Tyler Lee, Author at Phandroid

A graphic novelist wannabe. Amateur chef. Mechanical keyboard enthusiast. Writer of tech with over a decade of experience. Juggles between using a Mac and Windows PC, switches between iOS and Android, believes in the best of both worlds.

News

Google Fi SIM now available at your local Best Buy

Thinking about signing up for Google Fi? In the past the only way to get your hands on Google Fi was to sign ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 13, 20190

Handsets

Wallet-friendly LG K12+ could make an appearance at MWC 2019

The LG G8 ThinQ is expected to pack some high-end features, but with such features probably comes a high-end price tag. In case ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Handsets

Xiaomi vision of a smartphone with a 4-sided edge display makes Samsung’s phones sound quaint

Xiaomi has been making some interesting choices when it comes to its smartphone design, and a recent a patent shows how the company ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Handsets

Android Q will come with improved privacy and permission controls

Worried about who’s spying on you as you surf the web? Apps asking for odd permissions? With Android Q, it seems that Google ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Apps

Offline YouTube video quality could soon be getting better

YouTube lets users save videos for offline viewing, but in case the quality is a bit too low for your liking, there is ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Wearables

Google Pixel smartwatch rumors reignited with new job listings

The Google Pixel Watch has been talked about for a while now, but it has yet to surface. However based on recent job ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Apps

Opera is bringing its secure VPN browsing feature to Android

There are many ways to go about protecting your privacy online these days, and a VPN is one of the ways to go ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Handsets

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 712 features minor upgrades, no 5G support

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 700 series has helped bridge the gap between mid-range to high-end handsets, and it looks like a new addition to the ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 8, 20190

Handsets

Malicious image file is all it takes for a hacker to compromise your Android phone

There are many ways that you can go about compromising your Android device, but it seems that one of the recently-discovered ways is ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 7, 20190

Handsets

Google brings file encryption to low-powered Android devices

While low-end smartphones are usually more than capable of getting the job done for basic tasks, they do have to compromise on certain ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 7, 20190

Handsets

Huawei P30 to be unveiled at the end of March

If you were thoroughly impressed with Huawei’s last flagship smartphone, then you should be anticipating the upcoming Huawei P30 which has recently been ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 7, 20190

Handsets

Sony Xperia XA3 leak reveals ‘CinemaWide’ display

If recently leaked renders are anything to go on, Sony’s upcoming Xperia smartphones could be packing as interesting display aspect ratio which would ...

By Tyler LeeFebruary 6, 20190