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mercredi 26 février 2020

The Black Shark 3 gaming phone will have a magnetic charging port on the back, dual batteries, and 65W charging support

The rise in popularity of mobile gaming has prompted a number of big companies associated with PC gaming, like ASUS and Razer, to jump ship and introduce their own gaming smartphone. The segment has received significant attention from traditional smartphone manufacturers as well, who’ve introduced a completely new range of devices targeted at mobile gamers. Among these is Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi, who’s Black Shark lineup of smartphones offers top-of-the-line specifications and a gamery design at a rather affordable price point. The company launched the Black Shark 2 Pro back in July last year, featuring a Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and 12GB of RAM at a compelling price of just $435. This year, the company is expected to launch the Black Shark 3 and we now have a few key details about the upcoming device.

Black Shark 3

In a recent string of posts on Chinese social media platform Weibo, Xiaomi’s co-founder Lei Jun has revealed some juicy details about the upcoming Black Shark device. As per the post, the upcoming Black Shark 3 will be launched in China on March 3rd and the device will feature a unique magnetic charging port on the back panel. A video about this new charging port reveals that the Black Shark 3 will come with a proprietary charger that will magnetically attach to the charging port and will feature 65W fast charging support.

Black Shark 3

The new magnetic charger is expected to offer better ergonomics for users who wish to play games while charging the device. In his post, Jun further reveals that the device will be powered by a 4,720mAh battery that’s split into two and placed on either side of the motherboard. The 65W fast charging technology will be able to charge up the device to 2780mAh (or about 60%) in just 15 minutes, which is definitely quite impressive. Additionally, Jun reveals that the number of battery charging cycles on the device has been greatly increased which will ensure device longevity. Interestingly, the image also reveals that the device will feature Tencent branding on the back, which suggests that we might see some special features or optimizations on the phone for games from the Chinese publisher.

Source: Weibo (1,2)

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How to change the fingerprint icon and animation on the Huawei P30 Pro and Mate 20 Pro

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the Huawei P30 Pro are two very awesome devices that, aside from being flagship devices powered by the Kirin 980 processor and running EMUI, also happen to be phones with lots of features in tow, such as awesome cameras, wireless charging, curved displays, and more. They serve as a testament to Huawei’s abilities in the premium spectrum, and they’re evidently very high-end phones. But one feature that they also happen to carry is an under-display fingerprint sensor: they were actually among the first phones to be launched with such biometric technology, which became mainstream with high-end devices and some mid-range smartphones throughout 2019 and well into 2020.

The fingerprint sensor used in these phones is optical, which means that it needs light in order to pick up your fingerprint properly. As such, the fingerprint sensor’s area lights up whenever it’s going to recognize a fingerprint, often also triggering a fancy animation. You probably haven’t thought about modifying them or customizing them, but as it turns out, it is entirely possible for both phones by following a simple guide in our forums, if this is something that you would be interested in doing. This will only work for Huawei’s always-on display and not for the lock screen animation.

Most of these animations are based on the ones of other phones or they’re entirely custom, and feature a bright circle in the middle which is what your phone uses for picking up your fingerprint. There are some animations, however, that don’t feature this circle, at least from the GIF previews in the forum posts. While I haven’t tried them personally and thus can’t confirm this, it sounds like some of the designs could hamper the fingerprint sensor’s functionality, since it is, after all, an optical sensor. It can easily be reverted if this is the case, though.

Head over to our forums for instructions on how to do this.

Huawei P30 Pro Tutorial / Huawei Mate 20 Pro Tutorial

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Head over to our forums for instructions on how to do this.

Huawei P30 Pro Tutorial / Huawei Mate 20 Pro Tutorial

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OxygenOS Open Beta 5 rolls out for the OnePlus 6/6T with February 2020 patches and many optimizations

OnePlus’ flagships from 2018, the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T, received the Android 10 update back in December last year. The update introduced all of the new features Google introduced in Android 10, along with a couple of OxygenOS-specific features for the two devices. Now, the company is rolling out OxygenOS Open Beta 5 for the two devices, with the Android security patches for February 2020 and several optimizations.

OnePlus 6 XDA Forums || OnePlus 6T XDA Forums

As per a recent post on the OnePlus forums, the update brings a couple of bug fixes, improvements to the Zen Mode, optimizations for the India-specific Work-Life Balance feature, and more. Here’s the complete changelog for the latest OxygenOS Open Beta update for the OnePlus 6/6T:

System
- Fixed and removed white bar below the keyboard
- Fixed the issue with app crashes during installing and updating
- Improved system stability and fixed general bugs
- Updated Android security patch to 2020.02
Network (India Only)
- Integrated the VoWifi registration for the Jio Sim
Phone
- Optimized the one-handed mode experience in the Phone app
- Fixed the issue with the duplication of contacts
Zen Mode V1.5.0
- Improved OnePlus Account login for synchronization of badges and user’s data
Work-Life Balance (India Only)
- Optimized message notification
- Optimized the mode and app selection
- Added location, calendar, auto-track feature
Message (India Only)
- Fixed issue with message categorization
- Fixed issue with transaction messages showing wrong entity values
- Improved brand name and logo identification of sender

If you’re on the beta channel already, you should receive the update notification on your device in some time. If in case you don’t wish to wait, you can download the respective update package from the link below. Users on the beta channel will need to install the incremental update on their device, whereas users currently on the stable channel will need to flash the full OTA. It’s also worth mentioning that since this is a beta update you may encounter some bugs after installing the update.

