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07/08/2018

Android 9 Pie Released:

Android 9 Pie, the next iteration in the Android family, has now been officially released. The latest Android version comes after the debut of five developer preview builds of Android P that are claimed to have been tested by more than 140,000 beta testers till date. Google also earlier this year announced its partnership with seven OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to bring the beta releases of Android Pie to their flagship devices. However, the new software package, which was previously speculated to debut as Pistachio Ice Cream, isn't designed for Nexus models, including the Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Pixel C. This doesn't mean that the search giant isn't favouring its native hardware altogether. The fresh experience through Android Pie is certainly arriving first on Pixel handsets, including the original Pixeland Pixel XL as well as the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.The new Android 9 Pie platform, the successor to Android Oreo, has various improvements over the previous Android versions, but the most notable one is the gesture-based navigation system. This is highly inspired by the way the interface featured on the iPhone X last year and omits the traditional three-button navigation.

How to download Android 9 Pie

As we mentioned, Android 9 Pie is initially rolling out to Pixel devices, including the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2 XL. The update is already live as an over-the-air (OTA) package, and you can manually check its presence on your Pixel device by going to Settings > Software updates.

Google has additionally announced that companies participated in the Beta programme, namely Essential, HMD Global, OnePlus, Oppo, Sony, Vivo, and Xiaomi, will receive the update by the end of this fall. Notably, the Essential PH-1 has already been issued its update. Similarly, devices that are available under the Android One initiative will receive the update sometime around its rollout for the devices listed under the Beta programme. These include  Essential PH-1, Nokia 7 Plus, OnePlus 6, Oppo R15 Pro, Sony Xperia XZ2, Vivo X21, Vivo X21 UD, and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. The company led by Sundar Pichai is also working with a number of OEMs to bring Android 9 to their devices later this year.What's new in Android 9 Pie.Among other great features, Android 9 Pie brings a new system navigation that operates using a single home button - similar to how the iPhone X works. You can swipe up the home button to get into the Overview and view full-screen previews of your recently used apps. There is also an enhanced Smart Text Selection feature that works recognises the meaning of the text you've selected to suggest your relevant actions such as opening Google Maps to see the reviews of a place or open Gmail to write an email. You can also swipe to switch between multiple apps. Additionally, you can press and hold the tiny home button to activate Google Assistant. The new navigation system replaces the bar available at the bottom with three buttons for back, home, and overview.

In addition to the new navigation system, Android Pie has various machine learning inputs to enable features such as Adaptive Battery and Adaptive Brightness. Both features offer a personalised experience. Further, there is an App Actions feature that predicts what you'll want to do next based on your context and display that action right on your device. For instance, if you usually use Google Maps to navigate to work, the feature enables your device to automatically show you Google Maps navigation option when you're preparing to commute to your work. The new Android version also includes an upgraded Do Not Disturb mode that allows you to turn off all visual interruptions.Security in Android P is also touted to be largely improved over Android Oreo. There is an improved security model for biometrics as well as privacy improvements such as TLS by default and DNS over TLS to protect web communications.At I/O 2018 in May, Google announced its Digital Wellbeing initiative that helps you make the better use of your device. The initiative includes a new Dashboard to show the time you spend on your device, an App Timer to help you set time limits on particular apps and gray out the icon on your home screen when the time is up, and Wind Down to switch on the Night Light and Do Not Disturb mode alongside fading the screen to grayscale before your bedtime. These features aren't debuting alongside the Android Pie update on your Pixel device. Google says that the Digital Wellbeing package will be available on Pixel phones this fall, though it will reach Android One and other devices later this year. Nevertheless, you can sign up for the beta with the email address you use with Google Play. Once you've accepted the invitation after signing up, Digital Wellbeing features will appear in the Settings menu of your handset.It is worth noting here that similar to Google's attempt, Apple is also considering digital wellness as one of the key aspects in designing its next iOS version and incorporating tools to help users monitor how much time they spend on their devices and on certain apps. The beta versions of iOS 12 already offer a glimpse of the tools that are likely to reach the masses sometime in September.

