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jeudi 1 mars 2018

NVIDIA Shield TV and Xiaomi Mi Box shown running Android Oreo at MWC

At Mobile World Congress this year we saw a huge amount of Android device unveilings. We saw the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, the Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, the Asus Zenfone 5 and 5Z, and a lot of other devices as well. What we didn't see much of were announcements for improvements to existing devices. In the case of the NVIDIA Shield TV and the Xiaomi Mi Box, though, they were both shown off running the Android TV Oreo update.

We saw what Android Oreo would look like on Android TVs at Google I/O nearly a year ago, but with no timetable of when to expect the update to reach the first Android TV-enabled set-top boxes.

A video showcasing how the new update looks

At MWC, we finally got to see the new update in action on the NVIDIA Shield TV and the Xiaomi Mi Box, two of the most popular Android TV sets. Complete with a new UI and the newest features of Android Oreo in tow, the update was highly anticipated. Previously, the update was only available on the Nexus Player, which hasn't been available for purchase for well over a year now.

With Android TV, Google Assistant is already integrated on Xiaomi set-top boxes. Now we have announced that we will be working with @Google to bring all the capabilities of Google Assistant to life on Xiaomi smartphones. Do look forward to an amazing user experience! pic.twitter.com/GEUpo8fLE8

— Wang Xiang (@XiangW_) February 26, 2018

It's always a pleasure to be at #hbbtv interop workshop @IRTpresse for @TARASystems pic.twitter.com/CiJruqfEWt

— Michael Schäfer (@de_m_schaefer) February 27, 2018

It's great to see updates in the works for both devices, especially the NVIDIA Shield TV which launched in May of 2015. It's a nearly 3-year-old device, and thanks to its Tegra-based chipset the hardware is controlled by NVIDIA who can continuously update it without relying on a third-party to provide drivers like is the case with Qualcomm and MediaTek devices.

As for the Xiaomi Mi Box, the device was promised to quickly receive an update to Android Nougat shortly after launch, yet an official update to Nougat has yet to arrive for the device. There's a beta build available, but quite a few things are broken so it isn't suitable as a daily driver for many people. Xiaomi's lateness in delivering updates to the Mi Box has soured our opinion on the device, but an update to Android Oreo may salvage some of their standing here.

Via: /r/AndroidTV [1] Via: /r/AndroidTV [2]

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NVIDIA Shield TV and Xiaomi Mi Box shown running Android Oreo at MWC

At Mobile World Congress this year we saw a huge amount of Android device unveilings. We saw the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, the Sony Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, the Asus Zenfone 5 and 5Z, and a lot of other devices as well. What we didn’t see much of were announcements for improvements to existing devices. In the case of the NVIDIA Shield TV and the Xiaomi Mi Box, though, they were both shown off running the Android TV Oreo update.

We saw what Android Oreo would look like on Android TVs at Google I/O nearly a year ago, but with no timetable of when to expect the update to reach the first Android TV-enabled set-top boxes.

A video showcasing how the new update looks

At MWC, we finally got to see the new update in action on the NVIDIA Shield TV and the Xiaomi Mi Box, two of the most popular Android TV sets. Complete with a new UI and the newest features of Android Oreo in tow, the update was highly anticipated. Previously, the update was only available on the Nexus Player, which hasn’t been available for purchase for well over a year now.

With Android TV, Google Assistant is already integrated on Xiaomi set-top boxes. Now we have announced that we will be working with @Google to bring all the capabilities of Google Assistant to life on Xiaomi smartphones. Do look forward to an amazing user experience! pic.twitter.com/GEUpo8fLE8

— Wang Xiang (@XiangW_) February 26, 2018

It’s always a pleasure to be at #hbbtv interop workshop @IRTpresse for @TARASystems pic.twitter.com/CiJruqfEWt

— Michael Schäfer (@de_m_schaefer) February 27, 2018

It’s great to see updates in the works for both devices, especially the NVIDIA Shield TV which launched in May of 2015. It’s a nearly 3-year-old device, and thanks to its Tegra-based chipset the hardware is controlled by NVIDIA who can continuously update it without relying on a third-party to provide drivers like is the case with Qualcomm and MediaTek devices.

