Posts From Arol Wright

Arol Wright
455 posts

Diehard technology enthusiast, and an Android purist by nature. While I have a soft spot for smartphones, I'm deeply interested in everything techy, be it PCs, gaming consoles, gadgets, you name it. Please direct all inquiries/tips to [email protected]

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 may launch before the Galaxy S11/S20

Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 may launch before the Galaxy S11/S20

December 30, 2019
The Samsung Galaxy Fold was a highly anticipated device. It suffered from flaws at first, but it finally made it to the market a few months ago, becoming Samsung's most premium device currently in the market. It works as a normal device (albeit with a weird form factor) when closed shut, and it unfolds into...
Enable hidden features in Twitter for Android with the Tweeks Xposed Module

Enable hidden features in Twitter for Android with the Tweeks Xposed Module

December 28, 2019
Despite there being a lot of alternatives to the Twitter app on Android, I like sticking to the regular Twitter app. It works well, it's not overly bloated, and has all the features I need. It also looks good, and it's also constantly updated with new features as soon as they're out. Some are still...
Xtadia is an Xposed Module that lets you play Stadia on any Android phone and network

Xtadia is an Xposed Module that lets you play Stadia on any Android phone and network

December 28, 2019
Google's Stadia game streaming service is already out and it's one of the main competitors in the now-rising game streaming space. Game streaming services are trying to position themselves as an alternative to actually owning gaming hardware, but before that can happen, it first needs to be readily available for everyone. As it stands, though,...
Google tests new designs in Gmail for Drive attachments and in Drive for document scanning

Google tests new designs in Gmail for Drive attachments and in Drive for document scanning

December 27, 2019
Google has been hard at work redesigning most aspects of the overall user experience on its app suite. Their Material Theme redesigns aren't just meant to be visual makeovers of the apps you currently use and love, but rather, they also aim at improving the user experience by making them easier to use, less complicated,...
Enable Gmail’s dark theme on older Android versions with this Xposed Module

Enable Gmail’s dark theme on older Android versions with this Xposed Module

December 27, 2019
Android 10's system-wide dark theme was one of the most highly anticipated features, allowing users to make apps completely dark or black with a single toggle. However, the big issue with this feature is that it is only supported on Android 10, and while certain apps do include a manual toggle for switching dark mode...
New Huawei Mate X model gets certified with 65W fast charging support

New Huawei Mate X model gets certified with 65W fast charging support

December 27, 2019
Foldable phones are a thing now, as you probably have noticed, and every smartphone manufacturer is looking into making their own implementation. Huawei came out with an implementation of its own called the Huawei Mate X. Due to US sanctions, though, the device only saw a release in their home Chinese market. But it brought...
Chrome OS 80 lets you sideload Android apps without Developer Mode

Chrome OS 80 lets you sideload Android apps without Developer Mode

December 26, 2019
It's probably no secret to anyone that Chrome OS now supports Android apps. It has for a while, in fact. Before bringing Android app support to Chrome OS, it was actually very much limited to web apps, but Android app support has unlocked a lot of possibilities for Chromebook users, including better, native experiences for...
Download links for the ASUS ROG Phone II’s Android 10 beta are now online

Download links for the ASUS ROG Phone II’s Android 10 beta are now online

December 26, 2019
ASUS is one of the smartphone brands that has improved the most during 2019. The launch of the ZenFone 6 was certainly one that caught us off guard: it provided flagship performance on a budget, and what's better, they got rid of all of ZenUI's bloat, with the newer version of ZenUI being very, very...
Samsung’s next flagship lineup may be called the “Galaxy S20”

Samsung’s next flagship lineup may be called the “Galaxy S20”

December 26, 2019
We're less than a week away from 2020, yet we're already getting to know some of the devices that will be making headlines this upcoming year. One of them is, obviously, from Samsung. We already know a fair bit about Samsung's upcoming flagship phones, including their screen sizes, overall design, and some camera specs and...
Leafster is a powerful search tool for the Google Books database

Leafster is a powerful search tool for the Google Books database

December 26, 2019
Google Books (not to be confused with Google Play Books) remains one of Google's oldest services that is still active today. For starters, it is pretty much a gigantic directory for searching books, magazines, and texts that Google has scanned throughout the years. With more than 40 million scanned books, it is a vast resource...
MyWall is a lightweight wallpaper manager with the ability to extract colors and apply filters

MyWall is a lightweight wallpaper manager with the ability to extract colors and apply filters

December 26, 2019
Wallpapers are key to smartphone personalization. Personally, I'm the kind of person that can't stand looking at the same wallpaper for over 2 weeks, so I'm always constantly changing it. I'm not even hugely into switching up layouts, launchers and icon packs, but just having a fresh wallpaper suffices. I always have a collection of...
Sony apparently can’t keep up with demand for its image sensors

Sony apparently can’t keep up with demand for its image sensors

December 26, 2019
If there's one common denominator among most devices this year is that they all have multiple cameras. And we're not just talking about just dual cameras: OEMs ranging from OnePlus, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and even Apple have come out with phones that have triple, quad, or even penta camera setups. More cameras don't necessarily...