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mardi 1 mars 2022

Google Play system update for March 2022 updates the Play Games Services profile, fixes bugs, and more

There was no way to track features and changes in Google’s monthly Play system updates up until this year. That finally changed in January when Google set up a dedicated support page to highlight various changes included in each monthly update. Today, the company disclosed new features and improvements coming in the March 2022 update.

According to the updated support page, the Google Play system update for March 2022 will bring critical bug fixes for device connectivity, developer services, and utilities-related services. In addition, the new update brings an update to the Play Games Services profile to make it easier for users to manage their privacy settings.

There are tons of new changes for the Google Play Store, including improvements to the Play-as-you-download feature, new features for the Play Pass (which recently expanded to India) and Play Points programs, and various other enhancements and optimizations to security stability and accessibility. Finally, the March 2022 update also brings improved user experience and “feature education” for NFC/HCE devices.

The full update changelog for the Google Play system update for March 2022 is as follows:

Critical Fixes
- [Auto, Phone, Tablet, TV, Wear OS] Bug fixes for device connectivity, developer services, safety & emergency, and utilities related services. [1][2]
Games
- [Phone, TV] With the update to the Play Games Services profile, users will be able to better manage their privacy settings. [2]
Google Play Store
- Improvements to Play-as-you-download feature to let gamers start playing mobile games while the app download continues to reduce waiting times. [3]
- New Features to help you discover the Apps & Games you love.[3]
- Optimizations allowing faster and more reliable download and installation.[3]
- New features to the Play Pass and Play Points programs. [3]
- Enhancements to Google Play Billing. [3]
- Continuous improvements to Play Protect to keep your device safe. [3]
- Various performance optimizations, bug fixes and improvements to security, stability and accessibility. [3]
Wallet
- [Phone] Improved user experience and feature education for NFC/HCE-enabled devices. [2]
System Management
- Updates to system management services that improve device connectivity, network usage, stability, security and updatability. [1][2]
Developer Services
- New developer features for Google and third-party app developers to support ads, accessibility, analytics & diagnostics, machine learning & AI, and security & privacy-related developer services in their apps.

The Google Play system update for March 2022 will be rolling out to Android phones, tablets, Android TV and Google TV devices, Wear OS, and Android Auto devices in the coming days. Google notes that the updated Play Games Services profile, improvements to NFC/HCE devices, and critical bug fixes will arrive with Google Play services v22.09 while the Google Play Store improvements will go live with Google Play Store v29.5 starting March 3.

Source: Google System Updates support page

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VESA launches a certification program for DisplayPort 2.0 products, introduces certified DP40 and DP80 cables

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday announced a new certification program for DisplayPort products. The program will make it easier for consumers to understand whether a DisplayPort 2.0 monitor, cable, or video source they’re buying indeed supports all the bells and whistles promised by the new standard.

The latest DisplayPort 2.0 standard enables up to 16K video output along with high refresh rate support and a maximum throughput of 80Gbps. However, there’s no way to tell if a DisplayPort 2.0 cable or monitor you’re buying actually supports the higher bit rates and other features laid out in the spec. This is where the DisplayPort UHBR (Ultra-high Bit Rate) Certification Program comes into play. VESA says certified DisplayPort UHBR products are guaranteed to support the higher bit rates supported by DisplayPort version 2.0.

As part of the certification program, OEMs can send their new products to DisplayPort authorized test centers for testing and certification.

Multiple video source and display products are undergoing testing in the DisplayPort UHBR Certification Program now, and should complete early certification soon.

Certified DP40 and DP80 UHBR cables

VESA has also introduced certified DP40 and DP80 UHBR cables. Cables with DP40 certification must support up to 10Gbps link rate (USBR10) and a maximum throughput of 40Gbps over a four-lane connection. Meanwhile, DP80-certified cables must support up to 20Gbps link rate (UHBR20) and a raw bandwidth of up to 80Gbps with four lanes.

