Realme’s 125W UltraDart brings along compatibility with multiple charging protocols

Chinese OEM OPPO recently unveiled its new 125W flash charge technology, which is capable of charging a 4,000mAh battery up to 41% in 5 minutes and 100% in 20 minutes. Now, just a few days since the announcement, OPPO’s sister company Realme has come out with its own 125W fast-charging solution called UltraDart. Realme’s new 125W UltraDart charging technology, which is most likely a rebranded version of OPPO’s tech, is capable of charging a 4,000mAh battery up to 33% in just 3 minutes and 100% in 20 minutes.

Much like OPPO’s flash charge technology, Realme UltraDart charging includes support for a variety of charging protocols, including USB-PPS at 125W, USB-PD at 65W, and QC at 36W. The technology is also backward compatible with older fast-charging solutions like OPPO’s VOOC, SuperVOOC, and SuperVOOC 2.0, Realme’s SuperDart, and OnePlus’ Warp charge.

In order to combat overheating, Realme’s UltraDart features ultra-temperature control with 14 temperature sensors and a vapor cooling system on supported devices. Along with that, Realme’s solution also makes use of a reversed battery layout, dual board-to-board connectors, and Multiple Tab Winding (MTW) battery cells to keep the temperatures low. Realme claims that its solution is designed to keep the average temperature at 40°C or less during the entire charging process and that without temperature control, it’s solution is capable of charging a 4,000mAh battery to full in approximately 13 minutes.

Along with the 125W UltraDart solution, Realme has also revealed plans to launch two SuperDart ultra-thin chargers rated at 50W and 65W. While the company hasn’t revealed any details about these upcoming chargers, the 50W SuperDart charger will, most likely, be based on OPPO’s 50W GaN mini SuperVOOC charger which was announced just a couple of days ago. The charger measures 1.05cm in thickness and it supports USB-PD at 27W and USB-PPS at 50W. While Realme’s charger may not feature the same design or dimensions, it might support the same charging standards as OPPO’s offering.

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OnePlus Gallery 3.12.33 adds a Google Cast button for beaming photos

OnePlus released the Android 11 Beta 2 builds for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro smartphones earlier this week. These builds come with OnePlus’ OxygenOS on top and the company is referring them to as “Developer Preview 2” builds to avoid any confusion with OxygenOS Open Beta program – even though they are based on Android 11 Beta 2 that was released by Google earlier this month. As part of this build, OnePlus is adding a Google Cast shortcut to the Gallery application to beam photos to TVs or smart displays.

The Google Cast feature surfaced on OnePlus Gallery version 3.12.33 and follows the Google Lens shortcut added to the app in the previous update. Although the latest Gallery app comes with the Android 11 beta, it can be installed on other OnePlus series devices but the feature may not work on all of the phones. One user did confirm they could successfully use the feature on their OnePlus 8 Pro running OxygenOS 10.5.11 to cast images to their OnePlus Q1 55 Pro TV. You can grab the APK from the link below and try it on your phone.

OnePlus Gallery 3.12.33 on APK Mirror 

Notably, the feature only works for images for now and does not cast videos. The same is corroborated to strings discovered in the APK Teardown of the Gallery app.

Coming back to the Android 11 beta, the builds for OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro are strictly meant for developers and advanced users even though vanilla Android 11 has already reached the Platform Stability stage. This may be due to the improper migration of Android 11 features over to OxygenOS and we do not recommend installing the build on your device if you’re using it as your daily driver.

Even if you still wish to proceed and get a taste of Android 11 on your phone, do note that by installing the beta or upgrading from the first beta, you will lose your data. So make sure to back it up before starting the process.

Thanks to XDA Senior Member Some_Random_Username for the screenshot.

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AutoHz lets you control the per-app refresh rate on the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro [Giveaway]

OnePlus is among one of the few OEMs around that both, ship a 120Hz high refresh rate display and also allow the same to be set on the maximum QHD+ resolution on the panel. However, even the maximum 120Hz setting is not set across all the apps uniformly — as OnePlus notes, “the refresh rate will be switched dynamically based on scenarios“. OnePlus does not explicitly mention the scenarios when the refresh rate will be scaled back down on the OnePlus 8 Pro, but we know from a past AMA on the OnePlus 7 Pro that the phone uses a variable refresh rate to drop down for scenarios like watching videos, using the camera app, and in phone calls. If you would like to have a finer level of control on the refresh rate on a per-app basis, XDA Recognized Developer arter97‘s AutoHz app lets you set refresh rates for every app on your phone.

