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jeudi 25 février 2021

Samsung details the Galaxy A32 4G and Galaxy M62 ahead of launch

Samsung is charging up to bring two new mid-range smartphones to the market. The first is the Galaxy A32 4G, an LTE variant of the Galaxy A32 5G. The second is the Galaxy M62, which appears to be a rebranded version of the Galaxy F62 that launched in India earlier this month. These devices have yet to hit the market yet, but Samsung has decided to share some key details of the phones ahead of a formal announcement.

Galaxy A32 4G

The Galaxy A32 5G was unveiled in January as the cheapest 5G offering from Samsung. The company is now following up with the Galaxy A32 4G variant, and it seems to differ from its 5G sibling in more ways than just network capabilities.

It has a 64MP primary camera instead of 48MP; a 20MP front shooter in place of a 13MP one we saw on the 5G model; an in-display fingerprint scanner instead of a side-mounted one; and a slightly bigger 6.5-inch AMOLED 90Hz panel. Other specifications are the same, with the device packing an octa-core chipset (likely MediaTek Dimensity 720), a 5,000mAh battery, up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, a MicroSD slot, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The Galaxy A32 4G will be available in Violet, Black, White, Blue colors, with exact availability and pricing yet to be revealed.

Galaxy A32 4G front Galaxy A32 4G back Galaxy A32 4G side

Galaxy M62

As revealed in a leak earlier and further corroborated by the press renders that Samsung is showcasing, the Galaxy M62 will be a rebranded version of the Galaxy F62 for the international markets. Although Samsung’s listing doesn’t seem to list the specifications of the phone yet, we already know what to expect from it. The Galaxy M62 is expected to feature a 6.7-inch full HD+ AMOLED display, Exynos 9825 SoC, a quad-camera setup with a 64MP Sony IMX682 primary sensor, a gigantic 7,000mAh battery with 25W fast charging support, and up to 8GB RAM and 128GB UFS 3.0 flash storage.

Galaxy M62 front Galaxy M62 back Galaxy M62 side

Samsung hasn’t yet revealed the availability or pricing of the Galaxy M62, but we expect to hear from the company in due course.

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EMUI 11 is now rolling out to Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series devices

Huawei first unveiled EMUI 11 at its HDC 2020 event in September last year. Shortly thereafter, the company rolled out the update to the Mate 30 Pro and shared a release roadmap for other devices. The company has managed to stick to the schedule so far and has released EMUI 11 stable updates for the Huawei P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro+. Since all of its latest flagships have already been updated to the new software release, Huawei has now started rolling out EMUI 11 for a couple of older flagships, including the Huawei P30, P30 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20 X, and Mate 20 Pro.

As per a recent post by XDA Senior Member khalid0099 on our forums, EMUI 11 is now rolling out to the Huawei P30 and the P30 Pro. The update (version 11.0.0.138) measures just 316MB in size and brings all of the new features and enhancements included in Huawei’s new software release. Sadly, the update is based on Android 10, and it doesn’t include any of the new features that Google introduced with Android 11 last year.

Huawei P30 Pro EMUI 11 update

Similarly, a post by Reddit user u/Pr0Makhoba reveals that Huawei is also rolling out EMUI 11 to the Mate 20 Pro. The update features the same version number as the one mentioned above, and it most likely includes all the same changes.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro EMUI 11 update

The EMUI 11 stable rollout isn’t limited to the Mate 20 Pro, however, and it is also rolling out to other devices in the Mate 20 lineup. According to a report from HuaweiCentral, both Mate 20 and Mate 20 X users have also started receiving the update with the same version number. But the report claims that the update measures 1.38GB in size for the Mate 20 lineup.

It’s worth noting that EMUI 11 has just started rolling out to the aforementioned devices, and it may be a while before it lands on your phone. Drop a comment below if you’ve received the update on your device and share your thoughts on the new features and improvements.

