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The amount of Android news each week can be overwhelming, but you can follow the best of the best with an app called EarlyBird – News for Android. It includes ALL of the Android news you crave and lets users decide what matters most to them.
EarlyBird has recently received a huge update that allows you to subscribe to specific topics so you never miss stories about your favorite things! Download the app on the Google Play Store or, for desktop users, find related discussion in the Android Forums News section.
Here’s what you picked as your favorite news stories for the week:
#10 – Samsung Galaxy S8 Display
48 likes – A new rumor has popped up which claims the upcoming Galaxy S8 will feature a bezel-less display. The rumor also claims that Samsung will be including a fingerprint scanner which is “buried in the glass the lower section” of the display.
- Source: Bloomberg
- Discuss at Android Forums
#9 – Google Renewable Energy
48 likes – Google is looking to clean up the Earth by announcing it will be 100% powered by renewable energy in 2017. This marks the largest corporate buyer of renewable power.
- Source: Google Blog
- Discuss at Android Forums
#8 – Samsung Galaxy S8 Harman Kardon
48 likes – Another rumor regarding the Samsung Galaxy S8 claims that the device will feature speakers powered by Harman Kardon. This inclusion comes after Samsung acquired the company earlier in 2016.
- Source: FoneArena
- Discuss at Android Forums
#7 – Google Chrome 55 Update
49 likes – The latest update for Google Chrome for Android devices includes a new offline viewing option making it easier to download music and videos for offline consumption. The update also includes a built-in spell checker which will highlight misspelled words when entered in the browser.
#6 – Google Play Store Sections
50 likes – A few users are reporting a new UI within the Play Store which correctly divides apps from games. There will be two new sections for each option, and apps won’t appear among games, and vice versa.
#5 – Android 7.1.1 Touch Latency
53 likes – When Google released Android 7.1.1 Nougat, the update included a fix for touch latency issues that were causing problems for owners of the Pixel, Pixel XL, and Nexus devices.
#4 – Google Mobile App Update
54 likes – The latest update to the Google application now breaks your cards into two main categories: Current Topics and Upcoming Events.
#3 – Google App Updates
57 likes – Google has announced they have discovered a new way to decrease the size of app updates. The new method will reduce the file size of app updates by an additional 65%, with a potential decrease of up to 92%.
#2 – Trusted Contacts Application
57 likes – Google has released a new application on the Play Store by the name of Trusted Contacts. This application is a personal safety application which lets you share your location with contacts that you choose even if your phone is offline or if you can’t access the phone at that time.
- Source: Google Blog
- Discuss at Android Forums
#1 – Smartphone Glass Wax
67 likes – Chris from Phandroid has found a new tool which looks to make your smartphone feel like new. This glass wax helps to replace the olephobic coating that arrives on smartphones but disappears after months of usage.
What’s YOUR top news item for the week?
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