VESA DP40 and DP80 cables

“No matter how high the performance of your graphics card and monitor are, the resulting image quality can still be limited by the cable used to connect those devices. Thanks to improvements in both the DisplayPort connector and cable design, the new VESA certified DP40 and DP80 UHBR cables enable consumers to get the highest performance possible from their VESA certified devices,” said James Choate, compliance program manager, VESA.

VESA certified DP40 and DP80 cables come in both full-size and Mini Displayport configurations and are backward compatible with other DisplayPort links such as Reduced Bit Rate (RBR), High Bit Rate (HBR), and HBR3. Companies currently selling VESA certified DP40 DP80 cables include Accell, BizLink, and WIZEN.

Source: VESA

Via: ArsTechnica

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Android 13 will let you adjust the brightness of your phone’s flashlight

Google rolled out the first developer preview build of Android 13 last month, giving us a look at some of the new features coming in the next big Android release. Along with major changes like new privacy features, themed icons, improved language controls, etc., Android 13 also includes a couple of minor improvements, like the ability to turn on the flashlight using Quick Tap gestures on Pixel devices. In addition, recent reports suggest that Android 13 will also include another flashlight-related feature that has been available on iPhones for a while.

According to Esper’s Mishaal Rahman, Android 13 introduces two new APIs to the CameraManager class — getTorchStrengthLevel and turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel. The first returns the current brightness level of the flashlight, while the second sets the brightness level from a minimum of 1 to a maximum determined by the hardware. In essence, these new APIs will let users adjust the brightness of their phone’s flashlight, which could come in handy in various scenarios.

Flashlight brightness slider in Samsung’s One UI 4

For the unaware, Android currently only offers a toggle to turn the flashlight on or off. While the custom Android skins from some OEMs, like Samsung, include a brightness control slider for the flashlight, such a feature is not available on devices from most other OEMs. Google plans to address that with Android 13 by offering a native brightness control feature for the flashlight. However, despite the change, some devices running Android 13 might not get the feature.

As Mishaal notes, “The reason support for this feature will be limited is that it will require an update to the camera hardware abstraction layer (HAL)…[Since] Google has frozen its new HAL requirements to ensure that vendor implementations built against version N will be certifiable for up to version N+3…device makers can upgrade their devices to Android 13 while reusing a vendor implementation designed for an older Android release that doesn’t include the new camera device HAL and its support for LED brightness control.”

To offer the feature, OEMs will have to implement version 3.8 of the camera device HAL in their Android 13 release. And whether OEMs implement version 3.8 or not will depend on the requirements laid out in the vendor software requirements (VSR) for Android 13, which Google is yet to finalize.

Source: Esper

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MediaTek debuts Dimensity 8000 series for premium 5G smartphones

Although MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9000 SoC is yet to make its way into consumers’ hands, the company has already released two more chipsets for premium 5G smartphones. Built on TSMC’s 5nm production process, the all-new Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 8100 feature octa-core CPUs and borrow several premium features from the Dimensity 9000. The new chipsets will make an appearance on upcoming smartphones from Realme and Xiaomi in the first quarter of this year, offering users flagship-level performance at a relatively affordable price.

