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Google Could Implement Facial Recognition In Android Pay For Loyalty Programs. Acceding to 9to5Google in their close look at the code of new Android Pay app, Google could be looking to implement facial recognition. In the apk teardown of Android Pay version 1.22 they found a feature called Visual ID, which was described as “a secure way to verify your identity at various participating stores which would make things like earning loyalty points and redeeming rewards easier.” The site also clarifies that this sort of teardown does not mean that they will actually be implementing this feature. Android police also conducted their own examination of the apk teardown code, and found out that when a person confirms his/her identity by using Visual ID any rewards point or loyalty perks are automatically applied to his/her purchase. With the help of Bluetooth, the system detects the location of the customer and would also presumable require camera in the store to take pictures of t...

A very long wait for android wear 2.0 for Asus Zenwatch 3 users is finally over. Asus on their official twitter account has confirmed that the Android Wear 2.0 update for Zenwatch 3 has been rolling out since yesterday. This is really a very good news for all Zenwatch 3 users, but we really hope Asus's social media manager knows what he or she is talking about because so far, we've seen absolutely no screenshots shared online by Zenwatch 3 owners confirming the rollout. This could really mean that the update has not started yet since there are no screenshots till now or it may have reached only limited devices and has yet to reach widely. Any way, it’s almost about time Asus’s latest smartwatches get its own taste of the newest Android Wear 2.0 iteration. The OS has been under development since its launch in May, so it would be very nice if it hits more watches.

Android Wear 2.0 Rolling Out To Huawei Watch Preview Users, Full Release Coming Soon A lot of smartwatches has been rarely getting updates to Android Wear 2.0, and among them all Huawei is one of the devices lacking the update. Even though it was part of the preview program from the start it didn’t receive the update. But now it looks like the update is being finally pushed. According to some of the users of Huawei watch on Reddit, The first Android wear device of Huawei is getting the upgrade to Android Wear 2.0. the update arrives as any other would but there is one condition. It seems like the update is arriving to only those persons who already have Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview Installed on the Device. The user who are on the stable release on Android Wear 1.5 are not reporting any updates. But there is no need to worry the4 update to the preview user means the update will be rolling to the stable user too in coming days or weeks, we just have to wait a bit more f...

VAIO has recently launched smartphone named VAIO Phone A in markets of Japan. It uses the same hardware platform as the company’s last year VAIO Phone Biz, but comes with more updated android system. VAIO is selling their Cortex-A53 based mid-range smartphone for even less than $250 which is remarkable low for a machined aluminium build smartphone. The former PC division of Sony, VAIO is now an independent PC vendor from Japan. They entered the Smartphone Business with their VAIO Phone Biz targeted for business users. VAIO Phone Biz was powered by Microsoft’s Windows 10 for Mobile. As for VAIO Phone A is powered by Android Marshmallow the most favourite OS of Google. Apart from operating system of VAIO Phone Biz and the Microsoft Continuum the key reason for its selling was its Aluminium Unibody. VAIO is relaunching the Phone after one year but this time they are going with Google’s Andorid. Just like VAIO Phone Biz, the VAIO Phone A (VPA 0511 S) boasts Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 So...

Tech Giant Google finally killed the beta programme for Android Nougat so there will be no more beta-test version of the software available. Instead we all are waiting eagerly for the full release for the new android version that is Android O. the developer preview version of the OS is already available and was released on March 21. Developers that are subscribed are currently in Preview 1 which one can call an alpha version. Beta version of the OS cannot be expected until after the official launch of Android O on May 17 at Google’s annual I/O Developer conference. Google most likely would be announcing all the new and great features we could expect in the upcoming android version. The official name for the new version of Android O/ Android 8.0 probably would be announced too. But according to the rumours and the fact that Google names the android version on the name of some delicious treats the most expected name is “Android Oreo” but who knows the new name could be a surpris...

Security and privacy matters the most in the present world. So today i am going to talk about one of the feature that today’s modern world provides for our privacy and security. We all use mobile devices in our everyday life. One of the leading brand Samsung has introduced a new cool feature to their galaxy smartphone user’s named Samsung Secure Folder . We all know to basically protect our smartphones we use lock screen security but what if one wants to go further and protect specific things on his/her phone. Well, for them Samsung has introduced Samsung Secure Folder, which allows the user to create a private encrypted space and store any kind of sensitive data inside. The idea for the secure folder and the Secure Folder itself is derived from Knox, the company’s secure platform for business uses. You may or may not have heard about the term sandbox, the Secure Folder acts as a sand box for apps and data and works with the already provided user authentication data to keep it s...

So today I am going to tell you about googles plan to take Apple iMessage head on by introducing its own enhanced SMS app. The Tech giant’s plan to bring SMS text messaging into the modern internet age is finally taking shape and who knows their other plan to take on Apple’s iMessaging app may be a success. On Feb The 24th i.e. on Friday the company confirmed that 27 more wireless operators and device makers around the world will soon roll out support for Rich Communication Services, or RCS. RCS adds enhanced and advanced features to text messaging such as picture sharing, read receipts, and group chat. Mobile carriers, including Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Globe, will join Sprint, Rogers and Telenor, in preloading Android with the newly named Android Messages as the standard messaging app on phones their subscribers use. Amir Sarhangi, Head of RCS at google also confirmed that several manufactures like Sony, LG, Motorola and ZTE has said that they will embed this technology in t...