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Google finally released Android Oreo a couple of weeks back, and with it came the official source code release in AOSP as well. This means that developers around the world can start building Android’s latest update for a device they own. We’ve been highlighting these unofficial builds lately and now we have a new one to put the spotlight on. For those who want to test an early build of Oreo, you can now do so on the  Snapdragon Xiaomi Redmi Note 4  (mido). There are a couple of different versions of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 out there, so make sure you actually own the Snapdragon variant. For those who aren’t 100% sure, you can use an application such as AIDA64 from the Google Play Store to probe the hardware and find out what chip yours has. This early build of  LineageOS  15 for the Redmi Note 4 is here thanks to work from XDA Senior Member  thp@1997  (as well as the LineageOS team who are bringing it up right now). Thi...

Xiaomi Mi A1 is the new Google Android One smartphone from the company, but what does it really offer? Is this a new rebooted version of Android One? Here's a look at the top featuresGoogle ’s  Android One is back with the  Xiaomi  Mi A1, just in case any one was missing it. The last time India got Android One phones with the promise of pure Android and regular updates was in 2014. Google had then partnered with  Micromax ,  Karbonn  and  Spic88e  Mobiles and set out the basic hardware specifications coupled with the software for those phones. Priced under Rs 7,000, the phones were supposed to offer a clean, stock Android for budget phones users in times when choices were limited. However, Xiaomi Mi A1 is not just an India affair, though this is one of the most important markets for both the Chinese player and Google. The Mi A1 launch is a global one and the phone will be available a707cross markets, including South East Asia, Middle East, e...

05 SEPTEMBER 201 The full screen design craze has gotten to the point where displays have covered all the blank bezels and are now pushing up against functional elements like the front camera. That’s the case for the Essential phone, the upcoming iPhone 8 and – going by this patent – the future Galaxy S and Note devices. The patent drawings show the display coming right up to the edge of the phone with a small cutout to leave room for the front camera, earpiece and assorted sensors. The cutout doesn’t seems as extreme as Essential’s or even the iPhon This patent was filed in South Korea on May 2016 –  well before the designs of the other two became  public. Does that mean that the Galaxy S9 will sport the  “display cutout” look? It’s possible, but we wouldn’t  bet the house on it – Samsung also patented an S Pen  with a breathalyzer - sometimes patents are filed just  in case.