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How to put the new Google timer widget on your Android mobile

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Let’s explain How to put the new timer widget of Google for Android. This is a new application function Clockand that has reached Pixel mobiles. However, you will also be able to download it and use it on any Android mobile. In this article we will tell you everything you need to know to use it on your mobile. First indicating briefly how to get it, and then guided by the steps to add it to one of the desks of your Android, and that you always have it by hand to create a countdown. Put the Widget of the timer on Android If you have a pixel mobilethe first thing you have to do is find the new Android 15 update. System. Inside, click on Software updates and make sure you have the last installed. If you have any other Android mobileyou will need to manually install a 7.12 or posterior version of the app Clock. You can do it by downloading and installing the APK file from your profile in APK Mirror. Inside be careful with the buttons of Discharge They are advertising, you have to click on the link in the section Download Google Clock. Once you have the clock app installed, you have to Keep your finger clip on the wallpaper of one of your Android desks. A menu will appear whose design depends on the manufacturer, where you have to click on the option Widgets That will appear inside. You will go to a screen where you can navigate the list of apps that have available widgets. In it, display the widgets of Clockand once do hold the Timer activator. That will make you return to the desk holding the widget, and you can place it in the part you want from the screen. Now, the only thing you have left to do is choose the form of shape or relocate it wherever you want and voila. The widget will have three options to just have to press and put a countdown, but there are also A + button to customize time with whom you want to use this timer. In Xataka Basics | Android anti -theft protection: What is it, what functions it has and how to activate it on your mobile

The seven years of Android updates begin (finally) to be a standard

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The problem with Android updates is an endemic evil that has been affecting this operating system since its inception. Without being solved, there are brands that gradually remedy. And the last to join is honor: the manufacturer raises the bar to the seven guaranteed years of key Android updates. The first to receive them will be the Magic7 Pro Honor. It is not that Android evolves in excess year after year, most of the changes focus on security, privacy and communication improvements between hardware, software and user. Although yes, although it does not change in excess, there is no doubt that we all want our phones to be updated. The longer the better, especially when the manufacturer’s layer ends up overlapping Android’s own. Presentation of the Honor Alpha Plan with seven years of Android and Security Updates Seven years is the top. At least for the moment: From Google itselfthe company that develops the operating system, to honor, the most recent brand in Make the determination to keep your devices more life. Samsung was one of those who opened the ban: four years of Android updates in the Samsung Galaxy S21 And seven years from the Samsung Galaxy S24 From now on. In addition, the number of key updates is equated with that of security patches, an equally important software for devices, since it solves critical errors that allow attacks against devices. With the Honor Alpha Plan, a strategy presented by the company within the framework of the MWC and that foresees a remarkable investment in software, artificial intelligence and connected devices, Honor has taken the step expanding to the extreme the Android updates of its smartphones. At the moment the confirmation comes for a single model, although the most logical thing is that it extends to others equally important in its catalog, such as the folding Honor Magic V3. It is great news and a good first step that should extend. Security update at a Samsung Galaxy Updates yes, but with priority to the high range. While it is logical that it is the best mobile phones that receive more attention from the manufacturers, thereby offering greater value to their customers, that the guarantee of system updates remains in the most expensive mobiles leaves out most of the volume of users. After all, the mobiles that are most sold are usually the cheapest and those who have the most risk of attacks. The Android update guarantee is never global: brands offer more years only to the most modern and powerful of their catalog Samsung is extending its update policy also to its Galaxy A range, even to the Mobiles like the new Samsung Galaxy A56 They offer six years of Android versions, security patches and One UIthe same happens with the most economical Samsung Galaxy M16 5g. Android updates Security updates honor Up to 7 years Up to 7 years Samsung Up to 7 years Up to 7 years Google Up to 7 years Up to 7 years Apple 5-6 years (on all iPhone) 5-6 years (on all iPhone) Motorola Up to 5 years Up to 5 years Xiaomi Up to 4 years Up to 5 years OnePlus Up to 4 years Up to 5 years Oppo Up to 4 years Up to 5 years Realme Up to 3 years Up to 4 years Democratizing Android updates implies improving user experience, their safety, offers greater privacy and, also, transfers the improvements of the new models to which they have been in the market for a while. Having a long -term guarantee is good for those who buy a phone, but also for those who sell it. The satisfaction and commitment to the brand are gold. That a mobile is not updated does not imply that stop workingbut it makes it much more vulnerable. And it transmits lack of interest to the product and to whoever buys it: how honor adds to commitment to seven years is excellent news. Now it only remains that the guarantee extends to the rest of the catalog apart from the honor Magic7 Pro. Cover image | Ricardo Aguilar In Xataka | Hyperos 2 updates calendar by 2025: what mobiles of Xiaomi and Redmi update and when

