OnePlus OnePlus 3T and 3 begin to upgrade to Android Nougat December 31 Androidinsider (press release) (Blog)

Earlier it was reported that OnePlus and OnePlus 3T 3 will be updated to Android Nougat until the end of 2016. On the last day of 2016, December 31, upgrade to a new operating system for this smartphone is ready. This was announced by Twitter co-founder OnePlus Carl Pei (Carl Pei). He also noted that the update for OnePlus OnePlus 3T and 3 will start to arrive “on the air” later. Upgrade to the new OS — a wonderful Christmas gift to the owners of these smartphones.

Start providing the updates does not mean that all owners are considering phones will get it immediately. Likely to update the smartphone users will take several days. But in any case, soon the new features of Android will be available to owners of OnePlus and OnePlus 3T 3 — based smartphones, considered the affordable alternative to the famous flagship.

Previously it was reported that updates to OnePlus 3 will end no earlier than the updates for OnePlus 3T. Thus, the owners of the previously released smartphone will be able for a long time to enjoy all the benefits of the latest Android operating systems.

OnePlus 3T continues the tradition of the smartphones of the company, corresponding to modern ideas about the flagships, but available to consumers at a relatively modest price, which, depending on the drive capacity is 439, or 479 U.S. dollars.

Its chipset Snapdragon 821 has four cores Kryo (two 2,35-gigahertz and two 1.6-gigahertz cores) and Adreno 530. The RAM of this phone is 6 GB.

There are two versions with different amount of built-in memory (64 or 128 gigabytes). The device is characterized by a battery capacity of 3400 mAh. Its capacity is higher than the OnePlus 3 (3000 mAh). The thickness and weight isn’t more. The device has a proprietary charging technology OnePlus — Dash Charge.

OnePlus 3T has a connector USB Type-C 2.0 and two slots for nano-SIM cards. Memory card support microSD in this phone is not available.

the Resolution of its 5.5-inch is made on the basis of Optic AMOLED display is 1920 x 1080 pixels that provides image density of 401 pixels per inch.

the Resolution matrix of the main camera smartphone with a Sony IMX sensor 298 is 16 megapixels. In addition, the device is also equipped with a 16-megapixel selfie camera Samsung 3P8SP.

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The most important events in the world of Android for the year 2016 – InternetUA

2016 the year was challenging and eventful for everyone. In the world of Android, has had significant and memorable events. We can say that there was more than usual. Remember all the hottest topics and the most important steps and mistakes smartphone manufacturers and operating systems. Let’s hope that before the end of this week there will be nothing as meaningful.

Galaxy Note 7 Review

for the First time, we are faced with such a mass review of Android-smartphone. The brunt was taken by the company Samsung, which is able to do so. However, the Note line of smartphones, which it was always possible to speak only good, will now be remembered not as until 2016.

Death Nexus and the ascent of the Pixel

loved by many Nexus smartphones this year appeared. To light a Pixel and Pixel XL as a sign that Google is going to become an electronics manufacturer. Good luck in 2017.

CyanogenMod goes

Important for many custom firmware based on Android will continue to exist, but nothing new will happen, and the company Cyanogen Inc. will close its doors December 31. For all 2016 ends on its own.

Cheap phones have become attractive

Remember Honor 8 and OnePlus 3T. Many have already purchased or want to purchase one of these smartphones. They in any case will not disappoint their owners, despite the fact that they stand quite reasonable money. There are other examples of affordable smartphones, which are able to impress. In 2016 you can buy something good really cheap.

Mi Mix set off a chain reaction

the Company Xiaomi has done something previously, smartphone users could only dream of. Now let other companies try to repeat it. The bold decision of the Chinese company permanently deposited in the memory.

Success Pokemon Go

This success is not so impressive, but to repeat it no one could. It was very unusual to see a crowd around him of people playing the same game.

Death of modularity

Dead Project Ara, but LG has managed to prove to all that plug-in modules not needed. This even nothing to add.

Source: androidinsider.ru

Android will merge with Chrome – the WORLD of NVIDIA

December 30, 2016

Google has denied rumors that Android and Chrome will merge into one OS.

Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome and Chromecast Hiroshi Lockheimer assures that this will not happen. Speaking in the podcast All About Android, chief of the mobile division of Google has denied all the rumors that the two mobile platforms can be combined. He added that the two operating systems do not have common points to merge. According to him, in the first quarter of this year, sales chromebooks bypassed Mac, which demonstrates the success of both operating systems Google.

But what about the rumors that Google is working to integrate the systems? Lockheimer responded that he never promised that the two systems will be separated forever. You can already run Android applications on some chromebook, and Google seeks to expand these opportunities.

the Vice President added that the main objectives of the company was to provide common features in both OS. In this case, “Both parties must have its advantages. You will see how much more happens when we cross from epilim, but do not combine”.

Android, Chrome OS, Google

The timing of the release of a new Android-smartphone Meizu in 2017 Overclockers.ru

Chinese sources has unveiled the Meizu plans for the coming year. In 2017, the company Meizu plans to unveil several new smartphones.

available editions of GSMArena was a photo of the roadmap Meizu in 2017. Next year Meizu will begin with the announcement of the new smartphone Meizu M5S, which is scheduled for Feb. It will be based on the processor MediaTek MT6753, while his successor in the face of Meizu M5 is equipped with a MediaTek chip MT6750. Then in June Meizu will present flagship smartphone Meizu Pro 7 on the basis of MediaTek Helio X30. A month later, debuting Blue Charm S or MS with chip MediaTek Helio P25 inside.

In September, Meizu is going to release smartphone Meizu MediaTek Helio MX7 on P30. Meizu M6 Note based on MediaTek Helio P20, will be presented in October. A new representative of the series Meizu Blue Charm/M will be released in late 2017. To be more precise, it debuts in December. The series will form a single-chip platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 626. This could mean that Qualcomm and Snapdragon has reached a settlement in a patent dispute and will cooperate at the end of next year. And in 2018 we may see some more new Meizu smartphone with Snapdragon chips inside.

Note that while this information is informal in nature and should treat it with some skepticism. However, this road map seems plausible, given the timing of the release of the latest smartphone Meizu.

The timing of the release of a new Android-smartphone Meizu in 2017 Overclockers.ru

Chinese sources has unveiled the Meizu plans for the coming year. In 2017, the company Meizu plans to unveil several new smartphones.

available editions of GSMArena was a photo of the roadmap Meizu in 2017. Next year Meizu will begin with the announcement of the new smartphone Meizu M5S, which is scheduled for Feb. It will be based on the processor MediaTek MT6753, while his successor in the face of Meizu M5 is equipped with a MediaTek chip MT6750. Then in June Meizu will present flagship smartphone Meizu Pro 7 on the basis of MediaTek Helio X30. A month later, debuting Blue Charm S or MS with chip MediaTek Helio P25 inside.

In September, Meizu is going to release smartphone Meizu MediaTek Helio MX7 on P30. Meizu M6 Note based on MediaTek Helio P20, will be presented in October. A new representative of the series Meizu Blue Charm/M will be released in late 2017. To be more precise, it debuts in December. The series will form a single-chip platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 626. This could mean that Qualcomm and Snapdragon has reached a settlement in a patent dispute and will cooperate at the end of next year. And in 2018 we may see some more new Meizu smartphone with Snapdragon chips inside.

Note that while this information is informal in nature and should treat it with some skepticism. However, this road map seems plausible, given the timing of the release of the latest smartphone Meizu.

The most important events in the world of Android for the year 2016 – Androidinsider (press release) (Blog)

2016 the year was challenging and eventful for everyone. In the world of Android, has had significant and memorable events. We can say that there was more than usual. Remember all the hottest topics and the most important steps and mistakes smartphone manufacturers and operating systems. Let’s hope that before the end of this week there will be nothing as meaningful.

Opinion Galaxy Note 7

for the First time, we are faced with such a mass review of Android-smartphone. The brunt was taken by the company Samsung, which is able to do so. However, the Note line of smartphones, which it was always possible to speak only good, will now be remembered not as until 2016.

Death Nexus and the ascent of the Pixel

loved by many Nexus smartphones this year appeared. To light a Pixel and Pixel XL as a sign that Google is going to become an electronics manufacturer. Good luck in 2017.