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It’s not just you, Xbox Live is down and you can’t play games

Did you just try to sign in to Xbox Live or fire up a game on your Xbox and found that you can’t? Nope, you’re not crazy, and no, it’s not something on your end. Xbox Live is down right now. Microsoft’s online service is currently facing a major outage for players on the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S, the Xbox One, and even Windows, and this outage affects everything from sign-in, online multiplayer, and even the ability to even start locally downloaded games. And it has actually dragged on for a surprisingly long amount of time.

The outage started a few hours ago and was reported to initially only affect sign-in. However, the issue has since spread to most other parts of Xbox Live, to the point where it has actually become impossible to even access games that you bought online, since the system actually performs a license check before starting the game. The outage has been ongoing for hours, with Xbox users from around the world being affected.

Xbox Live Xbox Live

During the outage, you may have issues with sign-in and even firing up games.

The silver lining here, though, is that Microsoft has already been made aware of the issue, and they’re actively working on a fix. The Xbox Support account on Twitter acknowledged the issue and stated that their teams are currently investigating to fix the issue. They also provided another update 2 hours later, indicating that the issue is affecting other parts of the Xbox Live service too, not just sign-in. However, as of the time of writing, the service is still down, with Microsoft promising to post any further updates both on their support account as well as their official Xbox Live Status website.

So, what should we do now? Sadly, we don’t have any timeframes as to when Xbox Live will come back online and when you will gain back access to your game library, so all we have to do now is to sit around and wait for Microsoft to fix this.

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Facebook wants you to say “Hey Facebook” to the Oculus Quest and Portal

Over the years, people have grown accustomed to saying “Hey Google,” “Hey Alexa,” and “Hey Siri.” Now, Facebook wants to add “Hey Facebook” to the list of wake words we say to inanimate objects.

The social media company has announced Oculus Quest users can say “Hey Facebook” to interact with the device hands-free. While Facebook doesn’t mention the wake word being supported by the Portal, The Verge notes that a support page lists it as working with Portal devices. Alternatively, users can also say “Hey Portal” to interact with their Portal device.

“Our goal is to make Voice Commands a truly hands-free experience—and make it easier to take screenshots, cast, group up with your friends, and more,” Facebook said in a blog post.

Oculus owners will be relieved to hear that “Hey Facebook” will be an opt-in feature, where it can be found in the Experimental Features settings. Users will be able to say things like, “Hey Facebook, take a screenshot.” You can also ask your Oculus device to show you who’s online. Facebook said your Oculus device wouldn’t listen for any wake words when the microphone is turned off and the headset is asleep or powered down.

“We hope ‘Hey Facebook’ helps you do more with Quest, helps you get into your favorite games faster or capture events big and small while staying immersed and in-the-moment. Controllers, hands, and voice—we’re committed to helping you get the most out of your headset, and that starts with providing options.

You’ll have complete control over whether your voice commands are stored and potentially used to make the feature better. You’ll be able to view, hear, and delete all your voice command activity at any time.

Talking to our smart devices isn’t as unusual as it once was, but saying “Hey Facebook” will surely take some getting used to. Facebook said support for the wake words is gradually rolling out, so if you can’t access it now, you might be able to later this week.

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Google’s Sleep API helps developers build better sleep tracking apps

Google has introduced a new Sleep API that developers can use to surface information about a user’s sleep, resulting in more advanced sleep tracking apps. The Sleep API is available now as part of the latest version of Google Play Services.

According to Google, the Sleep API is a “simple API that centralizes sleep detection processing in a battery-efficient manner.” It’s part of Google’s Android Activity Recognition API, which can be used to detect a user’s activities like if they’re biking or walking.

“So much of what we do relies on a good night’s rest,” Google said. “Our phones have become great tools for making more informed decisions about our sleep. And by being informed about sleep habits, people can make better decisions throughout the day about sleep, which affects things like concentration and mental health.”

