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TWRP now supports the Samsung Galaxy M30, Galaxy A40, Huawei P20 Lite, Moto G5S Plus, but drops POCO F1 support
TWRP drops support for the POCO F1, but added the Samsung Galaxy M30, Galaxy A40, Huawei P20 Lite, and the Moto G5S Plus in its roster.
The Team Win Recovery Project, AKA TWRP, needs no introduction to the Android modding community. Over the last few years, TWRP has become the de-facto standard for custom recovery in the Android ecosystem. One of the reasons why TWRP is so popular compared to other custom recovery solutions is the massive number of Android devices the project supports, with new devices being added to the official roster on a regular basis. Since our last coverage, the developer team has officially added support for the Samsung Galaxy M30, Galaxy A40, Huawei P20 Lite, and the Moto G5S Plus.
POSP's latest update brings back Android Pie's missing expandable volume panel on the OnePlus 6T, POCO F1, and other devices
The latest update to Potato Open Sauce Project custom ROM brings back the expandable volume panel to Android Pie on supported devices. Read on to know more!
Potato Open Sauce Project (no, I did not type that wrong), or POSP in short, is one of the newer multi-device ROMs out there. POSP by Team Potato starts off with an AOSP base and adds in select features from other open source projects, as well as adds in other new features. For instance, the latest release of POSP (v2.2) brings back the expandable volume panel from Oreo to Android Pie.
Moto Camera update adds Live Filters, new manual mode features, and Leveler UI
Latest Moto Camera update brings new Google Lens-based AR Stickers, Live Filters, Manual Mode tweaks, more for Moto Z3 Play and other Motorola devices.
Motorola might not be the first in line to bring the latest tricks to its official Camera app, but it has been committed to bringing these features well in time. The company recently updated the Moto Camera app with quirks like selfie portrait, spot color isolation, and watermarks. Now, it has a new update which brings Playmoji-style AR stickers through Google Lens integration, a leveler UI, live filters, and more.
Moto G5S Android Oreo flashable images now available for all regions
Android Oreo for the Motorola Moto G5S has been in testing for a while now, and you can install it yourself now if you want.
The Motorola Moto G5S was launched about a year ago as an upgrade to the Motorola Moto G5 Plus. The Moto G5S Plus featured a larger screen and a dual camera setup, though everything else (including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC) was more or less the same. As such, it didn't seem like too big of an upgrade. The Motorola Moto G5S Plus found its way into Lenovo's Motorola update plan for devices receiving the update to Android Oreo, and in February 2018, the company announced that the update was coming soon. While it appeared that the press release was incorrect, users eventually began to receive Android 8.1 Oreo on their devices in Brazil as part of a soak test. Some other Latin American countries got the update as well.
Download the best Google Camera port for your Android device
The Google Camera Port Hub is a centralized location where you can go to find a working port for your device. Currently, the hub has over 40 devices listed.
One of the best developments in the Android community in recent years has been Google Camera ports. The Google Pixel's picture-taking ability is spectacular, even though the camera hardware may be better on other devices. A lot of the Google Pixel's photo magic comes from the Google Camera app. Features like HDR+ and portrait mode make the camera really shine. A vibrant community of developers and users has sprung up to bring these features to as many devices as possible.