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vendredi 2 octobre 2020

OPPO brings the Reno4 Pro 5G, Reno4 5G, and Reno4 Z 5G to the UK

OPPO recently launched its Reno4 lineup as part of its Reno series, which launches roughly twice a year. And these devices offer a pretty good value, all things considered. But since the launch of the OPPO Reno3 lineup, they’ve been taking a (sort of) different approach to the way they launch devices globally. The phone that launched as the Reno3 Pro in India and other markets, for example, is way different than the one that launched as the Reno3 Pro in China. That device launched as the Find X2 Neo globally. A similar thing happened with the Reno4 in how the Pro variant launched in India with a Snapdragon 720G and quad rear cameras. Now, though, the same Reno4 phones that launched in China earlier this year are launching in the UK as the Reno4 Pro 5G and the Reno4 5G, as well as the newer Reno4 Z 5G.

Both 5G versions of the Reno4 Pro and the Reno4 are identical to the devices that launched in China earlier. That means that the quad rear camera setup in the Reno4 Pro is replaced for a triple one instead, and the Snapdragon 720G is replaced for the more powerful, and 5G capable, Snapdragon 765G. Of course, these devices’ headlining feature is 5G, and 5G needs an SoC that’s up for the task. Otherwise, though, the phones are pretty similar: The Pro variant has a curved 90Hz display, the regular variant has a flat 60Hz one, and both of them have hole-punch panels.

The Reno4 Z 5G, though, was actually just announced in China a couple of days back, and it’s actually just a rebrand of the OPPO A92s. It comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 800 processor which is also 5G-capable, 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, a different design language (with a square camera bump), and, the fastest refreshing display of the bunch at 120Hz (though it has an LCD instead of an AMOLED panel like the other two). It does come with a few downsides, though: Whereas the Reno4 Pro and the Reno4 feature 65W SuperVOOC 2.0, the Reno4 Z has a more conventional 18W charger.

OPPO Reno4 5G OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G OPPO Reno4 Z 5G

Both the Reno4 and Reno4 Pro 5G are running Android 10 with ColorOS 7.2 out of the box, while the Reno4 Z 5G is running Android 10-based ColorOS 7.1. These devices will be among the first in line to get ColorOS 11 based on Android 11 when it rolls out more widely.

OPPO Reno4 5G Product Page ||| OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G Product Page ||| OPPO Reno4 Z 5G Product Page

