The translated source doesn’t give away any specific information about where the file came from. However, those who have tested the file suggest that the firmware is official and that all of the important parts for a daily driver are working fine. WiFi, network data, NFC, Bluetooth and all the sensors appear to be working correctly. Although, some of the system messages appear to be in Chinese, as this is where the source originates from.

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Apple’s self-repair kit for iPhones weighs 36 kgs and comes in two suitcases. A writer with The Verge reported that the repair process was tedious with lots of room for something going very wrong. Another reporter from The New York Times managed to break his iPhone trying to use Apple’s tools and instructions. Update: May 25, 2022 (9:22 PM ET): We’ve added more details about the process of hiring Apple’s toolkit.

TL;DR As part of Google I/O 2018, Google released the latest version of its ARCore tools for making augmented reality-based mobile apps. The big new feature in ARCore 1.2 is the addition of multiplayer support for AR apps. Android apps with ARCore 1.2 will also be able to offer cross-platform play with their iOS counterparts. In 2017, Google first announced ARCore, its new software development tools for making augmented reality-based mobile apps.

TL;DR Asking your Google Home, “OK Google, show me the weather on my TV” will bring up a weather report on your television. The command only works if you have a standalone Google Home unit and a connected second-gen Chromecast. Even then, YMMV. This is the first visualization of Google Assistant and shows promise of things potentially to come. People with Google Home devices have probably at least once or twice said, “OK Google, what’s the weather tomorrow?

Of course, the biggest and most exciting April Fools Day unveiling happened on April 1st of 2004. What was so significant about that day? Google actually revealed a real product and not just a prank, one that has been going strong ever since: Gmail. Due to the timing of the announcement, many folks originally thought that the invite-only (until 2007) Gmail service was nothing more than a gag, especially considering the company’s ambitious plans to provide a full gigabyte of storage — 500 times as much as Hotmail offered.

As with most manufacturers, Samsung typically takes months to bring the latest version of Android to its flagships. Despite this and the fact that Samsung hasn’t announced when it plans to make the firmware upgrade available, XDA-Developers was able to use a tool called Firmware.Science to install Samsung Experience 10.0 based on Android 9 Pie onto the Galaxy S9 Plus. Looking at the below screenshots of Samsung Experience 10.0, it’s pretty clear that the South Korean company is still in the alpha stage of development.

If you’re sending someone a WhatsApp message, you may not want those messages to stay forever in the recipient’s phone. It could be something potentially embarrassing or compromising in the future, or maybe you want to have an auto-delete function on your WhatsApp to keep things tidy? After a specific period of time, the message goes off to WhatsApp message heaven forever, never to be seen again. That’s the purpose of WhatsApp Disappearing Messages.

Google’s iconic smartphone, the Samsung Nexus S, is now finally getting the royal treatment as Samsung will soon be rolling out the official Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) upgrade for the device. As we wait for the official update to be released, we’ve managed to stumble upon a leaked version of Android’s latest offering for the Nexus S. As a precaution, this is not the official ICS update but a leaked version circulating around the Net.

TL;DR Leaked model numbers for the Samsung Galaxy S10 seemingly confirms the rumor that there will be three models next year. The model numbers are SM-G970, SM-G975, and SM-G973. The first two are likely the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus, with the third one likely being a cheaper “entry” model. The fact that there are three model numbers seemingly confirms that there will be at least three variants of the Samsung Galaxy S10, which is one more than the usual two.

It’s no secret that the headphone jack is dying. Ever since Apple jettisoned the port in 2016 with the release of the iPhone 7, Android OEMs have slowly followed suit. At this point, there are very few flagships from the top Android manufacturers with the 3.5mm port on board. That is, except for the ones from LG, as headphone jacks are still a staple of all its launches. In only a few weeks, we expect to see LG announce the latest in its flagship G series, the LG G9 ThinQ.