The final OxygenOS 11 developer preview arrives August 10th as OnePlus preps for Android 11

At the end of July, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau teased an always-on display feature coming to OxygenOS 11, its Android software based on Android 11. Now, OnePlus has provided a bit more information on its plans for OxygenOS 11, including when the last preview build will happen.

In a blog post published on Tuesday, Lau revealed OnePlus will release its final developer preview build of OxygenOS 11 for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro on August 10th. The company invites its “most technically-inclined” community members to try the release. “Then once we’ve squashed most of the big bugs and improved over stability, we’ll release a full open beta to let even more of you try it out,” Lau said.

What kind of new features can users expect to see in OxygenOS 11? Lau didn’t say, but more than likely users can expect what’s new in Android 11, including Bubble notifications, improved media controls, and more. OxygenOS 11 will also likely feature always-on display support, along with “some highly anticipated features that many of you have been asking for,” Lau teased. Users can also expect smoother performance, new customization options, and other UI changes. August 10th is also the date when OnePlus will unveil its latest version of HydrogenOS, the company’s Android software for the China region. Since HydrogenOS and OxygenOS are very close in terms of UI and core features, we can glean what’s new in HydrogenOS 11 as a preview of what’s to come for OxygenOS 11.

With the launch of Android 11 next month, OnePlus users can likely expect OxygenOS 11 to shortly after. The company will likely release the update first for its current flagships, the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, followed by its mid-range OnePlus Nord. The update will then likely follow for the OnePlus 7T series and the OnePlus 7 series. The OnePlus 6 and 6T already received their second major Android OS upgrade in the form of Android 10, but it’s possible that OnePlus could extend another upgrade for the two smartphones like they did when they brought Android 9 Pie to the OnePlus 3 and 3T.

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Samsung Galaxy A51 5G comes to T-Mobile and Verizon starting at $499

The Galaxy A51 was Samsung’s big mid-range hit of 2020. It features an immersive 6.5-inch OLED display with a centered hole-punch camera, quad rear cameras with a 48MP sensor, and a competitive price tag of $399 in the U.S. With the influx of more affordable 5G smartphones, Samsung is adding its own mid-range 5G smartphones to its catalog. Hence, earlier this year, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G was announced with the same design, display, and cameras, but with added support for 5G connectivity. A few months after its initial announcement, the Galaxy A51 5G will soon become available in the U.S. starting at $499—making it Samsung’s cheapest 5G smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy A51 5G XDA Forum

The Galaxy A51 5G is an important smartphone both for Samsung and for the U.S. market as most 5G devices are expensive flagships. 5G-capable flagship smartphones cost anywhere between $800 to a jaw-dropping $1200, which is partly due to the fact that 5G connectivity is mandatory for all phones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The Galaxy A51 5G, on the other hand, is powered by the cheaper Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, which features an integrated 5G modem (the Snapdragon X52). It’s pretty much identical to the LTE version of the device in all other aspects.

Now, for availability. The Galaxy A51 5G will become available on Samsung.com and T-Mobile starting August 7th and soon after on Metro by T-Mobile as well. Verizon users can expect the device to become available starting August 13th. The Galaxy A51 5G UW for Verizon will support the carrier’s mmWave network.

Additional carrier availability will be announced at a later date according to Samsung’s blog post. Samsung says the phone starts at a price of $499.99 which is far from “budget” but still a pretty decent price to pay for a 5G smartphone, all things considered. In comparison, the Samsung’s other mid-range 5G smartphone, the Galaxy A71 5G, has a retail price of $599.99.

Are you planning to pick one up?

		Galaxy A51 5G
Display		6.5-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED
		Infinity-O Display (1080×2400)
Camera	Rear	Quad Camera Main: 48MP, F2.0 Ultra Wide: 12MP, F2.2 Depth: 5MP, F2.2 Macro: 5MP, F2.4
	Front	Selfie: 32MP, F2.2
Body		73.6 x 158.9 x 8.7 mm, 187g
AP		Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Memory		6GB / 8GB RAM
		128GB Internal Storage
		MicroSD Slot (up to 1TB)
Battery		4,500mAh (typical), 15W Adaptive Fast Charging
Biometrics		On-Screen Fingerprint
Color		Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink

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Google Play Music is shutting down for everyone in October

For those of you who still love and use Google Play Music, I’m sure you’ve heard of this news by now…but Google is killing off the service and replacing it with YouTube Music. Since YouTube Music launched in 2018, both it and Play Music have coexisted even though Play Music was no longer in active development. Google slowly added new features to YouTube Music to convince people to migrate from Play Music, and more recently, introduced a migration tool to transfer your songs, albums, and playlists. The goal was to get people to fully migrate to YouTube Music so that Google can shut down Play Music. That day will soon arrive: Google Play Music is shutting down for everyone by December 2020.