OPPO Reno4 5G, Reno4 Pro 5G, Reno4 Z 5G: Specifications

Specifications OPPO Reno4 5G (CPH2091) OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G (CPH2089) OPPO Reno4 Z 5G (CPH2065)
Dimensions and Weight
  • 159.3 x 74.0 x 7.8mm
  • 183g
  • 159.6 x 72.5 x 7.6mm
  • 172g
  • 163.8 x 75.5 x 8.1mm
  • 184g
Display
  • 6.4″ AMOLED
  • 2400×1080 resolution
  • Flat display
  • 60Hz refresh rate
  • 409PPI
  • Dual hole-punch
  • 6.5″ AMOLED
  • 2400×1080 resolution
  • Curved display
  • 90Hz refresh rate
  • 402PPI
  • Single hole-punch
  • 6.57″ LCD
  • 2400×1080 resolution
  • Curved display
  • 120Hz refresh rate
  • 401PPI
  • Dual hole-punch
CPU and GPU
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
    • 1x Kryo 475 (ARM Cortex-A76-based) Prime core @ 2.4GHz
    • 1x Kryo 475 (ARM Cortex-A76-based) Performance core @ 2.2GHz
    • 6x (ARM Cortex-A55-based) Efficiency cores @ 1.8GHz
    • 7nm EUV process
  • Adreno 620 GPU @ 625 MHz
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
    • 1x Kryo 475 (ARM Cortex-A76-based) Prime core @ 2.4GHz
    • 1x Kryo 475 (ARM Cortex-A76-based) Performance core @ 2.2GHz
    • 6x (ARM Cortex-A55-based) Efficiency cores @ 1.8GHz
    • 7nm EUV process
  • Adreno 620 GPU @ 625 MHz
  • MediaTek Dimensity 800
    • 4x ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2GHz
    • 4 ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz
    • TSMC’s 7nm process (N7)
  • ARM Mali-G57MC4 GPU
Storage and RAM
  • 8GB + 128GB
  • 12GB + 256GB
  • 8GB + 128GB
Battery and Charging
  • 2x2010mAh cells (4020 mAh total)
  • 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging
  • 2x2000mAh cells (4000 mAh total)
  • 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 fast charging
  • 4000mAh
  • 18W charging
Rear Camera
  • Primary: 48MP, Sony IMX589, f/1.7, 1.20″ sensor
  • Secondary: 8MP, ultra-wide-angle, 119° FoV, f/2.2
  • Tertiary: 2MP, monochrome camera, f/2.4
  • Laser AF
  • Video: 4K@30, 1080p@30/60, 720p@30/60
  • Slow motion: 1080p@120, 720p@240
  • Primary: 48MP, Sony IMX586, f/1.7, 1.20″ sensor, OIS
  • Secondary: 12MP, Sony IMX708, ultra-wide-angle, night scene video camera, 120° FoV, 1/2.43″ sensor, 1.4μm pixel size pre-binning
  • Tertiary: 13MP, telephoto camera, f/2.4
  • Laser AF
  • Video: 4K@30, 1080p@30/60, 720p@30/60
  • Slow motion: 1080p@120, 720p@240
  • Primary: 48MP
  • Secondary: 8MP wide-angle lens
  • Tertiary: 2MP black-and-white monochrome lens
  • Quaternary: 2MP vintage portrait monochrome lens
  • Video: 4K@30, 1080p@30, 720p@30
Front Camera
  • Primary: 32MP, f/2.4
  • Secondary: 2MP, f/2.4
  • Video: 1080p@30, 720p@30
  • Primary: 32MP, f/2.4
  • Video: 1080p@30, 720p@30
  • Primary: 16MP
  • Secondary: 2MP depth sensor
  • Video: 1080p@30, 720p@30
Security Optical under-display fingerprint scanner Optical under-display fingerprint scanner Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
Sensors Geomagnetic sensor, optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gravity sensor, gyroscope, pedometer Geomagnetic sensor, optical proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, gravity sensor, gyroscope, pedometer Magnetic sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor, gravity sensor/accelerometer, other sensors
Ports USB Type-C

No 3.5mm headphone jack

USB Type-C

No 3.5mm headphone jack

USB Type-C

Has 3.5mm headphone jack

Connectivity
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon X52 5G modem (SA/NSA Dual Mode)
  • SIM 1 (primary SIM)
    • 5G: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78
    • 4G(TD-LTE): B38/B39/B40/B41/B42
    • 4G(FDD-LTE): B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66
    • 3G(WCDMA): B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
    • 2G(GSM): 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • SIM 2 (Secondary SIM)
    • 4G(TD-LTE): B38/B39/B40/B41/B42
    • 4G(FDD-LTE): B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66
    • 3G(WCDMA): B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
    • 2G(GSM): 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • WLAN: 2.4G/5.1G/5.8G; Wi-Fi Display; MU-MIMO supported
  • Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth v5.1
  • Bluetooth Audio: SBC/AAC/APTX/APTX-HD/APTX-TWS/LDAC
  • GNSS: Built-in GPS that supports A-GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
  • NFC: Android Beam supported, HCE/UICC supported
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon X52 5G modem (SA/NSA Dual Mode)
  • SIM 1 (primary SIM)
    • 5G: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78
    • 4G(TD-LTE): B38/B39/B40/B41/B42
    • 4G(FDD-LTE): B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66
    • 3G(WCDMA): B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
    • 2G(GSM): 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • SIM 2 (Secondary SIM)
    • 4G(TD-LTE): B38/B39/B40/B41/B42
    • 4G(FDD-LTE): B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66
    • 3G(WCDMA): B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
    • 2G(GSM): 850/900/1800/1900MHz
  • WLAN: 2.4G/5.1G/5.8G; Wi-Fi Display; MU-MIMO supported
  • Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth v5.1
  • Bluetooth Audio: SBC/AAC/APTX/APTX-HD/APTX-TWS/LDAC
  • GNSS: Built-in GPS that supports A-GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
  • NFC: Android Beam supported, HCE/UICC supported
  • SIM Card 1:
    • GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
    • WCDMA: Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
    • FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/66
    • TD-LTE: Bands 38/39/40/41
    • 5G NR: n77/78/38/40/41/1/3/5/7/8/20/28
  • SIM Card2:
    • GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
    • WCDMA: Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
    • FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/66
    • TD-LTE: Bands 38/39/40/41
    • 5G NR: n77/78/38/40/41/1/3/5/7/8/20/28
  • WLAN: WLAN 2.4G, WLAN 5.1G, WLAN 5.5G, WLAN 5.8G, WLAN Display
  • Bluetooth Version:Bluetooth v5.1
  • Bluetooth Audio Codec:SBC, AAC, aptx, aptx HD, LDAC
  • GNSS: (Beidou), GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
  • NFC:HCE, NFC-SIM
Software ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10 ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10 ColorOS 7.1 based on Android 10

