The cost of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset for Android OEMs is $200-230 per unit.

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One UI 8.5 (CYJ7) added IMAGE GENERATION tool Nano Banana to Now brief

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Lenskart To Launch UPI Integrated Sunglass

Users Can Make Payments with Voice Command

Smart Glass Will Scan The QR Codes


- UPI built-in.
- Scan QR with glasses.
- Pay using your voice.
- No phone, no PIN needed

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this is how the Telegram update with Liquid Glass looks like on iOS 18 and older — Frosted Glass

Here in ios 26 - https://t.me/tech_zone40/9588?single

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The new Samsung W26

- Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
- 8” | 6.5” 120hz 2nd Gen Dynamic Amoled Displays
- Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 & Reinforced Armor Aluminum
- 200/12/10 cameras
- 16gb ram & 512/1TB storage
- 4.2mm | 8.9mm thin
- 215g light

CNY 16,999 ($2,389)

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Here What’s in the box of the new Samsung W26:

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Windows 10 support officially ends on October 14, 2025.

If you're still using it, now’s the time to upgrade to Microsoft Windows 11 or prepare for the transition -- no more security updates or official support after that date.

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Expected One UI updates coming this week (October 13th - October 17th):

Stable One UI 8
- Galaxy A55, A35, and A54
- More remaining devices

October Patch update
- Galaxy S25 Series

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some upper mid-range (performance centric) devices are also getting improved peripherals , like :

- Ultrasonic FS
- Metal frame (some already got, more will adopt)
- IP68 / IP69 (budget centric phones have it but they compromise in other aspects to give it)

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Here's the upcoming Android customization features for Pixel devices
1. Custom lcon Shapes
2. Al lcon Theming
3. Clock Styles
4. Lockscreen Widgets
5. Pixel Themes
6. AI Dynamic Color Palettes
7. Home Screen Grid Options
8. Wallpaper Effects
9. Generational CMC Garbage Collector

Some features come with Android 16 QPR2 and some with Android 17

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LineageOS 23.0 based on Android 16
- Nearly a month later, Google has not released Android 16 QPR1 source, which results in no 23.1 release (that means no Material 3 Expressive for now)
- With Google not releasing the device tree anymore, Pixel models are not guaranteed to get "day one" support, which is the case with this release
- Currently, Linux 5.4 (4.14 and 4.19 backported) and later versions are required to run this version properly
- The initial batch of devices receiving the promotion include Pixel 4a 5G, Pixel 5, and Pixel 5a
- A total of 104 devices are promoted to LineageOS 23.0, whereas other 141 devices continue to receive 22.2 builds, 8 devices on 21.0 are discontinued
- Now you can also run and test LineageOS in virtualized environments much more easily, including Cuttlefish target support
- Mainline kernel support for easier bringups

What's new
- Improved Charging Control and Fast Charge Control
- New ringtones and alarms (from Plasma Mobile)
- Aperture: Support for JPEG Ultra HDR, RAW, and simultaneous RAW+JPEG capture
- Aperture: A redesigned notification island with dynamic colors, and new indicators (JPEG Ultra HDR, RAW, battery, thermal throttling)
- Twelve: Added a "Play random songs" button
- Twelve: Updated the Now Playing screen with playback statistics
- Twelve: Added the ability to rescan the local media store
- Twelve: Expanded Jellyfin integration, including suggestions, favorites, and better thumbnail handling
- Twelve: Added MIDI playback support
- New app: Catapult (Android TV launcher)

More info: LineageOS
#LineageOS

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