October 6, 2018 - Written By Dominik Bosnjak In short: Despite massive issues with stateside regulators, Chinese electronics manufacturer ZTE isn’t giving up on the United States and is working on another Android smartphone that it intends to release by the end of the year. Besides the ZTE Axon 9 Pro that the firm is likely to start selling in the country (via Amazon) by the end of the month, it’s also believed to be preparing to launch another entry-level device, the type of handsets that allowed it to establish a U.S. foothold in the first place. Product documentation and synthetic benchmark results obtained by AndroidHeadlines suggest the phone may be a successor to the ZTE Blade Z Max (pictured above) which the company released in August of 2017.The official name of the smartphone in question remains unclear but the device is identified by the model number Z5151V and offers GSM and WCDMA connectivity, in addition to running … [Read more...] about ZTE Blade Z Max Successor Coming Soon With Android Oreo, 18:9 Display
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Your next car might come with Android embedded
Drivers of Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi vehicles could be looking forward to an altogether more connected future thanks to a new partnership with Google. The three brands, which already make up one giant so-called automotive Alliance, plan to develop increasingly powerful infotainment systems by embedding the Android operating system in its vehicles from 2021.The aim is to give us more of what we want, and that means we should see an array of new services filter through including enhanced versions of Google’s Maps, along with its very handy voice-controlled Assistant.Plus, there’ll be instant access to its app-packed Play Store. Along with delivering a beefier in-car selection of automotive-flavoured apps, drivers will also be able to enjoy improved Maps-focused turn-by-turn navigation along with the ability to answer calls and texts with even more ease.In fact, Google Maps which is possibly one of the most practical services to have built-in to a car that might be the … [Read more...] about Your next car might come with Android embedded
[New Game] Microsoft Releases Wordament Online Word Puzzle Game On Android
What's the point of being good at something if you can't gloat about it? The new Android version of Microsoft's Wordament puzzle game offers you the opportunity to pluck words out of a game board and compare your skills against the rest of the world. Bring it, everyone else. Wordament is played on a 4x4 board of letters, and it's a bit like Boggle. You swipe across the letters to make words, but you can go in any direction. At the end of the round, you get to see how you compare to everyone else. To show up on the leaderboards you need to sign in with an Xbox or Facebook account, though. Some of the reviews complain of substantial lag in this game, but in my brief testing with the 2013 N7 I saw no issues. Wordament is free and could be good for killing a few minutes. Download QR-Code Wordament® Developer: Microsoft Corporation Price: Free … [Read more...] about [New Game] Microsoft Releases Wordament Online Word Puzzle Game On Android
[Update: APK Download] First look at WhatsApp Business: Android app, landline number registration, and multiple accounts options
Update 1: 2017/10/06 7:50am PDT APKMirror now has the app file available to download, but you won't be able to use it unless you sign up as a tester first. Article Contents1 Managing Personal and Business accounts2 Android app2.1 Your business profile2.2 Away Messages3 From the customer's side Although we've been hearing about WhatsApp Business forever, the service was officially announced one month ago and if you paid close attention to the FAQ page, you would have seen a survey where you could sign up to test WhatsApp Business. I totally missed that, but reader Hüseyin Filiz applied and thanks to him, we have our first look at WhatsApp Business. The service is still in testing, so WhatsApp is asking for feedback from early testers regarding account setup, data migration from their existing WhatsApp app, automatic responses, and analytics. Managing Personal and Business accounts The app will be a standalone listing on the Play Store so it will make things easier for … [Read more...] about [Update: APK Download] First look at WhatsApp Business: Android app, landline number registration, and multiple accounts options
Google Chrome will soon stop working on 32 million Android devices
An estimated 32 million Android devices could very soon no longer work with the Google Chrome mobile browser. According to XDA, a recent commit revealed that the minimum API level for the Chrome mobile browser app will be raised from 4.1 to 4.4. That means that those still running an Android handset powered by Jelly Bean will no longer be able to use the most popular mobile browser on earth with over 1 billion installs on Android alone.Based on the latest distribution figures, Jelly Bean (4.1 to 4.3) is still in use on 3.2% of Android devices. With roughly 1 billion phones and tablets running Google's open source mobile operating system, approximately 32 million devices are affected by this change. When this change will take place, we don't know. But we wouldn't be surprised to see a large number of these phones updated to a newer Android handset sporting a more recent build.Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was released to the public on July 10th 2012. The first stable version of the mobile … [Read more...] about Google Chrome will soon stop working on 32 million Android devices