The OnePlus 3/3T Will Receive Android O by the End of 2017

The OnePlus 5 may be the the talk of the town right now, but OnePlus still has a lot to prove to consumers when it comes to updating their older devices. OnePlus previously confirmed that the company would be updating their previous flagship smartphones to Android O, but thanks to a recent AMA that the company held on Reddit, we now have a due date as to when we can expect that update to hit.

After Reddit user The_Malteser asked, "Will the OP3 and OP3T be forgotten now that the OP5 is out?" a OnePlus representative from the OxygenOS product team responded by saying, "Nooo. 3/3T will get Android O update within this year." OnePlus unfortunately didn't get any more specific than this, but a confirmation that the update will be available before 2017 is over is at least slightly reassuring.

We say slightly because, although the OP3 and OP3T have received regular software updates since their release, we still have to deal with the fact that OnePlus has no official plans for updating the OnePlus 2 – a phone that could have been updated to Nougat but won't (at least officially).

Assuming OnePlus sticks with this claim and does deliver Android O to the 3 and 3T by the end of the year, just what can we expect? Android O still hasn't officially released outside of a few Developer Previews on Nexus and Pixel devices, but thanks to these previews we know that the 3/3T should get picture-in-picture support for watching videos while doing other tasks, icons that can adapt to certain shapes for a more consistent look, the ability to snooze individual notifications, and plenty more (not to mention any extra goodies that OnePlus decides to throw on top with OxygenOS).

We, along with most fans of OnePlus phones, do hope that the Android O update is released in a timely manner for the OnePlus 3/3T.

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Source: OnePlus

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Honor 9 Versus the Competition

The Honor 9 has been announced as the followup to the popular Honor 8 from last year. This new phone comes at the same time as other powerful phones within the same price hit the market. Let's check out these different phones and see how they compare to the new Honor 9.

Like the OnePlus 5, the Honor 9 has elected to go with big processing power with the Kirin 960 while only having a 1080p screen. You don't see many flagship devices going with the 1080p resolution anymore, but the ones that do still sell without any problems. That's because most users value speed and battery life more than higher pixel density. By putting the latest hardware in the Honor 9 and skipping out of the higher resolution screen, they're creating a much faster phone.

In this video the Honor 9 is put through a speed test with the OnePlus 5.

Honor 9 – €429/€449 ($488/$511)

Honor 9	Specs
CPU	HiSilicon Kirin 960
RAM	4/6GB
Storage	64/128GB
Cameras	Dual 20MP + 12MP, f/2.2 (rear) 8 MP, f/2.0 (selfie)
Battery	3200 mAh

OnePlus 5 – $479/$539

OnePlus 5	Specs
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
RAM	6/8GB
Storage	64/128GB
Cameras	Dual 20MP + 16MP, f/1.7 (rear) 16MP, f/2.0 (selfie)
Battery	3300 mAh

LG G6 $549

LG G6	Specs
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
RAM	4GB
Storage	32/64/128GB
Cameras	Dual 13MP f/1.8 (rear) 13MP, f/2.4 (selfie)
Battery	3300 mAh

During the launch event, the Honor 9 was shown to be faster than even the Galaxy S8, opening and reopening apps much faster than the much more expensive phone. Honor is proving that it can stand up to the competition and with the Honor 9.

Honor 9 Forums on XDA!

THanks to Honor for their partnership with XDA

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Android Nougat Finally Rolling out for the Moto X Force

Motorola has finally pushed the Android Nougat update for the Moto X Force. Users of this handset may soon receive an OTA update notification when the update has been downloaded and is waiting to be installed.

The build number of the update is NPK25.200-12, and the version of Android is official 7.0. There's no telling if or when the phone will receive an update to Android 7.1 Nougat, though. XDA Forum Member justmoto92 created a thread in which you can discuss the latest Nougat update. Hopefully, someone will eventually get around to capturing an OTA file for those of you who can't sit still. For those of you who are waiting, a full change log of the update can be accessed here so you'll know what to expect when the update does arrive.

