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13 new (and 1 WTF) Android games from the last week: The best, worst, and everything in between (1/25/21 - 1/31/21)

Magic: The Gathering Arena, Slashy Camp, Dragon Quest Tact, plus more

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android games that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous week or so. Today's list is broken up into several segments, ranging from best, average, to mediocre. So whether you're looking for the best games of quality or are simply looking for the latest free-to-play gacha titles, you're covered. This week I have the early access release for a mobile adaptation of Magic: The Gathering, a new Slashy puzzler from Blue Wizard Digital, and the latest gacha cash-grab from Square Enix.

13 new (and 1 WTF) Android games from the last week: The best, worst, and everything in between (1/25/21 - 1/31/21) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google pulls federated chat app Element from the Play Store

The app was supposedly removed for abusive content

Element is a popular client for the federated chat protocol Matrix, and we highlighted it in our roundup of the best open-source alternatives to Google Hangouts last year (back when it was called Riot.im). Unfortunately, the app has been pulled from the Google Play Store without warning, in what seems to be another instance of Google mistaking third-party client applications for hosting all viewable content.

Element announced yesterday on Twitter that its app was suspended in the Play Store, without any notification from Google.

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Google is rolling out grid view and tab groups for Chrome on Android

Don’t like it? You can disable it too

It's been a while since Chrome for desktop introduced support for tab groups. The feature helped bring order to chaos for those who had a habit of keeping umpteen tabs open. After being tested since 2019 on Android, the feature is now rolling out on the mobile platform as well. The update also brings a grid tab switcher to Chrome.

Tab groups have started to roll out more widely with the Chrome v88 update that was released last week.

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Can Firefox replace Google Chrome on your Android phone?

Firefox has come a long way since last year's redesign

Mozilla Firefox might be a beloved desktop browser, but on Android, its market share looks like nothing but a rounding error. That might be one of many reasons why Mozilla decided to rewrite its mobile browser from scratch with a new rendering engine, a revamped interface, better performance, and more privacy features. Now that Mozilla has had more than half a year to fine-tune the product, I decided to give this new Firefox a thorough test on my Android phone to see how it compares against the standard most people stick with, Google Chrome.

Can Firefox replace Google Chrome on your Android phone? was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Stay on top of your emails with these five Android clients

They have you covered both for work and personal use

Whether you're looking at managing your personal emails more easily or want to use a powerful client to sort through your work conversations, you need a reliable client to achieve your goals. Below is a selection of some clients you can consider, which offer a variety of functionality, ranging from ease of use, time-saving features, to advanced security. The five apps in this post are quite different; your needs, usage, and preferences will be key in selecting the right one for you.

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Switching from Spotify to YouTube Music: Everything you need to know

What are the differences, which one is the best for you, and which subscription is more interesting?

I've been a loyal Spotify user since what feels like the year the service launched, and a premium subscriber since 2014. Spotify premium has tons of great extra features, and I absolutely think it's worth the money if you're considering a paid music streaming subscription. But as I've been spending a lot more time at home of late, I've started watching a lot more YouTube, and the various pre-roll and mid-roll ads were starting to grate on me.

Switching from Spotify to YouTube Music: Everything you need to know was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Microsoft Remote Desktop adds dark mode, native 64-bit Chromebook support, and more

It also drops support for Android Marshmallow

Microsoft overhauled its Remote Desktop application for Android last year, complete with a new rendering engine, support for Windows 10 virtual desktops, and more. Microsoft has now released another major update, this time focused on Chromebooks and other devices with physical keyboards.

Microsoft Remote Desktop v10.0.9 is now rolling out on the Play Store, with the most noticeable change being dark mode support. Wen your system theme is set to dark, the connection interface and settings panel won't blind you, but the appearance of the remote desktop doesn't change.

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Good Lock modules ClockFace, MultiStar, and Home Up gain One UI 3 support

Now I can have Transformers gifs on my lockscreen

Samsung has been busy updating Good Lock with One UI support over the last week, and today that rollout reaches some of the more popular modules: MultiStar, Home Up, and ClockFace. Most of the old functionality has made a return, with some new additions too.

ClockFace received the biggest update of the day. All of the old clock styles are here, along with plenty of new ones that can be customized and tweaked.