The eight years of updates are already possible on Android. That will happen is something very different

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Who was going to tell us a few years ago that a phone could be updated up to eight times to a new version of operating system. This is precisely what Google and Qualcomm have just signed, supporting updates for eight years to all those manufacturers that incorporate the Snapdragon 8 Elite on your phones. “This means that the support for platform software included in this program will be available for OEM for eight consecutive years, including updates of the Android and Kernel operating system, without the need to make important changes or updates on the platform and the code OEM of the device (a separation commonly known as “project treble” or “supplier implementation”). Update of Kernel mode controllers, the supplier code can remain unchanged while providing software support. “ Updating for eight years sounds very good, but it is difficult to end up becoming a common practice. Manufacturer’s decision. Qualcomm and Google have opened the door, but it is the manufacturers who decide whether or not. In fact, Qualcomm itself makes it clear in its statement. “The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) will decide if a smartphone or an eligible mobile phone will receive all software support offered For longer. “ Last year, Qualcomm already endured Seven years of updatesand just Samsung and Google got on the car. Among all Android manufacturers, these two are the only ones that offer seven -year updates from the date of purchase of the device. A small shot in the foot. Updating a phone for seven years is a complex matter. On the one hand, it is a great sale argument. If we think of brands such as Samsung, Google or Apple, the first thing that can come to mind is “longevity.” They are phones made to last, and when we are looking for a high -end phone, this point is key. But, on the other hand, support for eight years involves dedicating eight years of resources to a telephone that will stop selling after their first year of life. That is why the vast majority of manufacturers still do not offer a wide cycle of updates. Manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Oppo offer four years of system updates. Others, as alive, stay in three. The battle with the annual model. We have been raising a movement that a priori would make sense: stop launching a year a year. The technological maturity of the smartphone is increasing (even more in the highest ranges), something that makes it difficult to see relevant innovations. If a phone is going to last eight years, a renewal cycle every two years is not crazy. Despite this, launching annual devices remains a strategy to boost income and grow the manufacturers ecosystem. Not only will it be high -end thing. “The smartphones that are launched with the new mobile platforms of the Snapdragon 8 and 7 series will also be eligible to receive this extended support.” Qualcomm has not detailed which series models seven will be compatible, but opens the doors for mid -range models also have an extensive life cycle. Great news about the paper, although it will remain to be checked how many manufacturers update a phone away from the first line. Image | Xataka In Xataka | How to update Android to your latest version

The iPhone 17 point to one of the greatest redesign in their history. One that shouts “android” to the four winds

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When the river sounds, water carries, and in the world of phone leaks it is a standard that is usually met. A few weeks ago, Jon Prosser revealed The alleged design of the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro. Two telephone that would arrive, according to the filter, with a redesigned chamber module and that, everything is said, reminds some family models little of Xiaomi. A week later, new information based on Factory CAD supposedin which it is confirmed that the design, at least in this initial stage of product development. The iPhone carry without a remarkable design change from the family iPhone 11at least in relation to the camera modules. There have been dances in the respective to the position of the cameras and their size, but the rear remained unchanged since the year. iPhone 11 Pro | iPhone 16 Pro This design, which seemed immovable, would be about to change in the next generation iPhone 17. In this, regardless of the number of cameras, the module will be the main differential feature for the design of the new product line. iPhone 16 Pro according to Prosser and Majin Bu iPhone 17 Pro. Image: SonnyDickson All leaks are aligning in one direction: that of the iPhone 17 with a redesigned camera module and with a larger volume. According to leaks of alleged covers for this phone, with them the design will barely mean a change. Without it, the cameras will cease to be the only element that protrudes, to become part of a gigantic island … in the Android style. Xiaomi little x6 pro. One of the points we have criticized for 2024 has been the unnecessary of oversizing the camera modules to give them prominence. If the leaks are fulfilled, Apple will do exactly the same. Samsung was one of the few companies that had not joined the fashion with Apple, with a clean rear in which only the cameras stood out (as is inevitable). Another curious movement that is rumored is the return to aluminum throughout the iPhone 17 family, reserving the titanium frame for the iPhone 17 Air. This rumor is not yet solid and would be quite difficult to justify, given the good results (especially in weight reduction). This Apple’s decision would make a certain meaning: unifying the design of the family, regardless of the model we buy. Similarly, it will allow the iPhone 17 Air, who will allegedly land with just a camera, shine with some packaging despite having such a scarce photographic section. Image | Prosser, Majin Bu, Sonny Dickson