The Sleep API will use an on-device machine learning model to infer the user’s sleep state based on input from your phone’s light and motion sensors. Google said its new API will save developers from having to spend time developing their own methods to determine when a user has started or ended sleep. In addition, using Google’s API has other advantages over other sleep tracking APIs, including needing less power to use and offering more reliability in data collection. The latter is especially important as Google Play Services is less affected by Doze and other battery management services than third-party apps.

Once information is collected, it’s reported in two ways:

  1. A ‘sleep confidence’, which is reported at a regular interval (up to 10 minutes)
  2. A daily sleep segment which is reported after a wakeup is detected

In its blog post, Google highlights an app called Sleep as Android that uses the new Sleep API. The app can track things like sleep duration, regularity, phases, snoring, and more, with less power and more reliability than before thanks to switching over to the Sleep API. “Sleep Duration is one of the most important parameters to watch for ensuring a good night’s rest,” the Sleep as Android team said. “The new Sleep API gives us a fantastic opportunity to track it automatically in the most battery efficient way imaginable.”

(As an aside, the Sleep as Android team created the DontKillMyApp website to highlight how aggressive OEM power management services kept killing their app’s sleep tracking services.)

Third-party apps use Google’s new Sleep API today but will be required to prompt the user to grant the ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION permission. This ensures that users will have control over which apps can track their sleep. Interested developers can learn more about the Sleep API by checking out Google’s API Documentation.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 gets major new S Pen features with an update

Update 1 (02/25/2021 @ 02:40 PM ET): Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 owners in Europe are starting to get the big S Pen feature update. Click here for more information. The article, as published on February 19, 2021, is preserved below.

When it comes to Android tablets, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 is inarguably one of the best experiences you can get. Just a month ago, the Korean OEM rolled out the latest iteration of its custom Android skin to the flagship tablet in the form of One UI 3.1, which brought in a bunch of new productivity capabilities. Well, it seems that Samsung has more to offer to the Tab S7 community, as the company is now gearing up to release another major software update to further enhance the S Pen experience.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Series Forums

One of the biggest new features in the upcoming update is the expansion of the S Pen’s handwriting feature to more text boxes that are otherwise limited to the on-screen keyboard. For instance, Galaxy Tab S7 owners should be able to utilize the S Pen for handwriting in address boxes once the new build is installed. The underlying algorithm will allow to digitize punctuation marks as well. There’s also a handy gesture mechanism, e.g. drawing a ‘v’ between words will leave a space, while ‘⌒’ will connect separate words.

In order to use the ‘Pen to text’ functionality, users first need to enable it either by going to Settings > Advanced Feature > S Pen > S Pen to text, or to Settings > General management > Samsung Keyboard settings > S Pen to text. What’s more interesting is that the same feature is coming to Samsung Notes, which should come in handy for people who actively use the Galaxy Tab S7 for note-taking.

The tablets are also gaining new camera capabilities related to document scanning. You can now tap the ‘Attach’ icon in the Samsung Notes app, choose the ‘Scan’ option, and boom! The document becomes readily available to make notes on it. It might not be as big of a change as the S Pen to text feature, but Samsung has indeed streamlined the process of note-taking by building the feature right into the Notes app.

The aforementioned features will roll out to the Tab S7 and Tab S7+ by the end of February. As soon as Samsung releases the update, we’ll be sure to let you know.


Update 1: S Pen Update Arrives in Europe

As reported by SamMobile, Samsung’s promised S Pen functional update is rolling out to Galaxy Tab S7 users in Germany. Firmware version T975BXXU1BUBB is rolling out for Tab S7+ users, and it also brings along the March 2021 security patch level. The update also brings Samsung Free, Dolby support in DeX mode, and possibly other changes alongside the new S Pen features. If you’ve received the update, let us know in the comments below!