CyanogenMod goes

Important for many custom firmware based on Android will continue to exist, but nothing new will happen, and the company Cyanogen Inc. will close its doors December 31. For all 2016 ends on its own.

Cheap phones have become attractive

Remember Honor 8 and OnePlus 3T. Many have already purchased or want to purchase one of these smartphones. They in any case will not disappoint their owners, despite the fact that they stand quite reasonable money. There are other examples of affordable smartphones, which are able to impress. In 2016 you can buy something good really cheap.

Mi Mix set off a chain reaction

the Company Xiaomi has done something before, smartphone users could only dream of. Now let other companies try to repeat it. The bold decision of the Chinese company permanently deposited in the memory.

Success Pokemon Go

This success is not so impressive, but to repeat it no one could. It was very unusual to see a crowd around him of people playing the same game.

Death of modularity

Dead Project Ara, but LG has managed to prove everyone what plug-in modules not needed. This even nothing to add.

The most important events in the world of Android for the year 2016 – Androidinsider (press release) (Blog)

2016 the year was challenging and eventful for everyone. In the world of Android, has had significant and memorable events. We can say that there was more than usual. Remember all the hottest topics and the most important steps and mistakes smartphone manufacturers and operating systems. Let’s hope that before the end of this week there will be nothing as meaningful.

Opinion Galaxy Note 7

for the First time, we are faced with such a mass review of Android-smartphone. The brunt was taken by the company Samsung, which is able to do so. However, the Note line of smartphones, which it was always possible to speak only good, will now be remembered not as until 2016.

Death Nexus and the ascent of the Pixel

loved by many Nexus smartphones this year appeared. To light a Pixel and Pixel XL as a sign that Google is going to become an electronics manufacturer. Good luck in 2017.

CyanogenMod goes

Important for many custom firmware based on Android will continue to exist, but nothing new will happen, and the company Cyanogen Inc. will close its doors December 31. For all 2016 ends on its own.

Cheap phones have become attractive

Remember Honor 8 and OnePlus 3T. Many have already purchased or want to purchase one of these smartphones. They in any case will not disappoint their owners, despite the fact that they stand quite reasonable money. There are other examples of affordable smartphones, which are able to impress. In 2016 you can buy something good really cheap.

Mi Mix set off a chain reaction

the Company Xiaomi has done something before, smartphone users could only dream of. Now let other companies try to repeat it. The bold decision of the Chinese company permanently deposited in the memory.

Success Pokemon Go

This success is not so impressive, but to repeat it no one could. It was very unusual to see a crowd around him of people playing the same game.

Death of modularity

Dead Project Ara, but LG has managed to prove everyone what plug-in modules not needed. This even nothing to add.

Affordable smartphone ZTE Blade V8 will get dual main camera and Android OS 7.0 – iXBT.com

On the ZTE website has a description of the mobile Blade V8, announcement of which will take place at CES 2017. However, later the relevant page was removed, but can be found in the Google caches.

the Device is clearly not expensive, as the family Blade from the company include low-end and mainstream smartphones. But Blade V8 will probably be the flagship of this family. At least it stands out the presence of a double main camera (13 MP and 2). Some thematic resources for some reason claim that it is the first ZTE phone, but it is not so. Suffice it to recall the model Axon last year.

it is Known that the smartphone has a display Full HD diagonal of 5.2 inches, Snapdragon SoC 435, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB of flash memory. Apparatus enclosed in a metal housing with a thickness of 7.7 mm and is running Android 7.0 4.0 shell MiFavor. The button under the display there is a fingerprint scanner.

Source: ZTE (Google cache)

In 2017 in Russia the system will work Android Pay – http://caravan.su/

In 2017, Russia will begin to operate system Android Pay, and payments can be carried out with all devices with NFC technology.

According to media reports, the project is the introduction of contactless payment Android Pay is supported by several major banks of the country.

functionality is already implemented in Apple gadgets. While shopping through phone equipment in retail outlets must have a special NFC chip, which will connect the gadget.

According to experts, this innovative method is now recognized promising because of the relatively high level of security and convenience.

Experts predict that Android Pay in Russia are waiting for good prospects. Smartphones with Android use about 90% of users.

