Finally, Samsung Galaxy S8 is out in the market and many of you already pre-ordered the device or wanted to buy when this product arrived in your country. Samsung hasn’t prepared their device from inside as Android is not able to take use of a large display, some apps haven’t ready for this type of display ration, Camera app also feels a little bit empty, Bixby is also not ready yet and various other things which Samsung haven’t looked up yet.

Samsung Bixby button remapping is also no longer working as Samsung wanted a user to use only Bixby while other AI are already present in Galaxy S8 like Google Assistant, Cortana or various other. As AI is the future of our live Samsung some what not ready accept it.

We have managed to give you some suggestion how to setup your Galaxy S8 after initial setup. So without further ado let’s get started.

Survive Without Bixby

As Bixby is yet not ready for its appearance, as it is still a half-baked voice assistant with AI capability. You can still use Google Assistant as you primary Assistant it can do lots of things from Weather to Booking Uber, and day by day Google Assistant is getting smarter. You can access Google Assistant from Holding the Home Button and you ready to go, you can setup “Ok Google” from the setting inside the Google Assistant tab and also verify your voice for unlocking your Phone, so your voice also becomes your password and no more smudge on camera.

Change The Button Layout

Finally this much expected feature arrive, as many user using stock android they know that where the button will be placed on the device when they switch over Samsung they have to change themselves to use the opposite button layout which leads to confusion many times, as earlier Galaxy phone have button embedded on the display so user can’t remap it. But now they can simply go into Settings > Display > Navigation bar > Button layout and choose Back – Home – Recent. Now finally you feel using the right device.

Turn On The Night Mode

As each and every flagship smartphone feature night mode which really help a user to get sleep easy at the night than before. Night Mode reduces the amount of Blue Light from the display which causes a soothing effect to your eyes. Night mode works from sunset to sunrise and you especially feels its usage in the dark.

You can active this setting from Settings > Display > Blue light filter and set the duration you want to start and stop this effect usually use this feature from Sunset to Sunrise this will help you a lot. You can quickly access this feature from the Quick Setting and manage to use this setting manually when you wanted.

Allow All Apps To Use Full Screen

Galaxy S8 new infinity Display is already a talk of the town but a developer is still not ready to implement this technology to your favorite app which causes some issue with unused space or annoying blank display. But Samsung somehow manages to resolve this issue but maximizing the App length to fit on this gigantic display. You can force all app to use this length but some apps like Youtube, Netflix are still not taking benefit of full-screen.

You can trigger this setting from Settings > Display > Full-screen apps and flip the switch for all the apps on your phone.

Maximize Your Screen Space

If you want to maximize the use of new Infinity Display, then you might have to shrink the content little bit to adjust more content. While you not need any extra apps or unlocking your device.

You can access this feature from Settings > Display > Screen Zoom and Front and slide around to get the icon and text size the way you like when you think this size this Ok you can save the setting and your Infinity Display now have infinite possibilities. You can also change app layout from home screen so you can easily add more rooms for icon you just simply hold the home screen and go to setting and choose that ever arrangement you want.

Delete Extra Apps

Samsung has added some of the apps you won’t use each and every day or never use you can delete this bloat very easily by simply dragging them from App drawer and uninstall. These Bloatware affect your phone after a week or so and made your device slower. Some apps may now delete from your device you can simply disable these apps so that they will not take more memory. Unfortunately, carrier user can’t delete bloat app as these apps are restricted to uninstall or disable.

Increase You Display Resolution

Samsung shipped their device on a lower resolution as have on the device you can increase the resolution to full but it will end up battery really soon. But if you want to use this you can simply go into Settings > Display > Screen Resolution and slide the bar to QHD+ resolution which will add more sharpness to your content.

Enable Scanner Gestures

If you wanted to maximize your smartphone gesture trick you can go to Settings > Advance features > Finger Sensor Gesture and flip switch to on. Now you can fully use the fingerprint sensor as notification swipe up and down feature as like Pixel.

Change Quick Settings Tile Size

If you wanted to take full use to your device screen you can also edit Quick Settings Tile Size which will squeeze the bar to add more settings on the screen that usual device.

You can edit it by Tap Button grid and choose the one you prefer. You can make the toggles larger or smaller, but if you go for smaller 5×3 quick Settings tiles on the one screen. Hit the overflow menu again and tap button order to drag the toggles around. This lets you put the most important ones for you on the first screen, negating the need to swipe to the second panel.

App You Can Use

Some apps which help your device to give more maximum from it and also beautify your device more.

Navbar App – This app let you color your nav bar according to the app color this will add more sense of depth to your app and also make your app look interesting.

Drupe – This app has a quick toggle button on the side of the screen and this app is always ready to dial your contact you can choose from favorite or access your whole contact easily.