According to the official YouTube blog post on the matter, the final stage of Play Music’s shutdown will go pretty quickly. Starting in September in New Zealand and South Africa and October for the rest of the world, you won’t be able to use Play Music anymore. This means that you won’t be able to stream from the app or, well, use the app at all. Google will, however, still hold onto your Play Music data until December so you still have time to migrate all your uploads, playlists, and purchases over to YouTube Music, or if you have any podcasts, to Google Podcasts. After December, however, the service will be killed off once and for all.

The other way you can save your content is to use Google Takeout to download all your purchased and uploaded content. Google will notify you before you lose access to what’s on your Play Music account, but be mindful that you only have a few months left before all of it is gone forever.

On the bright side, Google has already built most of Play Music’s features into YouTube Music, so after migrating, most users won’t miss much. Google Play Music is dead, long live YouTube Music. (Feel free to vent in the comment section if you need to, though.)

Google Play Music (Free, Google Play) →

YouTube Music - Stream Songs & Music Videos (Free, Google Play) →

Google Podcasts: Discover free & trending podcasts (Free, Google Play) →

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Files by Google starts rolling out a Safe Folder to hide your private files

Files by Google is a file manager app for Android that started out as a simple file cleaner and browser for Android Go Edition devices, but it has grown so popular over the years that Google essentially made it the de facto file manager app in Google Mobile Services. The app has received a handful of new features over the years, and the latest one that’s now rolling out to users is a Safe Folder to hide your private files.

Back in June, we spotted a new “Safe Folder” feature in development in the Files by Google app. The Safe Folder appears as a button in the “Collections” section of the “Browse” tab. Files added to the Safe Folder can only be accessed after entering a 4-digit PIN but can be freely moved in or out of the folder. Google encrypts the files in the Safe Folder, meaning they can’t be decrypted if you ever forget the 4-digit PIN. Furthermore, the Safe Folder isn’t saved to the cloud, so you can’t transfer its contents between devices.

The Safe Folder feature is currently rolling out for users with Files by Google version 1.0.323, according to AndroidPolice. You can download this version from APKMirror or from the Google Play Store link embedded below.

Our tipster informed us that the feature is available for them on the Android 11 Beta, but there’s no indication the feature requires a specific Android version. One issue you may come across when seeing the feature for the first time is a notice that the feature isn’t supported anymore—yes, even though it just started rolling out, Google has already prepared for its eventual deprecation. We have no idea what Google plans to do with this feature, so at the moment, I would advise against using the Safe Folder to store any critical documents.

Files by Google: Clean up space on your phone (Free, Google Play) →

Thanks for the tip, @Alpertcr7!

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Google Assistant adds Family Bell for scheduled reminders, broadcasting to a specific room, and more

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fall school year will be a little different for many families across the U.S. To help parents and kids cope with the new normal, Google has introduced new Assistant features to make balancing school and home life a little easier.

One of the big new features is called Family Bell, which allows Assistant users to add bell reminders throughout the day, such as when it’s time to start an online class, take a break, or sit down to read. It’s supposed to mimic what kids would experience at school, bringing a similar structure and routine to the home.

With the update, users should now see a Family Bell option in their Assistant settings. The feature is rolling out today in English in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and India.

In addition to the sound of a school bell, Google is also bringing the sounds of a school hall to your home. Simply say, “Hey Google, start the school day!” and Smart Displays will show a school-themed visual and play sounds you’d hear while in school, including kids shuffling through their lockers.

If you have smart lights, they can also be triggered to go along with the Assistant’s new school-focused capabilities. These sights and sounds are now available on Assistant-enabled devices around the globe.

Google is also making Assistant-enabled devices better sources of information, so you can ask your Nest Hub, for example, to tell you about the animal of the day. The search giant said users can also ask for homework help, and they’ll be given information about historical events, the periodic table, and more.

Finally, Google is allowing Assistant users to broadcast to a specific room or device. If you’re in the kitchen and want to reach someone in the bedroom, just say, “Hey Google, broadcast to the bedroom, ‘breakfast is ready!’” Previously, broadcasting a message would send the message to every device in the current home. The feature is rolling out now in English for Assistant-enabled smart speakers and Smart Displays around the world.