Good Lock modules ClockFace, MultiStar, and Home Up gain One UI 3 support was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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19 temporarily free and 22 on-sale apps and games for Friday

Don't miss out today's sales

Welcome to Friday, everyone. Things may be slow, but I still have a few highlights to share with everyone. Both Doom & Destiny and Doom & Destiny Advanced are currently available at a discount. And if RPGs don't float your boat, perhaps GoBlox Premium will scratch your puzzle itch. As always, I've highlighted all of the interesting titles in bold green text in order to make discovery easier. So without further ado, here are 19 temporarily free and 22 on-sale apps and games for the end of the week.

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Inoreader v7 brings a more Material look to our favorite RSS reader (APK Download)

No new functionality, though

It's been eight years since Google killed Reader, its RSS service, and that wound has yet to heal in our hearts. Many alternative services sprung up afterwards, with Inoreader being one of the closest things to the original Google Reader, even down to the web app's keyboard shortcuts. Now, many years later, Inoreader is still going strong and has just began rolling out v7 beta with a more modern design.

The new UI isn't a big departure from Inoreader's existing interface, so don't worry about any confusing or unexpected changes.

Inoreader v7 brings a more Material look to our favorite RSS reader (APK Download) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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X-plore is one of the first file managers to bypass Scoped Storage's drastic limitations on Android 11

Expect more in the future

Google introduced a controversial change in the name of security with Android 11 — Scoped Storage. The new API is supposed to hinder apps from reading each other's data, stopping bad actors from snooping through your phone. But that restriction also extends to file explorers, where it makes much less sense. Google promised it would work on exemptions for these apps, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the corresponding policy was postponed to 2021.

X-plore is one of the first file managers to bypass Scoped Storage's drastic limitations on Android 11 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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YouTube tests option to share short looping clips instead of full videos

Limited to a small selection of content from a few creators right now

YouTube is always testing new features, some more controversial than others. The latest experiment revolves around sharing short, looping clips from longer videos. Creators and fans have been asking for a way to easily highlight memorable moments in long-form content, particularly when it comes to livestreams. With the new test, YouTube is working on bringing just that to the platform.

The clip creation workflow on Android.

The test is currently limited to content from a small selection of creators and Google's own video announcement of the feature.

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Chrome 89 is now available in the beta channel (APK Download)

Download it here

Google launched the stable version of Chrome 88 last week, and that means the beta is up for a new release. And indeed, Google has just promoted Chrome 89 to the beta channel. You can download it from the Play Store or over on APK Mirror right now.

According to the Chromium project, the release adds a few new features that you might not notice at first as a user, but you could appreciate them in the long run.

Chrome 89 is now available in the beta channel (APK Download) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Energy Ring supports Galaxy S21, Pixel 5, older devices in a new universal app

Future bright for S21+, not so much for phones from Redmi and others

IJP, maker of a few popular Android battery meter replacements, has merged Energy Ring support for different devices from separate apps into a universal app and has announced further support for the Galaxy S21 and Pixel 5 along with other developments in the pipeline.

If you're not familiar, the app lets users customize the color and animation of a ring-shaped battery meter around their phone's in-display selfie camera module with the option to pay for advanced features.

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WhatsApp adds biometrics authentication requirement to link account to PC

The update should roll out in the coming days

Following a change in its privacy policy that caused an exodus to competing apps like Signal and Telegram, WhatsApp is adding a new layer of security to the process of linking an account to a computer. The Facebook-owned messaging service is now pushing an update that will allow users to take advantage of biometrics on their phone for authentication.

Any device compatible with its biometric authentication — be it fingerprint, face, or iris unlock — will be able to benefit from this security feature.

WhatsApp adds biometrics authentication requirement to link account to PC was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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All the games on Google Stadia (Update: Madden NFL 21, and TOHU)

Now in a handy dandy searchable table

Google's cloud gaming service, Stadia, began trialing on November 19 (2019), and even though you needed a $130 Founder's Edition kit to gain access, Google eventually opened the floodgates to everyone in August (2020). So far, many games have been announced for the service, and we expect more of them to pop up as we go along. Of course, it can be a difficult to keep track of things in this fast-moving industry, so we've got you covered with a handy list of all the titles that have been announced for Stadia.

All the games on Google Stadia (Update: Madden NFL 21, and TOHU) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Magic: The Gathering Arena enters early access on Android

Wizards of the Coast finally brings its collectible card game to mobile

Update
Magic: The Gathering Arena is now available on Android

Over the years, we've seen a plethora of collectible card games come and go. Though one thing has remained a constant, the genre lends itself well to mobile play. To this day, there's still no shortage of CCGs on the Play Store, and yet there was always one title that was missing, Magic: The Gathering. Well, Wizards of the Coast has been busy working on its digital adaptation for a while now, and it's called MTG Arena.