“NC”

UMIDIGI Z PRO is the first Android smartphone based on Helio X27 with dual camera – Overclockers.ru

At the end of the year, Chinese company UMI decided to rebrand. She called UMi, and UMIDIGI. And now she’s introduced the first smartphone, released under the new brand. He was named UMIDIGI Z PRO.

UMIDIGI Z PRO was not only the first smartphone, released UMIDIGI after the rebranding, but the first smartphone powered by the new MediaTek Helio X27 with dual main camera. It has two 13-megapixel sensor Sony IMX258 with Dual ISP. Dual camera of the smartphone allows you to obtain more clear images, and add the “bokeh” effect and other effects, previously available only on professional SLR cameras.

in Addition to the CPU Helio X27 and double main camera UMIDIGI Z PRO also has 13 megapixel front camera Samsung with flash, 5.5-inch IGZO display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels (Full HD) and the 2.5 D glass fingerprint scanner and port USB Type-C. Its battery capacity of 3780 mAh battery supports quick charging Pump Express+, thanks to which the smartphone can be recharged from 0 to 100% in just 100 minutes. Mentions the presence of 4 GB of RAM and a slot for memory cards format MicroSD (up to 256 GB). There is a new smartphone running the Android mobile operating system Marshmallow, but the company guarantees its update to Android 7.0 Nougat.

Smartphone UMIDIGI Z PRO clad in aluminium body in silver color. In what other colors it will be available is not specified.

Pre-sale UMi Z, which was the first smartphone based on Helio X27, start January 4 and will run until January 20. It will cost $ 279,99. And UMIDIGI Z PRO will go on sale later for $ 329,99.

Media: Android Rau work in Russia in 2017 Вести.Ru

In 2017, in Russia the system will work contactless payments Android Rau. How to write “Izvestia”, citing sources in the Bank, next year all devices that support NFC technology can be used for contactless payment.

At the present time to pay for their purchases using smartphones by the owners of some models of iPhone and Samsung. For this purpose, accordingly, the payment function Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. In the project for payment of purchases using the Android system Rau pursued by Google, will be attended by such banks as Alfa-Bank, Raiffeisenbank, Binbank, and Tinkoff Bank, write “news”.

“We are potentially ready to consider options of cooperation in the field of contactless payments from different players in the market. Payments with your phone safe and convenient,” – said in a commentary for the publication of official representatives of Alfa-Bank.

Source: “news”

Media: Android Rau work in Russia in 2017 Вести.Ru

In 2017, in Russia the system will work contactless payments Android Rau. How to write “Izvestia”, citing sources in the Bank, next year all devices that support NFC technology can be used for contactless payment.

At the present time to pay for their purchases using smartphones by the owners of some models of iPhone and Samsung. For this purpose, accordingly, the payment function Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. In the project for payment of purchases using the Android system Rau pursued by Google, will be attended by such banks as Alfa-Bank, Raiffeisenbank, Binbank, and Tinkoff Bank, write “news”.

“We are potentially ready to consider options of cooperation in the field of contactless payments from different players in the market. Payments with your phone safe and convenient,” – said in a commentary for the publication of official representatives of Alfa-Bank.

Source: “news”

Android Pay will work in Russia next year Finanz.ru

Payment system Pay Android, similar to Apple Pay, work in Russia on all smartphones with the same operating system next year. A source close to the Central Bank, has promised that in the new year all smartphones with NFC chips on Android will become a full-fledged payment instrument. While pay mobile phone only the owners of some models of iPhone and Samsung, remind “news”.

it is Assumed that in 2017 Android Pay will work not only on Samsung smartphones but also on devices from Lenovo, Alcatel, Huawei, Ham, LG and many Chinese models at affordable prices. According to estimates of “Euroset”, the largest market share in Russia still account for Android devices (87%), second place in iOS (10%), and the third – Windows (2%). The project for payment of purchases via smartphones based on Android will be implemented in partnership with several banks, including Alfa-Bank, Raiffeisenbank, Binbank, and Tinkoff Bank, the newspaper writes.

the Bankers think its part of the contactless technology is extremely promising, especially in combination with Android operating system dominating the market. The head of Department of development of mobile services of the Bank Pavel Mikhalev pointed out that if you are paying using your client’s identity using fingerprint or passcode that allows you to enter the card’s PIN code on the terminal. He expects the next year to 20% of the customers of the Bank with the appropriate mobile device will begin to use the service to make purchases with your phone.