BatON – This app lets you know about a battery of your Bluetooth device, now you know when you charge your device perfectly.

So these are some interesting settings and app you get started with your new Galaxy S8. Hope you meet in our next issue of this series until then Good Bye.

iPhone 8 The Flagship Smartphone Of Apple May Face Delay In Release: If you are the one who is for the iPhone 8 then you may have to wait longer as it is speculated that the upcoming iPhone 8 which is the flagship device of the Apple may release late than the expected month. The device may arrive in late 2017.

Apple usually releases its smartphones in the month of September but this time it seems that Apple won’t be able to follow its timeframe for the release of iPhone 8. According to 9to5Mac, the KGI securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo the mass production of the iPhone 8 may not start until October or November. Bloomberg and Mac Otakara’s report also suggest the delay in the release of upcoming iPhone.

Apple is always being very punctual in the manufacturing of its smartphones, before the announcement of the device they usually start mass production of the smartphone. This time the situation is not same like before. In order to release the smart in 2017, it would be necessary for the company to start the mass production of the device in the month of October or November.

We also came across few suggested designs that the smartphone may have and schematics have also come a few weeks ago suggesting the design of the upcoming smartphone. In the schematics a vertical camera and fingerprint sensors at the rear side were present. In one of the model fingerprint sensors were absent suggested that Apple may try to build fingerprint sensor embedded inside the display. From these models, it can be concluded the design of the smartphone is not finalized by the company. Apple may try to find other possibilities that will make the device better for the users. All these issues might be the reason behind the delay in iPhone 8.

Apple’s flagship iPhone 8 smartphone is rumored to feature an OLED display and almost bezel-less design without the home button. Apart from this, wireless charging and facial recognition features are also rumored to be part of the iPhone 8. It could also be the reason for the delay in iPhone 8. It can be easily concluded that there would not only one reason behind the delay of iPhone 8.

Moto Z2 Play: The First Look Is Out Here: It has been a long time since August last year when the company has announced its Moto Z line of smartphones & now leaks-rumors are making the headlines regarding the specifications & look of the upcoming Moto Z2 Play. As we have seen that the Moto Z & Z-Force have been featured with the best specifications but the company has brought to us the Z play in the mid order ranged phones.

Moto Z2 Play: The First Look Is Out Here:

As the leaked image of the Moto, Z2 Play reveals the first look of the device it shows up a thinner handset, unlike the thicker ones the Z2 lineup has been followed up with the Z2 Play. It also reveals the presence of a headphone jack into the phone this time & that’s a good news for most of the users.

Although the full specifications for the Moto Z2 Play are still unknown but as the strategy of the company, it will more likely be a mid-ranged smartphone within the Z2 lineups. Another thing to be noted down from the leaked image is the date that was found on it was starting as Thursday i.e 8th of June this year.

Who knows that might be the announcement date or may be the release date for the Z2 Play smartphone. You all can expect the specifications for the upcoming Z2 Play sooner or later but at the earliest only on Techawarness.com, so keep tuned to the website for more exciting articles.

Apple’s AirPods Facing Short-Supply Issue: Will Become available In Some Time: In September last year, Apple had launched its wireless AirPods alongside the iPhone 7. It is the latest product delivery by the Apple for the iPhone users but the problem associated with the device is that shipment of the device is very limited.

Apple’s AirPods Facing Short-Supply Issue

If you are the one who hasn’t buy AirPods and want to pair your iPhone with Apple’s Airpod then you have to make the wait for some time. The AirPods are out of stock at the online store like Amazon and Best Buy. It is also not available at most of the Apple retail stores. 

After the ditching of the headphone jack in iPhone 7, Apple has launched its wireless earbuds to fulfill the need of the consumer. The AirPods are wireless earbuds that come with charging the case and USB lightning cable. It provides five hours of listening time on a single charge and can last up to a day if you are only taking phone calls or just listening music for some time.

AirPods have Apple’s latest W1 chip which is attached to dual optic sensors and accelerometer in each AirPods while other headphones work on Beats Solo3, BeatsX and Beats Power Beats3.  Apart from listening music and attending the call, AirPods also supports Siri so you can easily operate your Apple device by using simply double tapping the Airpods. Apple’s AirPods having all these features is come at price $159.

It is reported that Apple is working on the production of the AirPods and will make sure the smooth supply of the device as soon as possible for its customers. Hoping that the company will fulfill the demand of the device soon for the customers who are willing to buy the AirPods.

Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus With 4000 mAh Of Battery Capacity: Two weeks ago, on 10^th of April Huawei released its new smartphone Enjoy 7 plus with having 5.5-inch 720×1280 pixels display, Snapdragon 435 SoC, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage and non-removable Li-ion 4000 mAh battery. Now a refresh model of the same is launched 0n 22^nd of April with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage at 1699 Yuan (Rs 15,914 approx.) while the smartphone that was launched first with 3GB of RAM cost you 1499 Yuan (Rs 14,041 approx.).

 New Variant Of Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus With Additional                                        Memory 

The Huawei Enjoy 7 plus will be available to purchase from 28 April onwards. You can buy the device from various online stores. The color options provided by the company is Silver, Gray, Pink, Champagne Gold, Blue, and Black.

The new variant of the Huawei Enjoy 7 Plus have all the same specifications with the previously launched model, the difference is only in the memory configuration. Both the smartphones will feature with 12 MP rear camera with LED flash light and 8 MP front-facing camera.  The fingerprint sensor is also present at the back of the device. It is claimed by the company you will be able to unlock your device within 0.2 seconds by using fingerprint sensor embedded on the rear side of the device.

Apart from this, both the device will also power with 4,000 mAh battery that claiming 20 hours of video playback. The device runs on Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The smartphone also have 4G LTE support and Bluetooth 4.0.

New Surface Pro From Microsoft Might Just Have A Little Update With Kaby Lake: Since the last release of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 somewhere in the end of 2015, we all haven’t been introduced to any newer Surface device that might have hit the market. Most of us have already got bored of the so much older 2 in 1 from Microsoft & are expecting for a newer Surface Pro 4 very soon. But expecting won’t do everything & as all the rumors for the Spring hardware event are making rounds, we may get just a single one this time.

New Surface Pro From Microsoft Might Just Have A Little Change With Kaby Lake:

If sources are to be taken into consideration then according to a Microsoft watcher, the upcoming Surface tablet might be just a refreshed Surface Pro with Kaby Lake & few updated internals. That will be a bit disappointing for the users that were expecting much more than this from a much longer time. If this thing is going to be true then the new Surface Pro will be just getting a little refresh over the earlier version in every aspect of the design, may be the ports presence too. We were all expecting from Microsoft this time to at least add an USB Type-C port for future proofing.

There was also an updated image for the Surface Pro 4 that was found on twitter, which shown up an updated date to 5.9.17. Considering the Build is right around the corner, that might be just a perfect time for the announcement of the new hardware too. The perfect time to release any hardware seems to be the May 9 as the press will be in Seattle on that day getting prepared for the BUILD starting on the 10th.

So, guys, let’s see whether this Surface Pro is going to be just a refreshed one with Kaby Lake or something is going to change in the meantime, we will be letting you all know any further update on to that one, keep in touch with us only on Techawarness.com.

HTC Will Launch Its Flagship “Squeezable” Smartphone In May: A new 5-second video attached to a tweet by HTC reveals that the upcoming flagship smartphone if HTC U will be squeezable. With the tagline “Squeeze with the U” suggested that the rumors of pressure sensitive frame in the device are true. In the tweet 5/16/17 date is also mentioned which suggest the day when the device will be officially unveiled.

           HTC upcoming Flagship Smartphone With Edge                                   Sense Technology

The metal frame in the phone will have sensors embedded in that so that settings and apps that will be present in the device will be controlled by just squeezing its sides and by swiping up and down. Some rumors and leaks suggested that the upcoming device will have Snapdragon 835 SoC, 5.5-inch 2560×1440 display, 12MP rear and 16MP front-facing camera.

It is expected that the upcoming flagship device will be better than its previous U Ultra smartphone and hope that it would give a stand to the company in the market of the smartphone as we all know that the HTC is struggling in the market of the smartphone in recent years.

Though all the details that are available about the smartphone are rumored we have to wait until May 16^th  to find out what is true. The live streaming of the event from Taiwan at 2:00 am by HTC on its website will be available.

Biannual Update Schedule For Windows 10 Starts In September: After all, the very new Creators Update for Windows 10 has arrived officially & users are loving it providing a very great review. Microsoft has been working on to this big & so awaited update from very long & finally they are here with it. Now further the company is looking forward to bringing down their other major updates that are to be scheduled for release. It is not a very new thing to know for some of you as some of us were already aware of the another upcoming major update which may show up sometimes in September this year.

Biannual Update Schedule For Windows 10 Starts In September:

As Redmond is also committed to two new feature release schedule the upcoming year i.e 2018. The announcement from Microsoft has also put Windows 10 & Office 365 ProPlus with a common schedule that should simplify the compatibility & support issue while carrying on to the next level. According to an important chairperson from Microsoft from Windows Commercial Marketing i.e Bernardo Caldas (GM) – “The company is trying to make Large-Scale, Costly wipe-and-replace Windows deployments every few years a thing of the past.”