Magic: The Gathering Arena enters early access on Android was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Robinhood's Play Store rating dives to one star after GME meme stock crackdown

Good news if you shorted Robinhood's Play Store rating

Over the last few weeks, GameStop stock (GME) has seen its price spike tremendously due to meme-driven retail trading from venues like the subreddit /r/wallstreetbets, prompting some services like Robinhood to halt trading for it and other Reddit-promoted stocks. This heavy-handed action by the company has resulted in a clear reaction from users, with the Robinhood app's rating at the Play Store tanking to 1.0 stars: the lowest possible score.

Robinhood's Play Store desktop listing — note the single lonely star in the rating to the right.

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Telegram now lets you import your chat history from WhatsApp

There has never been a better time to switch

It would be an understatement to say that Telegram benefited from the quagmire WhatsApp found itself in after it pushed users to accept its Facebook-or-die terms of service. In January alone, the messaging service added over 100 million users. Now to make things easier for those considering switching, Telegram is rolling out the ability to import existing WhatsApp chats.

The new feature works for both personal and group chats and supports not only text but also media including videos, images, and documents.

Telegram now lets you import your chat history from WhatsApp was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Slay the Spire is coming to Android on February 3

All thanks to Humble Games

It's official. Humble Games will be bringing Slay the Spire to Android on February 3rd, which is only a few days away. The game was initially released in early access back in 2017 for PC, and then was officially launched on PC and consoles in 2019, and last year the game made its way to iOS, and now it's clear Android users will soon be able to get in on the fun.

Slay the Spire is coming to Android on February 3 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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The Samsung Galaxy SmartTags offer some slick home automation routines

SmartThings and a nearby Galaxy phone are a must, though

When Samsung launched the Galaxy SmartTags alongside the S21 series, the company teased that they could be used for home automation via the SmartThings app. Now that the S21 and the SmartTags are arriving at people's doorsteps, it becomes clear how exactly this automation works. Our own Max Weinbach went hands-on with the tags' smart home routine capabilities.

As we wrote earlier, the SmartTags aren't only good for finding your keys or your phone.

The Samsung Galaxy SmartTags offer some slick home automation routines was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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WhatsApp has disappeared from the Google Camera's social sharing shortcuts

Seems to be a WhatsApp bug

Another day, another WhatsApp misstep. The messaging service, which has invaded tech headlines over the past weeks for all the wrong reasons, has made one more boo-boo, this one though arguably a lot less significant than everything else. The app's latest update causes it to disappear from the Google Camera's nifty social sharing menu. I know, it's minor — why else would I use "boo-boo" in a serious article?

The issue first showed up in early January and we spent some time digging into it, wondering if the Google team was abandoning WhatsApp and slyly denouncing its new privacy-invasive terms.

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Google Messages can suggest adding calendar events while you chat (APK Download)

Plus other smart actions too

Contextual suggestions in Google Messages aren't new. The app can already offer up stickers, Assistant recommendations, smart replies, and some actions while you're talking to your contacts, and it's that latter ability that seems to be expanding. Among the new actions, Messages can now propose adding a calendar event when you bring up a specific time and date during a chat.

If you've enabled Suggested actions in Messages (in the app's Settings > Suggestions in chat), you should start seeing a new pop-up when you send a text mentioning dates and/or times.

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Signal starts catching up to WhatsApp by adding custom wallpapers and animated stickers (APK Download)

Rolling out in stable

Update
Stable release

With WhatsApp's recent Facebook-induced privacy woes, Signal and Telegram are enjoying their time in the spotlight. Signal's privacy focus has specifically appealed to a lot of users who decided to switch away from WhatsApp, with the app seeing unprecedented growth and topping global app charts worldwide. But many of those newly-acquired users have quickly noticed Signal's limited feature set, forcing the app's devs to rush and try to plug some holes to keep everyone hooked.

Signal starts catching up to WhatsApp by adding custom wallpapers and animated stickers (APK Download) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google's latest canceled VR project will at least live on as an open source project

Tilt Brush will remain available in digital stores

One of the more interesting VR applications we've seen in recent years is Tilt Brush, an app that lets users create 3D art in a virtual environment. Unfortunately, Google has announced that it's ending internal development for the app. It will get another chance to succeed, however, as an open-source project.