According to the leading expert of Department of audit of security Digital Security Sergey Belov, thus eliminating the risk that the customer’s card can copy. “Android Pay allows you to pay not only with phones and tablets based on Android, but with a watch with NFC on Android Wear 2.0 and higher,” he added.

Recall of own payment system American Corporation Apple payment system Apple pay allows you to pay for purchases with your smartphone via NFC (Near Field Communication – “near field communication”) using a special program. It can be used for payments in stores and on the Internet. Payment system with NFC is the Samsung pay, which was launched in Russia at the end of last September. The NFC-enabled cell turn into a virtual Bank card. To pay for the purchase, the smartphone is applied to the terminal and the purchase amount is deducted from the customer’s Bank card. Also, payment cards with contactless technology Visa PayWave and MasterCard PayPass.

“Android” has died. Support of all services shall be terminated – CNews.ru

no longer supported Cyanogen Cyanogen OS

the Company Also end support for commercial operating systems for mobile devices Cyanogen OS. December 31, 2016, all system services and support nightly builds will stop working. The company announced in an official statement. No instructions for owners of smartphones OnePlus, Wileyfox, ZUK and others where you installed the Cyanogen OS, has not yet been reported.

the nonprofit Developers of the mobile platform CyanogenMod, which is based on Cyanogen OS, noted on the website cyanogenmod.org that the action of the kill at the same time and their platform. Despite the fact that CyanogenMod is separate from the Cyanogen OS project depend on the infrastructure and resources of the company. After the publication of the developers of the DNS access to the site cyanogenmod.org was blocked.

Open source CyanogenMod will still be available for those who wish to create their own OS.

Birth LineageOS

Soon after the spread of the news about the closure of services on the website lineageos.org there was a message “Yes, that’s us”, which the developer community has announced the creation of a new system LineageOS, which will replace CyanogenMod.

In a post on the resource Reddit the developers said that they refuse to discredited brand of Cyanogen in favour of a Lineage, and expressed fears that the company could sell someone a logo Cyanogen. Now the community is looking for ways painless for users of the transition to LineageOS, which is a fork of CyanogenMod.

the Developers of CyanogenMod has decided to abandon the discredited brand of Cyanogen

the Story of the collapse of Cyanogen OS

About the possible loss of Cyanogen OS first began in July 2016, when Cyanogen announced that it plans to cut 20% of staff, or about 30 workers. It was dismissed as just those employees who are engaged in the development of Cyanogen OS. Announcing the reduction, the Director General of Lior Tal (Lior Tal) suggested that the company will develop mobile applications instead of advancing and refining the “Android alternative”.

the New strategy was to fix the position of Cyanogen, which recently struck a few blows. For example, in August 2016 in the media appeared information that the company resorted to deception, inflating in the official report the number of users of its OS. In 2015, the leadership of Cyanogen said that the firmware uses 50 million people, but according to the internal report to the Board of Directors in 2016, the number of users amounted to only 25 million.

In October 2016, the company Cyanogen announced that it would stop further development of the actual OS, and will instead create so — called modules- modifications and additions, which smartphone manufacturers will be able to use in addition to Android. Modifications will be created based on individual parts of CyanogenMod. The project is called Modular OS.

What is CyanogenMod

the Mobile platform CyanogenMod, which was established in 2010 based on Android, has several advantages over Android. Among them enhanced support for visual themes, codec support FLAC, database access point, OpenVPN client, enhanced reboot menu, support Internet sharing over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB, overclocking, CPU, etc. the List of officially supported devices includes about 250 models, among them the popular gadgets of all brands, including the flagship Samsung devices.

the Best honours CyanogenMod from Android is that manufacturers do not have to pay Cyanogen royalties for every sold device, as is the case with Google. Cyanogen also does not require a preset along with its OS to a large number of applications.

CyanogenMod is free, but it has a commercial version of Cyanogen OS. It is installed on products, vendors such as Alcatel, Wileyfox, BQ, Yu, ZUK and OnePlus. Perhaps these companies have to start to install on their Android devices, complemented Modular OS.