February 2017 -- XDA Developers

[UPDATED WITH LIVE IMAGES] We Finally Get a Proper Galaxy S8 Leak

Mario Tomás Serrafero February 28, 2017

We've been receiving bite-sized pieces of information about the Galaxy S8 for the past few months, with each new credible rumor and each new solid leak further enhancing our understanding of our new handset. Today we finally get a full look at the design courtesy of @evleaks himself. Evan Blass is the most reputable leaker in the...

How to Clone any Application with EMUI’s App Twin Feature [No Root]

Mishaal Rahman February 28, 2017

If you've recently purchased a Huawei Mate 9 or you're one of the lucky few to partake in the EMUI 5.0 beta for some Huawei/Honor devices, then you might have heard of the new "App Twin" feature. Evidently, Huawei must consider this feature one of EMUI's biggest selling points, since they stuck it in the top-most...

Amazon is Reportedly Working on Advanced Voice-Recognition for Alexa

Kishan Vyas February 28, 2017

According to a new report coming out of Time, it appears Amazon is internally working on a new technology to further improve the voice recognition capabilities of Alexa. Amazon is reportedly developing a new technology which would allow it to identify and distinguish between individual voices. That means Alexa might be able to recognize whether a...

Huawei Missed their Profit Target for 2016, Talks of Possible Layoffs

Doug Lynch February 28, 2017

Huawei is one of the largest smartphone OEMs in the world right now. The company is undoubtedly facing a lot of pressure to meet their sales targets and maintain their lead over their competitors. However, a recent report confirms that Huawei's mobile division ended up missing their internal profit target for the year of 2016. Richard Yu, the head...

Google Announces Play Store Changes to Help Promote Great Games

Doug Lynch February 28, 2017

While a lot of Android publications are currently talking about Mobile World Congress 2017 from Barcelona, there's also another big convention going on right now: The Game Developers Conference is currently happening too, and since Google has their hand in mobile gaming, it makes sense for them to be there right now as well. Along with...

Spreadtrum to Base an Upcoming Chip on Intel’s Atom Architecture

Doug Lynch February 28, 2017

Intel definitely made a mistake when it came to approaching the mobile chip market. The company refused to focus on things like power efficiency once smartphones started to gain traction and this led to a number of other companies stepping up and filling the void. Then when Intel changed their mind, it almost felt like...

UMIDIGI Z PRO Unveiled at MWC [Hands-On Pics]

A Word From Our Sponsors February 28, 2017

The UMIDIGI Z Pro in the first real dual-camera phone made by the Chinese phone company. It's being shown at MWC right now. While the pre-sale begins, you can grab an UMIDIGI Z Pro at a special price--$50 off to be exact, bringing the price of this flagship to a budget-friendly $249.99. The specs are similar...

Xiaomi Launches its Own In-House “Surge S1” SoC with the new Xiaomi Mi 5C

Aamir Siddiqui February 28, 2017

The mobile SoC market for Android is majorly dominated by the likes of Qualcomm and MediaTek, along with participation by other makers like Samsung and Huawei. Now we can add Xiaomi to the list too, as the Chinese company has now launched its own in-house SoC called the Surge S1, and found in the new...

Jolla Collaborates with Sony Open Devices to Bring Sailfish OS to Xperia Devices

Doug Lynch February 27, 2017

Jolla's open source Sailfish OS has been able to grab our attention at XDA over the years. The company's mobile software platform recently received certification for both government and corporate use in Russia. The company may have had a few stumbles when it came to fulfilling orders for their tablet hardware, but at least they stepped up and offered refunds...

Lenovo Announces the Tab 4 8, Tab 4 8 Plus, Tab 4 10 and Tab 4 10 Plus at MWC

Doug Lynch February 27, 2017

Lenovo is also at MWC this year and they just announced a slew of new devices in an oft-forgotten category: the Android tablet. There will be four devices in a Lenovo Tab 4 series that include two different versions of 8" and 10" models. We have the Lenovo Tab 4 8, the Lenovo Tab 4 8...

ZTE Debuts the Blade V8 Lite and Blade V8 Mini at MWC 2017

Doug Lynch February 27, 2017

ZTE originally announced the Blade V8 Pro at CES earlier this year and shortly afterwards we started to hear about rumors of the existence of other variants in this series. Along with many other companies in Barcelona for this year's Mobile World Congress event, ZTE was there to show off a couple of new smartphones. One...

Get Sticky Password Premium Lifetime Subscription for Much Less Than LastPass

A Word From Our Sponsors February 27, 2017

The lifetime subscription of Sticky Password Premium is valued at $149. Right now you can get this plan for 80% off which ends up being $29.99. If you buy the competing LastPass Premium plan, you're paying $12 per year. By year three, you've already paid more than the Sticky Password lifetime subscription despite the featureset being...