Specific call and recording complaints include low volume, tinny and distorted audio, and amplified ambient noise. According to the complaints, the issues rest in apps like Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp. Some folks even experienced the issues in phone calls.
The call and recording issues might rest in the microphone usage on the OnePlus 6 and 6T. According to a user on Reddit, the two phones use the top microphone in the aforementioned apps — the top microphone is typically used for noise cancellation.
You’ve spent months drooling over the idea of an Android Wear powered smartwatch, pitting the LG G Watch against the Motorola Moto 360 to decide which you would purchase. Along came Google I/O and boom, all of a sudden there is a Samsung smartwatch ready for order alongside the G Watch, and the Moto 360 is still months away, what should you do?
It looks like we are not the only ones that want to help you make the decision, Google has launched the handy Android Wear Help Center to help you get through.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 series is scheduled for a reveal on August 7, but the company is already allowing consumers to reserve the phone.
Samsung is taking reservations for the phablet via its website (h/t: Android Police), and it’s promising that users can save up to $600 by trading in their existing phones.
These trade-ins are limited to Apple, Google, and Samsung phones though. So people with a phone from Huawei, LG, Motorola, or any other brand are apparently out of luck.
TL;DR
uConsent is a new app that enables partners to create consent agreements before engaging in sex. The process involves making a contract and getting your smartphones to “agree” to the terms. The process seems clunky and could cause more problems than you’d expect. With the #metoo movement, Bill Cosby’s conviction, and the allegations surrounding Harvey Weinstein, sexual consent is on people’s minds more than ever before. It was only a matter of time before you could say, “There’s an app for that,” when it comes to sexual consent.
Today only, Amazon is offering savings of up to 40 percent on a small selection of Philips Bluetooth speakers, the lowest prices ever offered by the retailer.
There’s a choice to be had between the ultra-portable Philips BT2500B/37 for $29.99, the BT3500B/37 for $47.99 or the SB365/37 for $59.99, which all come with shipping included.
The SB365 is the most powerful of the selection, offering one touch NFC for fast Bluetooth pairing, room for 4 rechargeable AA batteries (not-included) for portability, and an audio-in jack for connecting up your other media devices.
Update: On Twitter, HMD Global chief product officer Juho Sarvikas teased that the Nokia 8810 4G will support WhatsApp.
If WhatsApp comes to the Nokia 8810 4G, it would back up HMD Global’s claim back in MWC 2018 that the company is not “closing the door” on WhatsApp.
The Nokia 8810 4G runs Smart Feature OS, which is based on KaiOS. The software allows the phone to support apps like Google Assistant, Google Search, and Google Maps.
As for reviews, this week we pushed out reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, the Redmi K20, and the JBL Link Bar all-in-one smartspeaker.
Here are the top 10 Android stories of the week Learn more on the Android Authority Podcast This week was a big one, so had three full episodes of the Android Authority podcast. In the first episode, we discussed the Android rebrand and our week-long tour of Huawei’s headquarters.
The Ultimate Earn a Six-Figure Income Bundle is the latest offer to hit Tech Deals. Despite the title, these tips and tricks are unlikely to have you raking in huge sums overnight. What it can do is teach you how to significantly supplement your income through a number of channels.
If you’ve been looking for a chance to add to your spending money, you can grab the $1,800-valued collection of courses forjust $29.
The Vive headset was HTC’s surprise for MWC 2015. Details were scarce, but it soon became apparent that HTC is dead serious about staking a claim in the virtual reality land grab. When Cher Wang took over as CEO from Peter Chou, she highlighted VR as HTC’s next big growth opportunity, similar to the smartphones boom beginning in the late 90’s.
While HTC revealed the Vive at MWC, and its partner Valve shared more details about it at GDC 2015, it’s only now that developers can actually get their hands on the VR headset.
Over the last few years, the web has become a rather mobile-centric place, and that’s led to changes not only in the way that many websites work, but it’s also had an impact on services such as Google Search.
Last year, Google began partnering with select app makers to offer an “open in app” button to Google Search results and earlier this month Google expanded this effort to include more apps and to launch in several markets outside of the United States.