Industry experts estimate that around90% of businessesnow rely on cloud services, and AWS is one of the biggest players in this sector. If you want to build a career in IT, you really need to know how this platform works.The All-Level AWS Cloud Professional Bootcampprovides the perfect introduction, with 32 hours of video instruction covering over 100 different features and tools. You can pick up the bundle nowfor just $34.99at the XDA Developers Depot.
Through six separate courses, this bundle shows you how to work with AWS and pass the official Amazon exams.
The lineup includes the AWS Solutions Architect Associate, a course that works towards a certificate of the same name. People who pass the exam earn $167,366 on average, and this course provides 17 hours of essential prep.
AWS Cloud Essentials is another important course that helps you master the fundamentals of this platform. It has 60,000 positive reviews from over 240,000 students.
The bundle also includes an AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Guide for Beginners, plus courses on networking, Node.JS apps, and databases. These skills will serve you well in any technical career.
Industry experts estimate that around90% of businessesnow rely on cloud services, and AWS is one of the biggest players in this sector. If you want to build a career in IT, you really need to know how this platform works.The All-Level AWS Cloud Professional Bootcampprovides the perfect introduction, with 32 hours of video instruction covering over 100 different features and tools. You can pick up the bundle nowfor just $34.99at the XDA Developers Depot.
Through six separate courses, this bundle shows you how to work with AWS and pass the official Amazon exams.
The lineup includes the AWS Solutions Architect Associate, a course that works towards a certificate of the same name. People who pass the exam earn $167,366 on average, and this course provides 17 hours of essential prep.
AWS Cloud Essentials is another important course that helps you master the fundamentals of this platform. It has 60,000 positive reviews from over 240,000 students.
The bundle also includes an AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification Guide for Beginners, plus courses on networking, Node.JS apps, and databases. These skills will serve you well in any technical career.
Earlier this year in March, Chinese OEM Huawei unveiled its newest series of flagship devices — the Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro, and Huawei P40 Pro+. Along with the new devices, Huawei also announced a slightly upgraded version of its custom Android 10-based skin, called EMUI 10.1, at the event. Shortly thereafter, the company shared the EMUI 10.1 update roadmap detailing the beta release timeline for older Huawei and Honor smartphones. As per the roadmap, the Huawei P30 and Mate 30 series were scheduled to receive the beta update in mid-April. The company has been on track with the beta release and has already rolled out the update for the Chinese variants of the devices. While it previously hadn’t revealed when the update will be available on the global variants, the company is now rolling out EMUI 10.1 beta for the Huawei P30 series, Mate 30 series, and Nova 5T globally.
According to a recent report from PiunikaWeb, Huawei P30, Mate 20, and Nova 5T users who had registered for the beta program are now receiving the EMUI 10.1 update on their devices. For the Huawei P30 series, the update measures in around 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.119. The update brings a new high-resolution camera feature to the device, along with the Always-on Display (AOD) feature, and new fingerprint scanner animations. The company has previously rolled out a similar update for the Chinese variants of the P30 series and here is the complete changelog for the same:
User interface:
Always on Display: Clock style color updated from black and white to new gradient colors. The color of the time widget will change according to the time of the day.
Fingerprint animation: Add water ripples, 3D planet and emerald fireworks screen fingerprint animation, take you to experience tricks to unlock mobile.
Multi-screen collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen as if talking face to face with the other party.
For the Huawei Mate 3o series, the EMUI 10.1 beta update measures in at 4.26GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.230. The update includes Android security patches for April 2020, along with a few other features. Here’s the complete changelog for the Chinese variants of the Huawei Mate 30 series:
Quality user interface:
Fingerprint animation: Adds three fingerprint unlock animation options.
Convenient multi-screen collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Comprehensive MeeTime features:
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.
Note: MeeTime is only available in certain countries.
Security: Integrates Android security patches released in April 2020 for improved system security.
And finally, the company has also started rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Nova 5T, which measures in at 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.215. Here’s the complete changelog for the Chinese variant of the Huawei Nova 5T:
Multi-device collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Comprehensive MeeTime features:
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.
Along with the aforementioned devices, Huawei is also rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Enjoy 10S and Honor 20 Lite in China, but currently have no information from the company regarding a global release.
