and i thought "nothing phone 2a pro" was a bad name, look at the future lineup of nothing ear:

nothing ear (1) -> nothing ear (2) -> nothing ear (stick) -> nothing ear + nothing ear (a)

also, what exactly do they mean by "reset our naming strategy"? are we supposed to forget about the old earbuds

Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to allow Game Emulators and External Site Links for Music Apps in the EU

After the EU Commission fined Apple $2 billion and announced that it’s NOT satisfied with the changes the company made to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple on Friday updated the App Store guidelines again.

For the FIRST time, Apple is allowing developers to create and distribute game emulators on the App Store.
“Additionally, Retro games console emulator apps can offer to download games,”.

Apple has confirmed the introduction of new “Music Streaming Services Entitlements” for apps distributed in the European Union with the latest update to its App Review Guidelines.

Music streaming apps “in specific regions” can now include a link (such as a “buy” button) to an external website. They can also invite users to provide their email address to receive a link to buy digital music or services via the developer’s website.

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Samsung finally shows off Gorilla Armor on the Galaxy S24 Ultra

After more than 2 months of launching the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung finally made a video explaining the Corning Gorilla Armor Glass used in the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

For more than 50 years, Samsung and Corning have collaborated to develop innovative display materials that provide superior durability & clarity.

Gorilla Glass Armor's superior anti-reflective properties are achieved through an extremely precise layering process that also includes a durable layer that protects against micro-scratches.

The result is a 75% reduced glare & Gorilla Armor being four times more scratch-resistant than competing aluminosilicate protective glass.

Now, Apple is also working with Corning for the outer glass on the iPhone 17 series which is set to have a "super-hard anti-reflective layer" that is "more scratch-resistant than you think."

"Ceramic Shield" is a marketing name for a glass-ceramic material developed by Corning with Apple

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE and Z Fold FE are in development

Samsung typically unveils its standard Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip models every year, but this year, there could be some new additions to the foldable lineup.

Cheaper models also known as Fan Editions of Samsung Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold are in development

A High-end Galaxy Z Fold Ultra is also in development this time along with Galaxy Z Fold FE

Galaxy Z Flip FE Leaked Specs:
• Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC
• Upto 12GB RAM
• Upto 512GB Storage
Unfolded: 71.9 x 165.2 x 6.9mm
Folded: 71.9 x 84.9 x 15.9~17.1mm

Galaxy Z Fold FE Leaked Specs:
• Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC
• Upto 16GB RAM
• Upto 512GB Storage
Unfolded: 67.1 x 155.1 x 15.8~14.2mm
Folded: 130.1 x 155.1 x 6.3mm

Note: ONLY one of these Fan Edition foldable phones will be released later this year

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Samsung Galaxy Watch FE is in Development
Source

While the Galaxy Fit 3 is extremely affordable, it doesn't run Wear OS.
Thus, Samsung is reportedly making a cheaper Galaxy Watch i.e The Galaxy Watch FE

The Galaxy Watch FE has model number SM-R866.
It reportedly has at least three variants: SM-R866F (International), SM-R866U (USA LTE), and SM-R866N (Korea).

However, if you notice the model number clearly, it is similar to the Galaxy Watch 4 model number (SM-R860).

This indicates that Samsung might be planning to introduce an improved version of Galaxy Watch 4 with a better processor but disguised as Galaxy Watch FE.
It will come in LTE/4G variant as well

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BharOS Discussion directly with 'BharOS Director', Mr.Karthik Ayyar has begun!

Questions related to BharOS being GrapheneOS FORK along with the Government of India LIES related to bharOS being an indegenous OS and not being based on Android either, will also be asked

https://t.me/agamtechtricks?livestream

BharOS Panel Discussion Recording
Credits

The video was originally one hour long, but I cut it down to start right when the questions began and saved your 20 minutes :D
Hear it in your free time

Don't worry about the video quality as it was just an audio session held on Zoom

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Apple iPhone SE 4 Rumoured Specsheet
Source

iPhone SE 4 design in short is basically an iPhone XR with iPhone 13 Notch in 2025.
It will have the sides of the iPhone 15 and the display of the iPhone 14

Dimensions: 148.5 x 71.2 x 7.8mm
Weight: 166g
Aluminium 7000 Series Frame

• 6.1-inch LTPS OLED BOE Panel
• 60Hz refresh rate in 2025
• FaceID Support
• Action Button
• NO Ceramic Shield

• Apple A16 Bionic SoC
• 6GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128/256GB NVMe Flash memory
• Snapdragon X70 Modem
• Apple U1 UWB (Ultra-Wide-Band) support

