Support hardware accelerated codecs on devices with Intel HD & G45 graphics family.
• Support secure booting from UEFI and installing to UEFI disk.
• A text based GUI installer.
• Add theme support to GRUB-EFI.
• Support Multi-touch, Audio, Wifi, Bluetooth, Sensors, Camera and Ethernet (DHCP only).
• Auto-mount external usb drive and sdcard.
• Add Taskbar as an alternative launcher which puts a start menu and recent apps tray on top of your screen and support freeform window mode.
• Enable ForceDefaultOrientation on devices without known sensors. Portrait apps can run in a landscape device without rotating the screen.
• Support arm arch apps via the native bridge mechanism. (Settings -> Android-x86 options)
• Support to upgrade from non-official releases.
• Add experimental Vulkan support for newer Intel and AMD GPUs. (Boot via Advanced options -> Vulkan support)
• Simulate WiFi adapter by Ethernet to increase app compatibility.
• Mouse integration support for VMs including VirtualBox, QEMU, VMware and Hyper-V.

If you want to test the latest Android-x86 Pie RC build for yourself, you can head over to the source linked below for instructions. You can also get prebuilt images from Fosshub or OSDN. Before you go ahead and install it on your system though, do check out the list of known issues below:

• Google Play Service may crash sometimes on the 32-bit image.
• Suspend and resume doesn’t work on some devices.
• Nvidia GPU (nouveau) may hang sometimes.
• 3D support of VMware is broken. (only non-accelerated mode works)
• Taking photos doesn’t work if Vulkan is enabled.

If you’re not interested in running Android 9 on your PC though and you’d much rather prefer running Android 10, then you’d be glad to know that Bliss OS has released an Android 10 alpha build for PCs. Bliss OS is essentially a fork of Android-x86 that offers extra features like taskbar integration for a better user experience on PC. However, it’s worth noting that the latest builds from Bliss OS are experimental and are not intended to be used as daily drivers. Nonetheless, it’s an interesting project for those of you who wish to run Android 10 on your PC. You can download the latest Android 10-based Bliss OS 12 builds by visiting the development thread on our forums linked below.

Bliss OS 12 XDA Forums

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Source: Android-x86

Via: Android Police

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Vivo targets India’s online buyers with U20’s Snadragon 675, 5000mAh battery, 18W charging at ₹10,990 (~$150)

Vivo is the third-largest smartphone brand in India by the number of shipments. Offline sales make up for the majority of Vivo’s sale in India and but lately, they have been trying to woo the consumers who prefer to buy online. In September, Vivo announced the U10, their first online-only smartphone in India and its primary virtue was the 5,000mAh battery. The company has today announced the second product in this series – the Vivo U20 – with a host of exciting features for attractive pricing and primarily targetted at the youth. The phone is already available in China as the Vivo U3.

The Vivo U20 is swanked with a radiant pattern on the back that is easily reminiscent of the Realme 3 Pro’s race-track inspired design. Vivo, however, goes a step further and uses golden accents around the triple rear camera and its logo on the back, which is laminated with a layer of plastic. On the front, there’s a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD display which comes with a Panda MN228 display protection, a Chinese alternative to Gorilla Glass.

In terms of its camera, the triple sensor setup includes a 16MP IMX499 primary sensor, an 8MP wide-angle sensor for 120º field of view, and a 2MP Super Macro sensor. On the front, there’s a 16MP camera for selfies. The rear camera can record 4K videos at 30fps or Full HD videos at 60fps.

Inside, there’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC powering the Vivo U20. There’s an option between 4GB and 6GB of RAM. Meanwhile, 64GB comes are the standard option for the UFS 2.1 storage. The storage can be extended up to an additional 256GB with a micro SD card.

The Vivo U20 carries over the large 5,000mAh battery from the U10 and also gets support for 18W fast charging via a micro USB port at the bottom of the phone. Additionally, the phone supports dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0.

