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Reliance Jio Wi-Fi calling: How to enable, supported devices and more

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are currently the only two telecom operators in India to enable the Wi-Fi calling feature on their respective networks. While Airtel rolled out the feature last month, Jio has started rolling it out now and says the rollout will complete by January 16. The Anant Ambani led telecom company also aims to bring the feature in every city across the nation. Here's how you can enable it on your smartphone.

How to enable VoWi-Fi on Android?

  • Open Settings app on your phone
  • Go to SIM and Network settings
  • Enable the option labelled "Wi-Fi calling" or "VoWi-Fi" or "Make calls over Wi-Fi"

How to enable VoWi-Fi on iPhone?

  • Open Settings
  • Scroll down and look for "Phone" and click on it
  • Tap on Wi-Fi calling
  • Now toggle the switch on "Enable Wi-Fi calling on this iPhone" option

List of supported devices

Samsung: Galaxy Note 10 series, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 4 Edge,Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy S9 series, Galaxy S8 series, Galaxy S7 series, Galaxy S6 series, Galaxy J4 (2018), Samsung A10, Samsung A10S, Galaxy A30s, Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A50s, Galaxy A70, Galaxy A8 Star, Galaxy A8+, Galaxy A80, Galaxy C9 Pro, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30, Galaxy A5 (SM-A500G), Galaxy A5 (2016), Galaxy A6, Galaxy A6+, Galaxy A7, Galaxy A7 (2018), Galaxy A7 (2016), Galaxy A8, Galaxy A9 (2018), Galaxy A9 Pro, Galaxy C7 Pro, Galaxy Core Prime 4G, Galaxy J1 (2016), Galaxy J2, Galaxy J2 (2018), Galaxy J2 Ace, Galaxy J2 Hybrid Tray, Galaxy J3, Galaxy J3 Pro, Galaxy J4+, Galaxy J5, Galaxy J6, Galaxy J6+, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J7 Duo, Galaxy J8, Galaxy M10, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M40, Galaxy J2 (2016), Galaxy J2 Pro, Galaxy J5, Galaxy J5 Prime, Galaxy J7, Galaxy J7 Max, Galaxy J7 Nxt, Galaxy J7 Prime, Galaxy J7 On Nxt, Galaxy J7 Pro, Galaxy Note 5 Duos, Galaxy On 5 Pro, Galaxy On 7 Pro, Galaxy On 8, Galaxy On 6, Galaxy On 7 Prime and Galaxy On 8

Apple: iPhone 11 series, iPhone X series, iPhone Xs series, iPhone XR, iPhone 7 series, iPhone 8 series, iPhone 6S series and iPhone SE

Xiaomi: Poco F1, Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro

Google: Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL

Vivo: Vivo V11, Vivo V11 Pro, Vivo V15, Vivo V15 Pro, Vivo V9, Vivo V9 Pro, Vivo 1904, Vivo Y81, Vivo Y81i, Vivo Y91, Vivo Y91i, Vivo Y93, Vivo Y95, Vivo Y15, Vivo Y17, Vivo Y91 and Vivo Z1 Pro

Infinix: Infinix Hot 7 Pro, Infinix Smart 3 Plus, Infinix Hot 6 Pro, Infinix S4

iTel: iTel S42

Lava: Lava Z61, Lava Z92, Lava Z81, Lava Z60s

Mobiistar: Mobiistar C1, Mobiistar C1 Shine, Mobiistar C2

Motorola: Moto G6

Tecno: Tecno Camon i4, Tecno Camon iSKY 3, Tecno Camon iTwin

While the list includes smartphones from various OEMs, it lacks some of the most popular brands like OnePlus, Realme and Oppo.

Lenovo Ego smartwatch now available on Amazon, but is it worth it?

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Key features of Lenovo Ego includes 24 hour real-time heart rate monitoring, water resistance up to 50 meters, 42mm anti-shine reflective display, night light mode and 20 days of claimed battery life.

Lenovo Ego HX07 is now available on Amazon. To recall the watch was launched last year and was made available exclusively on Flipkart. It is priced at Rs 1,999 and has seen no price drop since its launch.

The watch is compatible with both iOS and Android smartphones and can be controlled via the Lenovo Life app. One point to note, that the watch is only controllable via the app and the users cannot even change the time without pairing it with their smartphones.

Key feature of the Lenovo Ego includes 24 hour real-time heart rate monitoring, water resistance up to 50 meters, 42mm anti-shine reflective display, night light mode and 20 days of claimed battery life.

The watch comes with a 1.6-inch anti-reflective monochrome display, which is backlit. It comes with water resistance up to 50 metres and according to the company can map calories burnt and stroke style while swimming.

