Last week, we asked you whether you keep your phone ringer on and, if you do, what ringtone do you use. As we suspected, the “ringer on all the time” option was the less common choice, but it’s still how a quarter of voters use their phone daily. Then there is a nearly dead-even split between those who keep their phones on vibrate all the time and those who switch manually. Of the latter, some are lucky enough to still have a physical switch, but there will be fewer and fewer such phones as time goes by. Whether by switch or by using the settings, people who toggle their ringers based...
Last week, we asked you whether you keep your phone ringer on and, if you do, what ringtone do you use. As we suspected, the “ringer on all the time” option was the less common choice, but it’s still how a quarter of voters use their phone daily. Then there is a nearly dead-even split between those who keep their phones on vibrate all the time and those who switch manually. Of the latter, some are lucky enough to still have a physical switch, but there will be fewer and fewer such phones as time goes by. Whether by switch or by using the settings, people who toggle their ringers based...
An APK teardown of the Google Play Services app, version 26.32.31 beta reveals some interesting details about phone backups. It hints at a new feature that Google will likely implement in the near future that would let you choose more folders to back up. Everyone who is using automatic online backup knows that not all data is backed up. You do get your photos and videos up in the cloud along with settings and some user data, but not everything. For instance, some apps have encrypted data and can't be backed up. Currently, you can't back up other folders, like your "Downloads"...
Last month, we told you about the Doogee S200 Max featuring dual displays. Now we've learned from a reliable source that Doogee is planning to add another smartphone to the S200 series with two displays next week, and it's called the Doogee S200 Ultra. [#InlinePriceWidget,14076,1#] Our source tells us that the Doogee S200 Ultra will have a 6.72" FullHD+ 120Hz LCD on the front and a 1.32" 60Hz multi-functional circular AMOLED screen on the back with a 466x466-pixel resolution. The secondary display will let you check the time, notifications, and control music. The rear of the Doogee...
Google is slowly making a push with its Messages app and ever since it started supporting RCS messaging, the app gained quite a bit of features, including the ability to send photos in original quality. The most recent one is important, though, as it allows you to unsend messages. Google Messages' delete message prompt Thanks to the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, Google is making it possible to delete sent messages not just on your screen but on the recipient's too. Hints of the feature were first spotted a few months ago in the source code, but Google is now making...
Ulefone will launch a new rugged smartphone called Ulefone RugKing next week. The brand hasn't officially divulged anything about it yet, but we've received the images, specs, and pricing information of the RugKing from a reliable source, telling us what to expect from this rugged smartphone. The Ulefone RugKing will have the Unisoc T7255 SoC at the helm with 8GB of LDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD card having a dedicated slot. The smartphone will boot Android 15, but it's unclear how many years of software updates it will receive. The...
Ulefone will launch a new rugged smartphone called Ulefone RugKing next week. The brand hasn't officially divulged anything about it yet, but we've received the images, specs, and pricing information of the RugKing from a reliable source, telling us what to expect from this rugged smartphone. The Ulefone RugKing will have the Unisoc T7255 SoC at the helm with 8GB of LDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage, expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD card having a dedicated slot. The smartphone will boot Android 15, but it's unclear how many years of software updates it will receive. The...
A report by DigiTimes suggests Apple's current Watch series is selling very well, exceeding expectations by around 10%. Additionally, the company will bring significant improvements to the Apple Watch Series 11 and the Watch Ultra 3 that are expected to debut next year. By citing industry chain analysts, DigiTimes believes Apple is readying hardware, software and design upgrades to the new Apple Watch series. One of the most prominent features will be blood pressure detection and blood glucose monitoring. The latter is still in question, however, due to medical regulations,...
Infinix launched the Hot 60i 4G in July, and as promised, the brand today introduced the 5G model. The Infinix Hot 60i 5G is powered by the Dimensity 6400 SoC, runs Android 15-based XOS 15.1, and has 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage onboard, which is expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD card. The Infinix Hot 60i 5G features a 6.75" 120Hz HD+ LCD on the front with 670 nits of peak brightness; however, it has a notch for the selfie camera instead of the punch hole we have on the Hot 60i 4G's screen. The selfie camera's resolution has also been downgraded from 8MP to 5MP. Around the back...
Infinix launched the Hot 60i 4G in July, and as promised, the brand today introduced the 5G model. The Infinix Hot 60i 5G is powered by the Dimensity 6400 SoC, runs Android 15-based XOS 15.1, and has 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage onboard, which is expandable by up to 2TB via a microSD card. The Infinix Hot 60i 5G features a 6.75" 120Hz HD+ LCD on the front with 670 nits of peak brightness; however, it has a notch for the selfie camera instead of the punch hole we have on the Hot 60i 4G's screen. The selfie camera's resolution has also been downgraded from 8MP to 5MP. Around the back...