Apple's smartphone shipments fell almost 10 percent in the first quarter of 2024, hit by intensifying competition from Android smartphone makers that want to get in the leading position according to research firm IDC. That or maybe the lack of true innovation in Apple devices that consumers found out about, or the fact that for the same technical specs an Apple device has, you can find an Android one that costs at least 30% less.
Yes, WhatsApp will soon add several AI features to follow the trend. How soon? Soon! WhatsApp has a beta program on Google Play. Meaning that you can sign-up for it, and you'll receive the latest beta versions of WhatsApp to try the new features before they get published onto the final version. You'll also get new bugs though, that's the downside.
Google's next major Android version, 15, will add support for satellite connectivity among other features. This is supposed to be the most important feature in the next version. What will this mean for regular users? Well, it means that you could use your smartphone for simple communications without being connected to a Wi-Fi network or your Mobile Data plan.
HONOR Magic 6 Pro is the first smartphone equipped with a second-generation silicon-carbon HONOR battery, an innovation that sets new standards in terms of performance and autonomy of mobile devices. Why is that? The silicon-carbon battery materials were previously used in Tesla's electric vehicles because of their exceptional lifespan and reliable performance in all conditions.
Your Google Play app will match your device/account country when first setting it up. Which works fine, as long as you don't need to switch countries. Because if you want to do that, you might be stuck with the original country you've set up. First of all, if you want to add a country to your Google Play Store app, basically you just need to add a payment method for that country. However, if you move to another country and want to switch to the new one, supposedly it should be this easy.
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile was finally launched on March 21, 2024, on iOS and Android. It's quite the big news, given how over 50 million users pre-registered for the game. This comes four years after the release of the original Warzone as an addition to the original Call of Duty: Mobile. It introduces a game format that aligns with Warzone's style.
There are a lot of “free” games and apps on Google Play, that are actually freemium. You know the type, you install it and if you want to advance faster you have to pay to unlock gear, powers and whatnot. It’s probably the most popular monetization method for games […]
Google announced this year's I/O event dedicated to Android developers. The event will take place on May 14 and 15, 2024.
Another year, another game dev summit from Google. On March 12, 2024, Google's digital game dev summit took place. It was an excellent sort-of-webinar for those interested in hearing out what Google has to offer for developing Android games and promoting them. If you've missed it, don't worry, as they've posted a YouTube recap of the game dev summit, which I highly recommend listening to.
Things evolve each year, especially in the technological field, and MWC is the perfect event to see what we can expect on the short term. At this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC), there were truly a plethora of announcements. Some of the presented things are good, creating eagerness (i.e. the Samsung Smart Ring), others not so good but announced only for marketing purposes (i.e. the transparent laptop screen). Anyway, some of the most interesting Android devices in my opinion were the wearables and foldables, as it seems these two categories are here to stay. OnePlus Watch 2 and Xiaomi Watch 2, respectively, are the two most promising wearables to be released soon.
