Author: Arpit

Fitbit Inspire HR Review

Fitbit, earlier this year, announced a couple of affordable fitness trackers under Inspire series replacing the Flex and Alta lineup. Fitbit Inspire series features a new modern and comfortable design and has all the essential features, including automatic activity, exercise and sleep tracking to help users stay on track. Fitbit Inspire and Inspire HR both have a touchscreen display, swim-proof design, support smartphone notifications, and offer up to 5 days of battery life. In a market flooded with affordable activity trackers, how does Inspire HR fair out? Read on our full review to find out. Continue reading “Fitbit Inspire HR Review”

A new POCO smartphone will be released in 2020

Jai Mani, former Xiaomi Spokesperson back in August 2018 revealed the existence of POCO sub-brand and soon leaks of a new smartphone started popping up. The smartphone launched as the POCO F1 and became the talk of the town because of the insane price-performance proposition. It packed some features that were unheard in the price segment, be it the latest and greatest flagship processor from Qualcomm, or the liquid cooling.  Xiaomi sub-brand grabbed a lot of attention in the market due to campaigns like ‘Do the Math’. Continue reading “A new POCO smartphone will be released in 2020”

realme X2 Pro and realme XT to receive ColorOS 7 Beta update in India soon [Update: X2 Pro ColorOS 7 teaser]

Update: Realme has started registrations for realme X2 Pro ColorOS 7 Beta update yesterday. realme India CEO Madhav Seth has posted teaser images of how the ColorOS 7 will look like. The company already said that beta roll out will begin 18th December 2019 and will continue till February 2020 before stable roll out in Match 2020. realme XT will get the update in January 2020.

Continue reading “realme X2 Pro and realme XT to receive ColorOS 7 Beta update in India soon [Update: X2 Pro ColorOS 7 teaser]”

Realme releases kernel source code for realme X2 Pro

realme announced its most premium and flagship offering realme X2 Pro at an event in India last week. The company has already announced Android 10 update roadmap for its devices and recently announced beta testers recruitment for realme UI based on ColorOS 7. Now, the company has released kernel sources for realme X2 Pro, so there are good chances that we see Android 10 based custom ROMs for the smartphone in the coming months. Continue reading “Realme releases kernel source code for realme X2 Pro”

Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with OxygenOS port

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the POCO F1 smartphone in India back in August 2018 running MIUI 9.6 Global Stable on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and later updated it to Android 9.0 in December 2018. The device runs MIUI 11 based on Android 9.0 as of now. POCO F1 is confirmed to get Android 1o update but the company has not shared any timeline for Android 10 rollout but POCO F1 has one of the most active developer community. Continue reading “Get Android 10 on POCO F1 with OxygenOS port”

Redmi Note 8 vs Redmi Note 7 Pro : The best Redmi Note at under 12k?

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note lineup made its debut in the country back in 2014 with the first generation Redmi Note devices and soon emerged as the most popular mid-range smartphone lineup in the country. Xiaomi introduced the Pro variant with Redmi Note 5 series and also started refreshing the Note line-up twice a year starting last year. The Redmi Note 7 (not the Pro variant!) launched earlier this year was an easy choice over the Redmi Note 6 Pro for users. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 vs Redmi Note 7 Pro : The best Redmi Note at under 12k?”

Redmi Note 5 MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi announced Redmi Note 5 running on MIUI 9.2 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) in India and later updated it to MIUI 10 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). The company recently announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. Continue reading “Redmi Note 5 MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”

realme 2 and realme C1 get new update with System-wide Dark Mode, Realme Laboratory and November Security Patch

realme launched the realme 2 and realme C1 last year running Android Oreo and later updated both the devices to Android Pie. The company started rolling out system-wide dark mode to various devices last month, all the realme smartphones launched this year have already got the dark-mode. Continue reading “realme 2 and realme C1 get new update with System-wide Dark Mode, Realme Laboratory and November Security Patch”

Redmi 4 starts receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already rolled out MIUI 11 to most of the devices including Redmi K20 series, Redmi Note 7 series, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi 6 series, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and others and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices. Continue reading “Redmi 4 starts receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update”

Redmi Note 4 starts receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 along with the Redmi Note 8 series at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already completed MIUI 11 rollout for the first phase of devices and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices.

Now, the company has started rolling out MIUI 11 Global Stable update to Redmi Note 4 users in India. The new update comes as MIUI 11.0.2.0.NCFMIXM and weighs around 458 MBs in size. Xiaomi has not updated the Android Security patch on the device and it still runs on almost a year old December 2018 patch. MIUI 11 brings new features such as New Minimalistic Design, Blur App Previews, Quick Replies, New Dynamic Sound Effects, Floating Calculator, Updated Mi File Manager, and more to the device, but we found the new file-sharing tech Mi Share missing on our unit.

If you haven’t received the update on your device, you can download the Recovery ROM here and try flashing it using the recovery method but it may not work as it might be staged rollout. MIUI 11 is being rolled out to all eligible devices as per the schedule, you can keep a track of MIUI 11 updates with our dedicated MIUI section. Also, make sure to check out this post to learn more about MIUI 11 features.

Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 11 Global Stable Beta starts rolling out [Update: Roll out resumes]

Update: Nov 14, 2019: Xiaomi has resumed the MIUI 11 roll out for the Redmi Y2, but it’s still under testing. Continue reading “Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 11 Global Stable Beta starts rolling out [Update: Roll out resumes]”

Realme 2 Pro latest update brings System Wide Dark Mode, Redesigned Notification Center and Realme Laboratory

realme launched the Realme 2 Pro smartphone in India last year running ColorOS 5.2 on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and updated it to Android 9.0 (Pie) based ColorOS 6 back in June. ColorOS 6.0 brought several features such as Chroma Boost Mode and Hal3 / Camera2 API support to the device. Continue reading “Realme 2 Pro latest update brings System Wide Dark Mode, Redesigned Notification Center and Realme Laboratory”

Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5A MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 along with the Redmi Note 8 series at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already completed MIUI 11 rollout for the first phase of devices and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second batch of devices. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5A MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out”

Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 First Impressions

Xiaomi, at Smarter Living 2020 event back in September unveiled Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 under its crowdfunding program. It is a versatile night lamp that automatically turns on upon detecting motion, and blends in perfectly in the home decor. We got hold of a unit, and here is what we think of it. Continue reading “Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 First Impressions”

Mi Share Overview — Here’s how to use this file transfer feature in MIUI 11

A couple of months ago, Xiaomi, realme, OPPO, and Vivo announced their collaboration for a cross-brand file transfer technology that lets you transfer files quickly (up to 82Mbps). As per the recent Counterpoint Report, 2 out of every 3 phones sold in 2019 Q3 were from one of the above-mentioned brands, so the cross-brand file transfer technology could turn out really helpful for smartphone users in the country. Continue reading “Mi Share Overview — Here’s how to use this file transfer feature in MIUI 11”