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Here are the countries using Google and Apple’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing API

SARS-CoV-2, also known colloquially as just the coronavirus, has wreaked havoc across the world. Many countries shut down large parts of the economy in order to contain the spread of the virus. As countries reopen their economies, many health experts fear a “second wave”, ie. resurgence, of COVID-19. To prevent a second wave, public health experts are advocating that nations adopt contact tracing, ie. tracing all the people who have recently come into contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 and then undertaking steps to isolate those individuals. Contact tracing is difficult to implement correctly without violating an individual’s privacy. The threat to personal privacy was severe enough for Google and Apple to collaborate on an API that developers of public health agencies can use to implement app-based contact tracing solutions. This contact tracing API, which Google and Apple call the Exposure Notification API, is designed to respect user privacy and security.

Once a user downloads an app that uses the Exposure Notification API and opts in to contact tracing, their device starts generating “proximity identifiers” that are changed every 15 minutes (on average). Via Bluetooth Low Energy, these “proximity identifiers” are periodically shared with nearby devices whose users have also opted into contact tracing. The proximity identifier is then processed on-device and does not reveal information about a user’s location or other personally identifiable information. Once a user confirms a positive diagnosis of COVID-19, they can share their diagnosis with the app they installed, which will then inform other users who have come into close contact with them in the last 14 days. For more information on how the Exposure Notification API works, we recommend reading our initial coverage.

Google first rolled out the Exposure Notification API for Android devices on May 20, 2020, as part of an update to Google Play Services, but its use is restricted to apps that have been developed by official public health agencies (for obvious reasons). However, neither Google nor Apple has made details public about the list of apps that have been whitelisted for using this API, so unless you’re constantly keeping up with the news, it’s hard to know which countries have adopted the API. We’ve previously covered some of the countries that have adopted the Exposure Notification API when we talked about the various open-source contact tracing projects that are out there. In this article, we have compiled a list of official contact tracing apps from designated health agencies from various countries that are using Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification API. Our list contains COVID-19 contact tracing apps that have been released or are currently in development.

We discovered Google’s hidden whitelist of application package names for the API. Subsequently, these package names were traced back to apps, their listing, and the countries they belong to. The information is compiled below in a table for easy reference. We have also added Google Play Store and Apple App Store links, if the app has been publicly released, as well as the source code and the official website link, wherever available. We will update the following tables as more countries/regions adopt the API.