Also Read: Lenovo gearing up to launch new gaming phone under its Legion brand

It comes with an in-built heart rate monitor and can track various sports like walking, running, cycling, swimming and more. It also includes a sleep tracker and has different vibrating patterns based on the notification alerts.

One smart feature that might be as redundant as it could have been is that it can help take pictures on your smartphone with a tap on the display. This will only come handy when you have a phone placed far away from you with the camera app open.

Also Read: Lenovo Yoga 730 Review: Ultra Portable combined with Zippy Performance

Overall, we would recommend that you either go in for the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 or the Mi Band 3, both of which are in the same price vicinity. As they offer much more than this one. You can also wait for Realme to launch its own fitness band, which according to leaks is looking quite promising.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite to launch next month in India, price leaked

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There is still no news about the launch of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India.

Samsung recently unveiled its Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite, globally. Just after the unveil Flipkart started teasing the launch of the Galaxy S10 Lite in India. Now, according to a report by IANS, Samsung will launch the device in India in the first week of February between Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 45,000.

The report also mentions that the launch deals will bring the prices of the device closer to Rs 40,000. There is still no news about the launch of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in India.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite sports a 6.7-inch full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400x1080 pixels. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor paired with an Adreno 640 GPU. The device comes with 6GB/8GB of RAM along with 128GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card up to 1TB.

It runs Google's Android 10 operating system with the company's own OneUI 2.0 skin on top. All of this is backed by a 4,500mAh battery with support for the company's own Super Fast charging technology.

Also Read: Top 5 Samsung Galaxy A50s alternatives: Redmi K20, Oppo K3 and more

As for biometrics, the device comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor and also supports face unlock via the front camera.

Coming to the cameras, the device sports a triple camera setup on the back consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor with Super Steady OIS, paired with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5-megapixel macro sensor. On the front, it features a 32-megapixel sensor for taking selfies.

Top 5 features of the all-new Motorola Razr

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Here is a list of the top 5 features of the new Motorola Razr.

After a long wait, Motorola launched its much-awaited flagship of the year, the Motorola Razr. It also marks the comeback of its 2004’s Razr V3 design. It was released on November 13 in Los Angeles globally.

Some people are also calling it the reinvention of Motorola's legendary flip phone in the form of a foldable smartphone.

According to various reports and company hints, we expect the device to be priced around Rs. 1,00,000. According to industry speculations, the Motorola Razr is expected to launch in India this month or early February. However, manufacturing delays that have recently hit the company can extend the timeline.

Top 5 features of the new Motorola Razr:

  1. Motorola has designed the flip phone into a new dimension, possibly making it the cushiest foldable phone so far. The new Motorola Razr feels like a phone because the flexible screen that folds completely in half to give it the traditional clamshell look. While the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X turn into a mini-tablet.
  2. It runs Google's Android 9 Pie at its core, which brings a possibility of users not relating it with the original Razr. Motorola knew this, which is why it has preloaded the Razr with a secret Retro Razr mode. Essentially, the Retro Razr mode is an Android skin specifically designed to mimic the 2004 feel of the device.
    The skin brings the old-style T9 style keyboard found on the original Razr, along with other elements back to this version. Despite packing a touchscreen now, the Retro Razr mode will work as if it were a T9 keyboard phone.
  3. The foldable screen features a 6.2-inch P-OLED Flex display, which gives the Motorola Razr its unique advantage. It is a vertically long display with a resolution of 2142x876 pixels. The display folds in half from the centre, facilitated by two hinges at either side. The lower chin sports a fingerprint sensor and the Type-C port.
  4. It also brings back the small display on the front cover, which we got accustomed to back in 2004. It’s now called Quick View Display and measures 2.7-inch in size. The display is essentially a storehouse for all notifications, alerts and allows music playback. It also allows users to click selfies when the device is closed.
  5. Motorola has packed a single 16-megapixel 1.7 primary camera on the phone that acts as a selfie camera in the phone's folded state and as its primary camera while it’s opened. The company has added Night Vision mode in the camera software to make sure the phone takes good photos even in low-lighting conditions. Also, there is a 5-megapixel camera inside the Motorola Razr present inside of the notch. It can be used to take selfies when you don't want to close the phone or need more screen space to properly capture your selfie.

OnePlus Concept One with invisible cameras unveiled at CES 2020

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OnePlus Concept One comes with an invisible camera setup on the back.

OnePlus, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer recently teased its first-ever concept smartphone. The device was set to unveil at CES 2020 with a feature borrowed from McLaren. Now that the OnePlus Concept One has been unveiled, here's a closer look at the invisible cameras of the smartphone.

OnePlus Concept One is the first phone ever to use an electrochromic glass technology to hide its cameras at the back. The technology is usually spotted on luxury cars like the McLaren 720S that use this technology for their sunroofs. While this feature has set OnePlus apart from others, it has also opened numerous possibilities for future OnePlus smartphones.

