In other news, Android 12 is due to be released alongside the Google Pixel 6 in September, and is currently available in beta for some devices.
It looks real nice👏 Some of our notable features:
> Material You - A refreshed interface with more clean and attractive visuals. New customisation features enable the user to create a more colour coordinated layout. There's some new, better-looking widgets available too!😍
We think it looks very good. It's got all the fun customisation of android, with more cohesiveness like iOS, and a dash of those old BlackBerry themes.
> New privacy settings enable the user to see and change exactly what each app on the phone has access to. You can also set approximate location tracking. This is great because you can still access local news and weather without sharing your exact location.
> Car Key - enables the user to unlock and open their car just by having the phone in their pocket. You can also share digital access to your vehicle - allowing you to lend your car to a friend for a period of time without giving them a physical key. Pretty cool👀
> Improvements to nearby share - You can now share Wi-Fi passwords with other Android users nearby. It looks like they're getting closer to AirDrop on iOS, which Apple got right from the start.
But this MacBook battery is mega swollen and heavily glued down 🙄
Had to take our time with this one 😅
Lithium-ion batteries generate power through a chemical reaction. As the chemicals degrade, gas builds up, which punctures the internal membrane.
This can also occur through damage or defect.
Batteries can swell and begin to push the screen and/or back panel out of the housing/frame. If you notice that part of your device is separating, and this coincides with a significant decline in battery life, then your battery might be swelling.
Lithium batteries are hazardous. If you suspect that your battery is swelling, get it removed or replaced.
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Meg is a local artist who creates colourful, digital art prints. Her work is mainly inspired by beautiful local landmarks and pubs. She also creates custom prints and commissions.
Our first ever promo cards; next to our newest ones.
Something like a 9 year throwback... We've gone from a few slow and painful iPhone 3GS screen replacements on a kitchen table, to completing large orders for and working with national companies, local schools, the council, the police force, and thousands of customers, from our very own modern repair centre & retail shop!
Sometimes it feels like the years are rolling by so fast...
We want to continue growing and getting better every day, so that we can execute on our vision - to help as many people as possible get the most out of technology🚀
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This will replace their previous android interface (EMUI) on over 100 of their smartphone, tablet and smartwatch models over the next 12 months.
Since the Huawei ban in 2019, none of their new devices have been able to use Google services, including the Google Play Store.
From the demos, we can see Huawei trying to imitate bits from Android and Windows systems, but most apparent, is their attempt to imitate Apple and iOS. It seems that Huawei are trying to build an ecosystem; where all your gadgets are synced, and work in harmony - hence "HarmonyOS" perhaps? By having one single operating system, this should enable developers to create apps that work seamlessly between platforms. Thus their limitation is a potential strength. We're not confident however that they'll be able to pull this off in the polished manner that Apple do.
Huawei has proven time and time again that it's technology can compete with that of Apple and Samsung, and often at a lower cost to the consumer. Their marketing isn't quite as polished, and the companies sketchy links to the government have resulted in a constant stream of negative publicity.
HarmonyOS is going to be open source - which means anyone can see, modify and distribute the code. On the surface, it's good for internet privacy. But other companies like Google have released open source software, and still breached privacy. Huawei, given their reputation, may well do the same.
We see a lot less Huawei devices these days. They were really gaining traction a couple of years ago; we think because consumers were interested in trying something new, different and cheap, and the networks were keen to roll them out because they could make good profit margins on them.
Huawei is currently dead outside of China. Having briefly made it to become the worlds largest smartphone vendor, and being consistently in the top 3, they are now ranked 7th. Xiaomi; the Chinese manufacturer and Huawei competitor; have gone from strength to strength, and are currently ranked 3rd.
No doubt, a Huawei phone without Google is near-useless, so HarmonyOS could be the start of a comeback. It's difficult to say at this stage, but we think that the damage is done, and the Company will not recover to their previous highs, unless they can provide something truly exceptional over their competitors.
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