• IMX 503 (1/2.55", f/1.8) with OIS
• Single Rear Camera (NO Ultrawide even)
• NO Night-mode support
• 3279mAh battery capacity
• 20W wired + 12W wireless charging (MagSafe)
• USB Type C 2.0 port
• Wi-Fi 6; Bluetooth 5.3

Launching in 2025
Expected pricing: 500~550$

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Xiaomi Teased POCO F6 in China

The smartphone will launch in China as Redmi Turbo 3

POCO F6 design confirms that it will pack a Plastic Frame with NO Headphone Jack

For the Poco F6 Pro, which is basically rebranded Redmi K70 powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, is been consideration for India since December
Yes, Poco F6 Pro indeed has an Indian variant & it is TUV Rheinland certified as well

But Poco F6 Pro will NOT be launched in India due the fact that Xiaomi already has 69 other smartphones

In short, since the Xiaomi 14 Lite (rebranded Civi 4 Pro) which will be exclusive to India is launching in the same price range as the Poco F6 pro; thus the F6 pro will NOT launch in India

Xiaomi 14 Lite & Poco F6, both are powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Poco F6 Specifications:
• 1.5K Resolution display from Tianma or TCL
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 50MP main (Sony IMX 882 = Sony LYT-600)
• 8MP UltraWide (IMX 355)
• 2MP Useless camera
• 5000mAh Battery with 90W Fast charging

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It’s finally LIVE! Google’s Find My Device network, the Android equivalent of Apple’s Find My network, is rolling out to Android devices today, starting in the U.S. and Canada (with more regions to follow). The Find My Device network is a crowdsourced network of over a billion Android devices that’ll help you find your misplaced or lost Android devices. You can locate compatible Android devices by ringing them or viewing their location on a map in Find My Device.

Starting in May, you’ll also be able to locate everyday items by placing a Bluetooth tracker tag compatible with the Find My Device network on them. Chipolo and Pebblebee are the first to offer accessories built for FMDN but later this year eufy, Jio, Motorola, and others will offer Bluetooth tags. Tracker tags built for FMDN are also compatible with the unknown tracker alerts feature, available now on Android and coming soon to iOS, which means you don’t have to worry about unwanted tracking.

Find My Device has some nice features to make tracking down a lost item easy. If you’re near a lost device, a “find nearby” button will appear in the app that helps you pinpoint its location. If you have Google Nest devices at home, FMD can also show your lost device’s proximity to them, making them easy reference points. Lastly, you can share accessories with friends and family so they can help you keep track of them.

The new Find My Device works on devices running Android 9 or higher. By default, aggregated location reporting is enabled (this corresponds to the “with network in high-traffic areas only” setting) but you can opt into contributing non-aggregated locations (“with network in all areas”) or turn the network off entirely (“without network” or “off”). Select headphones from JBL, Sony, and other audio brands will be receiving software updates soon that enable them to join the FMDN.

If you have a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you’ll be able to locate your phone on the Find My Device network even if it’s powered off or the battery is dead! This is possible because the phones have the specialized hardware to support the Powered Off Finding feature I previously reported on. The company tells me that the Pixel 8 has reserve power on the device that is channeled to the Bluetooth chip for several hours even after the battery is dead.

Google tells me the Powered Off Finding feature is available now and that you shouldn’t need to take any further action to enable it on your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, such as updating your phone to Android 15. (I thought the system APIs for Powered Off Finding would be limited to Android 15, but it looks like that won’t be the case!)

Google says the Find My Device network is built with “multi-layered protections” and offers numerous privacy controls. Location data is end-to-end encrypted with a key that’s only accessible to the Bluetooth tag’s owner and whoever the owner shared the tag with. Locations are contributed to the FMDN in a manner that doesn’t let Google ID the owners of the nearby Android devices that contributed that data. Tag owners aren’t given any info on those devices, either.

Another safety feature of the Find My Device network is aggregated device location reporting. The FMDN, by default, requires multiple nearby Android devices to detect a tag before reporting its location to the tag’s owner. This provides extra protection against someone tracking a device back to a home or private location. Also, if you’ve saved your home address in your Google Account, your Android device won’t contribute crowdsourced location reports to the FMDN when it’s near your home.

Find My Device also limits the number of times that a nearby Android device can contribute a location report for a particular tag; it also throttles how frequently the owner of a tag can request an updated location. And as mentioned before, tags built for FMDN are compatible with the unwanted tracker alerts feature. With all these features and protections, it’ll be difficult for anyone to abuse the FMDN to track someone without their knowledge.