Within the stock OnePlus settings, the 60Hz mode option makes the device run at a constant 60Hz like most other smartphones. The 90Hz/120Hz (depending on the max refresh rate) mode option practically acts as an “auto” option which switches the refresh rate back to 60Hz in certain conditions. There is a true 90Hz/120Hz setting hidden which you can enable through ADB commands, but that would increase the power consumption on your device, even if you would not necessarily benefit from a higher refresh rate in that scenario. For 90Hz, Dylan measured the increase in power draw to be about 30mW per hour, or about an additional 0.5% of the OnePlus 7 Pro’s total battery per hour for the display only, and there is likely to be additional power draw from the SoC and the GPU to push those many frames every second.

This is where AutoHz comes in. We’ve covered AutoHz in the past, back when it was called Auto90. Since then, the app has expanded its support across multiple OnePlus devices, extending it to the 90Hz OnePlus 8 and the 120Hz OnePlus 8 Pro. The app lets you control how and when your OnePlus device switches to 60Hz or 90/120Hz, or let it automatically decide for itself. The app is specifically made for OnePlus devices with high-refresh-rate displays (i.e. OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 8, and OnePlus 8 Pro (120Hz)) and works only on OxygenOS. The app also requires a one-time setup with ADB too.

Within the app, you see a list of installed apps and a toggle beside each app. The 60Hz setting sets the display to 60Hz within that app, the 90/120Hz setting sets the display refresh rate to 90/120Hz within that app, and the Auto setting keeps the system’s default behavior for that particular app. Note that for the OnePlus 8 Pro, there is no 90Hz midway setting — so you can either choose 60Hz or 120Hz. The app already contains some recommended settings for common apps, but it lets you exercise full control.

Giveaway for AutoHz app

AutoHz is a paid application, so not every user may be willing to shell out the price for finding this right balance between performance and battery. For the same reason, we are giving out 20 promo codes to our readers at random. To get a promo code for this app, simply drop in your XDA forum username in the comments section below. We’ll check back after 24 hours, enter the usernames in a random list picker, and PM you the promo code to your forum profile. No other forms of entry are accepted for this giveaway.

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YouTube finally re-enables 1080p streaming in India, but only on WiFi

In an attempt to ensure that the sudden increase in Internet traffic didn’t cause any issues with its infrastructure, YouTube in India restricted video streaming quality on its mobile apps to 480p earlier this year in March. Since then, YouTube users in India have had to bear with pixelated streams on mobile devices while the rest of the world could enjoy the same videos at higher resolutions. As a result, Indian users were forced to look for workarounds like browsing YouTube via Chrome on mobile, using unofficial apps like NewPipe, or watching videos on desktop. Now, over three months since the restrictions first came into effect, YouTube is finally re-enabling 1080p streaming in India.

The YouTube app on Android and iOS now lets you switch to 1080p quality if you’re connected to a WiFi network. The change seems to have been enabled via a server-side switch and doesn’t require you to update the YouTube app. However, the default streaming quality is still set at 480p. In case you wish you watch videos in 1080p on mobile, all you need to do is connect your device to a WiFi network, tap on the three-dot menu button in the top right corner of the video, and then select 1080p from the quality settings.

In case you don’t have access to a stable WiFi connection and you wish to stream at 1080p on mobile data, there’s a simple workaround. But for it to work, you’ll still need to have access to a temporary WiFi connection. To stream videos at 1080p on mobile data, you’ll need to connect your device to WiFi and then open a video on YouTube. You can then disconnect your device from the WiFi network and switch to 1080p quality as mentioned above. The video should stream at 1080p on mobile data without any issues. Do note that 1080p streaming, and the aforementioned workaround, don’t seem to work with mobile hotspots.

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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick, Mi Smart Band 5, and Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic officially announced in Europe

Xiaomi held an event today to announce a bunch of “lifestyle” products. Some of the announcements are wider releases for previously launched products, but others are entirely new. The lineup includes the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick, a global release for the Mi Band 5 (as the Mi Smart Band 5), and a new pair of Mi True Wireless earphones.

Xiaomi Mi TV Stick

Let’s start with the Mi TV Stick, which was prematurely listed for sale in Europe, and has already been unboxed. The Mi Stick TV is a small dongle with a quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage. As we saw with the product listing, this model supports 1080p video output and Dolby and DTS surround sound. It runs Android TV based on Android Pie. Xiaomi is pricing the stick at just €39.99 (~$50) in Europe, which is considerably cheaper than similar products on the market.

Xiaomi Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic

Next up is the Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic, a different model than the previous non-Basic version. The earbuds can give you up to 5 hours of playback on a single charge and an additional 15 hours with the charging case. The charging case uses USB-C and the earbuds have Bluetooth 5.0 with “environmental noise cancelation.” Essentially, ENC is for reducing noise in phone calls. The earbuds also have Google Assistant support. Xiaomi is pricing the buds at €39.99 (~$50) in select European markets.

Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5

The last product of note is the Mi Smart Band 5, which was launched earlier this summer in China as the Mi Band 5. The company is now giving the fitness band a wider release in select European countries. However, a few key features were left out of the international version: NFC and SpO2, or blood oxygen tracking.

Otherwise, this is the same fitness band with a 1.1-inch AMOLED display, 14-day battery life, heart-rate monitoring, 11 tracking modes, and more. Xiaomi is pricing the Mi Smart Band 5 at €39.99 (~$50) across Europe and it’s available in five colors: black, yellow, blue, orange, teal, and green.

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Samsung Tips app teases unreleased wireless Samsung DeX mode

Samsung DeX was announced with the Samsung Galaxy S8 as a way to use your phone as a desktop PC. The original idea was to dock the phone into a DeX dock that connects to a screen. This original idea didn’t work out too well since the dock was too big, there was no way to use the phone while docked, it required an additional purchase, and well, it just became annoying to use. Samsung upgraded DeX with the launch of the Galaxy Note 9 to no longer require a dock. Now, thanks to a screen we spotted in the Samsung Tips app, we know Samsung is still working on a wireless DeX mode.

The history of Samsung DeX is pretty brief. When it launched with the Samsung Galaxy S8, it was pretty cumbersome to use since it required a dock and a mouse and keyboard to be connected. With the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung got rid of the dock requirement (since the phone has native DisplayPort Alternate Mode support) while also letting you use the phone’s display as a trackpad and keyboard. With the Galaxy Note 10, Samsung made a Mac and Windows app so you could access DeX from your PC (and unofficially, on Linux and Chrome OS). There was also a brief stint with running a GNU/Linux distribution through DeX, but that initiative was sadly canceled. Fortunately, we’re finally seeing progress on wireless Samsung DeX mode, which we heard was being worked on all the way back in late 2018. On the upcoming Galaxy Note 20, Samsung may finally allow DeX to work wirelessly.

I found the above screen in the Samsung Tips app as part of the settings. On my Galaxy S20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip, the latter of which doesn’t actually support DeX, the page showed up under the “Become a power user” section. The first page under this section is the wireless Samsung DeX tip. The header is “DREAM_DEX_HEADER_USE_DEX_WIRELESSLY_M_TIPS.” This was likely pushed to live servers accidentally. What’s interesting about the header is the “DREAM” at the beginning. Dream is the codename of the Galaxy S10 series which makes me think the Galaxy S10 and up should get support for wireless DeX mode.

Samsung DeX wouldn’t be the first desktop mode for Android devices to get a wireless mode. Huawei introduced wireless casting a while back for its EMUI Desktop mode. It’s good to see that Samsung is following suit and working to improve DeX with meaningful features.

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Google is preparing to integrate Docs, Chat, and Meet more deeply with Gmail

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things in the technology world. Video calling, for example, became a much more popular feature in a blink of an eye. Companies have been scrambling to adjust to the new demands and we’ve seen Google do a lot of shuffling with its messaging platforms. Last month, Google rolled out a dedicated tab for Google Meet in the Gmail app. It turns out that was only the beginning.

Software engineer Tahin Rahman (@tahins) found some slides from a presentation for Google’s upcoming Cloud Next ’20 event. The slides show Google’s plan to integrate Google Meet, Google Chat, Google Rooms, and Google Docs more deeply into the Gmail app. The former three services will each get their own dedicated tab in the mobile app.

The four tabs at the bottom will be Mail, Chat, Rooms, and Meet. Mail is the typical Gmail interface, Chat is for instant messaging conversations, Rooms is Google’s Slack-like team/group messaging service, and Meet is for video calling. The integration is deeper than just tabs, too. Chat and Rooms will also send follow-up reminders if you don’t respond in time.

These four tabs will make their way to the web version of Gmail as well. They will be in the left sidebar and each service will get its own section with shortcuts to folders, conversations, rooms, and calls. The web version will also get additional integration with Google Docs, meaning you can collaborate on documents from inside Gmail. Essentially, Google is hoping to turn Gmail into a one-stop-shop for productivity.

Docs integration

Most of the services mentioned are primarily used by G Suite users, so it’s not clear if this new integration will roll out to consumers as well. Meet is already available in the public Gmail app, but a service like Rooms is really more focused on enterprise users. If Chat and Rooms do show up as tabs in the Gmail app, we expect them to be hidable just like the current Meet tab. Stay tuned for more information later this week/month.

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