Nokia is bringing Android 8.1 Oreo to its low-end Nokia 2 device

This latest development will bring Android Oreo to the cheapest device to date. HMD’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas just announced that Android 8.1 is coming to the Nokia 2. We’re used to entry-level devices not getting the latest and greatest, but this is a welcome surprise. And since Android 8.1 brings with it memory management improvements of Android Go, that could bump up performance for the Nokia 2. The caveat is HMD hasn’t specified when the update would come. But it is something to look forward to.

Source: GSMArena

Google quietly retires Pixel C tablet

Does this mark the end of Google’s interest in Android tablets? The tech giant has taken the product off its Google Store. Now, it’s listing page redirects to the Pixelbook, which goes to show where Google is in the whole hybrid PC space. The Google Pixel C was a weird device in the sense that it was built to run Chrome OS but the system couldn’t yet handle an all-touch device. It seems about the right time for the device to be phased out with full update support reaching its end. It’ll get security patches for another year or so, though.

Source: Android Police

Instagram will start showing recommended posts on your feed

You no longer have to head to the Explore tab to see some recommended accounts. Instagram is rolling out a “Recommended for You” section in your main feed. This may or may not sit well with users but it’s coming your way. If you go through all the new posts on your regular feed, that’s when this section will show up. It shows you posts from accounts your friends may follow and the social network things you might like or based on the company’s algorithm. Instagram even added a new section on its help site on this new feature.

Source: Tech Crunch

OnePlus explores idea of bringing Face Unlock to 3/3T

We got news on Christmas that OnePlus was bringing its Face Unlock technology to the OnePlus 5. And we got more details about how that is going to come about. Carl Pei shared a post on the OnePlus forums sharing about how the OnePlus 5 will initially be part of the OxygenOS Open Beta as “an early test run” of sorts to work out any bugs. This will later on be pushed as part of the public OTA update.

Pei adds to this post asking the users of the OnePlus 3 and 3T if they want Face Unlock, too. Users are responding in kind as Android Central points out that one thread already has over 50 pages with people talking about Face Unlock on the OnePlus 3 and 3T.