Here are the 5 new OxygenOS features that OnePlus is working on

OxygenOS from OnePlus is inarguably one of the best Android skins out there. It offers users a good selection of useful features and customization options, while still maintaining a near-stock Android look. To achieve this, the company pays close attention to what its users want and regularly hosts Open Ears forums around the world to directly engage with the community for feedback. In a bid to streamline this process and give more users the opportunity to provide feedback, OnePlus launched the IDEAS program early this year in March.

With the new IDEAS program, OnePlus encouraged its community to submit suggestions for new features that they would like to see in OxygenOS and it promised to include some of the most popular features submitted in future versions of the software. In the first month of its release, Always-on Display (AOD) was the top idea submitted by the community and, soon thereafter, OnePlus announced that it had added AOD to the OxygenOS update roadmap. It’s been 8 weeks since the IDEAS program was first announced and the company has now shared a recap of their progress so far.

In a recent post on the OnePlus forums, the company revealed that it has received over 5000 ideas, 25,000 likes, and over 2000 comments on the IDEAS platform. The post also marked the end of the beta phase for the program and revealed that it will be under “renovation” over the next few months. Furthermore, the company announced that out of all the ideas submitted by the community it will be adopting 5 new features that will soon be added to OxygenOS. These include:

• Always-On Display — development to be finished around June, with the closed beta test/open beta test to follow in August/September (subject to changes, there are various factors working).
• Enable fingerprint unlock for hidden pictures in gallery — included in the roadmap
• Play sound when battery is fully charged — included in the roadmap
• Folders within the app drawer — included in the roadmap
• Adding more essential features to Zen mode — included in the roadmap

Additionally, OnePlus also listed down all the ideas that won’t be added to OxygenOS along with a detailed response about why they chose not to include a particular feature. Here are some of the features OnePlus won’t be adding to OxygenOS:

• Edge notification light
• OnePlus Dex
• Call recording
• Google message for the stock SMS/RCS app
• Study mode
• API support for Gcam
• Improve the adaptive brightness
• Custom fingerprint animations
• Real-time weather wallpaper
• Real One Hand mode
• AMOLED dark
• Boost capabilities of the alert slider
• An option to set battery charging limit to 80%
• Variable charging speed
• Allow users to choose which stock apps to install during setup

OnePlus rejected the Dex (AKA desktop mode) because they believe that most users focus on file transfer, notifications, and controlling the phone when connected to a PC. For call recording, the company noted that it’s already available in OxygenOS in India, China, UK, France, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands for the OnePlus 6/6T, 7/7 Pro, 7T/7T Pro, but they won’t add it broadly due to the risk of falling afoul of local user privacy and legal requirements.

The Study mode idea was rejected because it overlaps with existing features in OxygenOS, like DND, reading mode, screen lock, Zen mode, etc. However, they are considering updating reading mode so it’ll automatically adjust the screen time duration, and they’ll consider designing per-app blocking of apps in Zen mode. Gcam API support was dropped as only a small number of users were using Google Camera ports and since these ports are made by third-party developers it would be difficult to keep up maintenance in case things change.

OnePlus also said that the True one-handed mode was rejected because most users activate one-handed mode to perform one quick action rather than making a series of continuous actions. And finally, the company revealed that other features, like Google Messages for the stock SMS app, improving the adaptive brightness, limiting the battery when charging to 80&, variable charging speed, etc. were dropped because they are either already available in some form in OxygenOS or are things that the user can take care for themselves.

As of now, OnePlus hasn’t revealed a definite release timeline for 4 of the 5 features that it will be adding to OxygenOS, but we expect the company to share more details in the near future.

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Source: OnePlus Community forums

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TVUsage brings Digital Wellbeing and app lock to Android TV

Digital Wellbeing was one of the best new features to come to Android in Android 9 Pie. Not everyone may be using it, but those who do acknowledge the importance of cutting down screen time on your smartphone to spend time doing more productive things. Google’s Digital Wellbeing app helps you limit excessive smartphone usage with features like tracking app usage, setting app timers, enabling a “focus mode”, setting up bedtime schedules, and much more. Google has brought Digital Wellbeing to most Android phones, but there’s no comparable feature on other Android platforms like Android TV. Now, however, there’s a third-party application that helps you manage the screen time on Android TV devices. Called TVUsage, this app by XDA Senior Member balachandarlinks brings screen time management features to Android TV.