As for the Xiaomi Mi Box, the device was promised to quickly receive an update to Android Nougat shortly after launch, yet an official update to Nougat has yet to arrive for the device. There’s a beta build available, but quite a few things are broken so it isn’t suitable as a daily driver for many people. Xiaomi’s lateness in delivering updates to the Mi Box has soured our opinion on the device, but an update to Android Oreo may salvage some of their standing here.

Via: /r/AndroidTV [1] Via: /r/AndroidTV [2]

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Honor View 10 may launch with Android 8.1 Oreo in the U.S.

The Honor View 10 is the latest smartphone in the company's V series and it's a smartphone we have been hearing a lot about lately. The device was originally launched in China, but this year at CES we learned it would be making its way internationally as well. While the device has yet to go on sale in the United States, we're learning that Honor may be shipping the device with Android Oreo based on Android 8.1 when it does.

As of January 8th, Honor began selling the View 10 in India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain from HiHonor.com. Since launch, the device has shipped with Android 8.0 Oreo, but when it becomes available in the United States it could have Android 8.1 Oreo instead. We learned about this possibility thanks to the work that Honor has been doing with the developer community. Lately, we've seen a lot of developer support for the device including the availability of LineageOS 15.1, CarbonROM, official TWRP images, and support for Magisk.

There are a lot of factors that come into play when determining how well received a device is from the developer community. Honor has done a lot of work to reach out and connect with the community with the Honor Open Source Program. Along with providing the much-needed kernel sources in a timely fashion and APIs so developers can leverage the AI capabilities of the SoC, they have been sending out devices to a number of developers within the community.

One of the developers who was chosen to receive a device, a member of Dirty Unicorns, is showing that their U.S. Honor View 10 is running Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.1.0. This is interesting because until now we were under the assumption that it would be shipping with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.

Thanks @Honor_USA pic.twitter.com/RimYMGaZM8

— Dirty Unicorns (@_DirtyUnicorns_) February 28, 2018

We'll have to wait and see if this is what customers in the United States receive when the device is made available for sale at HiHonor. The build number listed in the tweet is listed as C567log, and that tells us that it's a beta build. It could be that the device launches with 8.0 Oreo as expected, but will quickly receive an update to 8.1 soon after. We suspect that EMUI 8.1 won't be released to any Huawei or Honor device until the upcoming Huawei P20, P20 Lite, and P20 Plus are officially announced.

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Honor View 10 may launch with Android 8.1 Oreo in the U.S.

The Honor View 10 is the latest smartphone in the company’s V series and it’s a smartphone we have been hearing a lot about lately. The device was originally launched in China, but this year at CES we learned it would be making its way internationally as well. While the device has yet to go on sale in the United States, we’re learning that Honor may be shipping the device with Android Oreo based on Android 8.1 when it does.

As of January 8th, Honor began selling the View 10 in India, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain from HiHonor.com. Since launch, the device has shipped with Android 8.0 Oreo, but when it becomes available in the United States it could have Android 8.1 Oreo instead. We learned about this possibility thanks to the work that Honor has been doing with the developer community. Lately, we’ve seen a lot of developer support for the device including the availability of LineageOS 15.1, CarbonROM, official TWRP images, and support for Magisk.

Thanks @Honor_USA pic.twitter.com/RimYMGaZM8

— Dirty Unicorns (@_DirtyUnicorns_) February 28, 2018

We’ll have to wait and see if this is what customers in the United States receive when the device is made available for sale at HiHonor. The build number listed in the tweet is listed as C567log, and that tells us that it’s a beta build. It could be that the device launches with 8.0 Oreo as expected, but will quickly receive an update to 8.1 soon after. We suspect that EMUI 8.1 won’t be released to any Huawei or Honor device until the upcoming Huawei P20, P20 Lite, and P20 Plus are officially announced.