Vivo U20 Specifications

Specifications	Vivo U20
Dimensions & Weight	162.15 x 76.47 x 8.89 mm 193g
Display	6.53-inch IPS LCD 1080 x 2340 px Panda MN228 display protection
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Adreno 612 GPU
RAM	4GB/6GB
Storage	64GB UFS 2.1 Dedicated microSD slot
Battery	5,000mAh with 18W fast charging
Fingerprint Sensor	Rear-mounted fingerprint
Rear Camera	16MP primary sensor, f/1.78 8MP 120° wide-angle sensor, f/2.2 2MP Super Macro, f/2.4 4K video recording at 30fps
Front Camera	16MP, f/2.0
Android Version	FunTouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie
Colors	Racing Black, Blaze Blue

Price & Availability

The Vivo U20 will be available in India starting November 28th, 2019 via Amazon India and Vivo’s online store. The 4GB RAM variant is priced at ₹10,990 whereas the 6GB variant will come for ₹11,990. For the first few weeks of the sale, the Vivo U20 will get a discount of ₹1,000 on prepaid orders over both the channels.

Vivo U20 color options

Interestingly, Vivo announced the Y19 a couple of days ago, which is the same phone as the U20 but with a MediaTek Helio P65 SoC in place of the Snapdragon 675. Since the Y19 is not an online-only device, it is priced much higher with its 4GB/128GB variant selling for ₹13,990.

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Realme 5 Pro update brings front camera Nightscape while Realme X2 Pro update brings November 2019 patches

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme has been doing a great job of releasing software updates for its devices over the last couple of weeks. The company recently released updates for the Realme 3 Pro and the Realme X, featuring the new dark mode and Android security patches. It has also released updates for the Realme 5 and Realme 2 Pro, with the same features. Most recently, it rolled out updates for the Realme XT, Realme 3/3i, and Realme X2. Now, the company has started rolling out updates for the Realme 5 Pro and the recently launched Realme X2 Pro.

The latest OTA update for the Realme 5 Pro (vRMX1971EX_11_A.13) brings the nightscape feature to the front camera, which will allow users to click better selfies in low-light conditions. The update also includes the Android security patches for November 2019, along with a few minor improvements and bug fixes. Here’s the official changelog for the latest ColorOS 6.0 update for the Realme 5 Pro:

• Security
  • Android security patch: November, 2019
• Camera
  • Added nightscape of front camera
  • Optimize the noise in dark environments
  • Optimized camera quality reddish issue
  • Optimized camera clarity
• Game
  • Optimized frame dropping of Arena of Valor
• Power Consumption
  • Optimized the power consumption of partial video scenes
• Known issue fixed
  • Fixed carrier network issues in partial areas
  • Fixed the full-screen display notch area shows the prompt information error issue

The company’s first true flagship, the Realme X2 Pro, has also received an update that brings the Android security patch for November 2019, along with some improvements to system stability. Here’s the official changelog for ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1931EX_11.A.06) for the Realme X2 Pro:

• Security
  • Android security patch: November, 2019
• System
  • Fixed some known issues and improved system stability

The OTA updates have already started rolling out to users in Europe. In case you haven’t received the update on your device yet, you can download the update package from the links below and manually install it on your phone.

ColorOS 6.0 (vRMX1971EX_11_A.13) for the Realme 5 Pro

ColorOS 6.1 (vRMX1931EX_11.A.06) for the Realme X2 Pro

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Redmi K30 live images confirm 120Hz refresh rate display and Qualcomm Snapdragon 730/G

Xiaomi’s Redmi sub-brand attempted its first foray into the flagship market with the Redmi K20 Pro, a device that was widely praised for being an affordable flagship at a time when several other OEMs strayed further away from affordability. The K20 series was launched in May 2019 in China, but Redmi had revealed in October 2019 that it was already working on the successor to the series. The Redmi K30 was confirmed to be Redmi’s first 5G smartphone, and the official teaser accompanying this announcement confirmed that it will come with dual punch-hole front cameras. Now, we are finally seeing the first live images of the Redmi K30, which go on to confirm that the next Redmi flagship will indeed have a 120Hz high refresh rate display.

Just a few days ago, we had exclusively broken the news that an upcoming Xiaomi smartphone — likely the Redmi K30 –will come with a 120Hz high refresh rate display as well as Sony’s new IMX686 image sensor, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. This news was based on code evidence found within MIUI 11 builds. Now, these new live images originating from Weibo corroborates some of our findings.

First up, we have an image of the About Phone section within MIUI 11, which mentions the device name to be Redmi K30. The device pictured lines up with the official teaser image of the Redmi K30.

