According to the information coming from Weibo tipster Classmateguan, Huawei Nova 11 has started testing with a flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ chipset.

That’s not it, the tipster shared a render, which is photoshopped but reflects the intentions of the tipster to highlight key factors of the upcoming Nova devices.

According to the image, Huawei Nova 11 Pro could adopt a new pill shape hole punch design placed on the center head of the smartphone. As for now, Huawei has not used such a display design in smartphones.

This design went popular after it was originated in iPhone 14 series and later introduced in various Chinese devices. The wide punch hole is likely to use a dual camera system, one for selfies and another for the depth of field. Also, it could be utilized in the Pro model rather than the standard.

The phone is using flagship Snapdragon 8+ fully unlocked at high frequency, which could contribute to power consumption. Compared to this, Huawei Nova 10 series went on with Snapdragon 778 for Pro and non-Pro variants.

Furthermore, the camera desing has been rearranged, there is a large ring placed on the top, consisting of a main camera. It was followed by two cameras vertically including a periscope camera. To be mentioned, the camera design is cylindrical similar to the Nova 10 lineup.

As a new phone, Huawei will bring up XMAGE imaging technology with Nova 11 devices.

Huawei Nova 20 series:

Ahead of this, tipsters and past reports predicted the phone to be Huawei Nova 20 series but the company has not made any official announcement on this matter, we’ll keep you posted on this matter.

(source – Weibo)

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Google has released the roadmap for the development, beta testing, platform stability, and the final release of Android 14, which reveals meet the launch of Huawei HarmonyOS 4 later in the second half of 2023.

The first developer preview is already out for the Pixel devices. However, Google could open early access to other smartphone makers such as OnePlus by April when the open beta campaign kicks off.

As mentioned by the Android company, Android 14 is projected to reach platform stability by the end of July. But there’s still a possibility of these milestone timelines to delay, similar to last year.

For your information, the Android 14 developer preview will be a very useful and early gift to the developer community. It will pave a way for the app devs to know more about the upcoming APIs and app features ahead of the final launch.

Looking into the developer preview features, Android 14 promises to improve productivity, enhances performance, improvements to security, and privacy, and bring new customizations.

Yes, there are new tweaks and changes made over Android 12, while there are more that will be visible as the development progress further. Throughout this phase, these developers (and later users) will help to fix bugs and make improvements to the Android 14 source code.

HarmonyOS 4:

Aside from the Android 14 developer beta, Huawei is preparing for the HarmonyOS 3.1 rollout but the company is working on HarmonyOS 4 as a major release for the next generation of Huawei devices. For now, there’s no official launch date available but we are likely to hear more on this at the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2023 event.

HarmonyOS 4 promises big upgrades over HarmonyOS 3 and a major restructure in the user interface (UI). Nonetheless, we’ll keep you posted.

(source – Android)

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Recently, China’s intellectual property office published a patent with application number CN115700841A and it has the title “Detection Method and Electronic Equipment”, which was applied on August 31, 2021.

Looking into the technical details, this technology uses an ultraviolet camera and an RGB camera, which collect UV-mapped images and color tones respectively. Then it matches the first area in the recognized ultraviolet image to the color image to improve the user experience.

That’s not it, there’s a visual representation of the entire scenario that showcases the camera can catch ultraviolet images from different angles and combines the information to process inside a dedicated application.

The app then improves the accuracy of the input and provides a refined result and guidance for the user. This is similar to a makeup app, you just need to open the sunscreen app, then tap on the shutter button and then the camera will do the rest of the work.

Once proceed the Huawei UV camera feature will tell you about the facial statics and may also highlight the area that needs sunscreen to protect the face from harmful sun rays.

Such features are a breakthrough for the smartphone industry but it would require you to manually record the facial data. Also, it would require additional camera hardware alongside the selfie camera.

To be mentioned, it would be interesting if the tech could be included in the face lock and show the statics on the lock screen.

(Via – Mydrivers)

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According to the Geekbench listing, the Huawei smartphone model MNA-AL00 on Geekbench achieved 551 single-core scores and 2312 multi-core scores. The phone has an octa-core processor with 4 cores running 1.8GHz and the other four at 2.40GHz.

Furthermore, the listing says that the MNA-AL00 has Adreno 642L GPU, which is used in Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset.

The Huawei phone is tested with 8GB of RAM and interestingly, it is coupled with Android 13, which is a rare use of the software. Because Huawei is likely to use HarmonyOS 3.1 in the Huawei P60 lineup and it’s possible that the latest open-source library in the software has been updated, while HarmonyOS 3.0 had Android 12.

Identity:

Earlier last month, the Huawei P60 series visited China’s Telecommunication Equipment’s Network Access Management (TENAA) with models MNA-AL00 and LNA-AL00. It was predicted that these two could be the standard P60 and the Pro version respectively.

