Theta Android News: December 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.

Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 XL case & screen protector reviews: Protection for every scenario [Updated continuously] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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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.

[Deal Alert] Misfit Vapor is €139.99/£129.50 (30% off) with promo code in the UK, Germany, Italy, and France was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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HQ Trivia now available in the U.S.

Here's some good news for North Americans: HQ Trivia is here!

Update, December 31: As promised, the company has opened up access to HQ Trivia to all Americans and Canadians on Android in beta form. The app is available through the Play Store's 'Early Access' program and is still in beta, but you can now play it at 3pm and 9pm every day, and 9pm every weekday.

Earlier this week, the mobile phenomenon, HQ Trivia, announced that its Android release was nearing. Now, the company has said that it launched in limited beta in the U.S. on Christmas Day to iron out some bugs, and that it will open the app to more users in the coming days and weeks.

But Canadians are a bit luckier: thanks to the smaller population, the game is in open beta up north, which means that every Canadian can now take part in the live trivia game that happens daily at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET.

The game features a live host and a series of questions of increasing difficulty with hundreds of thousands of people competing for real cash prizes. Over Christmas, the game had 730,000 simultaneous users — and that was on iOS alone. Once it opens up to Android users, we can expect a million concurrent users on a regular basis. That should happen by the new year, but scale is hard, so it may take a bit longer.

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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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Sunday, December 31, 2017