Tilt Brush was first released for the HTC Vive VR back in April 2016, but it eventually made its way to other VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, and PlayStation VR.

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Google Keep adds home and work shortcuts for task reminders (APK Download)

Setting up reminders in Keep just got a tiny bit faster

While there are a ton of great alternatives out there, Google Keep is still by far the most popular note-taking app on the Play Store. The reason for that is its tight integration with other Google services and its simple, yet functional interface. Google is now further improving upon this user experience by bringing your home and work shortcuts to Keep’s location-based reminders.

Keep is moving from its old, simpler interface to a big popup list chock full of suggestions.

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16 temporarily free and 17 on-sale apps and games for Wednesday

Don't miss out on the sales for Monopoly Sudoku, FolderSync Pro, and DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition,

Welcome to Wednesday, everyone. While today's sales list is on the shorter side, I still have a few standouts to share with everyone. First up is a discount for Monopoly Sudoku, a newer release from Marmalade Game Studio, a developer that offers many Hasbro-themed games. Next, I have FolderSync Pro, a simple file explorer that supports the cloud as well as local storage. Last is DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, which goes on sale often, but is still a worthwhile adventure game if you've yet to play.

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You can now permanently disable Auto Night Sight on the Pixel 5 & 4a 5G

Missed photo ops no more!

Google introduced Auto Night Sight for the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5 with the aim of saving users an extra couple of swipes to access the mode. Not everyone was a fan of the app making that decision for them, though. Hearing the feedback, Google has released a new Camera update that finally lets users manually disable Auto Night Sight.

The problem with how things used to work was that Auto Night Sight acted a bit more aggressively than some users may have liked — it would trigger even if there was sufficient lighting for a decent shot.

You can now permanently disable Auto Night Sight on the Pixel 5 & 4a 5G was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Niantic publishes two new testing apps for Ingress Prime superfans

There is now a beta and dogfood app available for Ingress, and both are public-facing

Niantic has just released a beta and dogfood app for Ingress Prime on the Google Play Store. These are both clearly testing apps for the game, and the beta's description even provides a link to a Google Doc for users to report the issues they run into when testing this beta (though this link's text is currently cut off, so you can't navigate to the appropriate page). Then there's the dogfood app, which should ideally exist for Niantic employees to test new features.

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Dragon Quest Tact is the latest gacha game from Square Enix, now available on Android

Square sure knows how to bleed its properties dry

Latest update
Dragon Quest Tact is available, but you can't play just yet

Square Enix has announced that its free-to-play collection-based tactical RPG Dragon Quest Tact will be coming to the West on both Android and iOS. Back in February (2020), Square announced the game for Japan, and it would appear it was launched in July (2020) and has already racked up 500,000 installs. I suppose this success is the reason the game will soon come to new territories.

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Firefox 85 cracks down on supercookies to prevent cross-site tracking

Partitioning network connections and caches for each website

Firefox 85 only brought one significant user-facing change — add-ons are now directly installable from addons.mozilla.org. But it turns out there is a lot more going on under the hood. The latest version of the Mozilla browser is cracking down on supercookies that evade regular anti-tracking techniques.

To achieve that, Firefox now partitions network connections and caches by each individual website visited. In the past, Firefox would share some resources across websites to reduce overhead, a practice virtually all browsers engage in.

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Pinterest has stories now too, because everyone needs a step-by-step guide to your latest pho or crochet

Pinterest may not be the hottest app in our tech bubble, but it looks like there's quite a big audience regularly returning to the network — about 442 million people every month, to be exact. These users will soon discover a familiar interface tweak that's currently popping up in apps left and right: A stories carousel on the home page. Pinterest calls its take on the original Snapchat feature Story Pins, and it's supposed to help Pinterest creators interact with their audience.

Pinterest has stories now too, because everyone needs a step-by-step guide to your latest pho or crochet was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Google Lens can do offline translations on Android

Patchy internet connection in foreign lands will no longer cause a language barrier

Lens is one of the most useful apps that Google has to offer, and a testament to that is the milestone of 500 million installs that it recently crossed. From assisting with homework to scanning and copying text, the tool helps us better understand and interact with the world around us. To make its built-in translation more convenient, Google is now rolling out support for offline translation in Lens on Android.

