Monthly Archives: March 2016

Third-party app brings Always On Display to the Samsung Z3

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Always on displays are definitely not a novice concept(remember how elegantly old STN displays used to handle the task?), but rather one of those ideas that is making a comeback as the tech world is rediscovering its appeal. This year it seems many of the new flagship offers, like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5 are rekindling the functionality, the latter even going to great lengths to do it with an LCD screen, so, Always on is back in style.

Naturally, this has resulted in a spike withing the developer realm to bring new implementations of the feature, which OEMs seems to be currently launching only on new flagship models. Older models can quickly be mended through the use of a tird-party solution, like AcDisplay from the Google Play Store.

Now app developer Amit Kushwaha has given Tizen users the opportunity to experience always-on as well. The app in question is specifically designed for the Samsung Z3, which, unlike its other smaller Tizen-powered Samsung sibling, the Z1, does have an AMOLED screen and is more than happy to light up a few pixels for an extended period of time, without killing the battery. In its current state, the software can only display an analog clock and a date. It can also use the phone’s proximity sensor to turn itself off when inside a pocket.

As per the description and the developer’s own report, a digital clock option is also on the way, but, sadly, users shouldn’t expect notification display any time soon, as the required API is not accessible on the still developing Tizen OS.

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Nokia lo apuesta todo con el Nokia C9, el Snapdragon 820 y Android 6.0 Marshmallow

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Logo Nokia MWC16 stand

Aunque nos guste más o menos Android, todos conocemos a Nokia, esa firma de fabricación de smartphones hasta ahora de la mano con Microsoft conocida principalmente por sus Nokia Lumia, la mayoría corriendo con Windows Phone.

Aún así, Nokia ha tenido más de un “desliz” con el sistema operativo Android. El más reciente, los Nokia X, a parte de alguna tablet como la Nokia N1. Pero como sabemos, ahora Nokia es libre de fabricar otros dispositivos, y todo parece indicar que este rumoreado Nokia C9 con Android es el inicio de una rejuvenecion que promete.

Nokia y su C9 han vuelto para quedarse

Tras más de un rumor sobre su diseño o sobre sus características, el Nokia C9 ha cogido una fama increíble de “terminal prometedor”. Sin duda, los más fans de Nokia llevan esperando este momento desde la decepción de algunos de los últimos Lumia y Windows Phone, por no hablar de estos intentos de mezclar Android de repente.

Así pues, el Nokia C9 se plantea como el móvil escogido por parte de Nokia para volver a lo grande dentro del círculo de los grandes fabricantes, consiguiendo de momento eclipsar los futuros Huawei P9 o el esperado HTC 10. ¿Qué sabemos de momento de este C9?

Tal y como leemos en Mobile-Dad, los últimos rumores recibidos harían del Nokia C9 un dispositivo gobernado por el popular Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 junto con 3 GB de RAM, además de tener una pantalla de 5 o 5,5 pulgadas con una cámara frontal de 8 megapíxeles.

Nokia C9 render trasera

Lo más importante pero, es que por supuesto correrá con Android 6.0 Marshmallow, siendo así el enésimo intento de la firma finlandesa de apostar por un SO distinto a Windows Phone. Lo mejor pero no acaba aquí, y es que también conocemos información sobre su precio, situado alrededor de los 400 euros.

En enero pero ya recibimos el primer rumor sobre un nuevo dispositivo Nokia, que incluía algunos renders y hasta una fotografía filtrada. En esta ocasión, surgen más diseños de cómo sería el Nokia C9 por fuera:

Nokia C9 render camara

En conclusión, parece que Nokia se está tomando en serio su vuelta tras la fin del convenio con Microsoft, y todo parece indicar que el Nokia C9 será su apuesta más grande. Para ello, han optado por características de algunos “topes de gama” como el Snapdragon 820 pero parece que seguirá igual algunas líneas de Nokia.

¿Qué te inspira de momento este Nokia C9? ¿Crees que es la solución para Nokia?

¿Y tú que piensas? Pásate por Nokia lo apuesta todo con el Nokia C9, el Snapdragon 820 y Android 6.0 Marshmallow para dejar tu huella.

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More curved-edge display smartphones coming, Xiaomi Mi Note 2 next?

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Samsung pioneered in the field of curved edge displays with the Galaxy Note Edge, and has since toned down the implementation to gentler curves but on both sides with the Galaxy S6 edge, S6 edge+ and now the latest S7 edge. Other manufacturers are starting to join in on the fun, for example Vivo with the recently announced Xplay5.

Reports are coming in that Samsung will be (or in fact already is) selling curved displays to other Chinese makers, including Xiaomi. The rumor has it, Xiaomi’s Mi Note 2 will be the next in line to have an extra bit of flair on the sides. The current Mi Note, already a couple of months past the usual one-year life cycle, is due to be replaced some time soon and the successor will allegedly feature such a display.

The other manufacturer that’s been mentioned is Huawei, and with costly curved edge displays destined to come in flagships only at this point, it’s likely we’re talking about a potential future Mate, possibly the successor to the Mate S. On the other hand, the Huawei P9 is coming in less than a month, and while leaks of its dual-camera setup on the back have been abundant, the front was only featured in a single render and never photographed in the wild. To be fair, we are clutching at straws here, it may end up being all smoke and no fire.

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Here’s how to roll back from Android N to Marshmallow on your Nexus

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If the title peaked your interest, then we probably don’t need to fill you in on the fact that Google released an early Android N build a couple of days ago, along with a Beta program to easily receive updates over the air.

If you are anything like us, then you probably ignored the bugs and stability warnings and might currently be in a situation where your phone isn’t exactly 100% usable and that fact eventually managed to outweigh the Android N bragging rights. Naturally, you can always manually flash a Marshmallow build back to your handset, or any custom ROM for that matter, but if you are after a more streamlined solution, Google has you covered.

The Beta program seems to work with the same ease both ways. To roll back to the latest Android Marshmallow build, you simply have to go back to same page, where you opted to participate in the Beta and click the UNENROLL DEVICE button. This will result in an OTA being send to your unit within minutes, which is also stated in the confirmation prompt. But unless you clicked it out of curiosity, you probably weren’t in the know about the reverse OTA.

However, be advised that any path you chose to swap Android N back to an earlier OS build will result in a restart and a data wipe. So, be sure to back everything up if you haven’t…

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