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 series: Specifications

Specification	Dimensity 8000	Dimensity 8100
CPU	4x Arm Cortex-A78 @ up to 2.75GHz 4x Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.0GHz	4x Arm Cortex-A78 @ up to 2.85GHz 4x Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.0GHz
GPU	Arm Mali-G610 MC6	Arm Mali-G610 MC6
Display	Maximum On-Device Display support: FHD+ @168Hz	Maximum On-Device Display support: FHD+ @ 168Hz / WQHD+ @ 120Hz
AI	5th Gen APU 580	5th Gen APU 580
Memory	LPDDR5 Max frequency: 6400Mbps	LPDDR5 Max frequency: 6400Mbps
ISP	Imagiq 780 ISP Simultaneous dual-camera HDR video recording Max camera sensor supported: 200MP Max video capture resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) Camera features: 5Gbps 14-bit HDR-ISPs/Video HDR/Video Bokeh/Video EIS/AI-Shutter/AI-AE/AI-AF/AI-AWB/AI-NR HDR/AI-HDR/AI-FD	Imagiq 780 ISP Simultaneous dual camera HDR video recording Max camera sensor supported: 200MP Max video capture resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) Camera features: 5Gbps 14-bit HDR-ISPs/Video HDR/Video Bokeh/Video EIS/AI-Shutter/AI-AE/AI-AF/AI-AWB/AI-NR HDR/AI-HDR/AI-FD
Modem	3GPP Release-16 5G modem 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Standby, SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD and FDD bands, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, R16 UL Enhancement, 2×2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback Peak downlink: 4.7Gbps 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz) MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0	3GPP Release-16 5G modem 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Standby, SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD and FDD bands, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, R16 UL Enhancement, 2×2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback Peak downlink: 4.7Gbps 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz) MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth LE Audio technology with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo Audio Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 (BW80) Beidou III-B1C signal support	Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth LE Audio technology with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo Audio Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 (BW80) Beidou III-B1C signal support
Manufacturing process	TSMC N5 (5nm-class) production process	TSMC N5 (5nm-class) production process

MediaTek Dimensity 8000

The MediaTek Dimensity 8000 features an octa-core CPU, consisting of four Arm Cortex-A78 cores clocked at up to 2.75GHz and four Arm Cortex-A55 cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz. The SoC packs an Arm Mali-G610 MC6 GPU for gaming and graphics-intensive tasks. The GPU can drive an FHD+ display at a peak refresh rate of 168Hz and includes support for 4K AV1 media decoding.

For imaging, the Dimensity 8000 makes use of the Imagiq 780 ISP, which offers support for simultaneous dual camera HDR video recording, 200MP camera support, AI-Motion unblur, AI-NR/HDR photos, and 2x lossless zoom.

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 graphic

The SoC also features MediaTek’s 5th Gen APU 580, which is 2.5x faster than the APU found on older Dimensity chipsets. It can power various AI experiences, ranging from AI camera features to multi-media and more.

In terms of connectivity, the Dimensity 8000 packs a 3GPP Release-16 5G modem that offers 5G Dual SIM Dual Standby support, peak downlink performance of 4.7Gbps, and 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz). Other connectivity features include Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E 2×2, Bluetooth LE Audio with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo support, and Deidou III-B1C signal support.

MediaTek Dimensity 8100

The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 is a minor step up from the Dimensity 8000. It also features an octa-core CPU featuring four Arm Cortex-A78 cores and four Arm Cortex-A55 cores. However, the Cortex-A78 performance cores on the Dimensity 8100 can boost up to 2.85GHz. The octa-core CPU is paired with the same Mali-G610 MC6 GPU. MediaTek claims that the Dimensity 8100 upgrades gaming performance with up to 20% more GPU frequency over the Dimensity 8000 and over 25% better CPU power-efficiency over previous Dimensity chips.

The Dimensity 8100 also features the same Imagiq 780 ISP, which offers simultaneous dual camera HDR video recording, 200MP camera support, 4K60 HDR10+ video capture, AI-Motion unblur, AI-NR/HDR photos, and 2X lossless zoom.

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 graphic

Like the Dimensity 8000, the Dimensity 8100 features MediaTek’s 5th Gen APU 580, but with a 25% frequency boost than the one found on the Dimensity 8000. Thanks to this, the APU offers slightly better performance in AI workloads.

As far as connectivity features are concerned, the Dimensity 8100 packs a 3GPP Release-16 5G modem with 5G Dual SIM Dual Standby support, peak downlink performance of 4.7Gbps, and 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz). Other connectivity features include Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 6E 2×2, Bluetooth LE Audio with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo support, and Deidou III-B1C signal support.

Availability

MediaTek says that smartphones featuring the new Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 8100 chipsets will hit the market in the first quarter of this year. While the company hasn’t shared any specifics, a few OEMs have confirmed that they will soon launch smartphones featuring the new Dimensity SoCs.