OnePlus 6 Open Beta 5 Full OTA || OnePlus 6 Open Beta 5 Incremental OTA

OnePlus 6T Open Beta 5 Full OTA || OnePlus 6T Open Beta 5 Incremental OTA

Source: OnePlus Forums

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TWRP adds support for the Sony Xperia 10/10 Plus

The Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) is the most popular custom recovery out there, and for good reason. It offers the best blend of functionality, and it remains easy-to-use. It also has a fairly pleasing user interface. Official TWRP support has recently been added for the Xiaomi Mi A3, Redmi Note 8 Pro, ASUS ROG Phone II, Realme X2, Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, Nokia 7.1, Snapdragon Motorola Moto E4, and the Xiaomi Redmi 8. Now, official support has been added for the Sony Xperia 10 and Sony Xperia 10 Plus.

The Sony Xperia 10 and the Xperia 10 Plus (review) are two mid-range phones that were launched at MWC 2019. The Xperia 10 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SoC, while the Xperia 10 Plus steps up to the Snapdragon 636 SoC. Both phones have 21:9 aspect ratio displays. The Xperia 10 has a 6-inch FHD+ LCD, while the Xperia 10 Plus has a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD. The Xperia 10 has 3GB of RAM, while the Xperia 10 Plus steps up to 4GB. Both phones have 64GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot.

The Xperia 10 (codename: kirin) has a 13MP primary camera along with a 5MP depth sensor, whereas the Xperia 10 Plus (codename: mermaid) has a 12MP primary camera and an 8MP optical zoom/bokeh secondary camera. Both phones have 8MP front cameras. The Xperia 10 and the Xperia 10 Plus feature 2,870mAh and 3,000mAh batteries respectively with support for USB-PD fast charging. They were launched with Android 9 Pie, and Sony has promised an Android 10 update sometime in early 2020.

Readers can check out the TWRP installation instructions for both phones and download the recovery via the source links. TWRP needs to be temporarily booted via fastboot on these phones, and it needs to be flashed via the ramdisk method. As always, flashing TWRP requires an unlocked bootloader.

Download TWRP for the Sony Xperia 10 | Download TWRP for the Sony Xperia 10 Plus

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[Update 2: Another Look] OPPO teases its smartwatch with a square design

Update 2 (02/26/2020 @ 06:40 AM ET): We now have another look at the upcoming OPPO smartwatch.

Update 1 (02/18/2020 @ 10:50 AM ET): OPPO’s Brian Shen has shared another image of the upcoming OPPO Watch.

At last year’s OPPO Inno Day event in China, the company confirmed that it will be launching a variety of new products in Q1 2020. The company revealed that following the launch of the Reno3 and Reno3 Pro 5G, it will be bringing a new smartwatch, smart wireless headphones, a 5G hub, and AR glasses to the market. At the time, OPPO had been teasing a new smartwatch for a while and the company’s VP, Head of Research, Levin Liu, also confirmed that the upcoming OPPO smartwatch will be unveiled in Q1 2020. As expected, OPPO has now released the first teaser of the upcoming smartwatch which showcases its Apple-watch like square design.

OPPO smartwatch

The teaser in question was recently shared by OPPO’s VP Shen Yiren on Weibo, who now goes by the name ‘Confident eyebrows’ on the platform. The image showcases a square smartwatch with rounded corners and a slightly curved display. The watch has a gold-colored case with two buttons on the right edge and a cream-colored watchstrap. The design is undeniably inspired by the Apple Watch, much like the Xiaomi Mi Watch from last year, to the point that even the wallpaper in the teaser looks like something straight from the Apple’s collection.

As of now, OPPO has released no technical information about the upcoming smartwatch. However, the company did talk about having the “technological know-how” to enable eSIM support at the Inno Day event, which leads us to believe that the smartwatch will most likely feature eSIM support.

Source: Weibo

Update: New Image

Here’s another look at the forthcoming OPPO Watch. The curved screen and 3D glass will be a game changer. pic.twitter.com/ozbl9BXNZq

— Brian Shen (@BrianShenYiRen) February 17, 2020

The last teaser of the OPPO Watch showed off the square display with curved edges, two side buttons, gold finish, and the overall Apple Watch-like design. Today, Brian Shen has shared a new image of the watch, this time focusing on the curved screen and 3D glass. In the tweet, he claims it will be a “game-changer.” Looking beyond the marketing-speak, however, there doesn’t appear to be anything unique about this design. The new image also appears to show a leather watchband, compared to the previous image that featured a silicone band. It’s hard to tell from the image, but this one looks to be silver.

Update 2: Another look at the upcoming OPPO smartwatch

Another render of the OPPO smartwatch was leaked, further highlighting its screen curve, Apple Watch-like design and software.

The Settings UI does not look like Android Wear OS, so it is possible that this could be a custom OS. However, the leaker does mention that the watch runs on “Android system, not a large bracelet” (rough translation), which implies that it is indeed an Android-based smartwatch and not just a smart fitness tracker.

Source: Weibo

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