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Discuss the Moto X Force Update

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Google Home is Far More Likely than the Amazon Echo to Answer Your Searches

Voice activated home assistant devices are all the rage right now. At the forefront of this new device war is Amazon's Echo powered by Alexa and the Google Home powered by Google Assistant. A new study decided to test the accuracy of Google Home and Amazon Echo to see which one performs better at searching.

To capture the results, researchers at the New York-based 360i agency developed a program to determine which assistant is better at voice exchanges with humans. The results indicate that the Google Home is six times more likely to answer each question than Amazon's Echo.

Both devices were asked 3,000 questions to determine which one is better at understanding and replying. Google Home outperformed Alexa 6-to-1 in adequately responding to these questions. The excellent result is not that surprising, as Google's search engine is by far the largest and most powerful search engine available on all platforms.

But search accuracy doesn't tell the whole story, and just because the Google Home may be more accurate doesn't mean consumers believe it to be the better product. CBT Nuggets, based in Eugene, OR also performed a set of tests to find out which assistant has the edge in terms of consumer confidence. From their research, we learn that more users are satisfied with Alexa and choose it over Google Assistant. Over half of Echo users are happy with Amazon's assistant. Google Home scored just 46.8 percent of satisfied users. The study also reveals that Alexa handles the environment scenarios better. The Amazon's assistant outperforms Google Assistant in both louder and quiet locations.

The market of virtual assistants is growing. Amazon and Google are the two main competitors, but Apple is rumored to soon join the fray. As each home assistant device improves with new services and features, it's hard to definitively proclaim one or the other to be the king of the field. While the Amazon Echo performs better in certain situations, the Google Home currently provides the best search results. If you're planning to get one, you need to decide what you would like to prioritize.

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Source: Adweek Source: CBT Nuggets

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Collection of Framework Mods for the OnePlus 3/3T on Open Beta 18\9

Although some have moved on to the OnePlus 5, there still a lot of people rocking the OnePlus 3 or OnePlus 3T. These devices has always had a healthy developer scene on our forums, and now there are some new framework mods from XDA Senior Member SyCreed for you to try. These mods are packaged into a single zip file that does the following to the OnePlus 3/3T running Open Beta versions 18/9 respectively. . .

• Removes the Input Method switch in notification panel
• Enables 360 degree rotation
• Reduces the navigation bar height from 46dp to 34dp
• The low battery notification will appear on 10% left
• When battery saver mode enabled – the status bar won't change it's color!
• Safe media volume warning removed
• Enable Burn In Protection

Grab this modification from the forum link below if interested.

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Check out these framework mods in our OnePlus 3/3T forum

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Multi-User Features on Google Home are Now Heading to the UK

If you live in the UK and share a Google Home with multiple people in your house or flat, things are about to get a whole lot easier. Thanks to a software update that's rolling out to all Google Home users in the United Kingdom, your Google-made smart speaker will now have multi-user support.

You can have up to 6 people's Google accounts registered with one Google Home, and with each person linking their own voice profile with the speaker, the Google Assistant is able to tell who's who when someone is speaking to it.

What sort of benefits does this offer? If Mom has her default music player set to Google Play Music and yours is set to Spotify, Google Home will know which service to use depending on who tells it to play a song. Multi-user support also allows each user to access their own calendar, news briefing, shopping list, etc.

Home users in the United States have had access to these multi-user features since April, and hopefully more countries will be soon to follow now that the UK can finally join in on the fun.

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Source: Google

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5 Days with the OnePlus 5

As the dust settles, more and more people are starting to learn what is good, and what is not so good, about the new OnePlus 5. In this video Miles gives his own impressions after a few days use with the flagship phone. If you would like to know more about the phone, we have covered our first impressions of the device. If the price is too high for you, there is still the OnePlus 3T that is still a worthy phone in 2017. For more information see the links below.

Unboxing the OnePlus 5 OnePlus 5 News XDAtv YouTube Channel

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