List of Samsung devices receiving RAM Plus feature

All the recent modern operating systems offer a new feature known as RAM expansion. As the name suggests, it simply works by taking some parts of the onboard storage (ROM) and converting them into virtual RAM.

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The feature is useful for those with low configuration handsets as their device's memory can keep up with the storage demands. Moreover, it boosts the multi-tasking abilities and keeps apps cached for a quick launch. Many smartphone brands have taken up this trait including Samsung, which like to call it RAM Plus.

As mentioned, almost all operating systems including Android already have this feature. But Samsung is releasing it for some of its Galaxy devices to increase the device’s RAM for free. Though the set limit is up to 7GB which can be used as virtual memory by users.

This implies, if a smartphone has 8GB RAM, the user can allocate up to 15GB using this feature. While the average of 4GB device can get 11GB RAM. The system provides 2GB of internal storage that serves as RAM effectively.

Here is the list of devices that are receiving the RAM Plus feature by Samsung:

1. Galaxy A52s


2. Galaxy A52 5G


3. Galaxy Z Fold 3


4. Galaxy S21


5. Galaxy S21+


6. Galaxy S21 Ultra

As the company has just started releasing the feature via new software updates. We expect more smartphones to add to the list.

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Google to launch Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on October 19

A couple of months back, Google officially announced the launch of Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro this fall. And finally, the tech giant said it will be organizing a Pixel Fall Launch event on Tuesday, October 19. FYI, this will be the first Pixel-only event as the previous-gen was often launched with other Google products.

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Also, there's a possibility that Google could officially announce the release of Android 12 for its flagships at the event. Though the operating system is released as an AOSP. And Google gave the time frame of the next few weeks for the Android 12 update for Pixel and other smartphones manufacturers. Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will be the first smartphone to get the Android 12 OS.

If we look at the pictures previously revealed by Google, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro look quite different from their predecessors. Apart from the new design, the company has powered the devices with its Tensor processor. Moreover, they will house new fancy cameras with bars running across the width of the phones using Samsung sensors.

You must be wondering about the naming protocol as instead of the typical XL model, this time Google has decided to introduce a pro variant. Talking about the difference in design, both Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is almost the same. However, they differ in their screen size, camera lenses, and obviously, the Pro variant has some extra features onboard.

We have the launch date in our hands now but the pricing and availability are still unknown and will be revealed at the launch event.

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[Update] Download Realme Games v1.0.2 App

Like all the other major smartphone brands, Realme also offers its default stock apps. This includes Realme Game Space. As the name suggests, the Game Space is an application offering a different set of games. The platform has new features and an enhanced experience for gamers.

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Recently, Realme decided to introduce a new Games application for its devices. However, not all users can see the new app now. Also, there are chances that the company will replace the Game Space in the next Major update.

Here is the first version of the Realme Games app bearing the firmware version v1.0.2.

Download Realme Games

• [October 5, 2021]: version v1.0.2

The Chinese giant has introduced the Realme Games app and it is live for global users. The version is compatible with Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 but is not available for everyone. You can download the app by clicking on the button below.

Download Realme Games v1.0.2

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OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro picks up OxygenOS 12 Open Beta 1

With the introduction of Android 12, OnePlus has released the first Beta for the OxygenOS 12. The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones are the first devices from the company to experience Android 12. Also, the duo will be the first one to get the stable Android 12 update.

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The OxygenOS 12 Open Beta 1 claims to provide a whole new personalized and convenient user experience. With a modern user interface, simplified visuals, and subtle display elements, the new OS optimizes the overall experience. OnePlus has also issued an official changelog for the first beta.