Commenting on the unveil, Pete Lau, CEO and Founder of OnePlus, said,“This concept phone is a significant experiment into the future form of smartphones. OnePlus started this initiative with the goal of bringing the “burdenless” user experience to the next level. The invisible camera stands as a new form of camera design, one that spares the user from the compromises of current camera layouts. The rear camera lenses are hidden by the dynamic electrochromic glass and only become visible when the camera is in use. This optimal solution is what OnePlus calls “Electronic CMF”—a new approach in industrial design.”

Jo Lewis, Colour and Materials Design Manager at McLaren Automotive, said, “At McLaren we select the best quality leathers produced in the UK; it’s a material that exudes luxury and we are keen to offer our expertise in the design of this OnePlus concept device. The soft grained semi-aniline leather gentle to the touch and its natural grain has a beautiful silky feel. Our design philosophy at McLaren embraces the natural features of the leather through its subtle grain variations, giving each car its own unique character – which is echoed in this OnePlus concept device”.

Also Read: Here's when and how older OnePlus devices will receive Android 10 update

OnePlus claims that the electrochromic glass used on the OnePlus Concept One is one of the most advanced glass panels made as thin as 0.35mm. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer further claims that the colour shifting on the glass will take as less as 0.7 seconds to shift colours.

On the inside, the phone is basically a OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition. It's just the back that has been customised with the electrochromic glass and papaya orange leather.

Realme to hit 50 million smartphone sales in 2020 amid Realme X50 5G launch

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Realme X50 5G was just launched at Yuan 2,499 (approximately Rs 25,900) for the base variant. (Representational Image: Realme X2 Pro Master Edition)

Realme shipped approximately 25 million smartphones in 2019. Now it wants to double that and ship 50 million in 2020 according to a statement it made at an event announcing its first 5G smartphone.

The company has made this statement after it saw rapid adoption in India in 2019 and is slowly turning its focus to its home market, China. It hopes that consumers will heavily purchase its new smartphones compatible with the expanding 5G infrastructure.

5G compatible smartphones have started showing up in huge numbers after a rapid growth have been seen in China in terms of telecommunication infrastructure. The country already has over 1,13,000 base stations in service according to various reports.

This upgrade in infrastructure has given Chinese smartphone brands an incentive to boost domestic sales, which dropped by 4.5 percent annually back in October 2019, according to data provided by the government.

Also Read: How to disable ads on Realme smartphones

Realme X50 5G was just launched at Yuan 2,499 (approximately Rs 25,900) for the base variant. Other than this Huawei and Oppo also have launched four 5G models to date. Whereas, Xiaomi has launched three 5G compatible smartphones. Apple is also rumoured to be launching 5G compatible smartphones later this year.

Also Read: Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Will it be able to take on OnePlus 7T, Redmi K20 Pro?

To recall, Realme was started as a sub-brand by Oppo and was soon spun off as an independent brand. To put a context Vivo, Oppo, Realme and OnePlus are all smartphone brands owned by BBK Electronics Corporation.

Realme was able to grow shipments in India nearly four-fold between Q3 2018 and Q3 2019, according to data released by the research firm, IDC. In a report, IDC researcher, Will Wong stated that Realme's success in India to its affiliation with Oppo, as both brands are known to give retail partners higher margins on device sales than competitors. Even though China is a new market for the company, it will steadily become a priority as 70 percent of the market is still low-end to mid-range.

itel A25 with Android Go launched at Rs 3,999 in India

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itel A25 is powered by an unnamed 1.4GHz quad-core processor.

itel A25 launched in India priced at Rs. 3,999, which makes it one of the most affordable smartphones offering features like an HD display, face unlock and more. The device is already available via the offline market in three colour options: Gradation Blue, Sea Blue and Gradient Purple.

Key features of the device include face unlock, multi-language support, Google Lens, Dual 4G VoLTE, Android Pie 9 (Go Edition) operating system and more.

itel A25: Specifications

itel A25 sports a 5-inch HD display with a 720p resolution. It is powered by an unnamed 1.4GHz quad-core processor. The device comes with 1GB of RAM along with 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card.

The device runs Google's Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) operating system and is backed by a 3,020mAh battery. It does not come with any sort of fast charging support.

Coming to the cameras, the device features a 5-megapixel primary sensor on the back. Whereas, it comes with a 2-megapixel sensor upfront for taking selfies. Both the back and the front cameras have a dedicated flash and they also support Google Lens.

Also Read: Itel A44 Power launched in India: Price, Specifications and Availability

Connectivity options include dual 4G VoLTE/ViLTE support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. For biometrics, the device does not come with a fingerprint sensor, however, it does come with the Face Unlock feature.