Realme says its upcoming Realme GT Neo 3, which will feature its revolutionary 150W fast charging tech, will be based on the Dimensity 8100. Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi has also confirmed that one of its upcoming Redmi K50 series devices will pack the Dimensity 8100.

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MediaTek debuts Dimensity 8000 series for premium 5G smartphones

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 series: Specifications

Specification	Dimensity 8000	Dimensity 8100
CPU	4x Arm Cortex-A78 @ up to 2.75GHz 4x Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.0GHz	4x Arm Cortex-A78 @ up to 2.85GHz 4x Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.0GHz
GPU	Arm Mali-G610 MC6	Arm Mali-G610 MC6
Display	Maximum On-Device Display support: FHD+ @168Hz	Maximum On-Device Display support: FHD+ @ 168Hz / WQHD+ @ 120Hz
AI	5th Gen APU 580	5th Gen APU 580
Memory	LPDDR5 Max frequency: 6400Mbps	LPDDR5 Max frequency: 6400Mbps
ISP	Imagiq 780 ISP Simultaneous dual-camera HDR video recording Max camera sensor supported: 200MP Max video capture resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) Camera features: 5Gbps 14-bit HDR-ISPs/Video HDR/Video Bokeh/Video EIS/AI-Shutter/AI-AE/AI-AF/AI-AWB/AI-NR HDR/AI-HDR/AI-FD	Imagiq 780 ISP Simultaneous dual camera HDR video recording Max camera sensor supported: 200MP Max video capture resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) Camera features: 5Gbps 14-bit HDR-ISPs/Video HDR/Video Bokeh/Video EIS/AI-Shutter/AI-AE/AI-AF/AI-AWB/AI-NR HDR/AI-HDR/AI-FD
Modem	3GPP Release-16 5G modem 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Standby, SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD and FDD bands, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, R16 UL Enhancement, 2×2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback Peak downlink: 4.7Gbps 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz) MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0	3GPP Release-16 5G modem 5G/4G Dual SIM Dual Standby, SA & NSA modes; SA Option2, NSA Option3 / 3a / 3x, NR TDD and FDD bands, DSS, NR DL 2CC, 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, 256QAM NR UL 2CC, R16 UL Enhancement, 2×2 MIMO, 256QAM VoNR / EPS fallback Peak downlink: 4.7Gbps 2CC Carrier Aggregation (200MHz) MediaTek 5G UltraSave 2.0
Connectivity	Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth LE Audio technology with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo Audio Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 (BW80) Beidou III-B1C signal support	Bluetooth 5.3 Bluetooth LE Audio technology with Dual-Link True Wireless Stereo Audio Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 (BW80) Beidou III-B1C signal support
Manufacturing process	TSMC N5 (5nm-class) production process	TSMC N5 (5nm-class) production process

MediaTek Dimensity 8000

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 graphic

MediaTek Dimensity 8100

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 graphic

Availability

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OnePlus 9RT, OnePlus 8 / 8 Pro and OnePlus Nord pick up new OxygenOS updates

OnePlus has started working on the next major version of its custom skin: OxygenOS 13. While the new software isn’t coming anytime soon, the company is keeping its smartphone portfolio up to date with the latest security patches and software improvements. The company has just released new software updates for the OnePlus 9RT, OnePlus 8 series, OnePlus Nord, and OnePlus Nord CE.

OnePlus 9RT

The OnePlus 9RT is picking up a big software update, bringing tons of bug fixes, camera improvements, and system optimizations. Most notably, the new update optimizes the video quality when taking 60fps footage with the ultra-wide camera, fixes distortion and blurring issues when taking photos with the 50MP primary sensor, improves Bluetooth performance, and fixes the video call freezing issue in Instagram. The update also bumps the security patch level to February 2022.