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Tasker picks up integrated support to trigger tasks from the Google Assistant

Many will still need to use AutoVoice, though

The popular automation app Tasker just picked up a big new feature: The ability to call tasks from Tasker directly from the Google Assistant. It's English-only for now, but you'll be able to trigger your tasks just by name when telling the Assistant to "start" or "do" a specific command in Tasker. Even more powerfully and flexibly, you can also use Tasker's Pattern Matching to perform actions with variables on the fly.

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Plex thinks you'll pay to stream old Atari games that you definitely cannot find for free on the internet

But it can also stream your totally legit, not pirated classic game ROMs

Plex started as a way to organize and stream your media library, but it has since expanded to include live TV, ad-supported streaming video, and Tidal music, among other things. Now, Plex is dipping its toe into gaming. The new Plex Arcade service lets you stream a collection of classic Atari games to your devices. More interestingly, you can also stream your collection of classic game ROMs. However, Plex Arcade won't be free—it's $5 per month for regular users and $3 per month for Plex Pass subscribers.

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Journey to the Savage Planet is coming to Stadia February 1, free for Pro subscribers

Y'all get to be Employees of the Month!

Another day and we've got more Stadia news! We have new details on the Free Play weekend for the all-new Madden NFL 21 plus three titles joining Stadia Pro next month and three other new games to the platform this week!

Stadia will be getting an extensive 4-day workout as the latest Madden will be the platform's first game running on the Frostbite engine. Stadia Pro subscribers who want to try it out can do so starting this Thursday, January 28, at 9 a.m.

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All the free games included with Stadia Pro

Three new games for February, including Journey to the Savage Planet

Stadia's $10-a-month premium subscription, Stadia Pro, includes access to an ever-expanding catalog of games at no additional cost. The selection of redeemable games varies — Google adds a few each month, and sometimes removes some. Here, for your convenience, we've compiled a handy list of all the games you can claim right now.

Click any linked game title to open it in Stadia on desktop or mobile.

New games for February 2021

Games coming to Pro February 1:
- Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee of the Month Edition
- Enter the Gungeon
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Games to be removed from Pro February 1:

Any Pro games you claim stay in your library as long as you're a Pro subscriber.

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Google Photos finally looks okay on Android tablets

The change appears to be a server-side test

Even though millions of Android tablets are sold each year, and Chromebooks use many of the same applications through the Play Store, most of Google's apps are not optimized for large screens. Google Photos is one app that has always looked horrible on Android tablets, but that's finally changing.

Google appears to be testing an updated layout for large-screen devices in Google Photos. In both portrait and landscape orientations, the bottom tab bar is moved to the left side, with more controls than the simple three tabs (Photos, Search, and Library) visible on smartphones.

Google Photos finally looks okay on Android tablets was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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GoodLock modules SoundAssistant and LockStar gain new features and One UI 3 support

Some of these additions are excellent

Samsung has been busy updating GoodLock modules recently, and today two more have received the 2021 redesign. SoundAssistant gains some brand new features and LockStar finally works with One UI 3.

Once you've updated SoundAssistant, there are two new features to make use of. The first is "Media manner mode," which mutes media sounds when your phone is on vibrate or mute. This would definitely be useful for users who need to make sure their phones stay silent during meetings or at school.

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OnePlus brings the new OxygenOS 11 launcher to some older phones

OnePlus phones on Android 10 can get it at the Play Store

OnePlus is a little behind when it comes to bringing the Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 to its older phones, but the company is rolling out an update that will plug that gap a bit in the meantime. The latest 5.x version of the OnePlus Launcher is now compatible with most of the company's older phones, and the two that don't have it yet will later this week, we're told.

OnePlus confirmed the details of the rollout to us, following a changelog published together with the initial update of the OnePlus Launcher published to the Play Store.

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Mi Band 6 leak hints at on-board GPS, SpO2, Alexa, and 19 new trackable activities

A big update for the line

Xiaomi's Mi Bands have always been among the most affordable options when it comes to activity tracking, offering quite some bang for the buck. It looks like the prospective next entry to the line, the Mi Band 6, will continue that trend. Renounced Mi Band and Huami leaker Magical Unicorn reports on their new website that we can expect some interface overhauls, more trackable activities, and maybe even SpO2 and on-board GPS.

Mi Band 6 leak hints at on-board GPS, SpO2, Alexa, and 19 new trackable activities was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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