Network carriers are often the first stop if you’re looking to get the latest flagship phone since they’re priced at manageable monthly rates compared to the painful lump sum price. Of course, this route usually involves being locked into a 24-month contract. If you’ve passed the two-year mark or are looking to switch networks but want to keep the phone, you’ll have to get it unlocked. Luckily, UK networks like EE have made it quite easy to do this.

TL;DR OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has posted a photo taken with the OnePlus 6T. The photo shows a city at dusk, but it’s unclear if this was taken in auto or night mode. Little else is known about the camera experience, but we’ll find out more on October 29. The Oneplus 6T launch event is around the corner, and we already have a good idea of what to expect from the phone.

David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Google has detailed the reasons for last month’s spate of Android app crashes. A WebView configuration issue was the root cause. Google plans to improve its WebView and Chrome rollout measures to mitigate future issues. It’s been nearly a month since Android users faced random app crashes, thanks to an Android System WebView issue. Now, Google has finally issued details on how and why this key Android system process brought the OS to its knees.

Get ready to add a new term to your Android geek lingo, because HTC wants you to forget about megapixels and instead drool over the “ultrapixels” of its new M7 smartphone. Ok, let’s back up a little. Megapixel literally means “million of pixels”, which is pretty straightforward. So, what’s HTC’s new ultrapixel? Are there more pixels in an ultrapixel than in an old-fashioned megapixel? The new term actually refers to a type of sensor, which features three layers of pixels, each of a 4.

The anticipated RPG brawler ChronoBlade is now available on Android. The title was first launched on Facebook in 2012 and has been slowly being ported to Android and iOS since 2015 (you may remember it was also announced for the Ouya in 2013). Set in a fantasy realm, the title features side-scrolling battles in which you’ll play as one of four unique heroes. Each has their own set of more than 30 abilities to take out enemies, including ground and air attacks which can be chained together for higher damage.

The mid-range smartphone market is currently saturated with great value handsets. This is good news, but it can also cause a little “options paralysis.” With so many great phones to pick from, how do you choose? The choice between the Nokia 7 Plus vs Honor 10 is the perfect example. Don’t miss: Nokia 7 Plus vs Honor 10 — two impressive contenders for the title of best value mid-range Android device. Both the Nokia 7 Plus and the Honor 10 provide some very impressive features and specs for their 350 pound (~$470) and 400 pound (~$535) price tags respectively.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus might be readying its fastest charging phone to date. Specs of the phone have leaked. It’s tipped to feature an unannounced MediaTek SoC and a high refresh rate display. Update: February 28, 2022 (9:06 AM ET): OnePlus has confirmed that it’ll launch a phone with 150W charging later this year. The company hasn’t named the phone but has said that its 5,000mAh battery will charge from 0% to 50% in just five minutes.

TL;DR Project Starline was shown off briefly today at Google I/O 2021. This experiment focuses on creating 3D photorealistic human models for videoconferencing. The technology can be used to make it look like users are chatting with someone else as if they were actually in the same room. Humanity may have gotten one step closer to experiencing the holodeck from Star Trek: The Next Generation. At rhe Google I/O 2021 keynote we saw our first glimpse of Project Starline.

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung will reportedly remove ads from pre-installed Samsung apps. Mobile chief TM Roh apparently announced the news at an employee meeting. Update: August 18, 2021 (8:35 AM ET): News first emerged out of Korea yesterday that Samsung reportedly planned to remove ads from its own apps. Now, the company has confirmed this news to Android Authority. “Samsung has made a decision to cease the advertisement on proprietary apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme,” the company told us in a response to an emailed query.

TL;DR Verizon announced military discounts for its unlimited plans. Military families can also get a $200 prepaid card for a limited time. Verizon announced a new promotion that offers several discounts for U.S. military members and their families. We are sure this has absolutely nothing to do with T-Mobile’s own military-specific discount, revealed in April, that makes its One plan less expensive. Verizon’s promotion nets active-duty military, reservists, Gold Star families, and veterans $15 off one line, $35 off two lines, and $40 off three or more lines.