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Recently, we were contacted by a reader about a months-long ordeal with HTC attempting to get a U11’s defective USB port repaired, only to have it sent back to him four months later – badly reassembled with glue leaked all over the frame. That person sent the phone back in and, at the time we received […]

Yesterday, at its second annual Google for Brazil event, the company revealed both future plans and updates for its products and services in the country. If you remember, last year Google made a similar set of announcements for Indonesia, and now it’s Brazil‘s turn. The details released cover the range from amusing to useful, with a bit of […]

A number of Android flagships support Qi wireless charging, including the Galaxy S9/S9+, Note 8/8+, LG V30/35, LG G7, and others. Even Apple has joined the fun, as the iPhone 8/8 Plus/X work with Qi chargers. If you don’t have a wireless charger, or you’re looking for an upgrade, we’re giving away 30 of BrexLink’s […]

The decision by President Trump and the Department of Commerce to lift ZTE’s ban on importing U.S. components has drawn plenty of criticism. Not only was it ZTE’s second time breaking U.S. law, but many believe Chinese OEMs like ZTE and Huawei to be security threats. Now a number of senators plan to introduce a […]

Update 1: 2018/06/07 7:01pm PDT Over a month ago, Verizon toyed with Galaxy S7 and S7 edge owners’ hearts by saying that the Android 8.0 Oreo update was rolling out, when in reality it had simply posted the wrong changelog. However, Verizon has again updated its support pages for the S7 and S7 edge, presumably for […]

When Android P DP2 debuted, we posted about a new rotation icon that showed up when the phone is rotated with auto-rotate off, but neglected to mention that the ‘Allow Home screen rotation’ toggle in the Pixel Launcher had disappeared. If you were confused by that, you’ll be pleased to know that DP3 has brought that […]

TWRP is by far and away the most popular custom recovery out there. It has hundreds, if not thousands, of supported devices by now. Since we last posted about this back in late April, seven additional devices have joined the ranks, including the OnePlus 6, the Huawei P20 Pro, the Xiaomi Mi Max 2, and […]