Changelog

• System
  
  
  
  • Optimized desktop icons with improved textures, by using a design inspired by brand-new materials and uniting lights and layers
  
  
  
  


• Dark mode
  
  
  
  • Dark mode now supports three adjustable levels, bringing a more personalized and comfortable user experience
  
  
  
  


• Shelf
  
  
  
  • New additional style options for Cards, making data contents more visual and easier to read
  
  
  • Newly added Earphone Control Card with Bluetooth earphone one-click adjustment
  
  
  • Newly added access to OnePlus Scout in Shelf, allowing you to search multiple contents on your phone, including Apps, Settings, Media Data, etc
  
  
  • Newly added OnePlus Watch Card in Shelf, to easily glance at your health stats
  
  
  
  


• Work-Life Balance
  
  
  
  • Work-Life Balance feature is now available to all users, allowing you to effortlessly switch between Work and Life mode via quick settings
  
  
  • WLB 2.0 now supports automatic Work/Life mode switching, based on specific locations, Wi-Fi network, and time, also bringing customized App notification profiles according to the personalization
  
  
  
  


• Gallery
  
  
  
  • Gallery now allows you to switch between different layouts with a two-finger pinch gesture, intelligently recognizing the best-quality pictures, and cropping the thumbnail based on the content, making the gallery layout more pleasing
  
  
  
  


• Canvas AOD
  
  
  
  • Canvas AOD brings you new diverse styles of lines and colors, for a more personalized lock screen experience with inspiring visuals
  
  
  • Newly added multiple brushes and strokes and support for color adjustment
  
  
  • Optimized software algorithm and improved face recognition to better identify the features and skin color of different figures
  
  
  
  

Despite the brand new exposure, the version contains several bugs as it is currently in a beta phase. These will be eliminated with future updates and gone with the final release. Here's the list of issues known so far.

• Some third-party apps haven't been adapted to the latest Android version and may not function properly


• Camera might be stuck and unstable sometimes


• Texts and calls might not be able to be received


• Bluetooth earphones may fail to connect and play music


• Information about the CPU is incorrectly displayed


• Buttons in Gallery might not function properly


• Screen recordings may not be saved in some instances

Though the update will not erase any data but OnePlus suggest the users keep their backup. Also, do not forget to maintain at least a 30% battery level and a 3GB of storage space free.

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Top Features of Android 12

After months of iterative development, Android 12 is finally here for the Pixel smartphones. While Android 11 did not bring any major exciting features. Android 12 brings the major overhaul in years as mentioned by Google. It emphasizes developing a personal device that adapts to you through its money engine and Material You design.

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We already know about the auto customization based on the wallpaper. But that's not all, Android 12 has more than this stored for us. This includes smoother screen motions, new privacy features & dashboards, scrolling screenshots, fluid animations, refreshed notification shade with brand new Quick Settings tiles, and a whole lot more. So let's head to know the other features in detail. However, keep in note that these features are exclusive to Pixel devices as of now. Also, it's up to the OEM if they adopt all or miss something.

Top Features of Android 12

Material You design 

‘Material You’ means that the users themselves should influence the design. It magically auto-creates a custom theme based on your wallpaper and applies it all over the operating system. This implies that Android 12 is more expressive, dynamic, and personal than ever before.

Android 12 will use the color extraction protocol to personalize your phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. This means your smartphone UI will change depending upon your home screen wallpaper. Extracting colors from the background and implying it to the entire system makes it feel unique and look great!

Manually tweaking

While the code engine arranges everything for you, the user can also manually alter things. There's a dedicated section called Wallpaper & style under Settings to serve this purpose. Following this, you will see a bunch of wallpapers packed under each category. You can also tap the icon at the top right- the phone will automatically apply a new wallpaper from that list every day.

The default for colors is "Wallpaper colors," but you have a choice to go with "Basic colors." The chosen color will be applied to the system. And finally, there are Themed icons settings which will allow creating custom app icons based on the theme. However, this option is still under the beta phase.

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Themed apps

Not only your native display, but the apps will also sync with the theme based on the wallpaper. Google has been working to customize the apps and adopt the new design. Platforms like Gboard, Gmail, Keep, Calendar, Meet, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calculator, Clock, Lens, Chrome, Contacts, Camera, Messages keeps the look consistent.