China has a possibility to unseat Android forever. One called Harmonyos

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Android supremacy on mobile devices is indisputable. So much that more than 70% of the world’s population uses a device with this operating system. The rest is configured by iOS and, in a tiny part, the rest of the operating systems. But there is a small fish starting to look at the surface: Huawei with Harmonyos. In Europe it is a minority operating system with hardly any presence, but Huawei’s commercial success in his native country He is achieving the unthinkable a few years ago: Harmonyos has surpassed iOS in China. After achieving this goal, the approach is clear: could Harmonyos be China’s weapon to completely displace Android? A little context. In case you don’t know the situation of Harmonyos, the quick summary is simple. In 2019 Donald Trump signed an executive order To veto any company that assumed “a threat to national security.” Huawei was one of them and, after the veto, Google was forced to suspend any type of relationship with the Chinese company. This left Huawei without Google applications and with an Android version without updating, Which was a debacle for the company both in Europe and its native country. While in China Google’s lack of services is not relevant, Huawei stopped having access to American companies components, facing a scenario in which they had to start building from scratch to be competitive again. Huawei’s response. From the first moment, Huawei was willing to face this situation. That same 2019 presented Harmonyosan operating system as an alternative not only to Android, but Windows, Wearos and even smart cars. If you do not let me use full android, develop a system for everything. The proposal took to arrive, landing first on PC and later on mobile phones. It should also be noted that, from the beginning, Harmonyos was an operating system focused on China. It was still based on Android and existing platforms, although with several modifications. In fact, the company’s telephones in Spain still have EMUI (Android). There is no operating system without application store, so Huawei developed its own ‘App Gallery’. Since its launch in 2018 (it was already the alternative store of Huawei before the veto) until today, it has become the third largest application repository, behind Play Store and App Store. The state of Harmonyos. Currently, Harmonyos is beginning to reach its sweet point with Harmonyos Next. An operating system created from scratch, without any code of Android, and focused on all types of technological devices. It is an ambitious objective that we have already begun to see fruits. He Avata 11Huawei electric car, use Harmonyos as an operating system. Mobile devicesthat sweep sales in China, too. Harmonyos is more than an operating system: it is a huge ecosystem that celebrates Huawei hardware, and has the potential to spread beyond the brand. Chinese hope to flee from Android. The million -dollar question is if Harmonyos has the potential to replace Android in China, and the answer is a resounding yes, but with nuances. China is a unique market, where Google applications and services have hardly any presence. This gives the system a significant advantage, although difficult (not impossible) to replicate. In fact, Huawei has already managed to migrate much of its user base to Harmonyos. According to company data, more than 300 million devices They are already using the operating system, which makes it one of the fastest growing operating systems in history. In addition, Huawei has been working in its own applications ecosystem, Huawei Mobile Services (HMS)which includes an alternative application store to Google Play, as well as maps, payments and cloud services. One of the keys to popularizing the system would go through trade agreements. Many trade agreements. Huawei needs to attract developers to App Gallery, and get a real competitor of Play Store and App Store. In other words, that a single popular app in your store is not lacking. After achieving that, it would be to enter conversations with large smartphones manufacturers. Given that in the Chinese house there are giants such as Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme or Lenovo, it is a plan that does not sound crazy. Image | Huawei In Xataka | We already know how many euros a triple folding costs. Huawei Mate XT Ultimate has opened the ban

Third -party stores are still insignificant in Android. The Amazon App Store closure is the last test

