Samsung reportedly fixes issues with the Galaxy Fold’s screen

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The wait for Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might soon be over. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company has supposedly fixed the issues plaguing the company’s first foldable device. According to people familiar with the matter, the phone is now in the final stages of producing the commercial version. The company has wrapped the protective film around the entire display and into the outer bezels of the device, which should prevent people from peeling the film off and rendering the device useless. Some reviewers of the Galaxy Fold learned the hard way that the film wasn’t supposed to be peeled off. Samsung has reportedly pushed the hinge slightly upward to have it flushed against the display. This should stretch the film further when the display is opened.

We’re not sure if Samsung addressed the other issues that journalists ran into with the Galaxy Fold. But we’re assuming that it has. This means it’ll be ready ahead of the holiday season. However, it seems the device won’t be ready by the August 7^th event for the Galaxy Note 10.

Google Pixel C might have been cycled out of security updates

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With the July security patch already released, one device that was glaringly missing was Google’s last first-party tablet before the Pixel Slate: the Pixel C. This suggests Google might be ending its support for the 2015 tablet. As we know, Google only guarantees updates “at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device.” The tablet was last seen available at Google’s Store in December 2017. So, this seems to line up with Google’s policy. However, the company hasn’t released any official word on whether it has taken the tablet out of the update cycle.

Source: 9to5Google

Amazon reveals a few exclusive offers ahead of Prime Day

By now you've heard that the highly anticipated Amazon Prime Day will happen July 15 AND 16. Yes, that's two days of crazy deal shopping in July. Amazon has just released a few exclusive offers ahead of schedule, you know, just to get you ready for the main event. Timing of this sale is great also for families preparing to send their kids off to college and university this fall. Prime Day will feature more than one million deals globally across TVs, smart home, kitchen, grocery, toys, fashion, furniture, appliances, everyday essentials, and school supplies. 

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Pixel July update comes with fixes for various problems

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The official July OTA update is finally rolling out to Pixel owners, and this time it addresses issues that were addressed in an accidentally dropped July 5 update. That said update made its way to Google Pixel 3a users in June when it was just supposed to be used internally for feedback but got released to the public. Now, the latest update comes just in time and address so bugs that weren’t touched on previously.

This includes a fix for the detection of the “OK Google” hotword and music playing in the background for the Pixel 2 and 3 lines. Another fixes a bootloop issue that’s happening to some Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL units after installing the Android Q beta 4 update. Users had to do a factory reset or put the phone in recovery mode and reboot the device before they were able to escape the bootloop. The update also includes fixes for Japanese language support for emojis on all Pixel handsets. And it also improves the Titan-M security chip on the Pixel 3 and 3a. If you want to check if the update has made its way to your device, head to Settings > System > Advanced > System Update.

Source: PhoneArena