 

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jeudi 1 octobre 2020

Gmail prepares to let you opt out of personalizing other Google services

Given how important email has become in our day-to-day lives, it’s important that you sign up with an email service that you can trust. Most people are using free email services like Gmail, and it’s thanks to Gmail’s huge userbase that Google is able to collect massive amounts of aggregated data on our email habits. Google uses this data to show you more targeted ads, but they also use this data to improve their own services. Features like smart reply and nudges are two of the ways that Gmail has become smarter for the user, but there are also various cross-product integrations like Google Pay surfacing your loyalty cards, Google Assistant reminding you of your bills, and Google Maps displaying your restaurant reservations.

Once you’ve enabled these features, you have to go to the settings of multiple apps to turn off all these integrations if you want to rein in what information other Google services can glean from your emails. Fortunately, it looks like the Gmail app is preparing to add a form to make it easier to opt out of cross-product information sharing. That form will also inform the user about Gmail’s various “smart” features, and Google may soon require users to opt in to continue using them (if they’re already using them.)

An APK teardown can often predict features that may arrive in a future update of an application, but it is possible that any of the features we mention here may not make it in a future release. This is because these features are currently unimplemented in the live build and may be pulled at any time by the developers in a future build.

Version 2020.09.20 of the Gmail app rolled out today on the Google Play Store, and it contains strings suggesting there will be in-app forms for the user to opt-in or opt-out of personalizing other Google products based on your Gmail, Chat, or Meet content. It seems the opt-out process is all-or-nothing as you can’t opt-out of sharing your Gmail, Chat, and Meet content on a per-service basis. Once you opt out, you won’t be able to have Google Assistant remind you of your upcoming bills, you can’t have Google Maps display your restaurant reservations, you can’t have Travel bundle your itineraries, and you can’t have Google Pay extract your loyalty cards and tickets from your email.

<string name="cross_products_form_description_paragraph_1">Get the most out of products like Assistant, Maps, Travel, and GPay with personalization based on your Gmail, Chat, and Meet content and how you use these products.</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_description_paragraph_2">By agreeing, you grant other Google products access to your Gmail, Chat, and Meet information. Other Google products use this information under their own terms, such as the Google <annotation type="google_term_of_service_link">Terms of Service</annotation> and <annotation type="google_privacy_policy_link">Privacy Policy</annotation>. Depending on your settings, some Google products may show you ads personalized with your information, including information you share from Gmail, Chat, and Meet. <annotation type="smart_features_learn_more_link">Learn more</annotation></string>
<string name="cross_products_form_done">Done</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_footer">2 of 2</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_1">Assistant reminders of your bills due</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_2">Maps displaying restaurant reservations</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_3">Travel bundling your itineraries</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_4">GPay surfacing loyalty cards &amp; tickets</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_description">Google can continue to help you via:</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_out_description">This <annotation type="opt_out_description_highlight">disables the features above and more (effective by the end of this year).</annotation> You can turn this back on in Gmail settings.</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_out_title">Use limited versions of other Google products</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_title">Personalize other Google products with your Gmail, Chat, and Meet data</string>
<string name="cross_products_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_travel">Travel showing places of interest</string>
<string name="cross_products_setting_opt_in_confirmation_bullet_title">Google can help you via:</string>
<string name="cross_products_setting_opt_in_confirmation_button_proceed">Personalize</string>

In addition, the first page of this form will allow you to opt out of other “smart features” in Gmail, such as nudges, smart reply, smart compose, automatic email filtering/categorization, high priority notifications for important emails, and extracting calendar events from emails.

