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Google has been working on a Pixel-branded Android tablet which will be released next year. It will run on Android for sure but other details are still not clear. There were talks about smart phone focus but whether it was going to be predominant was doubtful.
Now Google joined Universal Stylus Initiative 4 years ago which has come out with two specifications on how active styluses should be designed and are to behave. Version 2.0 was released on the last day of February with the headline enhancement being the use of NFC to charge a stylus wirelessly. Pixel products serve dual purposes as the consumer-facing hardware brand of Google and as a developer workhorse for all the things Android. For the app developers, specifications are all the rage son this may give eager beavers an early advantage.

Sometimes we have many thoughts which you want to put out somewhere but you dont want each and everyone reading. This is where Close Friends feature of Instagram comes in handy which was launched in 2018. If you need to upload a story but you need a small group of closer friends to see it, it lets you to do exactly that. They are similar to normal stories, except highlighted in green. Twitter has been working on almost similar feature but for your tweets known as Circle. After the initial test that feature seems to have initiated to roll out widely to the users. When you log into Twitter, whether from a browser or from your smartphone, some users have begun seeing a pop-up to tweet to your Circle. By entering the “Compose tweet” panel and tapping on audience button above will show you a new “Twitter Circle” option. You can add or remove people from your Circle by tapping “Edit” button. People will not be notified if they are added or removed from someone’s Circle. Like Instagram, this allows you fine-tune the audience of certain posts so you can tweet more personal stuff to your closer friends to see.

Now a days reaction are everything and it is a convenient way as well to express your feelings instead of using words. Reactions saves your time, words and can also prevent any misunderstandings in group chat. WhatsApp has come up with reactions this month and they are already making it better.

Just recently we have learned about some improvements for album reactions coming to WhatsApp but we have already saw that it appear in the latest beta build for app. WABetaInfo has reported that there are updated reactions in version 2.22.12.14 on Android. That is a very quick turnaround from in-development feature proving that WhatsApp is working fast and it is serious in competing on reactions. In case if you have missed on the previews this change lets anyone to see specific reactions for every image or video in gallery without having to open the album.

Th famous encrypted privacy-focused email service i.e. Proton Mail has been around for years now. Since its launch it has grown exceptionally and it is offering into multiple other services like Proton Calendar and Proton VPN. Now the company is taking them all under one circle with its latest unification efforts which will see all the Proton services like Proton Mail which is brought together under single umbrella.

The CEO of Proton, Andy Yen has shared that Proton Mail will now be merged with all the other Proton ventures on a new website i.e. proton.me which will be the centralized hub. Users will have now a single account for all of the Proton services which include Proton Mail, Proton VPN and Proton Drive. It is basically a rebrand that won’t change much for you as an end user. However it is an important step to take as Proton has introduced more privacy-focused services.

Password management may sounds like a very hectic job bit it is very vital for making sure that you are keeping your online accounts safe and secure. For speeding things up Google has built password tracking into Chrome, automatically alerting the users when one of their password has been breached. Google brought this feature to Android through Assistant few weeks ago.
Password Checkup for Android is now listed among Google’s updates to System Services for May. According to patch notes you will require to run Play Services v22.18 which was released on May 23 to access this tool. Google has described it as a way for the users to check their saved credentials for security vulnerabilities and it provides list of actions to enhance online hygiene.
If you have visited a detected breached password, Assistant will prompt you to auto-change your credentials to something which is more secure. It is a very useful tool when it works.

The global chip shortage has brought upheaval to the mobile sector and it continues to rage on and let MediaTek to claim the golden opportunity. IDC has reported that systems-on-chips present in more than 50% share of the Android market in 2021 while the manufacturer has said that is a repeat performance from 2020. With the rumors that Samsung might turn to outside help for prominent smartphone release. Mid-2022 is proving to be exciting time for Taiwanese firm.
It is the first chipset in the firm’s portfolio for supporting millimeter wave 5G spectrum in n257, n258, n260 and n261 bands. Executives have said that their own end-to-end modem solution compares well to Qualcomm’s equivalent offering on peak transmission and even better on the typical transmission as well as power consumption. MediaTek is also coming up with WiFi 7 compliance with its Filogoc 380 solution for embedded devices and Filongic 880 for dedicated network products.

Realme has teased an upcoming tablet few days ago which would be the most powerful slate in Realme Pad series. Realme has confirmed the name and launch date for its new high-end tablet. Realme Pad X is launching on 26th May in China and we have also got the official renders for tablet in fancy green color and more traditional paint jobs.
The green option has got a racing flag in corner while other versions have got plain rear panels. The has got zero LED flash units and there is still no information on camera specs at the moment. The CMO of Realme has confirmed that the tablet will feature Snapdragon 870 SoC and it will be the first Realme tablet with 5G support. it will have a 2K resolution display and 120Hz refresh rate. The front selfie camera will be located in the top right corner. It will also be equipped with a very powerful battery. There are still some days left in the launch and we can expect to hear more from Realme about this tablet.