India Smartphone Market (top 10 brands, unit market share, YoY, Q3, 2023) as per IDC

Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, might announce the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI game as early as this week

The trailer for the GTA VI will be released next month to celebrate Rockstar’s 25th anniversary.

The game will have at least two protagonists, one man and one woman.
It’s also expected to be located in a new version of Vice City, loosely based on Miami.

GTA V, has sold more than 185 million copies and is the second-best-selling video game of all time, behind Minecraft

Starlink to get license for voice and data communications in India. 🛰️

Comparison of LCD & OLED Display manufacturing Process -

Finally No more spam messages

Companies must get your consent before sending any promotional message

BSNL offers free 4G SIM upgrade

HyperOS Checker (Early Access) is available on Google Play Store

Find out will your device will support HyperOS or not

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidevs.hos

Note: This is not official application

Realme GT 5 Pro live image

Specifications

📱 6.78" 1.5K OLED display
120Hz refresh rate
🔳 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage
🍭 Android 14
📸 50MP LYT808+ 8MP OV08D10+ 50MP IMX890 2.7X telephoto periscope lens
📷 32MP front camera
🔋 5400mAh battery
⚡ 100 watt wired charging
50 watt wireless charging
Ram & Storage - 8GB,12GB,16GB & 128GB,256GB,512GB,1TB
⚖️ 220 gram weight
- 9.2mm thickness
- In-display fingerprint scanner

Xiaomi has changed its bootloader unlocking policy in China

After the HyperOS launch, Xiaomi has made changes to its bootloader unlocking policy for the Chinese market.
They are making it more DIFFICULT to unlock the bootloader by adding more restrictions

New Rules:

1. Reach level 5 in the community
2. Real name verification 💀
3. Participate in answering questions
4. Apply once, valid for only one year (need to reapply after one year)
5. Unlock up to 3 devices per year
6. 72-hour waiting period for unlocking
7. Locked Bootloader is mandatory to receive HyperOS updates

Xiaomi also notes that if abnormal account behavior is detected, the Mi account will be banned

Interestingly, users will also have to answer a MCQs questionnaire about bootloader and fastboot commands.
Xiaomi even added a 15mins time limit to complete it 💀

HyperOS will debut globally in Q1 2024, and almost same changes to bootloader unlocking are expected for global users

Credit- @TechLeaksZone

WhatsApp Will Soon Start Showing Ads in Some Section

WhatsApp official confirmed that soon advertisements will start appearing in the Channels and Status section ✅ 😂

Koi to kro boost 😍
https://t.me/TechOfficeUpdate?boost

Realme GT Neo6 is rumoured to be in the works.

Will feature a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, a metal frame, and is said to be priced around Yuan 2000 (around ₹23,000) 🤯
It will, of course not be priced this less in India though.