<string name="in_gmail_form_description_paragraph_1">Get the most out of Gmail, Chat, and Meet with smart features and personalization based on your content and how you use these products.</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_footer">1 of 2</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_next">Next</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_1">Automatic email filtering/categorization (Primary/Social/Promotions)</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_2">Smart Compose (suggested text) in email</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_5">Summary cards above emails (travel, package tracking, and more)</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_6">Extracting event details to create calendar entries</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_high_priority_notification">High priority notifications for important emails</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_description">Gmail will continue to offer you:</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_title">Continue with smart features</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_out_description">This will <annotation type="opt_out_description_highlight">disable or degrade the performance of the features above and more.</annotation> You can turn this back on in Gmail settings. <annotation type="smart_features_learn_more_link">Learn more</annotation></string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_out_title">Turn off smart features</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_title">Allow smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet to use your data</string>
<string name="in_gmail_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_nudge">Nudges to reply forgotten emails</string>
<string name="in_gmail_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_smart_reply">Smart Reply (suggested quick replies) in email</string>
<string name="in_gmail_setting_opt_in_confirmation_bullet_title">Gmail will offer you:</string>
<string name="in_gmail_setting_opt_in_confirmation_button_proceed">Allow</string>

Some of the strings suggest that at least some of these “smart features” will be turned off at the end of this year unless you opt back in.

<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_dismiss">Dismiss</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_main"><annotation type="opt_in_teaser_link">Turn on smart features and personalization</annotation> in Gmail, Chat, and Meet to <annotation type="purpose_placeholder">%1$s</annotation></string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_filter_inbox_category">use inbox categories</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_high_priority_notification">use high priority notifications</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_important_first_inbox">use important first inbox</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_inbox_tip">receive inbox tips</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_notify_important_section">be notified about important emails only</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_nudges">use nudges</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_personalize_google_product">personalize other Google products</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_search_suggestion">get better search suggestions</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_smart_compose_mail">use Smart Compose in mail</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_smart_folder">categorize emails as %1$s</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_smart_inbox_types">use smart inbox types with this account</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_smart_reply_chat">use Smart Reply in chat</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_smart_reply_mail">use Smart Reply in mail</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_purpose_use_inbox_category">use inbox categories</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_back">Back</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_confirmation_description_both_in_gmail_and_cross_products">The following features and more will be turned off until you change your settings. Features in other Google products will be turned off by the end of this year:</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_confirmation_description_only_cross_products">The following features and more will be turned off (effective by the end of this year) until you change your settings:</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_confirmation_description_only_in_gmail">The following features and more will be turned off until you change your settings:</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_confirmation_title">Turn off these features?</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_out_proceed">Turn off features</string>
<string name="smart_feature_usage_form_bullet">•</string>
<string name="smart_features_setting_opt_in_confirmation_button_cancel">Cancel</string>

In the middle of 2019, Google revealed 3 hidden privacy settings for Google Pay that users could opt out of. Earlier this year, Google announced that the company will no longer store audio recordings by default for all users of Assistant. It seems that Google wants to address the concerns of privacy advocates, who have alleged that Google’s services collect and use data in a manner that isn’t abundantly clear to users. By informing users what data is collected to make these features possible and requiring them to opt back in to continue using them, Google can satisfy both regular users who wish to continue using these features and the privacy-conscious who want to limit what services their data is shared with.

I have not been able to surface these settings in the latest version of the Gmail app for Android. If Google announces this feature, we’ll of course provide coverage of that announcement.

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Gmail prepares to let you opt out of personalizing other Google services

Given how important email has become in our day-to-day lives, it’s important that you sign up with an email service that you can trust. Most people are using free email services like Gmail, and it’s thanks to Gmail’s huge userbase that Google is able to collect massive amounts of aggregated data on our email habits. Google uses this data to show you more targeted ads, but they also use this data to improve their own services. Features like smart reply and nudges are two of the ways that Gmail has become smarter for the user, but there are also various cross-product integrations like Google Pay surfacing your loyalty cards, Google Assistant reminding you of your bills, and Google Maps displaying your restaurant reservations.