The device apart from Hindi and English supports 12 regional languages, which include Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Urdu, Malayalam, Nepali, Assamese and Oriya.

How to disable ads on Realme smartphones

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Realme has confirmed that the ads will appear in the Phone Manager, Download Manager and on the Security Check page after installing new apps.

Xiaomi back in 2018, due to it not charging a huge profit margin for its smartphones from customers, started showing ads in MIUI, to float itself. Back then many brands like Realme mocked this decision.

Now Realme, one of the company's that mocked Xiaomi's decision has announced that it will start showing ads to its users. The company via its official forum made the announcement stating that all devices running ColorOS 6 and above will now start showing users recommended ads.

"To continue offering more surprises for you and maintain a healthy and sustainable business model, we have introduced commercial content recommendations in the OS," stated the company in a forum post.

The company has confirmed that the ads will appear in the Phone Manager, Download Manager and on the Security Check page after installing new apps. However, if you do not want to get these ads and disable them, you can do it simply by following the steps provided below.

  1. Head into the Settings panel of the device.
  2. When inside of the 'Settings' menu, scroll to 'additional settings' and open it.
  3. There you will find a get recommendations button, which you need to tap.
  4. Inside of the setting, you can now disable the get recommendations toggle, which will stop the ads altogether.
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It seems a bit silly when you think that Realme mocked Xiaomi for running ads on their smartphones and now are doing the same.

The ads are not region-specific and have started showing on Realme phones across the globe.

Also Read: Realme X2 Pro first impressions: Will it be able to take on OnePlus 7T, Redmi K20 Pro?

Realme has had tremendous growth since its launch. The company has been able to maintain such a high growth trajectory thanks to the extremely competitive prices. Ads are one way to ensure that device pricing stays low. However, it does seem a bit silly when you think that Realme mocked Xiaomi for running ads on their smartphones and now are doing the same.

Apple returning to CES after a 28-year hiatus, here's what it plans to do

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Apple with participation in this roundtable will help people have better digital lives as it will be publicly pressuring the industry into taking user privacy more seriously.

Apple after a 28-year gap is finally going to showcase its products at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The last time Apple participated in CES was back in 1992 in Chicago, where then CEO, John Sculley launched the Newton devices.

According to a new report by Digitaltrends, the company's senior director of global privacy, Jane Horvath will appear on a panel called the Chief Privacy Officer Roundtable on January 9. The roundtable will also include executives from Facebook, Proctor & Gamble and the Federal Trade Commission.

Facebook and Proctor & Gamble will attend to collect detailed information for advertising purposes, whereas, Apple is looking to promote its HomeKit smart home platform by discussing how companies can establish privacy protections in terms of size, regulation and consumer demand.

All of the company's own HomeKit smart home devices will be showcased, however, unlike its 1992 show, it is not expected to be launching any new products.

Also Read: Apple TV+ now live in India: How to get, price, TV shows, movies

Apple with participation in this roundtable will help people have better digital lives as it will be publicly pressuring the industry into taking user privacy more seriously. This will help slow down or might even stop companies that are increasingly interested in collecting vast amounts of user data without a focus on protecting that data from bad actors.

Other than CES, Apple is expected to launch its next gen iPhone 12 lineup in September. There is still some time in that, however, product leaks have already started rolling in. It is being said that the upcoming 5G variant of the iPhone 12 will come with an advanced image sensor-shift stabilisation technology that will help users in clicking stable images without distortion when there is excessive motion.

PUBG Mobile Beta program: How to sign up, what is it and more

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PUBG Mobile Beta testing is out now and here's how you can sign up.

Tencent Games has announced the start of PUBG Mobile beta testing program, under which players will get to try new features ahead of every other player. They will also get to share their feedback with PlayerUnknown's Battleground Mobile or PUBG Mobile for the same. The company made the announcement via PUBG Mobile's official twitter handle.

Players who register in the PUBG Mobile Beta Testing Group will get new updates ahead of others. And their feedback will help the company make the game much better.

To sign up for the PUBG Mobile Beta Testing Group follow these steps:

  1. Head over to the registration website for the beta testers.
  2. The link above will lead you to a survey page which you will need to fill out.
  3. Once filled, you will have to wait as the company will manually go through these forms and select the candidates they find apt.
  4. If selected you will be contacted by the company on your provided email address with further information.
  5. The company would want you to keep on providing them with feedback to get better.

In the survey, the company asks questions about a player’s experience in the game, skill level, and more. Players will also have to provide their personal information like player ID and gamer tag.

In the beta testing group, you will have the chance to make a difference, as your opinion will help the developers in making the game better for everyone to play. Additionally, you will get to play and use upcoming features of the game ahead of other players.