OxygenOS 11_A4.05 update changelog:

System
- [Optimized] the button color of Data saving
- [Fixed] abnormal display of permission box when accessing File Manager for the first time
- [Fixed] abnormal display issue when checking software update in Administrator mode
- [Fixed] low probability issue that setting the auto screen off time not working and the screen becomes always on
- [Fixed] the issue that Clock not responding after switching to dark mode on the World clock page
- [Fixed] the issue that alarm is incorrectly restored in specific scenarios
- [Improved] system stability
- [Updated] Android Security Patch to 2022.02
Camera
- [Optimized] the video quality when taking 60 fps video with ultra-wide in dark scenes
  [Fixed] the issue that may lose photos when using ultra-wide in night mode with night tripod mode on
  [Fixed] slight distortion and blurring issue of photos when taking pictures under 50 MP
  [Fixed] abnormal issue of the Flash when taking videos with Flash and Ultra steady on
  Bluetooth
  [Optimized] the stability of connecting phone to car with Bluetooth
  [Optimized] audio playback stability while connecting phone to car via Bluetooth
  Gallery
  [Optimized] response time for “sync photos” in Cloud Service
  [Fixed] the freezing issue while sharing pictures in Gallery
  Others
  [Fixed] the freezing issue when making video call on Instagram

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro receive February 2022 patches

The OnePlus 8T received the February 2022 patch last week, and now the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro are getting the same treatment. Both phones are receiving OxygenOS 11.0.11.11 with the latest Android security patches.

Changelog:

System
- [Updated] Android Security Patch to 2022.02

Minor bug-fixing update for OnePlus Nord and Nord CE

Finally, the OnePlus Nord and Nord CE are getting a minor update that fixes the freezing issue when sharing photos in the default Gallery app. Both phones are still on the Jan 2022 patch level.

Changelog:

System
- [Fixed] freezing issue when sharing pictures in Gallery

Download the latest OxygenOS update for the OnePlus 9RT, OnePlus 8/8 Pro, OnePlus Nord, OnePlus Nord CE

If you don’t want to wait for the OTA update, you can download the firmware package from the links provided below and flash it manually.

OnePlus Nord

Europe
- Full 11.1.9.9 OTA
- Incremental from 11.1.8.8
Global
- Full 11.1.9.9 OTA
- Incremental from 11.1.8.8
India
- Full 11.1.9.9 OTA
- Incremental from 11.1.8.8

OnePlus Nord CE

India
- Incremental from 11.0.14.14

Thanks to XDA Senior Member Some_Random_Username for the download links!

Source: OnePlus forums [1], [2], [3]

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OnePlus 9RT

OxygenOS 11_A4.05 update changelog:

System
- [Optimized] the button color of Data saving
- [Fixed] abnormal display of permission box when accessing File Manager for the first time
- [Fixed] abnormal display issue when checking software update in Administrator mode
- [Fixed] low probability issue that setting the auto screen off time not working and the screen becomes always on
- [Fixed] the issue that Clock not responding after switching to dark mode on the World clock page
- [Fixed] the issue that alarm is incorrectly restored in specific scenarios
- [Improved] system stability
- [Updated] Android Security Patch to 2022.02
Camera
- [Optimized] the video quality when taking 60 fps video with ultra-wide in dark scenes
  [Fixed] the issue that may lose photos when using ultra-wide in night mode with night tripod mode on
  [Fixed] slight distortion and blurring issue of photos when taking pictures under 50 MP
  [Fixed] abnormal issue of the Flash when taking videos with Flash and Ultra steady on
  Bluetooth
  [Optimized] the stability of connecting phone to car with Bluetooth
  [Optimized] audio playback stability while connecting phone to car via Bluetooth
  Gallery
  [Optimized] response time for “sync photos” in Cloud Service
  [Fixed] the freezing issue while sharing pictures in Gallery
  Others
  [Fixed] the freezing issue when making video call on Instagram

OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro receive February 2022 patches

Changelog:

System
- [Updated] Android Security Patch to 2022.02

Minor bug-fixing update for OnePlus Nord and Nord CE

Finally, the OnePlus Nord and Nord CE are getting a minor update that fixes the freezing issue when sharing photos in the default Gallery app. Both phones are still on the Jan 2022 patch level.

Changelog: