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Last month, HMD Global rolls out a beta version of Android Oreo for their Nokia 8 flagship, with promise to roll out a stable release to the device before the end of this year. Sticking to that promise, the company announced that the Android 8.0 Oreo has begun rolling out for the Nokia 8 devices. Juho Sarvikas, the Chief Product Officer at HMD Global, was the one who made the announcement in a tweet. The roll-out of the Android update is phased over 2 days, meaning that it might take some time for it to reach all devices. The build number for the Android update is V4.35J and is 1518.1 MB in size. According to the update changelog, the Android Oreo will also come with all its standard features including the picture-in-picture mode, notification dots, Autofill Framework, and faster boot times. Moreover, the update also brings along the November security update which could fix the nasty WiFi KRACK exploit. Apart from the Nokia 8, other Nokia devices like the Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nok...

As the year comes to a close, Samsung rolls out the third Android Oreo beta version, as well as the November security update for Galaxy S8 and S8 plus. The 623 MB update will come with a sizeable bunch of bug fixes, including the nasty bug some users reported after the second beta. The Samsung Members app also mentioned a new feature that lets users hide the “Apps running in the background notification”. The third Oreo beta will also come with the general November security patch, while non-beta program users should be receiving the November patch as an OTA update shortly. The 545 MB security patch update is expected to fix the notorious Wi-Fi KRACK vulnerability as well as over 60 other exploits. The build number for the latest patch is G950FXXU1AQK7. Hope you like the post. Feel free to comment.

So, you’ve downloaded and installed Nova Launcher on your Android smartphone or device. You've set it up. Now you want to use it to customize your phone, but you don't know how to go about it. Well you are in luck as I'm going to be explaining how you can do that. I wrote an earlier article on how to set up Nova Launcher. Now I'm going to show in a series of articles how you can customize your smartphone using the app. Using Nova Launcher To Customize Your Phone    1. Go to the bottom of your  device’s home screen and tap the application drawer.  Otherwise, swipe up from the lower part of you Android screen to open the app drawer if that was your preference during setup. 2. Now you can search apps or right under that you’ll see Nova settings. Go ahead and tap Nova Settings. This is where the plethora of variations you can use gets set by you. In the Nova Settings, you have total control of your Android phone’s appearance from top to bottom.  You’ll...

Glo never seem to want to let up on their position as the "grandmaster of data plans". They've just updated their data plans to killer ones that anybody would be crazy for. Imagine getting 40MB data for N50 or 90MB for N100. If you think that's nothing then check out some of the monthly plans: 4GB for N1000 9.5GB for N2000 12.5GB for N2500 15GB for N3000 24GB for N4000 30GB for N5000 Man! That is really huge! Guys are going to get a field day online with those kinds of data. This new plans is surely going to attract new customers and drive other network providers crazy as it is the cheapest set of plans at the moment in Nigeria. Most of this new data plans however are meant for new customers. Present subscribers too can also enjoy the benefits as long as they renew their plan within 3 days after its expiration. The Glo data bundles range from daily, weekly and monthly plans. And they are suitable for all mobile devices. Below are the new data plans fro...

Last week, Google raised a lot of eyebrows when it removed the popular mobile web browser app, UC Browser, from its app store for what it cite as their "misleading" promotional materials. Google wasn't too happy with the app’s terms of service (ToS). According to Mike Ross, a developer who claims to work for UC Browser, the browser was “temporarily removed” from the Play Store for 30 days because it “mislead” users into installing it. However, in a kind of twist, UC Web denied knowing Mike Rose. According to them, “The reason for the removal has nothing to do with alleged data security breach or malicious promotion. We would like to state that we have norecords of anyone named ‘Mike Ross’ claiming to be working for UC Browser, as mentioned in somereports. The person claiming to be working for UC Browser is in no way associated with the firm nor represent the views of the company. The allegations of misleading and malicious promotions by the said person are complete...

Google recently announced that their personal digital assistant Google Assistant, will be receiving several new features and language support. Among the new features that the updated Google Assistant will be getting is one that will make it easier for users to find apps. There will also be badges for apps that are rated family-friendly. With this new update, you will be able ask the digital assistant for “What’s trending” or “What’s new”. In addition to that, there are new subcategories in the Food & Drink section that will let users say things like “View a menu” or “Order food.” Google will also be introducing a new feature that will let developers build in support for starting an event on a smart speaker with Google Assistant on board, like Google Home, and completing it on your smartphone. So, when you ask Google Assistant to show you a map, it will dig into your smart speaker and then pop it up on your phone. As already pointed out earlier, Google Assistant will be ge...

One of the charms of Android is that you can freely customize your device and set things up the way you want. One of the best ways to customize your smartphone is to install a launcher. Launchers gives you a near complete control over how your phone performs and allows you to make changes to the tons of Android themes and icons making your phone’s interface more colourful and user-friendly. One very popular Android launcher used by millions of people is Nova launcher. Many say this app is the reason to buy an Android phone rather than an iPhone and it's easy to see why. Nova launcher provides a trove of options for customizing a whole range of features: from app margins and sizes, to font colors and appearance, to your app drawer layout and animation effects, to screen gestures, to dock settings to unread badges; the list goes on. So let's see about setting up the app. I will be providing just the basic. I intend provide a more detailed information in the future. ...