Pixel and Nexus 6P get Always-on Display without root

Pixel and Nexus 6P get Always-on Display without root

The and premiered Always-on display on pure Android, but the functionality didn't trickle down to the original and . Yet, it's now possible to enable Always-on display without root on the Android 8.1 Oreo developer preview on the Google Pixel, Pixel XL and even . The process is a bit technical and requires some time and studious following of instructions. You can find a full guide in the source link. The short version is this: you need to setup a theme manager app, buy a $1.99 plugin for it, install the Pixel Enabler app from the Play store and follow some instructions. If that doesn't sound like much proceed to the detailed instructions.

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iPhones in 2019 to come with a 3D sensor on the back too

iPhones in 2019 to come with a 3D sensor on the back too

Apples TrueDepth selfie camera features a 3D sensor and starting from 2019 the rear camera might have a 3D sensor of its own. The company is allegedly talking to several component suppliers and evaluating its options. The rear 3D sensor will help enhance Apples ARKit as it will give true measurements of distance rather than the estimates provided by the camera setup. Presumably it will also be used to enhance Portrait mode, similar to the selfie camera. Unlike the front sensor which users the structured light approach of the rear sensor will use a time-of-flight camera. This is the tech used by the (the one that shipped with the Xbox One). Time-of-flight sensors are already used in phones like the Lenovo Phab2 Pro and Asus Zenfone AR. Google has been working with Infineon for Project Tango sensors, which is one of the companies that Apple has been talking to. is another, as well as Panasonic and STMicroelectronics.

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Asia Optical develops 5x optical zoom lenses for smartphones

Asia Optical develops 5x optical zoom lenses for smartphones

Asia Optical and Coreophotonics are developing a 5x optical zoom lens for use in smartphones. The certification process will start by the end of this year while shipments to manufacturers are expected to begin in Q3 2018. The lens will have aspherical glass lens piece and four plastic ones, said Robert Lai, Asia Optical chairman. The company has the capacity to build 12 million pieces per month due to 220 aspherical glass injection molding machines 160 based in Taiwan and another 60 in Myanmar. Asia Optical currently ships between 500-550K glass modules for the automotive industry. Coreophotonics, on the other hand, after its lawsuit against Apple for the usage of the dual-camera setup.

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No price hike for the OnePlus 5T, leak alleges

No price hike for the OnePlus 5T, leak alleges

Sources from O2 suggested that the will as the phone it replaces. A second leak this time coming out of India confirms this as well. The 5T will be in India so this image likely comes from there. It lists both versions of the phone 6GB RAM, 64GB storage and 8GB RAM, 128GB storage and their prices. The base OnePlus 5T will cost INR 33,000 while the one with more memory will be INR 38,000. That perfectly matches the outgoing model (which is almost entirely out of stock now). CEO Pete Lau said that fans will and keeping the price competitive will certainly be appreciated.

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