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Pixel 2 Experience is a Magisk Module that adds Pixel Features to any Rooted Smartphone

There have been many ports released of various software features that Google has included in the Pixel 2 and the Pixel 2 XL. This includes the exclusive wallpapers, the multiple ports and mods of the Pixel launcher, Google Lens, and many others. So for anyone wanting the full Pixel experience, XDA Senior Member joeyhuab has combined a number of these features into a single Magisk Module. The module is called the Pixel 2 Experience and it works on Android 8.0+ devices with Magisk 15.0+ installed. It comes with the following features:

Modded Pixel 2 Launcher by @paphonb
Google Wallpapers app
Pixel Launcher Icons (from the regular GApps packages)
Pixel system accent theme (in system/vendor/overlay/Pixel)
Google Lens feature enabled in Google Photos app
Adds Pixel-exclusive wallpapers via Google Wallpapers app (download Google Wallpaper Images to add more wallpapers)
Google Sans font family used in Google Assistant, Pixel Launcher, System Update window, SetupWizard text, number texts in Settings app in 8.1+ (Storage usage, Data usage, Battery percentage)
Audio files (ringtones, notifications, UI, alarms)
Enable Google Assistant via build.prop
Camera2 API Support – to check if working, install the Camera2 Probe app via the Play Store

Download the Pixel 2 Experience Magisk Module

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Pixel 2 Experience is a Magisk Module that adds Pixel Features to any Rooted Smartphone

Modded Pixel 2 Launcher by @paphonb
Google Wallpapers app
Pixel Launcher Icons (from the regular GApps packages)
Pixel system accent theme (in system/vendor/overlay/Pixel)
Google Lens feature enabled in Google Photos app
Adds Pixel-exclusive wallpapers via Google Wallpapers app (download Google Wallpaper Images to add more wallpapers)
Google Sans font family used in Google Assistant, Pixel Launcher, System Update window, SetupWizard text, number texts in Settings app in 8.1+ (Storage usage, Data usage, Battery percentage)
Audio files (ringtones, notifications, UI, alarms)
Enable Google Assistant via build.prop
Camera2 API Support – to check if working, install the Camera2 Probe app via the Play Store

Download the Pixel 2 Experience Magisk Module

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The Samsung Galaxy S9 Display is Almost Perfect According to DisplayMate

Samsung has officially launched their latest flagships, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ (hands-on). Like clockwork, DisplayMate has published their review of the displays. There are some websites out there that review as many devices as they can get their hands on, and then there are some that have chosen to keep their selection quite limited. DisplayMate’s mobile reviews focus on the best Samsung and Apple have to offer and their new review of the Galaxy S9’s screen says it’s virtually indistinguishable from perfect.

We’ve covered a number of DisplayMate’s reviews for Samsung flagships and each time they’ve had great things to say about the displays. Samsung gets a lot of flack from the enthusiast Android community for a variety of reasons, but it’s incredibly difficult to find faults in their displays. The company is great at listening to feedback in this regard. They were quick to add different display modes when people complained about their stock calibration being too saturated.

Some will say the screen looks the same as their other flagships. However, DisplayMate’s review shows there have been major display performance improvements when compared to the Galaxy S8. They believe that OLED is now a highly refined and mature display technology. This has allowed Samsung to focus on enhancing and optimizing the picture quality and color accuracy of the Galaxy S9. It has also allowed them to implement precision factory display calibration which has resulted in a display that is virtually indistinguishable from perfect.

DisplayMate’s review of the Galaxy S9 screen says Samsung has been able to bring the level of quality to outstanding levels. Their tests show the new flagship has been able to set many new display performance records, including Absolute Color Accuracy and the smallest shifts in brightness and color with viewing angles (including White). The display of the Galaxy S9 is up to 20% brighter than the Galaxy S8, it’s certified by the UHD Alliance for Mobile HDR Premium, and has earned DisplayMate’s highest A+ grade.

Their in-depth review also dives into some of the phone’s new features, such as user-adjustable white point (with color balance slider controls), vision accessibility display modes to help those with vision impairments, and its luminance independence with varying picture content. We have some of their graphs embedded below, but potential customers (and display enthusiasts) will definitely want to read through this massive review from DisplayMate.