Some OnePlus X users have been having an issue with the camera software on their device. This bug was introduced when the company added manual controls to their camera application and it’s been ruining photos for a certain segment of the user base. This will be a slow rollout, but OnePlus hopes it will get to everyone within 48 hours.
Samsung and Apple have been going back and forth in patent lawsuits for years. Today, a US appeals court has overturned a $120 million verdict that said Samsung violated Apple’s “quick links” patent. The court also ruled that the slide-to-unlock and auto-correct patents Apple has are invalid and on top of that, they said Apple is violating a patent that Samsung owns.
To test the viability of setting up new Project Loon launch locations in remote areas, Google decided to head down to Puerto Rico for a little test run. The company packed up and shipped one of their autolaunchers 3,500km away & rebuilt it. The test was a success as they were able to fill, lift and launch each of their tennis-court sized balloons in under 30 minutes.
Facebook Live is a popular way to stream content online in real-time, but the feature was launched on iOS first and there hadn’t been word about when it would hit Android device. Today, the company says more than 50% of people watching live videos are doing it on Android. So Facebook is getting ready to launch the feature on Android starting next week in the US.
It’s Friday, February 26, 2016, and Jordan talks about what happened this week over at XDA-developers.com.
Most of the news this week was from Mobile World Congress. There were many items announced including the LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge and the Xiaomi Mi 5. Those stories and more are discussed, so check out this video!
In case you missed our MWC 2016 coverage we showed you the LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, the LG G5 app drawer, the Huawei MateBook, the Sony Xperia X line, a demo of Ubuntu Unity 8 and convergence, the Xiaomi Mi 5, the Samsung Connect Auto, Samsung Knox Customization, Jide Remix OS, interviewed the folks at honor, talked about app drawers and got a demo of the Sony Xperia Agent Concept.
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