So, is the above-mentioned Geekbench model is standard Huawei P60? Probably. Why? because last year, Huawei launched a new P50 series model – P50E and it featured Snapdragon 778.

Moreover, the Huawei P60 series is also reported to come with a P60E model, given the fact that MNA-AL00 also uses the same processor, it is possible to come as Huawei P60E and not the standard version. However, we don’t have any confirmation on this matter.

Huawei P60 series:

Past information reveals that the Huawei P60 series will come with a brand-new imaging system, XMAGE. Other than that, the camera will bring a new design. Aside from these, Huawei could use the latest hardware and software features.

The report suggests that the Huawei P60 series will launch in March but we are waiting for an official confirmation.

(Via , Source)

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Honor MagicOS 7 comes with a set of new additions that improve the user experience of Honor devices. You need to open the My Honor app and then tap on early adopters to sign up for the latest beta activity.

Honor 60 and Honor 60 Pro with model LSA-AN00, TNA-AN00, and TNA-TN00 are required with MagicUI 6.1.0.156/160 to participate in the MagicOS 7 activity.

Meanwhile, Honor 50 and 50 Pro with model number RNA-AN00 and RNA-TN00 requires 6.0.0.152/155 to enter MagicOS 7 closed beta.

It’s noted that there are 2000 slots to claim until February 6, 2023. During this period, users could receive the latest beta firmware via OTA. The latest beta firmware is available only for the Chinese models, while the global models running MagicUI, it is possible that the company send it over, once the beta test concludes.

Notes:

1. Make sure that the phone has more than 10GB of internal storage space, (Check the storage space via Settings -> Storage).
2. Assure that your Honor phone is not ROOT.
3. If you find a problem, you can give feedback in the following ways: Submit feedback through BetaClub (log version users), an update BetaClub to the latest version before you upgrade (via BetaClub > My > version update).
4. It’s suggested that you make a backup of important data before installing the latest version.

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According to the information January 2023 Antutu praise list, Huawei Nova 10 Pro achieved the first rank with over 97.04% positive rate.

Unveiled in July last year, the Huawei Nova 10 Pro has a 6.78-inch OLED display with FHD+ (2652 x 1200) resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It has four color variants including Gold, Black, Purple, and Green.

This phone has a 60MP front camera. On the rear side, it boasts a 50MP super-sensing main camera, an f/1.8 aperture + 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, and a depth-of-field camera with an f/2.4 aperture.

On the other hand, the smartphone is packed with a 4500mAh battery that could recharge in 100W super-fast turbocharging. The smartphone is powered by the snapdragon 778g 4G processor and the EMUI 12 operating system.

Other results:

Honor X40 GT ranked in second place with a favorable rate of 96.23%. The device is launched in October 2022. It has Snapdragon 888 processor, supports smart storage expansion, and provides up to 7GB of additional running memory.

It also brings GPU Turbo X technology, which improves rendering performance by 30%, and the power consumption of high-performance games is reduced by 6%.

Xiaomi has four entries in the list including Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra entering the top 5, and Xiaomi 13 and Redmi K60 Pro finishing in 9th and 10th. Additionally, the OnePlus 11, Vivo X90 Pro+, Red Magic 8 Pro+, and iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition also appeared in the top 10 list.

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The company had 7 percent of the overall smartphone market share in Q4 2021, which recorded 9.5% in Q4 2022. This is a major difference. We could assume that the latest progress is made with the release of the Huawei Mate 50 series in October. Thereafter, Huawei customers supported the sales volume to a new milestone.

“Huawei recovered from its low base in 2021, increasing by 15% YoY in Q4. However, the brand is still unable to ship 5G-enabled devices, which is a major concern for its sales outlook.” wrote Counterpoint.

In 2023:

This year, Huawei is planning to launch a number of new smartphones and it’ll return to the dual flagship unveiling tradition. This means we would see the P series and Mate series launching in a single year.

The launches could further help Huawei to increase its growth in share among Chinese consumers to rank better in Q2 2023 smartphone market results.

Q4 2022:

In Q4 2022, Apple gained captured 23.7% of the market, maintaining its leading position. But it registered a double-digit YoY decline like major Android OEMs.

All the major OEMs offered stronger promotions during the Singles’ Day online sales festival. They also used the sales promotion season to shed excess inventory. Smartphone sales surged MoM, but the rise didn’t sustain into December when COVID-19 started spreading fast.

Coming to overall sales, China’s smartphone sales declined 14% year over year in 2022, which is counted as the slowest smartphone growth in the last decade. It’s also the fifth year that China recorded continued to decline.

In Q4 2022, China’s smartphone market declined by 15%, and a similar result has been seen throughout the past three quarters.

