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Microsoft and Nokia to continue smartphone collaborations
Although the relationship between Finnish legend Nokia and overtaker Microsoft has mostly ended, Nokia are gearing up to market their first independent smartphone launch next year. Although the company has been bound by contractual clauses and cannot release their own hardware yet, Nokia is already working on their next smartphone launch, pegged for late 2016. A new report further details the company’s plans and unveils that Nokia and Microsoft might be continuing their collaboration, although not on a hardware level. Apparently, the next Nokia smartphone to be launched is going to be the Nokia C1 and it will be running on Windows 10 out of the box, instead of Android as previously predicted by industry insiders.
According to Nokiapoweruser, a reputable source for all things related to the legendary Finnish company, the Nokia C1 release date is expected to fall in Q4 2016 and the handset is most likely to be released in two variants. One of the units will be powered by Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile operating system, while the other will be using Google’s Android 6.0 Marshmallow in its stock iteration. Nokia has been absent from the flagship smartphone market for the last couple of years, and the Nokia C1 is supposedly going to be the first flagship from the company to kick off a new era in its long history in the industry.
The Nokia C1 is still in its rumor phase, although industry insiders suggest development has begun and leaked images of a supposed Nokia C1 prototype seem to corroborate those claims. The leaked prototype renders also back up claims of the dual release, showing off both an Android and Windows 10 version of the handset. Moreover, tipsters talking to NPU claim that each of these variant will have two of its own, one with a smaller and one with a phablet-sized display. That sounds pretty plausible since most of the smartphone manufacturers on the international market have adopted the two-size launch strategy.
With that in mind, we expect the Nokia C1 to feature a 5-inch display in its base model and a 5.7-inch display on the larger model. However, there are rumors about the smaller variant being the one running on Android and functioning as a daily driver, while the 5.7-inch version of the Nokia C1 might run on Windows 10 and feature a stylus, acting like a competitor in the field of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 and LG’s productivity-boosting LG V10 dual-screen smartphone.
When it comes to Nokia C1 specs, we are pretty much in the dark and relying on rumors and speculations at this point. NPU as well as others are pretty convinced that the new devices will be mid-rangers instead of flagships, but our own tipsters are telling us to prepare for handsets that will compete against 2015 flagships from Apple, Samsung, LG and HTC. Whichever the case may be, we are genuinely glad to hear about Nokia getting back in the game, because we’ve missed their presence over the past few years, especially from the flagship segment. What would you like to see Nokia do in 2016?
Google has recently used CES as a platform to present its philosophy of “Better Together,” the notion that all devices should get along with one another. Typically, this entails making announcements regarding new Cast compatibility and features like Fast Pair. The business revealed that it is collaborating with Spotify to incorporate the Connect streaming capability into the Android UI at CES 2023. Additionally, it showed a sneak peek at an audio handoff tool that would recommend various devices to shift your music to based on your preferences and location.
However, CES is a significant vehicle event, and Google also sells items for cars. Additionally, it said today that the Polestar 3 would receive its higher-resolution maps, and it debuted the most recent Android Auto user interface for the first time since it was revealed at I/O 2022.
Two vehicles, a Volvo EX90 with Google preinstalled and a BMW i7 with the new Android Auto experience, were at the Google stand in the trailer lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center. We had never seen the Volvo before, and we’ll be posting a separate hands-on on that experience shortly. The new Android Auto is the main topic of this article and video.
The redesigned interface will support larger screen sizes and have a split screen layout, as we discovered at I/O. Google has eliminated the status bar and inserted a row of shortcut keys below it, along with some indication icons in a small area to the top left. When we were in the car, the Spotify app was located on the left panel, and we could access a list of suggested playlists by swiping in from the right side.
Alerts that you won’t have time to respond to while driving are likewise stored in this left pane. For instance, you can swipe right on a notification to move it to the dock, where it will wait until you’re ready to deal with it.
Check out the video up top for more of our experience with the updated Android Auto in the BMW i7! And be sure to pay attention this week as there will be a ton of news at CES 2023.
Additionally, stand-alone groups will now have access to 32-person video chats.
One of the new features that WhatsApp is introducing is one that aims to group together related group chats. The Communities feature, which was introduced earlier this year by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, aims to let users consolidate group chats “under one umbrella with a structure that works for them.” For Facebook and Instagram, comparable technologies are under development.
In the upcoming months, communities will be accessible to all WhatsApp users. To discuss topics that are important to you, you can create smaller group chats inside a community and easily switch between them. WhatsApp will provide administrators with “strong new capabilities” to govern communities, including the capacity to select which groups to include and the option to broadcast announcements to all users.
WhatsApp suggests that communities may be created through local areas, workplaces, and parents with children attending the same school. To begin, select the Communities tab from the menu at the top of the Android app or the bottom of the iOS screen. You will have the option of building a community from scratch or expanding an existing one.
The Communities feature has some similarities to Facebook Groups (as well as Nextdoor and Discord), but it is protected by end-to-end encryption. Making group chats more like Facebook Groups, where false information has thrived in recent years, may have some drawbacks, even though Zuckerberg has been eying a community-driven model to lessen the reliance on feeds across Meta’s applications. Due to the platform’s focus on encryption, WhatsApp generally has fewer moderation capabilities, which may make it harder to keep a lid on fabrications.
In other places, WhatsApp is giving groups—including those that aren’t connected to a community—new functionality. Group polls are also being added, along with support for the 32-person encrypted video conversations that Meta has been beta-testing over the past few weeks. Furthermore, groups now support a maximum of 1,024 people.
Numerous apps are available for music, which has the power to uplift individuals. The top Android music player apps are listed here!
Nowadays, private music collections are uncommon due to music streaming. A personal music collection is still beneficial to many people, though. Higher-quality music is available; it is offline-compatible and doesn’t require a subscription. Thankfully, there are several options available for grooving out to your favorite music. Here are our top choices for Android music player apps.
The best music player apps for Android
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