Once you’ve enabled these features, you have to go to the settings of multiple apps to turn off all these integrations if you want to rein in what information other Google services can glean from your emails. Fortunately, it looks like the Gmail app is preparing to add a form to make it easier to opt out of cross-product information sharing. That form will also inform the user about Gmail’s various “smart” features, and Google may soon require users to opt in to continue using them (if they’re already using them.)

An APK teardown can often predict features that may arrive in a future update of an application, but it is possible that any of the features we mention here may not make it in a future release. This is because these features are currently unimplemented in the live build and may be pulled at any time by the developers in a future build.

Version 2020.09.20 of the Gmail app rolled out today on the Google Play Store, and it contains strings suggesting there will be in-app forms for the user to opt-in or opt-out of personalizing other Google products based on your Gmail, Chat, or Meet content. It seems the opt-out process is all-or-nothing as you can’t opt-out of sharing your Gmail, Chat, and Meet content on a per-service basis. Once you opt out, you won’t be able to have Google Assistant remind you of your upcoming bills, you can’t have Google Maps display your restaurant reservations, you can’t have Travel bundle your itineraries, and you can’t have Google Pay extract your loyalty cards and tickets from your email.

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<string name="cross_products_form_description_paragraph_2">By agreeing, you grant other Google products access to your Gmail, Chat, and Meet information. Other Google products use this information under their own terms, such as the Google <annotation type="google_term_of_service_link">Terms of Service</annotation> and <annotation type="google_privacy_policy_link">Privacy Policy</annotation>. Depending on your settings, some Google products may show you ads personalized with your information, including information you share from Gmail, Chat, and Meet. <annotation type="smart_features_learn_more_link">Learn more</annotation></string>
<string name="cross_products_form_done">Done</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_footer">2 of 2</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_1">Assistant reminders of your bills due</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_2">Maps displaying restaurant reservations</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_3">Travel bundling your itineraries</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_bullet_4">GPay surfacing loyalty cards &amp; tickets</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_in_description">Google can continue to help you via:</string>
<string name="cross_products_form_opt_out_description">This <annotation type="opt_out_description_highlight">disables the features above and more (effective by the end of this year).</annotation> You can turn this back on in Gmail settings.</string>
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<string name="cross_products_form_title">Personalize other Google products with your Gmail, Chat, and Meet data</string>
<string name="cross_products_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_travel">Travel showing places of interest</string>
<string name="cross_products_setting_opt_in_confirmation_bullet_title">Google can help you via:</string>
<string name="cross_products_setting_opt_in_confirmation_button_proceed">Personalize</string>

In addition, the first page of this form will allow you to opt out of other “smart features” in Gmail, such as nudges, smart reply, smart compose, automatic email filtering/categorization, high priority notifications for important emails, and extracting calendar events from emails.

<string name="in_gmail_form_description_paragraph_1">Get the most out of Gmail, Chat, and Meet with smart features and personalization based on your content and how you use these products.</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_footer">1 of 2</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_next">Next</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_1">Automatic email filtering/categorization (Primary/Social/Promotions)</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_2">Smart Compose (suggested text) in email</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_5">Summary cards above emails (travel, package tracking, and more)</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_6">Extracting event details to create calendar entries</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_bullet_high_priority_notification">High priority notifications for important emails</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_description">Gmail will continue to offer you:</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_in_title">Continue with smart features</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_out_description">This will <annotation type="opt_out_description_highlight">disable or degrade the performance of the features above and more.</annotation> You can turn this back on in Gmail settings. <annotation type="smart_features_learn_more_link">Learn more</annotation></string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_opt_out_title">Turn off smart features</string>
<string name="in_gmail_form_title">Allow smart features in Gmail, Chat, and Meet to use your data</string>
<string name="in_gmail_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_nudge">Nudges to reply forgotten emails</string>
<string name="in_gmail_opt_out_confirmation_bullet_smart_reply">Smart Reply (suggested quick replies) in email</string>
<string name="in_gmail_setting_opt_in_confirmation_bullet_title">Gmail will offer you:</string>
<string name="in_gmail_setting_opt_in_confirmation_button_proceed">Allow</string>

Some of the strings suggest that at least some of these “smart features” will be turned off at the end of this year unless you opt back in.

<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_dismiss">Dismiss</string>
<string name="smart_feature_opt_in_teaser_main"><annotation type="opt_in_teaser_link">Turn on smart features and personalization</annotation> in Gmail, Chat, and Meet to <annotation type="purpose_placeholder">%1$s</annotation></string>
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In the middle of 2019, Google revealed 3 hidden privacy settings for Google Pay that users could opt out of. Earlier this year, Google announced that the company will no longer store audio recordings by default for all users of Assistant. It seems that Google wants to address the concerns of privacy advocates, who have alleged that Google’s services collect and use data in a manner that isn’t abundantly clear to users. By informing users what data is collected to make these features possible and requiring them to opt back in to continue using them, Google can satisfy both regular users who wish to continue using these features and the privacy-conscious who want to limit what services their data is shared with.

I have not been able to surface these settings in the latest version of the Gmail app for Android. If Google announces this feature, we’ll of course provide coverage of that announcement.

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Xiaomi’s Mi Home app can show your smart home devices in Android 11’s power menu

Users of Xiaomi’s Mi Home app have recently discovered the app supports Android 11’s Controls feature. The feature allows users to add toggles for their smart home devices to the power menu, making it easier than ever to control them right from your smartphone.

There’s been a discussion about how recently the feature was available. We just discovered we could add smart devices to the power menu after updating the Mi Home app to 5.8.33. However, some users note that support was added in older versions, and we can confirm that it works as far back as version 5.8.16. It’s possible that Xiaomi rolled out the feature in waves based on the region set in the app, but who knows? In any case, it’s here, and it works.

Android 11’s power menu bridges the gap between the smart home and the smartphone. With the Controls API, developers can put home automation shortcuts in the power menu, making it easier than ever to control your smart home devices. This same menu also features quick access to things like boarding passes and payment methods.

Recently, the popular Tasker automation app added support for Android 11’s Controls feature, making it possible to customize the menu with basically whatever you want.  The Google Home app also started showing all Nest and Chromecast media devices in a recent update. Seeing smart home devices from the Mi Home app just makes the Android 11 Controls feature more enjoyable to use.

Whether you’re just seeing support now or you noticed a change much earlier, it’s important to get the word out so everyone can enjoy the new feature. It’s a nice quality-of-life change that should make controlling your smart home even easier.

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Xiaomi’s Mi Home app can show your smart home devices in Android 11’s power menu

Users of Xiaomi’s Mi Home app have recently discovered the app supports Android 11’s Controls feature. The feature allows users to add toggles for their smart home devices to the power menu, making it easier than ever to control them right from your smartphone.

There’s been a discussion about how recently the feature was available. We just discovered we could add smart devices to the power menu after updating the Mi Home app to 5.8.33. However, some users note that support was added in older versions, and we can confirm that it works as far back as version 5.8.16. It’s possible that Xiaomi rolled out the feature in waves based on the region set in the app, but who knows? In any case, it’s here, and it works.

Android 11’s power menu bridges the gap between the smart home and the smartphone. With the Controls API, developers can put home automation shortcuts in the power menu, making it easier than ever to control your smart home devices. This same menu also features quick access to things like boarding passes and payment methods.

Recently, the popular Tasker automation app added support for Android 11’s Controls feature, making it possible to customize the menu with basically whatever you want.  The Google Home app also started showing all Nest and Chromecast media devices in a recent update. Seeing smart home devices from the Mi Home app just makes the Android 11 Controls feature more enjoyable to use.

Whether you’re just seeing support now or you noticed a change much earlier, it’s important to get the word out so everyone can enjoy the new feature. It’s a nice quality-of-life change that should make controlling your smart home even easier.

Mi Home (Free, Google Play) →

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Microsoft refreshes the Surface Pro X with the Microsoft SQ2 processor based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2

Early last month we learned that Microsoft was working on a refresh for last year’s Surface Pro X. At the time, sources familiar with the matter had revealed that the Surface Pro X refresh would feature the same design, but it will be offered in a new ‘Platinum’ color variant with new Type Cover color options. We’d also learned that the device would feature Microsoft’s new SQ2 processor. Now, the company has finally lifted the covers off the new Surface Pro X and it’s exactly what we expected.