The app boasts the following features:

•  Understand daily and weekly usage habits for every app.
• Usage graph for last 3 days.
• Set daily screen time limit and continue to use your favourite apps. We will remind you when its time to disconnect from the TV and connect to the real world.
• Lock any app with pin lock.
• Open any installed app and app settings straight from the app detail screen.
• Exclude an app if you are not interested in tracking the usage for it.

TVUsage has been tested on the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV and is not guaranteed to work on all Android TV devices. The developer states that Mi Box devices cannot show full-screen overlays for screen time limits since Xiaomi apparently removed the “display over other apps” feature. In addition, some Sony TV devices lack usage access and hence TVUsage won’t be able to track app usage.

If you want to try the app out on your own Android TV devices, then you can download it from the Google Play Store right now. You can also check out the official forum thread below to give feedback to the developer.

TVUsage XDA Forum Thread

TVUsage - Digital Wellbeing and App lock (Free⁺, Google Play) →

The following YouTube video from the developer walks you through installing the app from the Play Store, shows you how to set the app up, and also shows you most of the features.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 receives update with May 2020 security patches

The Galaxy S20 lineup and the Galaxy Fold started receiving the May 2020 security patches in selected regions since yesterday, and it seems that Samsung is pretty much determined to deliver the update to other flagships in their portfolio. As it turns out, the Galaxy Note 10 is the latest recipient of the new security patches, the details of which are yet to be published by Google.

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The update is rolling out in the form of software version N97xFXXS4CTD1, and it is currently available in a number of European countries, including France, Poland, Switzerland, and Germany. Once again the Exynos-powered global variant is first in line to receive the new build, albeit the 5G capable Galaxy Note 10 version is excluded from the initial wave of the rollout.

To recall, the previous update for this series was quite massive, as it introduced One UI 2.1 infused with a slew of Galaxy S20 software features to the Galaxy Note 10/Note 10+. The newest update is comparatively lightweight, but there is a hidden catch! Samsung is shipping a new bootloader (v4) through this OTA, which means end-users can’t perform a manual downgrade to earlier builds after updating to the new build.

The OTA is rolling out in batches, so you might have to wait a couple of days before the update notification pops up on your device. Power users, on the other hand, can opt for tools like Frija to directly download the update package from Samsung’s firmware repository for their device variant. The owners of the US Snapdragon models are still out of luck, though, as it is impossible to cross-flash the Exynos firmware on those units.

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TVUsage brings Digital Wellbeing and app lock to Android TV

Digital Wellbeing was one of the best new features to come to Android in Android 9 Pie. Not everyone may be using it, but those who do acknowledge the importance of cutting down screen time on your smartphone to spend time doing more productive things. Google’s Digital Wellbeing app helps you limit excessive smartphone usage with features like tracking app usage, setting app timers, enabling a “focus mode”, setting up bedtime schedules, and much more. Google has brought Digital Wellbeing to most Android phones, but there’s no comparable feature on other Android platforms like Android TV. Now, however, there’s a third-party application that helps you manage the screen time on Android TV devices. Called TVUsage, this app by XDA Senior Member balachandarlinks brings screen time management features to Android TV.

The app boasts the following features:

•  Understand daily and weekly usage habits for every app.
• Usage graph for last 3 days.
• Set daily screen time limit and continue to use your favourite apps. We will remind you when its time to disconnect from the TV and connect to the real world.
• Lock any app with pin lock.
• Open any installed app and app settings straight from the app detail screen.
• Exclude an app if you are not interested in tracking the usage for it.

TVUsage has been tested on the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV and is not guaranteed to work on all Android TV devices. The developer states that Mi Box devices cannot show full-screen overlays for screen time limits since Xiaomi apparently removed the “display over other apps” feature. In addition, some Sony TV devices lack usage access and hence TVUsage won’t be able to track app usage.

If you want to try the app out on your own Android TV devices, then you can download it from the Google Play Store right now. You can also check out the official forum thread below to give feedback to the developer.

TVUsage XDA Forum Thread

TVUsage - Digital Wellbeing and App lock (Free⁺, Google Play) →

The following YouTube video from the developer walks you through installing the app from the Play Store, shows you how to set the app up, and also shows you most of the features.

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Facebook’s photo transfer tool for Google Photos is now available in the US & Canada

Back in the early days of cloud storage, before iCloud existed and Google Photos matured, Facebook was the place to store photos online. Even if you don’t use Facebook as much these days, there’s a good chance you still have some photos and videos on the platform. If you’d like to move that content over to Google Photos, there is now an easy way to do it.

Last December, Facebook launched a photo transfer tool as part of its Data Transfer Project. It was available first in Ireland and later rolled out to countries in Latin America, the Asia Pacific, the EU, UK, Latin America, South East Asia, and Africa. Now, the tool is finally available in the US and Canada.