Google also announced App Slices at I/O 2018 that are designed to highlight rich, dynamic content from apps directly in the search bar and in places such as Google Assistant. However, similar to Digital Wellbeing, this has been kept for future. Google is apparently waiting for third-party app developers to implement certain changes to enable the slices functionality on their apps.Apart from the major new features, Android P brings enhanced messaging notifications that include conversations, photos, stickers, and smart reply options. Text selection has also been improved with a Magnifier widget that helps users precisely position the cursor or the text selection handles by viewing zoomed text through the draggable pane. Display cutout is also a part of Android Pie to support notches.

India to Implement 5G Services by 2022:

India plans to roll out state-of-the-art 5G telecom services in the next four years, a senior official said, as the nation rushes to catch up with its Asian peers.

"We are not there yet," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said in an interview in New Delhi, adding that complete roll-out of 5G will be done by 2022. "5G won't be driven by supply, it'll be driven by demand and the rest of industry needs to wake up to this."The South Asian nation, traditionally a laggard while embracing latest technology in telecommunications, will follow South Korea, Japan and China where 5G service will be offered within the next two years. The high-speed and low latency service will help Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Digital India plan, which seeks to broaden Internet access.The new technology has advantages of massive connectivity, low power consumption and boasts of download speeds and capacity that can enable autonomous vehicles, drones, remotely assisted surgeries and traffic control.

A slight delay, however, might actually be beneficial for India, according to Sanford C. Bernstein's Hong Kong-based analyst Christopher Lane, who expects South Korea to launch these services by March 2019, Japan in late 2019 and China, along with most western major cities, in 2020."India needs China to launch to drive economies of scale and lower cost 5G handsets. I think 2022 or later is appropriate for India," Lane said in an email.South Korea, which recently tested its 5G technology during the Winter Olympics in February with self-driving cars, virtual reality games and a motion-detection system to ward off menacing wild boars, is planning an airwaves auction to commercially deploy 5G wireless services.Japanese firms are gearing up, as are the US carriers. Italy is targeting a September auction of spectrum that could be used for 5G while the UK sold bandwidth in April that included some earmarked for these services. The Hong Kong government is even considering giving airwaves away for free.India's telecom regulator too last week proposed floor prices for auctioning spectrum dedicated for 5G roll out although the auction dates are yet to be announced.

Fiber Network

As part of the roll-out, India is aiming to increase its fibre backbone to 2.5 million kilometres (1.6 million miles) by 2022 from 1.5 million kilometres right now.A denser fibre network will aid operators gear up for speedier content-heavy 5G services and move away from discount-led battle for market share underway after upstart Reliance Jio Infocomm debuted with 4G services and offered free voice calls in 2016."A robust optic fibre network is also very important, both for front haul and the back haul," said Anthea Lai, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst in Hong Kong. "The more fibre the better it is for 5G services."So far, telecom infrastructure has got second place to physical infrastructure as Asian nation struggled to beef up its roads, ports and airports."Digital infrastructure is invisible infrastructure. Just because it's invisible, people are not willing to spend on it and promote it," said Sundararajan. "And that needs to change."

Paytm announces 8-day 'Freedom Cashback Sale':

With just days to go for Independence Day, online retailers are ready with their annual 'Freedom sales'. Paytm too has announced 'Freedom Cashback Sale', where it will offer buyers cashbacks up to Rs 100 crore.The eight-day long 'Freedom Cashback Sale' will run through August 8 to August 15.During the sale, buyers will get offers, deals and cashbacks on a range of product category that include electronics, smartphones and fashion.

During the sale, Paytm Mall is offering upto Rs 20,000 cashback on laptops and electronics and upto Rs 10,000 cashback on smartphones along with no-cost EMI. Additionally, customers can avail up to 60% on purchase of appliances. Other benefits include no-cost EMI and free installation of home appliances.The sale will be conducted under different themes -- Midnight super offers, flash sale, bazaar, Rs 99 store and Re 1 deals.

Flash sale: These flash sale will be held every 2 hours. The e-tailers claims it will offer buyers 'super duper' offers.Bazaar: Bazaar will include range of fast moving consumer goods that too will be offered at ‘unbeatable’ price.

As part of the sale, buyers can avail upto Rs 1,250 cashback on minimum purchase of Rs 5,000. Bank offer during the sale include 10% cashback using ICICI Bank credit card from August 8 to August 11.

Amazon and Flipkart too have announced Independence Day sales. E-tailer Amazon will hold ‘Amazon Freedom Sale’ from August 9 to 12, while Flipkart's 'The Big Freedom Sale' will run from August 10 to 12th.

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