Verizon is Rolling out an OTA update to Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

If you’re having Samsung’s new Flagship devices Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge than you will get a new OTA update. The carrier says that this update is more than just bug fixes and security patches.  With this OTA Software version is updated to “G930VVRU2APD2” for the Galaxy S7 and “G935VVRU2APD2” for the Galaxy S7 Edge.

Full Changelog of this New Update:

• Security patches, though we aren’t sure if it’ll be May’s or one from a previous month, but since the phones are currently on February’s security update, anything will be a welcome addition.


• A pop-up reminder to close your SIM/SD card tray if you left it open.


• A shortcut has been added to Application Manager to give you easier access to memory statistics for individual apps.


• Easier instructions on how to enable and disable the always-on screen mode.


• When traveling outside your time zone, the dual clock on the always-on screen will now show the current time under “roaming.”


• New hints in the Smart Switch app.


• On-screen messages during video calls when switching between Wi-Fi and cellular.


• Better connection to network extenders.


• Fixed a sync bug with Outlook email when the phone is in power-saving mode.


• Fixed a multiple popup bug in Milk Music.


• Eliminated multiple SD card popup notifications.

Although the update will rolling out gradually and it will take some time to reach your phone.

Via: Verizon (1,2)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Specs Leaks Again

Samsung is going to launch the new version of the Galaxy Tab series. The new variant, better known as with the name of Galaxy Tab 4, has been leaked again in a fresh leak of specs.

We have already heard a lot about the upcoming tab and one another leak has suggested some more stuff in the tab.

In a latest leaks by twitter handle @rquandt, which have received an image of the device flaunting its specs and model number which is ‘ SMT536’. As per the leaked image the specs of Galaxy Tab 4 are:

• 10.1″ 1280 x 800 display


• 1.6GHz octa-core processor


• 2GB RAM


• 32GB Storage with microSD support up to 128GB


• 5MP rear-camera


• 1.3MP front-camera


• 6,800mAh battery


• Android 6.0 Marshmallow

We are also expecting a one more variant of the tab along with it. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Advanced might come with some more RAM.

What do you guys think about it? Do anyone really care about tablets?

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Xiaomi Mi Max Appears at TENAA with 6.4-inch FHD display

As Xiaomi is all set to launch its new Android Phone Mi Max on May 10. We already know the specs of Xiaomi Mi Max from some leaks recently. Now device has appeared at the China’s TENAA regulatory authority for certification.

According to listings at TENNA Xiaomi Mi Max features a 6.4-inch full HD (1920×1080) display, a 1.4 GHz Snapdragon 650 hexa-core processor and 2GB/3GB RAM and device having 16 GB and 32 GB internal storage respectively and you can also expand the storage through MicroSD. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based latest MIUI 8 out-of-the-box. The device is backed by a 4,000mAh non-removable battery. Now days fingerprint sensors for a standard smatphone is must very essential thing, so Mi Max is having a fingerprint sensor.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Met With Production Glitch

Now coming to camera Phone is powered by 16 Megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel camera at the front.  Connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G-LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS/A-GPS and a micro USB port.

The base variant of the Mi Max with 2GB RAM is expected to be priced at 1299 Yuan($200,INR 13,200) approximately.

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Google Collaborated with Idea to offer direct carrier billing in India

Google is collaborating with Idea to offer direct carrier billing in India. With this now you can pay for your favorite apps in Play Store with your Idea account and no credit card is required.

In Detail if you are Idea User than you can Buy any app from the play store  and charge the cost directly to your existing phone credit. No matter if you are on a Prepaid or Postpaid plan, your Google Play purchases are just deducted from your monthly bill or prepaid balance with Idea Cellular. Moreover, there is no need to install any additional app on your phone or tablet. When you make a purchase, just choose “bill my Idea Cellular Account” on the prompt in the store and enjoy the new way to buy digital content on your Smartphone.

Also Read:Google Brings HTTPS to all Blogspot Blogs

Idea has become the first carrier to offer such feature to its users. Carrier billing is a very easy mode of payment for Play store purchases. This step taken by Google may increase its Play Store Purchases in India.

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SoundCloud Go Subscription live in UK

SoundCloud Go Subscription is now live in the UK and Ireland at just £9.99/month. Earlier few months ago company has launched its service in US.