The next image showcases the option to switch between 120Hz and 60Hz refresh rate options.

The next image shows off the landing page of AIDA64, which confirms the display’s 120Hz refresh rate capabilities, and goes on to mention the Adreno 618 GPU. The Adreno 618 is found on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G SoC, which essentially confirms that at least one variant in the Redmi K30 series will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730/G, and that this variant will retain the 120Hz refresh rate display.

Extrapolating on the existence of the Redmi K20 and a “Pro” variant, we can expect to see the Redmi K30 accompanied with a Redmi K30 Pro. Xiaomi confirmed the existence of a 5G variant of the K30 series as well, which makes it a possibility that there might be more variants in the lineup.

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Samsung Galaxy A71 renders show off punch-hole display and quad-rear cameras

With the launch of the Galaxy S10 series early this year, Samsung introduced a new solution to house the front-facing camera on its devices — punch-hole displays. Instead of featuring a notch, Samsung’s flagships just had a small cutout at the top of their display for the selfie shooters. This new type of display also made an appearance on the Galaxy Note 10 series, along with several devices from other manufacturers. Earlier this month, we saw leaked renders of the upcoming Galaxy A51 which revealed that the device will also feature a punch-hole display. It seems like Samsung is convinced that punch-hole displays are the future because the company has reportedly included one on another upcoming smartphone.

Reputed leakster @OnLeaks has now shared high-resolution CAD renders of the Galaxy A71, showcasing a punch-hole display. The device, which is a slightly upgraded version of the Galaxy A51, features a similar design with a slightly larger display. The device packs in a quad-camera setup on the back which is arranged in an L-shape within a rectangular module.

Other than the camera module, the back of the device looks pretty clean with its rounded edges and the Samsung logo in the center. The volume rocker and power button can be found on the right edge of the device, while the SIM card slot is on the left. Additionally, the device includes a USB Type-C port at the bottom, along with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a single speaker grille. On top of that, the lack of a physical fingerprint scanner leads us to believe that the device will feature an in-display fingerprint scanner.

The renders also reveal that the Galaxy A71 will feature a large 6.7-inch display and its overall dimensions are around 163.5 x 76 x 7.9mm. However, the camera bump slightly increases the device’s thickness to 9.2mm. As of now, we have no word on the internal specifications of the device, but we expect to learn more as the launch draws closer.

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Google Cloud Print will be killed off in 2021

Google Cloud Print is one of the company’s older services. Launched in 2010, it’s a service that allows users to print from devices that are on a network with cloud-connected printers. It was created as a way for users to print from Chrome OS devices. Technically, Cloud Print has never left beta, and now Google is officially ending support.

Announced in a support document, Google says Cloud Print will no longer be supported starting January 1st, 2021. Devices across all operating systems, including Android and Chrome OS, will no longer be able to use Cloud Print. This gives users over a year to “identify an alternative solution and execute a migration strategy,” as Google puts it.

Cloud Print was a great method for printing from not only Chrome OS, but also Android phones. It doesn’t require a printer that can connect to the internet. All you had to do was add printers to your Google account from a PC and you could then print to them from your phone or Chromebook. Printing on Android has come a long way since Cloud Print was introduced, and Google talks about how Chrome OS’ native printing has been improved as well.

The following native print management features are currently or will be supported by Chrome OS by the end of 2019.

• Admin console interface to manage thousands of CUPS-based printers for users, devices, and managed guests (the legacy 20-printer cap has been removed) by organizational unit
• Admin console policy to manage user printing defaults for 2-sided (duplex) and color
• Support for advanced printing attributes (stapling, paper trays, pin printing)
• Admin console policy to include user account and filename in IPP header of print job over a secure IPPS connection, which enables third-party printing features such as secure printing and print-usage tracking
• Admin console policy to manage PIN code printing, allowing users to enter pin code when sending the print job, and release the print job for printing when they enter the pin code into the printer keypad

The following print management features are being developed for Chrome OS and will be available prior to Cloud Print deprecation.

• Support for external CUPS print servers, including authentication
• Policy to configure connections to external CUPS print servers
• APIs for third-parties to access print job metadata, submit print jobs and printer management capabilities

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