Widgets

Making the experience more seamless, the Widgets API has been improved for Android 12. This supports dynamic color theming making the widget adapt to the wallpaper. You can now natively interact with checkboxes and radio buttons and switches in a widget. There's a bunch of new widgets with a new design and automatic color customization.

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Redesigned Quick Settings and notification shade

Though redesigning notification shade is nothing new with an Android release. But this time, Quick Settings tiles have a new layout too which includes Google Pay and other Home Controls. The tiles are now huge with a better design. You can see four options in a single swipe down and eight tiles in full screen.

Moreover, the notification shade has differently rounded corners which are easier to notice. Also, the apps show animated images and let you send images while replying from the notification shade. Additionally, you can mark a selected conversation as a priority and add the dedicated widget to the home screen.

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Lock screen and Always-on Display

While on Android 12, the lock screen will display a clock in a bigger size when you don't have any notifications. In another case, the time display becomes smaller. Whatever the size may be, it also expands to the always-on display. On the top, you get the day, date, and weather info. While the bottom center shows you the battery capacity on the AOD.

On-device search in the app drawer

The Pixel Launcher has an interesting tweak in the app drawer. Apart from the name searches, you can watch results entirely from the device like contacts, conversations, and more. Below the search results, there's a "Search on Google" bar to help with what you are looking for.

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Easily copy links, app hibernation

In the Recent apps screen, you will see a small button at the top right part of the app's snapshot. This allows to copy or share that URL quickly even in images or video. As the name suggests, the App hibernation feature "hibernates" apps that are not in use for months so that they use less storage. Using the ap gain will simply take it out of hibernation.

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Extra dim screen, new auto-rotate behavior

Android 12 offers an option called Extra Dim that will dim the brightness more than the lowest one. You can find this option under Accessibility Settings or directly in quick tiles. Tapping it at night or in darkness will turn your screen extra dim making the usage more convenient.

The auto-rotate feature on Android 12 is not limited to the on/off switch. In fact, you can enable the Face Detection option that will use the front camera to improve rotation accuracy.

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Scrolling screenshots, picture-in-picture improvements

Capturing a screenshot on Android 12 provides an option called "Capture more." As the name suggests, you can select the size of the window you want to capture besides the regular screen size.

The same case is with the Picture-in-picture window. A single tap on the PiP window will open the controls. While the double-tapping action toggles the current size and the maximum PiP size. The window can be resized via pinch to zoom. Furthermore, you can also "stash" and "unstash" the window by dragging it or dragging it out to any side.

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Car unlocking

Just like Apple, you can also use your Android 12 running smartphone to unlock your car. This feature work through NFC where you simply have to tap your phone to your car's door. Alternatively, it also works over UWB devices where you can also share your virtual car key with others.

You can read more about the Android 12 features by tapping on the button below

Best Android 12 features: Secure, Private, and Personal

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Samsung Voice Recorder update adds new features and lock screen widget

Be it software updates or stock app updates, Samsung takes care of all. The Korean giant always adds new features and designs for its apps. A similar treatment is rolling out for the Voice Recorder app. The platform is receiving a new update that offers a more seamless experience.

 

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The new update for the Voice Recorder app enhances its design and brings some important features that launch the app faster. Talking about the changes, the Voice Recorder is now getting its lock screen widget. This implies that the user can access the app faster and easier directly from the lock screen. Though you need to activate it from the Settings menu.

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Additionally, the new version introduces a multi-column UI for foldable smartphones other devices with bigger screen sizes like tablets. The refreshed UI adjusts well with a large display and provides convenient use.



The new update arrives as version 21.3.30.23 and is available in both Galaxy Store and the Google Play Store. Keep in note that the update will arrive only for the Samsung smartphones running the latest stable channel, Android 11.

The Voice Recorder app by Samsung is feature-rich that is capable to record voice in high-resolution and stereo modes. Also, it has some extensive features on top like the ability to reject incoming calls automatically while recording and the ability to bookmark points. Furthermore, it also supports background voice recording. Plus, you can repeat playback, change play speed, and skip muted parts of a voice recording.