Microsoft has essentially upgraded the top-end SKUs of last year’s Surface Pro X with its new SQ2 processor and introduced a new Platinum color option for the device. The base variants of the Surface Pro X will still feature the older SQ1 processor and they’ll be sold alongside the new Surface Pro X. As expected, Microsoft’s new SQ2 processor was designed in collaboration with Qualcomm and it’s based on the company’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 platform.

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Microsoft claims that its new SQ2 chip is the fastest processor in its class, which is capable of offering better performance while using less battery. To further improve the Surface Pro X’s performance, Microsoft has also made some enhancements to Windows on ARM. These include updates and optimizations to the Visual Studio Code for Windows on ARM, which is expected to boost overall performance and increase battery life (up to 15 hours) across all Surface Pro X configurations (including the ones powered by Microsoft’s SQ1 chip).

Microsoft Surface Pro X

Along with the new Surface Pro X and the Surface Laptop Go, Microsoft unveiled three new colors for the Signature Keyboard — Platinum, Ice Blue, and Poppy Red — at the event.

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The company also unveiled the new Designer Compact Keyboard, a wireless Number Pad, a 4K Wireless Display Adapter, a Bluetooth Ergonomic Mouse, and a new Sandstone color variant for the Microsoft Modern Mobile Mouse.

Pricing & Availability

The updated Microsoft Surface Pro X with the company’s new SQ2 processor is already up for pre-order on the Microsoft Store in select regions. The device is priced starting at $1,499.99, and it will be available across other retailers starting from October 13th.

The new Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard is priced at $69.99, the new wireless Number Pad is priced at $24.99, the 4K Wireless Display Adapter is priced at $69.99, and the new Bluetooth Ergonomic Mouse is priced at $49.99. As of now, the company hasn’t released the availability information for these accessories.

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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go costs $549 and features Intel’s 10th-gen i5 processor

Almost exactly a year after hosting its big Surface event, where the company unveiled the Surface Duo, Surface Pro 7, and Surface Laptop 3, Microsoft today announced a couple of new products for its Surface lineup. One of the most noteworthy products announced today is the new Surface Laptop Go — the company’s most affordable laptop so far. Powered by Intel’s 10th generation Core i5 processor, the Surface Laptop Go is expected to take the thin-and-light notebook market by storm, especially due to its affordable price tag.

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go features a clean, minimal design akin to other notebooks in Microsoft’s Surface lineup. And despite its affordable price tag, it offers a sleek and durable metal finish that gives it a premium feel. The laptop packs in a 12.4-inch PixelSense touchscreen with narrow bezels, an aspect ratio of 3:2, and a resolution of 1536 x 1024 pixels.

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It features a full-size keyboard that offers 1.3mm of key travel for a comfortable typing experience, along with a large precision trackpad right underneath.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

Much like other products in the Surface Laptop lineup, the Surface Laptop Go also comes with a fingerprint scanner built into the power butter for Windows Hello biometric authentication. The fingerprint scanner will also support one-touch sign-in for other Microsoft services like OneDrive Personal Vault. Sadly though, the base model doesn’t include the fingerprint power button.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

On the inside, the Surface Laptop Go packs in Intel‘s 10th-generation Core i5 1035G1 processor, up to 16GB of RAM (16GB limited to commercial SKUs), and up to 256GB of storage. While the base variant of the Surface Laptop Go only includes 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, Microsoft claims that all configurations of the laptop will feel snappy and fast. The laptop is rated for up to 13 hours of battery life on a single charge with fast charging support to help users quickly top up the battery to 80% in just one hour. However, the company hasn’t shared the exact capacity of the battery included in the laptop yet.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

In terms of I/O, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go offers a USB Type-A port, a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack, and the Surface connector for charging. Other features include a 720p webcam, Studio Mics, Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio tuning, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.0. The laptop will be available in three color variants — Ice Blue, Sandstone, and Platinum.

Surface Laptop Go Pricing & Availability

The Surface Laptop Go starts at just $549 for the base 4GB/64GB variant. Microsoft is yet to reveal pricing information for other SKUs in the lineup. We’ll update this post with more information on pricing and specifications as soon as it’s released. The Surface Laptop Go will be available for pre-order on the Microsoft Store in the US today and it’s expected to reach other retail outlets by October 13th.

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