Taking a cue from Apple, Samsung will now notify you whenever an app is using the camera or microphone. A green dot will appear in the upper right corner of the screen. You can see all the apps that have access to the camera, microphone, or location in Settings and block access for individual apps. You can also temporarily block all apps from accessing the camera and microphone from the quick panel....

The OnePlus 10 series will utilize the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC The OnePlus 10 series will utilize the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC Pete Lau shared the information via Weibo. He did not specifically name the OnePlus 10 series, though, he simply said the company’s next-gen products. The OnePlus 10 and 10 Pro will almost certainly be the names of those phones, so there you go. OnePlus has been releasing two flagship smartphones with the same SoC for years now....

The OnePlus 10T design gets detailed in high-res images The OnePlus 10T design gets detailed in high-res images It seemed like a previous leak was accurate, as these images pretty much confirm it. The OnePlus 10T will look a lot like the OnePlus 10 Pro, with a slightly different-looking rear camera island, and a flat display. The phone will feature a centered display camera hole, and thin bezels, but not uniform ones....

According to the official changelog, this update makes optimizations to the “HDR feature effect” in the Camera app. The OnePlus Nord 2 is also getting some improvements to the shooting performance. Last but not least, OnePlus is promising system stability improvements, something we see with most such software updates. The OTA (over the air) download size of the latest update for the OnePlus Nord 2 is 248.6MB XDA reports. According to the publication, the device had also previously picked up OxygenOS 11....

Oppo is seeking an alternative to under-display or UD camera sensors Oppo is seeking an alternative to under-display or UD camera sensors Phones with UD technology tend to have some display issues around the front camera. Oppo’s press release (via Pocketnow) went on to add that the new USC technology will also improve the reliability and lifespan of such phones. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from Oppo’s announcement: Innovative Pixel Geometry involves shrinking the size of each pixel without reducing the number of pixels....