Table Changelog

  • June 26, 2020
    • Added: Brazil, Ghana, Ecuador, Spain, Estonia, Egypt, Portugal, Croatia, MIT’s PathCheck SafePlaces
    • Package names updated: Canada, Alabama
  • June 29, 2020
    • Updated Ireland’s listing to include the source code
    • Added the name and package name of Spain’s app.
    • Google has updated the package name “eg.nc.moh.bruhealthtrace” to “egnc.moh.bruhealthtrace.” This matches the “BruHealth” contact tracing app from the government of “Brunei.” We have updated the table accordingly.
  • June 30, 2020
    • Added Spain’s Radar COVID app
  • July 1, 2020
    • Fixed Japan’s listing to reflect that COCOA – COVID-19 Contact App has already been released.
    • Added a separate table for open contact tracing implementations based on Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification API. PathCheck SafePlaces was moved to this table and COVID Shield and Common Circle were added.
  • July 6, 2020
    • Ireland’s COVID Tracker app has been released on Google Play and the Apple App Store, so the listing in the table has been updated with links to reflect that.
  • July 8, 2020
    • Added: North Ireland, the Netherlands (second app), Finland, and MITRE’s COVID Aware app
  • July 15, 2020
    • Added: Arizona, CV Key
    • Updated: New Canadian app, package names for UK apps, Mexican app, updated Ghana –> Gibraltar
  • July 22, 2020
    • Added: Nevada (?) pending verification
  • August 5, 2020
    • Added: Belgium (In-Development), New York (In-Development)
    • Updated: Virginia (Released), North Dakota (In-Development), Canada (Released), Croatia (Released), Ecuador (Released), Northern Ireland (Released)
  • August 10, 2020
    • Added: Slovenia, Arizona, South Africa (?) pending verification
    • Re-verified that released apps are using COVID-19 ENS.
  • August 13, 2020
    • Updated: United Kingdom (Released)
  • August 24, 2020
    • Added: Czech Republic (In-Development), Michigan (In-Development), North Carolina (In-Development), Pennsylvania (In-Development), Scotland (In-Development), Kazakhstan (In-Development)
    • Updated: Spain (now using ENS), Estonia (Released), Netherlands (Released), Slovenia (Released), Alabama (Released), Nevada (Released), North Dakota & Wyoming (Released)
  • August 28, 2020
    • Added: Guam (Released)
    • Updated: Portugal (Released), South Africa (Released)
  • August 31, 2020
    • Updated: Finland (Released)
  • September 1, 2020
    • Added: Puerto Rico (Released)
    • Updated: Czech Republic (now using ENS)
  • September 9, 2020
    • Updated: Scotland (Released), Spain (source code)
  • September 14, 2020
    • Added: Delaware (Released)
  • September 21, 2020
    • Added: California (Released)
    • Updated: North Carolina (Released), Belgium (Released), Kazakhstan (Released), Malta (Released), Pennsylvania (Released)
  • September 29, 2020
    • Added: New Jersey (Released)
  • September 30, 2020
    • Updated: New York (Released)
  • October 7, 2020
    • Added: Greece (Released)
  • October 14, 2020
    • Added: Jersey (Released)
  • October 15, 2020
    • Added: Michigan (Released)
  • October 19, 2020
    • Added: District of Columbia (Released)
  • October 23, 2020
    • Added: Colorado (Released)
  • October 29, 2020
    • Added: Cyprus (Released)
  • October 30, 2020
    • Added: Washington (Released)
    • Removed: Mexico, Philippines (Abandoned ENS)
  • November 2, 2020
    • Added: Lithuania
  • November 5, 2020
    • Added: Connecticut (Released)
  • November 9, 2020
    • Added: Oregon (Released)
  • November 10, 2020
    • Added: Maryland (Released)
  • November 12, 2020
    • Added: Hawaii (Released)
  • November 16, 2020
    • Added: South Carolina (Released)
  • November 23, 2020
    • Added: Minnesota (Released), Bermuda (Released), Russia (Released)
  • December 1, 2020
    • Added: NZ Covid Tracer (now using ENS)
  • December 22, 2020
    • Added: Norway (Released)
  • December 28, 2020
    • Added: Wisconsin (Released)
  • February 1, 2021
    • Added: Louisiana (Released)
    • Removed: Australia, Brunei, Kenya (pending confirmation they’re still in development)
  • February 25, 2021
    • Added: Utah (Released), Panama (now using ENS)

Regions with COVID-19 contact tracing apps based on the Exposure Notifications System (ENS)