Earlier this year in March, Chinese OEM Huawei unveiled its newest series of flagship devices — the Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro, and Huawei P40 Pro+. Along with the new devices, Huawei also announced a slightly upgraded version of its custom Android 10-based skin, called EMUI 10.1, at the event. Shortly thereafter, the company shared the EMUI 10.1 update roadmap detailing the beta release timeline for older Huawei and Honor smartphones. As per the roadmap, the Huawei P30 and Mate 30 series were scheduled to receive the beta update in mid-April. The company has been on track with the beta release and has already rolled out the update for the Chinese variants of the devices. While it previously hadn’t revealed when the update will be available on the global variants, the company is now rolling out EMUI 10.1 beta for the Huawei P30 series, Mate 30 series, and Nova 5T globally.
According to a recent report from PiunikaWeb, Huawei P30, Mate 20, and Nova 5T users who had registered for the beta program are now receiving the EMUI 10.1 update on their devices. For the Huawei P30 series, the update measures in around 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.119. The update brings a new high-resolution camera feature to the device, along with the Always-on Display (AOD) feature, and new fingerprint scanner animations. The company has previously rolled out a similar update for the Chinese variants of the P30 series and here is the complete changelog for the same:
User interface:
Always on Display: Clock style color updated from black and white to new gradient colors. The color of the time widget will change according to the time of the day.
Fingerprint animation: Add water ripples, 3D planet and emerald fireworks screen fingerprint animation, take you to experience tricks to unlock mobile.
Multi-screen collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen as if talking face to face with the other party.
For the Huawei Mate 3o series, the EMUI 10.1 beta update measures in at 4.26GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.230. The update includes Android security patches for April 2020, along with a few other features. Here’s the complete changelog for the Chinese variants of the Huawei Mate 30 series:
Quality user interface:
Fingerprint animation: Adds three fingerprint unlock animation options.
Convenient multi-screen collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Comprehensive MeeTime features:
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.
Note: MeeTime is only available in certain countries.
Security: Integrates Android security patches released in April 2020 for improved system security.
And finally, the company has also started rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Nova 5T, which measures in at 1.77GB in size and goes by the build number 10.1.0.215. Here’s the complete changelog for the Chinese variant of the Huawei Nova 5T:
Multi-device collaboration:
Call answering: Allows you to pick up voice and video calls on your phone from your Huawei laptop.
File editing: Allows you to directly read and edit files on your phone from your Huawei laptop, and also share your phone’s network and sync notifications.
Comprehensive MeeTime features:
Screen sharing: Enables you to share your current screen for easier communication during video calls. You can also write and draw on the screen, as if talking face to face with the other party.
Along with the aforementioned devices, Huawei is also rolling out the EMUI 10.1 beta update for the Huawei Enjoy 10S and Honor 20 Lite in China, but currently have no information from the company regarding a global release.
An APK teardown of Google Duo from late last month revealed that the company was working on bringing invite link functionality for group video and audio calls on the app. Once released, the feature will allow users to share invite links for their group calls and let other users join the call with just a single tap. In an attempt to make connecting with other users on the platform even easier, Google is now working to add a toggle to the app which will let users reach contacts using their email address.
Currently, when you sign up for Google Duo, you have to use your phone number, unless you’re signing in on the web. After signing up for Duo on mobile, you can link your Google account so that you can use the service across different devices and allow people with access to your phone number or Google account see that you use Duo. However, this is set to change soon as Google is preparing to add a toggle in Duo’s Account settings that will let people reach you using just your email address.
This new toggle in Google Duo was recently spotted by app reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane), who has shared a screenshot of the toggle in the app’s Account settings. As you’d expect, with the ‘Reachable with email address’ toggle enabled, users won’t have to know your phone number to call you on the app. While the addition of this toggle doesn’t show that Duo is preparing to add support for email-only accounts on mobile (i.e., allow you to sign up to the service without giving away your phone number at all), but it’s definitely one more step in that direction.
An APK teardown of Google Duo from late last month revealed that the company was working on bringing invite link functionality for group video and audio calls on the app. Once released, the feature will allow users to share invite links for their group calls and let other users join the call with just a single tap. In an attempt to make connecting with other users on the platform even easier, Google is now working to add a toggle to the app which will let users reach contacts using their email address.
Currently, when you sign up for Google Duo, you have to use your phone number, unless you’re signing in on the web. After signing up for Duo on mobile, you can link your Google account so that you can use the service across different devices and allow people with access to your phone number or Google account see that you use Duo. However, this is set to change soon as Google is preparing to add a toggle in Duo’s Account settings that will let people reach you using just your email address.
This new toggle in Google Duo was recently spotted by app reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane), who has shared a screenshot of the toggle in the app’s Account settings. As you’d expect, with the ‘Reachable with email address’ toggle enabled, users won’t have to know your phone number to call you on the app. While the addition of this toggle doesn’t show that Duo is preparing to add support for email-only accounts on mobile (i.e., allow you to sign up to the service without giving away your phone number at all), but it’s definitely one more step in that direction.
Xiaomi smartphones are unanimously agreed to be one of the best value purchases available in the market at any point in time. Packing some insane hardware at some very lucrative price points, especially at the lower end of the smartphone market, these phones make an offer that a lot of people just can’t refuse. Xiaomi has also been receptive to the needs of the developer community, with decisions such as allowing bootloader unlocking without sacrificing the manufacturer’s warranty — a combination that a lot of other popular OEMs discard, as well as vastly improving upon their kernel source releases. These reasons make them one of the most popular devices in our forums, and they have rightfully earned that spot of popularity.
However, recent reports from security researchers point towards a worrying privacy issue observed on Xiaomi’s web browsers. Forbes’ cybersecurity contributor and associate editor Thomas Brewster, along with cybersecurity researchers Gabi Cirlig and Andrew Tierney recently concluded in a report that Xiaomi’s various web browsers were sending data to remote servers. They allege that the data being sent included a history of all websites visited, including the URLs, all search engine queries, and all the items viewed on Xiaomi’s news feed, along with device metadata. What’s even worrying about this data collection allegation is that this data is being collected even if you seemingly browse with “incognito mode” enabled.
This data collection seemingly occurs on the pre-installed stock browser on MIUI, as well as Mi Browser Pro and Mint Browser, both of which are available for download through the Google Play Store. Together, these browsers have over 15 million downloads on the Play Store, while the stock browser is preloaded on all Xiaomi devices. The devices tested include the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, Xiaomi Mi A1, Xiaomi Mi 10, Xiaomi Redmi K20, and the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. There wasn’t a distinction between Xiaomi’s Android One or MIUI devices, as the collection code was found in the default browser anyway. As such, this issue does not appear to be MIUI-centric but depends on whether you use any of these three browsers on your device, irrespective of the underlying OS. Other browsers, like Google Chrome and Apple Safari collect far less data, restricting themselves to usage and crash analytics.
Xiaomi responded by seemingly confirming that the browsing data it was collecting was fully compliant with local laws and regulations on user data privacy matters. The collected information was user-consented and anonymized. However, the company denied the claims in the research.
The research claims are untrue. Privacy and security is of top concern.
This video shows the collection of anonymous browsing data, which is one of the most common solutions adopted by internet companies to improve the overall browser product experience through analyzing non-personally identifiable information.
The researchers, however, found this claim of anonymity to be dubious. The data that Xiaomi was sending was admittedly “encrypted”, but it was encoded in base64, which can easily be decoded. Since the browsing data can be decoded in a rather trivial manner, and since the collected data also contained device metadata, this browsing data could seemingly be correlated to the actions by individual users without significant effort.
Further, the researchers found that the Xiaomi browsers were pinging domains related to Sensors Analytics, a Chinese startup also known as Sensors Data, known for providing behavioral analytics services. The browsers also contained an API called SensorDataAPI. Xiaomi is also listed as a customer on the Sensors Data website.
Xiaomi has responded to the report from Forbes with denial on several aspects:
While Sensors Analytics provides a data analysis solution for Xiaomi, the collected anonymous data are stored on Xiaomi’s own servers and will not be shared with Sensors Analytics, or any other third-party companies.
The researchers responded against Xiaomi’s denial with further proof of their data collection practice.
The parameter data_list is the one I am interested in.
With the information available at hand, there does appear to be a worrying privacy issue in the way these browsers function. We’ve reached out to Xiaomi for further comment on these claims.
