Motorola is now the 3rd biggest mobile brand in Japan in market share

It is ahead of Samsung and Sony, and just behind Google and Apple.

iPhone SE 4 is launching as soon as next week

The device will replace the current generation iPhone SE & iPhone 14

iPhone SE 4 :
- 6.1" 60Hz OLED
- A18 SoC
- USB C
- Face ID
- 48MP Camera
- 12MP Selfie
- Apple intelligence, 8GB RAM
- Apple in-house 5G modem , IP68, Metal grame, Glass back

One Googler says that "AVF is mandatory starting from Android 16."

AVF, if you aren't aware, is the Android Virtualization Framework. It provides a set of APIs for system apps to run payloads in an Android or Linux virtual machine. It's also notably what enables the new Linux Terminal app in Android 16.

Almost every OEM has devices supporting AVF, with the lone exception of Samsung (possibly due to conflicts with Knox). thought this would change with the launch of the Galaxy S25 series, as they launch with vendor software built for Android 15, and AFAIK, VSR-15 still has a clause mandating that devices launching on API level 202404 support AVF. So not sure what happened here, but hopefully the requirement is actually real in Android 16, at least for newly launching devices.

Galaxy lineup - Processors

- Galaxy G Fold: Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
- Galaxy Z Fold7: Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
• Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+ & S25: Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy
- Galaxy Z Flip7: Exynos 2500
- Galaxy Z Flip7 FE: Exynos 2500e*
- Galaxy S25 FE: Exynos 2500e*
- Galaxy A56: Exynos 1580
- Galaxy A36: Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Galaxy A26: Exynos 1380
- Galaxy A16: Exynos 1330 | Dimensity 6300
- Galaxy A06: Helio G85

* means it’s not confirmed

The supported Linux kernel versions for Android 16 have been revealed. They include:

Upgrades:

- android11-5.4
- android12-5.4
- android12-5.10
- android13-5.10
- android13-5.15
- android14-5.15
- android14-6.1
- android15-6.6
- android16-6.12

New launches for devices with chipsets not under GRF:

- android15-6.6
- android16-6.12

New launches for devices with chipsets under GRF:

- android13-5.15
- android14-5.15
- android14-6.1
- android15-6.6
- android16-6.12

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Yes, this means that there could be new Android 16 devices shipping with a kernel/vendor software built for Android 13.

Looks like T-Mobile and Starlink are starting to let some Pixel 9 users into the satellite messaging beta.

When the beta first launched two weeks ago, it was reported that only 5 Samsung models were supported (Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, S24 series).

FWIW: Google has been testing Starlink support on the Pixel 9 for a few months now.

Samsung will be rolling out One UI 7 Beta 4 for the Galaxy S24 series—our last stop before the stable release!

Pro Tip: Expect nothing, and you’ll be thrilled when the update finally lands! Patience pays off.




It was expected that from Beta 3 they’d jump to stable, but that no longer seems to be the case

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According to Airtel chairman's statement :

Tariffs are still not enough for telecom operators.

They need to hike price even more!

He said :
Telecom industry needs further tariff repairs for long-term growth and value creation.

Exynos 2600 development is going quite well :

• Yields reached 30% in trail production, higher than expected

• 2nm process

• If everything goes well then this SoC will enter mass production in Q4, 2025 & will debut with Galaxy S26 Series.

According to the report :

Apple plans to release it's first Foldable smartphone in the 2nd half of 2026.

Samsung display is likely to be the sole supplier of foldable panels for Apple Foldable smartphone.