Region App Name Android Package Name Status Useful Links
Austria Stopp Corona at.roteskreuz.stopcorona Released
Belgium Coronalert be.sciensano.coronalert Released
Brazil Coronavirus – SUS br.gov.datasus.guardioes Released
Canada COVID Alert ca.gc.hcsc.canada.stopcovid Released
Croatia Stop COVID-19 hr.miz.evidencijakontakata Released
Cyprus CovTracer-EN cy.gov.dmrid.covtracer Released
Czech Republic eRouška cz.covid19cz.erouska Released
Denmark Smittestop com.netcompany.smittestop_exposure_notification Released
Ecuador ASI ec.gob.asi.android Released
Estonia Hoia ee.tehik.hoia Released
Finland Koronavilkku fi.thl.koronahaavi Released
Germany Corona-Warn-App de.rki.coronawarnapp Released
Gibraltar Beat Covid Gibraltar com.gha.covid.tracker Released
Greece Exo com.pathcheck.gr.bt Released
Ireland Covid Tracker com.covidtracker.hse Released
Italy Immuni it.ministerodellasalute.immuni Released
Japan COCOA – COVID-19 Contact App jp.go.mhlw.covid19radar Released
Kazakhstan Saqbol kz.nitec.bizbirgemiz Released
Latvia Apturi Covid Latvia lv.spkc.gov.apturicovid Released
Lithuania Korona Stop LT lt.nvsc.coronawarnapp Released
Malta COVID Alert Malta mt.gov.dp3t Released
Netherlands CoronaMelder nl.rijksoverheid.en Released
New Zealand NZ COVID Tracer nz.govt.health.covidtracer Released
Northern Ireland StopCOVID NI net.hscni.covidtracker Released
Norway Smittestopp no.fhi.smittestopp_exposure_notification Released
Panamá Protégete Panamá pa.gob.protegete Released
Poland ProteGO Safe pl.gov.mc.protegosafe Released
Portugal STAYAWAY COVID fct.inesctec.stayaway Released
Russia Госуслуги.COVID трекер com.minsvyaz.gosuslugi.exposurenotificationdroid Released
Saudi Arabia Tabaud sa.gov.nic.tabaud Released
Scotland Protect Scotland gov.scot.covidtracker Released
Slovenia OstaniZdrav si.gov.ostanizdrav Released
South Africa COVIDConnect za.gov.health.covidconnect Released
Spain Radar COVID es.gob.radarcovid Released
Switzerland SwissCovid ch.admin.bag.dp3t Released
United Kingdom NHS COVID-19 uk.nhs.covid19.production Released
United Kingdom – Bermuda WeHealth Bermuda org.wehealth.exposure Released
United Kingdom – Jersey Jersey COVID Alert com.governmentofjersey.jerseycovidalert Released
Uruguay Coronavirus UY uy.gub.salud.plancovid19uy Released
USA – Alabama GuideSafe gov.adph.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Arizona Covid Watch gov.azdhs.covidwatch.android Released
USA – California California COVID Notify gov.ca.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Colorado CO Exposure Notifications gov.co.cdphe.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Connecticut COVID Alert CT gov.ct.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Delaware Covid Alert DE gov.de.covidtracker Released
USA – District of Columbia DC CAN gov.dc.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Guam Guam Covid Alert org.pathcheck.guam.bt Released
USA – Hawaii AlohaSafe Alert org.alohasafe.alert Released
USA – Louisiana COVID Defense org.pathcheck.la.bt Released
USA – Maryland MD COVID Alert gov.md.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Michigan MI COVID Alert gov.michigan.MiCovidExposure Released
USA – Minnesota COVIDaware MN org.pathcheck.covidsafepathsBt.mn Released
USA – Nevada Covid Trace Nevada gov.nv.dhhs.en Released
USA – New Jersey COVID Alert NJ com.nj.gov.covidalert Released
USA – New York COVID Alert NY gov.ny.health.proximity Released
USA – North Carolina SlowCOVIDNC gov.nc.dhhs.exposurenotification Released
USA – Oregon Oregon Exposure Notifications gov.or.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Pennsylvania COVID Alert PA gov.pa.covidtracker Released
USA – Puerto Rico Rastrea el Virus BT org.pathcheck.pr.bt Released
USA – South Carolina South Carolina Safer Together musc.exposurenotification Released
USA – North Dakota & Wyoming Care19 Alert com.proudcrowd.exposure Released
USA – Utah UT Exposure Notifications gov.ut.covid19.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Virginia COVIDWise gov.vdh.exposurenotification Released
USA – Washington Washington gov.wa.doh.exposurenotifications Released
USA – Wisconsin Wisconsin gov.wi.covid19.exposurenotifications Released

Thanks to PNF Software for providing us a license to use JEB Decompiler, a professional-grade reverse engineering tool for Android applications.

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