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OnePlus 9RT visit Geekbench with Snapdragon 888 chipset

As per leaks, the upcoming device for the OnePlus 9 series— OnePlus 9RT will arrive on October 15 with Snapdragon 870 chipset. However, the recent arrival of the device on Geekbench gives a red flag for this. The smartphone equips Snapdragon 888 SoC paired with 12GB RAM as per the listing.

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The OnePlus 9RT is spotted on the Geekbench certification site with the model number MT2110. The device has managed to score 818 in the single-core test. Whereas, in the multi-core test, there's a score of 3246 points for the multi-core test. Besides, the listing also reveals some other key specs regarding the processor, operating system, and more.

The OnePlus 9RT powers a Qualcomm processor codenamed Lahaina. The chipset is paired with Adreno 660 GPU and has a 2.84GHz clock speed. Furthermore, the listing divulges the presence of Android 11 out of the box. On top, it will be tossed with OxygenOS skin. It could probably be OxygenOS 12 with some minor upgrades.



According to previous leaks and rumors, the OnePlus 9RT is likely to feature a 6.55-inch FHD+ E3 AMOLED display. The panel could support a 120Hz refresh rate paired with up to 256 GB of storage and 12 GB of RAM.

The device is said to house e a triple rear camera consisting of a 50MP primary sensor, 16MP ultrawide camera, and a 2MP tertiary sensor. While a 16MP snapper can serve selfies. A 4500 mAh battery will probably back up the device supporting 65W fast charging.

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Google redesigns Chrome to sync with Windows 11 style

Reportedly, Google has updated Chrome with a new design that matches the Windows 11 style. One of the latest Chrome Canary builds can be seen with the new visual changes. In order to see the refreshed design, the user has to activate the toggle on the experimental features page.

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However, the changes or the new elements of design are not major. In fact, they are not much at the moment. But these are not the only changes making way for Chrome. The platform will inherit more innovations with future updates. As per the developer testing, the context menus have a new layout. To see the refreshed design, right-click anywhere in the browser or open a menu item.



Additionally, the window tab now has more rounded corners and displays drop shadow effects. Accompanying this is an experimental feature that enables the activation of making the browser context menus transparent.



 

For the information, Microsoft has confirmed that apps using the new elements will not hinder the performance of the operating system. All these changes and their impacts are thoroughly tested to enhance the overall performance. In short, the redesigned menus, rounded corners, and other new features will not affect the function execution.

To experience the fresh layout, download and install the latest version of Canary. Thereafter, activate the Windows 11 Style Menu option from the Chrome: // flags page. Now restart the browser.

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Google to fix the excessive battery drain & overheating issues caused by the latest update

Need to know something? the first thing we do is to Google it. Undoubtedly, the search engine has no near competitor. The platform gets constant updates and new features for a more seamless experience. However, sometimes these updates arrive with some bugs that are more annoying than being convenient.

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The recent update for the Google app v12.33.13 happens to break the call function for LG smartphone users. And now some users complained to face some overheating issues and excessive battery drain after updating the Google app to the latest version.

The users facing these issues say that they need to charge their phones often because of the Google app. It seems that the bug is quite widespread and numerous users are affected by this update. Here are some of the user's comment

106% drain on my battery! Since the new update, my phone has been dying pretty much instantly, going from 100 to 5% within 3 hours, when it would last me the entire day before! According to my battery statistics, Google has been consuming 106% of my battery. My phone is constantly hot all the time as well.

My phone battery is getting dried by the new update. Its using almost 40 % of battery in 2 hours based on battery usage statistics. After the update the voice search, lens are not opening they just showing blank page, even the google search shows loading sometime. Now i have to dissable this app to keep my phone from dieing

The only way to stop the trouble is to disable the app altogether. As uninstalling updates and clearing data doesn't work. But Google has finally noticed the issue and said that they are working to release a fix soon.

"Thank you for reporting this issue. We appreciate your patience as we work to resolve it as quickly as we can," says Google

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