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You can get apps, games, and digital content for your device using the Google Play Store app. The Play Store app comes pre-installed on Android devices that support Google Play.

January 2023 updates:

Google has optimized the user experience for Android smartphone users and it improves the performance of app downloads.

Open the Play Store app:

• On your device, go to the Apps section.
• Tap on Google Play Store.
• The app will open and you can search and browse for content to download.
• Download the latest version of the Google Play Store app

Download the latest Google Play Store app:

Download Play Store 34.2.13

• Play Store 34.1.09
• Play Store 33.6.13
• Download Play Store 33.0.16
• Download Play Store 32.6.16
• Get Play Store 31.2.23
• Get Play Store 31.1.29
• Get Play Store 31.1.14
• Get Google Play Store 30.9.18
• Download Google Play Store 30.8.14
• Download Google Play Store 30.5.17
• Download Google Play Store 30.4.18 APK
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• Google Play Store 29.8.14 APK
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• Google Play Store 25.9.29 APK
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• Google Play Store 25.7.25 APK
• Google Play Store 25.7.22 APK
• Google Play Store 25.7.14 APK
• Google Play Store 25.5.33 APK
• Google Play Store 25.5.27 APK

If downloads from the Play Store don’t complete, try the troubleshooting steps at you can’t from the Google Play Store.

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According to the image shared by a Weibo tipster, Huawei has listed the key difference between HarmonyOS, iOS, and Android inside its experience store to spread awareness about its operating system and remove confusion.

Below you can check the difference between iOS, Android, and Hongmeng systems listed:

iOS:

The iOS system is a closed-source system developed by Apple, which has relatively high security when downloading software, smooth operation, and simple and beautiful operation of the home screen and app ecosystem.

Disadvantages: The system settings cannot be changed according to the user, and the system compatibility is average.

Android:

Android is an operating system designed based on the Linux macro kernel. There are many devices equipped with Android and a wide range of choices. It has a rich ecosystem, high customization, and good compatibility.

Disadvantages: General security, and open source system brings disadvantages of uncontrollable software APP quality.

Harmony OS:

The HarmonyOS has modularized features, and the microkernel driver enables the system to be disassembled, which reduces the requirements for hardware specifications. Such low requirements allow it to be installed on small devices, such as earphones and smartwatches. HarmonyOS devices can also be connected to each other to achieve a seamless connection.

Disadvantages: The system has been put into use for a short time, and there are currently fewer software developers and system users.

The Chinese tech maker also has a line of tips that would help you to get the most out of software updates:

• Before upgrading the smartphone, it is recommended for you back up important data.
• During the upgrade procedure, make sure that the device has enough battery levels.
• Does the system need to be upgraded related to the current state of the phone.
• Frequent upgrades are not recommended for smartphones that have been used for a long time and feature low specifications.

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It’s widely used on Android and iOS platforms, but for the time being, we’ll only focus on Android and keep you posted with the latest functionality being tested for WhatsApp users.

Note that the mentioned features may change or delay production and the only purpose is to anticipate the upcoming ones. Also, you can access them early by signing up for the WhatsApp beta build.

Below you can check the January 2023 WhatsApp beta rollout list. To be mentioned inputs are taken from Wabetainfo.

January 26, 2023:

• WhatsApp beta version 2.23.3.4 for Android showcase upcoming text editor for drawing tool improvements (read more).

January 25, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.3.3 brings support for haptic feedback whever you react to a message on mobile device.

January 20, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.2.11 beta for Android users brings will let them change the photo quality between, automatic, best quality and data saver. There cold be more option added or removed from this later on.

January 19, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.2.10 for Andriod rolling out for public users with block shortcut feature.

January 18, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.2.8 beta for Android allows you to share a voice note as a status update with a certain users that are allowed to see your status.

January 14, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.2.6/7 would let you transfer chat history to a new phone without using the cloud storage.

January 12, 2023:

• WhatsApp version 2.23.2.4 is in work with a feature to Block to quickly block contacts. In addition, there’s 2.23.2.4 version that shown block feature directly into the notifications.

January 11, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.2.3 noted with a new user interface for loading your chat.

January 10, 2023:

• WhatsApp  2.23.2.2 testing a an alert to inform you about the feature to share caption along with the media.

January 6, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.1.27 beta test reveals a feature called Report, which would allow you to report any WhatsApp status, as it violates or offends you.

January 5, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.1.25/26 version revealed that the company is working on a chat transfer feature called move chats to Android or iOS. This feature will allow users to transfer their chat to each platform.

January 4, 2023:

• WhatsApp 2.23.1.24 beta version shows that the chat app will bring the bookmark icon to the disappearing message that has temporarily been saved, meaning they will not be automatically deleted from the chat and everyone in the conversation.

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