The tool is surprisingly easy to use. On the Facebook desktop or mobile site, open the main settings. On desktop, click the “Your Facebook Information” tab. On mobile, scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section. Select “Transfer a Copy of Your Photos or Videos.” You will be asked to enter your password. Choose “Google Photos” from the dropdown, enter your Google password, grant permission, and you’re done. When the transfer is complete you will receive an email.

The transfer process isn’t quick. The Activity section will show the transfer as “Pending” until it begins, then it will say “In Progress.” At the time of writing this article, I started the process about 3 hours ago and it’s still not complete. The Facebook photos and videos will appear in Google Photos under albums named “Copy of [Facebook album name].” If you want all your media in one place and you’re already a Google user, this is a handy little tool to check out.

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Via: The Verge

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Facebook’s photo transfer tool for Google Photos is now available in the US & Canada

Back in the early days of cloud storage, before iCloud existed and Google Photos matured, Facebook was the place to store photos online. Even if you don’t use Facebook as much these days, there’s a good chance you still have some photos and videos on the platform. If you’d like to move that content over to Google Photos, there is now an easy way to do it.

Last December, Facebook launched a photo transfer tool as part of its Data Transfer Project. It was available first in Ireland and later rolled out to countries in Latin America, the Asia Pacific, the EU, UK, Latin America, South East Asia, and Africa. Now, the tool is finally available in the US and Canada.

The tool is surprisingly easy to use. On the Facebook desktop or mobile site, open the main settings. On desktop, click the “Your Facebook Information” tab. On mobile, scroll down to the “Your Facebook Information” section. Select “Transfer a Copy of Your Photos or Videos.” You will be asked to enter your password. Choose “Google Photos” from the dropdown, enter your Google password, grant permission, and you’re done. When the transfer is complete you will receive an email.

The transfer process isn’t quick. The Activity section will show the transfer as “Pending” until it begins, then it will say “In Progress.” At the time of writing this article, I started the process about 3 hours ago and it’s still not complete. The Facebook photos and videos will appear in Google Photos under albums named “Copy of [Facebook album name].” If you want all your media in one place and you’re already a Google user, this is a handy little tool to check out.

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Via: The Verge

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Energy Ring battery indicator now supports many new devices from Realme, Xiaomi, Honor, Motorola, and iQOO

From “Edgeless Displays” without physical buttons to wrap-around panels boasting a whopping 180.6% screen-to-body ratio, smartphone manufacturers have tried to push the limits in the war on bezels. Putting aside those futuristic concept phones, notches and pop-up cameras are indeed useful to present a near bezel-less experience. The hole-punch design is another viable alternative to maximize the screen space, but the camera cutouts are not everyone’s piece of cake. Instead of hiding the punch hole(s), a handful of third-party apps can actually utilize the cutout in rather innovative ways. Energy Ring by XDA Recognized Developer jagan2, for example, can turn the area around the camera hole into a battery indicator.

Energy Ring was originally made available for the Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup and later came out for a bunch of other Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S20 series. The OnePlus 8/8 Pro recently became a part of the list of compatible devices as the first non-Samsung entry, and the developer has already expanded the list since then. The latest version of Energy Ring, tagged as ER_GEN_1.9, now supports the newly released Motorola Edge and Edge+, as well as the Redmi Note 9S (which itself is the global version of the Redmi Note 9 Pro). The list doesn’t end there – the Vivo iQOO 3 5G, Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro, Motorola One Vision and One Action, Honor 20 and Honor View 20, Huawei P40 Lite, and the Realme 6 have also made it to the roster.

The device-specific feedback and discussion threads are listed below. Note that the developer hasn’t created forum threads for feedback on Energy Ring for the Redmi Note 9S and Huawei P40 Lite as of yet.

Sr. No.	Device and XDA Forum Link	Enery Ring Discussion Thread
1.	Motorola Edge	Click here
2.	Motorola Edge+	Click here
3.	Motorola One Vision	Click here
4.	Motorola One Action	Click here
5.	Vivo iQOO 3 5G	Click here
6.	Xiaomi Mi 10	Click here
7.	Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro	Click here
8.	Realme 6	Click here
9.	Honor 20	Click here
10.	Honor View 20	Click here

According to the developer, there is a very minimal effect on CPU and battery while using the app. Users can choose colors based on battery level and define the direction of depletion out of the box, but adding gradients or having multi-colored rings can be achieved only after in-app purchases.

Energy Ring - General Edition! (Free⁺, Google Play) →

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