Amid China’s ongoing trade war with the United States and Google’s recent suspension of Huawei’s Android license, the world’s No. 2 smartphone maker recently confirmed that it is indeed working on its own operating system in the event that it could no longer use Google’s OS for future devices.
Huawei Android ban lifted for now to allow OS updates
Existing Huawei phones and tablets will still be able to receive software updates from Google for the next three months amid a trade ban that essentially forces Huawei to use an open-source version of Android, or develop its own OS and ecosystem for future devices.
FAQ: Huawei loses Android license amid U.S.-China trade war
Today’s biggest technology news isn’t about hardware. Rather, it’s Google’s announcement that the American tech giant will comply with the Trump administration’s executive order, which just added Huawei to the list of companies prohibited from trading with US businesses without a government license.
Android Q on the Realme 3 Pro: How to install, 1st impressions
The Realme 3 Pro has officially debuted in the Philippines this week, with the phone starting at the low price of P12,990 ($247) unlocked. It’s excellent value for money, so easy to recommend to anyone after a fast and smooth Android experience for less.
Confirmed: These Huawei and Honor phones will get Android Q
The first stable public release of Android Q isn’t expected to roll out to Android devices until August later this year.
These smartphones can already install Android Q
The annual Google developer conference kicked off today, and part of the software giant’s keynote included updates to Android Q, the next major release of Google’s mobile operating system.
Pixel 3, Note 9 have highest scores in new DxOMark Selfie test
It’s about time. Image-quality rating site DxOMark finally shines a light on a smartphone’s front camera, as it debuts DxOMark Selfie.
The Apple iPhone XR’s camera has met its match on DxOMark
Interdependent camera-testing website DxOMark has published its review of the Google Pixel 3‘s single-lens system. And according to DxOMark, Google’s current flagship smartphone is just as good at taking pictures and video as the Apple iPhone XR.
Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL: Specs, prices, availability
There were hardly any surprises at Google’s hardware event earlier today as the tech giant rolled out the red carpet for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. They are essentially the same phone, by the way, except the latter has a bigger notched display and battery.
Google Pixel 3 XL beats iPhone XS Max in early camera test
The Google Pixel 3 event won’t happen until October 9, but we’ve already seen plenty of official details and promotional images get leaked online. Key specs and features and pricing details have made their way out onto the interwebs. Google’s secrets aren’t secret anymore.
Google Pixel 3 XL review up 2 months ahead of expected launch
The successors to the Google Pixel 2 series are expected to be launched in October. But guess what? You don’t have to wait that long to take a good look at one of them, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-powered Google Pixel 3 XL. A review, among others, has already been posted online.
The best smartphones for YouTube, according to YouTube
Over a billion people are on YouTube. We here at Revü are a part of that number. You may be one of us, too. And to help all of us get the best experience on the platform, YouTube itself has released a list of recommended smartphones.
1st Samsung Android Go phone being tested in more markets — report
Remember the Samsung SM-J260G that showed up on benchmarking site Geekbench end-April? It’s allegedly Samsung’s first smartphone running Android Oreo (Go edition). Now, there’s a report claiming that the budget device is being tested in markets other than India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Alleged Google Pixel 3 XL live images reveal notch phone
We’ve been waiting for this for the longest time. The first batch of alleged live photos of a Google Pixel 3 XL prototype is already circulating online, four months before the phone’s expected launch.
Guess the percentage of devices running Android Oreo. Hint: Think low
Google I/O time always reminds us to check the state of Android. And for the past years, we have always been disappointed by what we find out. Is this year any different?
How to enroll your non-Google phone in Android P Beta Program
Google is taking a different approach in 2018. The technology giant has released the beta edition of the upcoming version of Android — which puts artificial intelligence at the core of the operating system — to smartphones other than its own Pixel series devices.
This could be a Samsung budget phone running stock Android
Several manufacturers have already committed to Google’s Android Go platform, a version of Android that’s optimized for entry-level devices with at most 1GB of RAM. Soon, we might add Samsung to that list.
10 best-performing Android phones on Antutu in March 2018
When Antutu Benchmark released its list of best-performing Android phones for February 2018, no Snapdragon 845- and Exynos 9810-powered devices were included because they were not available on the market at the time.
Cheaper Google Pixel phone reportedly in the works
How does a cheaper Google Pixel sound to you? Such a welcome thought, isn’t it? Well, cross your fingers because that might just be launched soon.
Xiaomi Mi A2, aka Mi 6X, spotted on certification site
The Mi A1, or the Mi 5X in some markets, is one of Xiaomi’s more interesting phones from last year.