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Source: Google

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New OxygenOS update for the OnePlus 7 series adds OnePlus Buds support, new clock styles, Chromatic reading effect, more

OnePlus is now rolling out a new OxygenOS stable update to its mid-2019 flagship smartphones, the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro. The latest updates bring the devices to OxygenOS version 10.0.7 (in Europe) or 10.3.4 (in India and other regions).

OnePlus 7 Forums ||| OnePlus 7 Pro Forums

There are a few notable changes in this update. First, OnePlus has merged the July 2020 Android Security Patch Level (SPL), which as of yesterday has been superseded by the August 2020 Android SPL. Next, OnePlus has added the system app for OnePlus Buds support. The OnePlus Buds are the company’s first TWS earbuds with great audio quality at a decent price, and they work best with OnePlus phones as you can enable Dolby Atmos support, upgrade the firmware, and customize the double-tap gestures in settings. The changelog also mentions new ambient display clock styles have been added—we assumed they’re the same ones added in an earlier Open Beta update. Next, OnePlus has added the Chromatic effect option in Reading mode; this mode applies a sepia filter to the screen for a more calming reading experience. The Chromatic effect debuted with OxygenOS on the OnePlus 7T series and was brought to the OnePlus 7 series in an Open Beta update, but it’s finally here in a stable release. Finally, OnePlus has added support for Bluetooth hearing aids under the ASHA agreement.

Here’s the full changelog for the updates:

OxygenOS 10.0.7 (EU) and 10.3.4 (Global/India) Changelog for OnePlus 7 series

System

• Newly adapted OnePlus Buds, easier to take advantage of wireless connection
• Provided a variety of clock styles for you. You can customize on your own. (Go to Settings>Customization>Clock style)
• Fixed the issue that double tap could not wake up the screen in some settings
• Updated Android security patch to 2020.07

Reading mode

• Added the Chromatic effect option to adapt color range and saturation intelligently for a better reading experience (Settings – Display – Reading mode – Turn on reading mode – Chromatic effect)

Bluetooth

• It has adapted to Bluetooth hearing aid app connection under the Android 10 Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid (ASHA) Agreement

Network

• Fixed the wrong display of names of inserted SIM cards from different carriers

Download Links

As always, we’ll be providing the download links so you can sideload the update without waiting for the OTA to roll out. Thanks to XDA Member Some_Random_Username for providing the download links!

• OnePlus 7
  • OxygenOS 10.3.4 (Global/India)
    • Full OTA
    • Incremental OTA from 10.3.3
  • OxygenOS 10.0.7 (EU)
    • Full OTA
    • Incremental OTA from 10.0.6
• OnePlus 7 Pro
  • OxygenOS 10.3.4 (Global/India)
    • Full OTA
    • Incremental OTA from 10.3.3
  • OxygenOS 10.0.7 (EU)
    • Full OTA
    • Incremental OTA from 10.0.6

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How to watch the Galaxy Unpacked live stream and what to expect

Samsung is scheduled to host its second Galaxy Unpacked event for 2020 later this week, during which the company is expected to launch the all-new Galaxy Note 20 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Buds Live, and more. As with most smartphone launch events these days, Samsung will live stream the Galaxy Unpacked event and if you’ve been thinking of tuning in, we’ve got all the details for you.

What time is Samsung Galaxy Unpacked?

The Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. Here’s the kick off time in your region:

• West Coast: 7am Pacific
• East Coast: 10am Eastern
• UK: 3pm British Standard Time
• India: 7:30pm Indian Standard Time
• China: 10pm China Standard Time

The event will be live-streamed on Samsung’s website and we’ll also embed a feed in this post on the day of the event. In case you don’t wish to miss the live stream, you can also set a reminder on the company’s website and you’ll be notified when the live stream goes online.

What can we expect at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked?

As mentioned earlier, Samsung is expected to unveil the heavily leaked Galaxy Note 20 series at the event, along with the new Galaxy Z Fold 2, Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Watch 3, and the Galaxy Tab S7/S7+. The company may also announce a 5G variant of the Galaxy Z Flip at the event. We already have quite a bit of leaked information about all the upcoming Samsung devices and if you’re interested in learning more, you can check out our previous coverage by following the links below:

• Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
• Samsung Galaxy Buds Live
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 3
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip

Don’t forget, you can already save $50 off the next Galaxy

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