Although no name has been quoted yet from Microsoft for the upcoming major update release, but like the last year’s Redstone 2 name’s this time also we are hearing the Redstone 3 that has been floating all over among the Windows Insider program users.

Being an Insider, they are already using & experiencing some of the features like Windows Power Throttling for the background Apps. Some rumored news from another source is also there for the work being done on a Project called Neon by the Windows 10 team, this might include some visual design changes & other looks wise modifications.

iPhone 8 Dummy Images Showing Major Refinement In Design: Rumor for the next iPhone is till middle of the path as many rumor claims that Apple will go for Metal Design again but Apple told that next iPhone will made with Glass, Some design challenges like Embedded Touch ID inside the display is somehow hard to solve yet. Leaks earlier this week suggesting that Apple will feature TouchID sensor on the back of the display like some android smartphones.

As time is the big factor for Apple to decide which design to choose, a new leaks which appear starting today showing an iPhone made of glass and stainless steel with the front screen seemingly going edge to edge on the back, implying it will be integrated under the display. The design of this iPhone looks as people wanted, but challenges for Apple to made this product seems very hard.

This new leak comes via Benjamin Geskin On Twitter. These photos of dummy of iPhone 8 which is according to leaks, the model is made by CNC process. A photo doesn’t show any sign of confirmation about the product genuine from Apple or not or which phase of production this device going through as there is no logo at the back of the photos. While other parts like new Dual Camera which is vertically placed matches other leaks.

The most important points to see that the photo has no TouchID sensor on the rear of the device which is really cool and made this device awesome, as this prototype suggested what Apple is up to and how this will look in the real world. But the main question still remains that will Apple use TouchID underneath the display of placed in the back. While the front of the screen look incredible and still neither manufacturers able to achieve this level of display size as Samsung tries for infinity display but sensor above won’t look so nice. Apple made this design which looks fantastic and uses the whole display on the screen. The earpiece is just about visible at the top middle of the front; cutouts for cameras, proximity sensors, and other parts are not distinguishable. As Apple will go for facial recognition which may be placed along with these sensors.

While on the side of the body it equipped with Stainless steel frames which provide while body strength, as it gives some echo of previous iPhone 4 aesthetic. And somewhat look like iPod classic model but the main problem in iPod design it easily attracts toward scratches. Talking about a button which looks exactly same as this gen. iPhone. Power button will receive some extension so people will reach the button easily.

The same leaker has also posted some updated schematic which showing some hardware components underneath the display which sounds really crazy in today’s perspective but if Apple able to done that will help Apple to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. The red outline indicates where the bezel stops and the OLED display begins. The images are raising the excitement among user and if this design will make its appearance in the market will surely love by people as this feature a major design bump from iPhone 7. While there is still not any evidence that this design will come in real iPhone 8, it is a prototype and making this design looks a little bit challenging.

Some os the major specs bump from iPhone 7 in iPhone 8 includes OLED Display, Wireless Charging, Fast Charging, 5.8-inch Display with 521 PPI display which clearly shows Apple will opt for Q-HD Display which made Apple a clear competitor to other companies. iPhone 8 may launch alongside updated iPhone 7 model but this won’t cause any difference for Apple, Apple will make both iPhone 8 model as iPhone 7 model are not likely among the user and some people start using another smartphone rather than Apple same old design phones.

iPhone 8 will be 7.1mm thin which approx same size as iPhone 7 and the steel surround will actually be a Space Black color. Geskin also features a new image showing Space Black finish.

HTC U “Ocean” Leaked Image Revealing Its Body Design: HTC’s upcoming flagship smartphone naming as HTC U “Ocean” will be launch very soon and recently an image of the upcoming device has been leaked showing front and back of the device. The device is looking very similar to the HTC U Ultra that was launched last year. Source of leaked image is Evan Blass (via Venture Beat).

     HTC’s Upcoming Flagship Device With Shiny Body

In the image, we can see the screen of the device with surrounding bezels, a selfie camera, an earpiece and home button. The back side of the device has camera, LEDs and HTC logo. It is said that the smartphone will have the 5.5-inch display with 2560×1440 resolution. The size of the display is slightly smaller than the HTC U Ultra. The device is supposed to come with ultra shiny glass body and metallic design.

In terms of specifications, the device is expected to have Snapdragon 835 chipset, 4GB or 6GB of RAM, storage of 64 GB or 128 GB and have 3,000 mAh battery. The device will have 16 MP front camera for the selfie lovers and 12 MP rear camera.

It is also expecting that the sides of the device have touch sense naming as “Edge Sense”. It is believed that the metal frames at the side of the device will have the sense to trigger menus and apps in present in the device. Some reports suggesting that this flagship smartphone will be unveiled in the month of April and it will be released worldwide in May this year.