Since its launch SoundCloud is the best platform for the musicians that enables its users to upload, record, promote, and share their originally-created sounds.But now, Soundcloud introduces the SoundCloud Go Subscription service in which you can have an ad-free listening experience, the ability to listen to music offline.

Eric Wahlfross, SoundCloud co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Subscription scheme isn’t profitable at this point, but that is deliberate as they are investing in growth. “We are in this for the long haul,” he said. While they have 175 million users worldwide, they can’t give figures yet as to what percentage the paying subscribers are.

He also says that “We are planning to roll out to multiple territories this year. We are looking at a couple of years to really take this to the whole world,” But declined to give further details about the next countries it intends to roll out. So we can have SounldCloud GO Subscription in some other countires also.

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Google I/O Android App Updated with 2016 Event

The Google I/O Android App has been updated with new content on-board. Google has rolled the update with all the details, events, locations and all needed stuff. There would be details of all keynotes and live streaming of some events would be present. It is a similar app update that Google always gives before the IO event every year.

Some of the additional features of the app include:

• Explore the conference agenda, with details on themes, topics and speakers


• Add events to a personalized schedule


• Get reminders before the events in your schedule start


• Watch the keynote and sessions live stream


• Sync your schedule between all of your devices and the I/O website


• Guide yourself using the vector-based conference map


• Follow public social I/O related conversations


• See I/O content from previous years in the Videos

Google IO 2016 updated app is available for download from the Play Store.

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Google Brings HTTPS to all Blogspot Blogs

Google today enables HTTPS to all the Blogspot blogs. Earlier in last September Google made HTTPS available as an option in the Blogspot account. But from today onwards encrypted connections (HTTPS) are enabled by default.

“We’re also adding a new setting called HTTPS Redirect that allows you to opt-in to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. While all blogspot blogs will have an HTTPS version enabled, if you turn on this new setting, all visitors will be redirected to the HTTPS version of your blog at https://<your-blog>.blogspot.com even if they go to http://<your-blog>.blogspot.com. If you choose to turn off this setting, visitors will have two options for viewing your blog: the unencrypted version at http://<your-blog>.blogspot.com or the encrypted version at https://<your-blog>.blogspot.com.”  – said by, Milinda Perera, Software Engineer, Security

However, Blogspot will still offer both access over HTTP and HTTPS. Because many blogspot templates and widgets may not work correctly over HTTPS, it’s probably worth testing both versions before making the full switch to HTTPS. On the other hand WordPress has been offering the same feature to all the websites on network since 2014. Moreover, recently wordpess has introduced this support to custom domains.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 2 Met With Production Glitch

As we all know, from the past few weeks we have heard rumors about the Mi Max and Mi band 2 from Xiaomi. Yesterday, we reported that Mi Band 2 will have an LED Display rather than 3 leds on the front.

But some sources are now saying that the Mi band 2 production has met some problems. Now, the production of the second generation of the band has been stalled for the time being. CEO Lei Jun shared on Weibo that issues with mass production of the wearable have led to a delay of one month.

Recent leaks suggest that the Mi Band 2 will feature a display as well as a physical button, with the overall design similar to what we’ve seen from the first-generation Mi Band.

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Wordpress 5.4 Beta for Android Introduces Visual Editor

Guys over the WordPress have developed a WordPress 5.4 Beta Android App. The new version of the app is packed with much needed features in the app i.e a Visual Editor.

The existing app has already semi working Visual Editor but a full fledged Visual EDitor was missing. The latest editor will not only bring the tools like bolding, underlining, styling, etc options but it will also show the written text in Visual in the editor. Earlier, while editing or drafting a post the text area showed all the html markup of the post. Like, we were able to see the html markings from the above mentioned features. Here’s the actual changelog:

5.4-rc-1:

• New visual editor.


• You can now update your Gravatar by tapping your profile picture on the Me screen.


• Enabling Smart Lock for Password, to pre-fill username and password fields on the Sign In screen.


• Minor fixes in the Reader.

Now to remove that code clutter, WordPress has introduced fully fledged clean and visual interface.

Additionally, WordPress has received v4.5.1 update with some beautiful changes.

Source: APK Mirror

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