This week in Android: It’s all about the foldables

This week had one theme to it — foldable phones. We saw not one, but two folding phones come out this week, and we went hands-on with the world’s first foldable from Royole. At Samsung’s developer conference, we saw its new infinity flex display. Google is on board too. At its own developer conference, Google announced official support for “foldables” will be baked into Android going forward. 2019 looks to be the year of the foldable, because LG will likely throw its hat in the ring as well. Gimmick, or way of the future? You decide. We also published our full review of the OnePlus 6T this week too! Also, we have a low-light camera shootout between two of the best in the business, some notched displays from Samsung, and oh yeah, we launched our Best of Android Reader’s Choice tournament as well. There’s a lot to chew on, so let’s get started! Here are your top stories for the week OnePlus 6T review: Fundamentally great Our full review of the OnePlus 6T is in. Starting at $549, this phone is a no-brainer for anyone, especially T-Mobile customers. 02:20 – Best of Android: Reader’s Choice voting begins You have the chance to vote for your favorites in our Best of Android Reader’s Choice awards. 16:45 – Samsung announces One UI: A newer, rounder take on the Samsung Experience Samsung is changing its UI to make for a better experience — touch on the bottom, visual elements on the top. 23:10 – Google announces native Android support for foldable smartphones Android Support for Foldables Google Google announced new support for “foldable” devices in the future. A sign of things to come? 28:30 – Samsung reveals its upcoming foldable phone We got a good look at Samsung’s upcoming foldable phone/tablet/device/whatever. 35:00 – We could see the LG foldable phone at CES in January This is a holdover from last week, but LG looks to be unveiling a foldable smartphone at CES 2019. 36:40 – Hands-on with the world’s first foldable smartphone We go hands-on with the first foldable smartphone, and it isn’t from Samsung or LG. Meanwhile, here are some stories we couldn’t cover on the podcast Samsung is making notched displays, but hopefully not for its phones Samsung Developer Conference Notch Displays Samsung also showed off some notched screens that it’s working on, but didn’t say what they were for. Google Pixel 3 Night Sight vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro Night Mode A showdown between the Google Pixel 3 and the Huawei Mate 20’s respective low-light modes. Samsung Galaxy Home hands-on Do you really want Bixby in your home? Samsung thinks you do. Who wants to win a OnePlus 6T? This week, we’re giving away a brand new OnePlus 6T. Enter this week’s Sunday giveaway for your chance to win! Enter the giveaway here Don’t miss these videos Subscribe to Android Authority’s YouTube channel That’s it, folks! We’ll have another giveaway and more top Android stories for you next week. To stay up to date on all things Android Authority in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to our newsletters at the link below. Join our newsletters! Join over 200,000 subscribers for the latest tech reviews, hot deals, and exciting giveaways. We guarantee 100% privacy. Your information will never be shared. Sign up now and get FREE access to our upcoming exclusive AA Insiders Club:


source: https://www.androidauthority.com/top-android-news-november-11-2018-923375/
date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:00:50 +0000

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