Android Police: 2017

OmniROM begins weekly Oreo 8.1 builds

OmniROM was a popular custom ROM back in the Jelly Bean/KitKat era, especially because of its multi-window feature and wide device support. The project has scaled back its reach over the years, like most custom ROMs (except LineageOS), but it still maintains a dedicated user base.

OmniROM has started to offer official Android 8.1 weekly builds, beating LineageOS to the punch. Oreo is currently available for the OnePlus 3/3T, OnePlus 5, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2.

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OxygenOS 5.0.1 for OnePlus 3/3T now available, shows 'harmful app' alert for some users

OxygenOS 5.0 for the OnePlus 3 and 3T, based on Android 8.0 Oreo, was released last month. As is usually the case for major software releases, there were a few bugs that cropped up. OxygenOS 5.0.1 is now available for the OP3/3T with a few new features and bug fixes, but it's causing a harmful app warning to appear for some users.

First, here's the official changelog from OnePlus:

Added support for aptX HD
Added Wi-Fi hotspot device manager
Added "adaptive mode" screen calibration
Updated Android security patch to December
General bug fixes and stability improvements

There are multiple reports of users seeing a 'Uninstall harmful app?' warning after updating.

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Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL case & screen protector reviews: Protection for every scenario [Updated continuously]

Update 1: 2017/11/30 7:39pm PST
ZAGG has informed me that the reason I had problems with screen sensitivity on my InvisibleShield Glass Curve example could be the variances in glass curvature of Pixel 2 XL
Update 2: 2017/11/30 7:39pm PST
The review was updated and the recommendation changed due to a misunderstanding about the case's capabilities. I initially inferred that the case was simply water-resistant, but in actuality, it's waterproof.

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[Deal Alert] Misfit Vapor is €139.99/£129.50 (30% off) with promo code in the UK, Germany, Italy, and France

We know how much of a tease many of our Deal Alert posts can be for our readers outside the US and Canada, so let's end the year on a more inclusive note, shall we? Misfit is giving folks in the UK, Germany, Italy, and France 30% off of its Vapor smartwatch and other products via a promo code. If you live elsewhere, there's a separate promo code to get the same discount on a more limited set of products.

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HQ Trivia is now out on Android

A bit under a week ago, we reported that HQ Trivia was gearing up to hit Android as the company opened pre-registration. Now, with just a few hours to spare, players on both platforms can ring in the new year with a quick and potentially profitable round of games. HQ Trivia is now available for download on Android.

The app was previously available to download in Canada for a short period, but now even those of us in the US can get in on the action.

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[Killer Deal Alert 2: Electric Boogaloo] New Acer Chromebook 15 is just $299.99 ($100 off) with free Google Home from Best Buy

Update 1: 2017/12/31 12:44pm PST
This deal is back, and it's still an excellent price. We can think of worse ways to round off the year.

Chromebooks are getting pretty good these days, and a perfect example of this is Acer's new Chromebook 15. We last saw this discounted a couple of weeks ago to as low as $319, but the latest deal that Best Buy is offering tops that pretty handily.

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HBO NOW passes 10 million installs on the Play Store

HBO NOW has been the top grossing entertainment app on Google Play for a little while now, but the app just reached another significant milestone. It's ringing in the new year by the numbers, having just hit 10,000,000 installs on the Play Store. That's a lot of downloads, with some big implications for the number of subscribers the service has, though it's impossible to know for sure.

HBO does actually report numbers for NOW subscribers occasionally, and in early 2017 the company announced that it had around 2 million, up about a million since March of 2016.

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Sunday, December 31, 2017