Weekly poll results: fast charging is well loved, moreso when it’s standards-compliant

Last week’s poll shows that money spent on fast charging R&D was a great investment by smartphone makers. The new batch of battery and charging technologies that will breach the 100W barrier has many fans excited. With a 60% positive vote, support for fast charging is strong. However, the supporters are split almost evenly … Read more

OnePlus Nord gets yet another pre-release update, with July security patch

It’s not unusual to see phone makers prepare day one software updates for their new phones, which will be waiting to be installed once the first customers take them out of the box. And yet, OnePlus has really outdone itself with the Nord. The handset, which got announced earlier this week but will only … Read more

T-Mobile will require VoLTE compatible devices for future line activations

According to an internal document (as reported by Android Police, T-Mobile will no longer allow new line activations with devices that do not support VoLTE (voice calls over LTE). This change will begin on August 4. Source: Android Police T-Mobile offered a statement to Android Police following the report: We’re making great progress building … Read more