April 2018 -- XDA Developers

Unlocked Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge now receiving Android Oreo in UK

Mishaal Rahman April 30, 2018

The Android Oreo update is finally arriving for some Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge owners. After arriving officially for the Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Galaxy Note 8, the U.K. unlocked Galaxy S7 models are now receiving the update. The update clocks in at 1251MBs and brings the device to Android 8.0...

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ and OnePlus 5T dominated the Indian flagship market in Q1 2018

Adam Conway April 30, 2018

The Indian smartphone market often differs from that of the West. Smartphone makers like Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Honor reign supreme. The occasional Samsung, Apple, Motorola, and LG device will gain somewhat significant market share as well. The premium market tells a different story though. In the first quarter of 2018, the premium smartphone market in...

Poweramp returns from the grave with a new UI

Arol Wright April 30, 2018

Most audiophiles around here probably remember Poweramp. The paid ($3.99) music player might not be a winner in the looks department, but it makes up for it by being one of the most feature-rich music players out there. So feature rich and reliable, in fact, that it remained the player of choice for some users...

The Google Pixel & Pixel 2 will support Bluetooth Hearing Aids on Android P

Mishaal Rahman April 30, 2018

Google I/O 2018 is quickly approaching. We expect to learn more about what's new in Android P at the event. Google has already given us a small taste of what's new with the first Android P Developer Preview, but there's a lot of goodies the company has yet to unveil. Navigation gestures are rumored to make...

Xiaomi Mi 6 and Motorola Moto Z receive official LineageOS 15.1

Mishaal Rahman April 30, 2018

LineageOS 15.1, the popular Android 8.1 Oreo-based custom ROM, was released in late February for a handful of devices. The official roster has since expanded to include devices like the Google Nexus Player, OnePlus 2, Google Nexus 6, and Exynos Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ among others. Starting today, official 15.1 builds for the Xiaomi Mi 6...

How to install LineageOS 15.1 on the Razer Phone

Doug Lynch April 30, 2018

Google's work that was done to create Project Treble has helped to rejuvenate the custom ROM community. Some devices that could take weeks to get working AOSP-based ROMs can run such custom ROM with a lot less effort. XDA Recognized and Social Contributor linuxct has been tinkering with Generic System Images on the Razer Phone since the Android Oreo...

Get a dark theme for Sony devices running Nougat with Substratum

Doug Lynch April 30, 2018

Substratum is the current go-to theme engine of choice for the majority of the Android enthusiasts within the community. It offers a robust platform for designers who want use their talents to customize the look and feel of both the Android operating system as well as individual applications. Different smartphone OEMs implement certain features that...

GCam Tool 2.0 Moves all Google Camera Photos to any Folder, Prevents Flipping of Selfies and More

Adam Conway April 30, 2018

We've reported a lot on the Google Camera with HDR+ port here on XDA, and various developers have figured out how to get more of the features working on our devices. While lots of work has been done with the application in getting it working on as many devices as possible, not a whole lot of...

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ with 128GB and 256GB of storage will be available May 1st

Joe Fedewa April 30, 2018

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ launched a short time ago with 64GB of storage as the default option. For the vast majority of people, 64GB is a perfectly fine amount of storage. Especially if you use a lot of cloud storage and media streaming services. However, people who like to take a lot of...

Early First Look at the Honor 10

Ronald Comstock April 30, 2018

XDA has an early look at the upcoming Honor 10 phone. In this video we will unbox the new device and take a close look at it. The Honor 10 shares the same Kirin 970 chipset found in the Honor View 10 and Huawei P20. This means that the same AI-powered camera is in the Honor...

Dublin Tech Summit 2018: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Privacy

Adam Conway April 30, 2018

I had the pleasure of attending this year's Dublin Tech Summit which took place at Dublin's Convention Centre on April 18th and April 19th. A number of famous faces were there, from the "e-celebrities" like YouTuber Casey Neistat to the geekier such as Jordan Evans of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). There was something...

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.1 Oreo beta update leaks with May security patch

Joe Fedewa April 30, 2018

Earlier today we broke news about the Xiaomi Mi A1's successor. The Mi A1 was Xiaomi's first Android One device and their CEO said there would be more this year. However, that doesn't mean the original is getting left by the wayside. Android 8.1 Oreo beta ROM has leaked for the Mi A1 and you...