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Amazon will take goodbye to your Android application store starting next August 20. The company has issued a statement For developers and has detailed on its support website What will happen to the store From this date. The reason is clear and transparent: users were not using the store beyond the Amazon devices themselves. Therefore, they decide to stop supporting Android and turn it into an alternative only for their own products. What will happen to the Amazon store. Amazon App Store will stop working on August 20. As of this date, the company does not guarantee the operation of the applications discharged from it. Although it will disappear on Android, it will continue to be available on Amazon’s own devices, such as Fire TV and Fire Tablet. The goal is to keep the store alive only on the company’s devices. What happens to the COINS? Amazon App Store had its own currency, the Amazon Coins. These are used to make purchases inside the store, but also within the apps unloaded through it. The Amazon Coins balance will be completely reimbursed, so you will not lose the money invested in them. The reason: lack of users. Amazon has alluded to a clear reason: his store was not being used enough (at least on devices outside his ecosystem). “We have decided to discontinue Amazon’s appthore on Android to focus our efforts on the experience of the appthore on our own devices, since it is there where the vast majority of our clients are currently interacting.” There is only a possible rival. Play Store is (and will remain in the short term) the most used store in the world. It is estimated that it has between 2,500 and 3,000 million active users, something logical when pre -installed on all Android telephone. This store covers practically all globable markets, saving some markets such as Chino. Competing against this mastodon is an arduous task, although there are few efforts to achieve it. Huawei, with great support from the Chinese government, is making APP Gallery exceed 600 million active users. There are many more compared to the 100 million estimated for Amazon Store, and that between 10 and 20 million that are estimated at minority stores such as Aurora Store. Not everything is numbers. Although at the level of numbers nobody can cough Play Store, there is much beyond the total number of unique users. Technological giants such as Epic Games have led Android Your application store With a single purpose: avoid Play Store commissions. On the Huawei side, it is not focused on competing globally against Play Store: it wants to be the main app store in China and consolidate the leadership of the company in your native country. Compete against Play Store goes beyond figures, and with The arrival of third -party apps to App Store They have the great opportunity to continue getting with increasing impulse. Image | Xataka In Xataka | This is the first thing I do to verify that an apk is safe

The iPhone had no rival on Android. The iPhone 16e only plants a phone

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A mobile with just a camera and the front of the iPhone 13 for 709 euros, this is the iPhone 16E. A priori, they don’t seem the best sales arguments. Apple competes against itself in a market in which the iPhone 16 It can be purchased for new for 750 euros. But what happens if we are looking for alternatives on Android? The answer is simple: it is practically impossible to find a similar device. And it will not be because there are no good proposals in hardware, it is because 6.1 inches are a very rare exception. The clear rival. The 16E iPhone has its negative points but, even with them, it is still a 6.1 -inch phone. If we look for Android phones with high -end processor and this size … everything is a lot. The most similar would be a Google Pixel 8aa 6.1 -inch telephone with a panel with much more brightness (2,000 nits peak) and a 90 Hz soda rate. His G4 tensioner It is quite far in gross performance with respect to the A18 of the iPhone, but after having thoroughly tasted this device I can assure you that its performance is spectacular. It also has an ultra wide angle of relative quality, WiFi 6E and updates for five years. Clearly, the “Android iPhone” at a groundbreaking price: 399 euros. It is not small mobile time. High -end Android mobiles are tens, but beyond pixel 8a, not one meets the size requirement. High -end proposals in the second line, such as Samsung Galaxy S24 Fe either Xiaomi 14t They move away a lot from the 16E concept, with 6.7 -inch panels and much larger sizes. Nor is there color in regard to processor: Apple has done something very good with this phone, and is to provide it with the same chip of the iPhone 16. This means that it is, by far, the most powerful mobile in the range of the 700 euros. Apple keeps competing alone. Apple is, next to Google, the only company that continues to compete in high range with 6.1 inches phones. In fact, the Pixel 9 Pro He was one of the pleasant surprises of the year, since he finally put the last name “Pro” to a compact phone. Taking into account that The iPhone 15 is the best -selling mobile in the worldabove the pro max models, it may not be a bad idea to rethink if this concept of the compact mobile (not tiny, Like the extinct iPhone 13 mini) makes more sense than ever. What can I buy for 700 euros. Even so, if the budget is 700 euros and does not convince you the 16E iPhone (and you are willing to sacrifice size in exchange for better specs in fast charging, screen, more cameras, etc.), there are a few options that, in the moment in which we write this article, they are much cheaper. Image | Apple In Xataka | I want a small mobile: the best recommendations of compact mobiles from Xataka editors

In an unexpected turn of events, Apple TV+ has reached Android. It is a necessary movement

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In an unexpected turn of events, Apple TV has officially landed on Android. Since its launch in 2021, the platform had been exclusive to Apple and, although we paid the subscription, it was only possible to reproduce the contents on Apple devices. There was only one exception: Google TV. As of today, Apple TV is available on Google Play Store, so you can download on Android devices (tablets and mobile phones). Thus, it will be possible to subscribe to the Apple TV+ service from these devices. Apple needed this movement, a lot. Available in Play Store. Apple TV in Play Store, see to believe. The app can be downloaded for free, allowing APPLE TV+subscription. It is available for all devices with Android 10 or higher, and has practically the same basic functions of the app that we find on Apple devices. The main difference is that, in Apple TV for Android, purchases or rentals that we have active through iTunes Store will not be shown. This simplifies the design of the app, optimized for tablets and mobiles. Apple needs scale, no exclusivity. Apple likes that its products are within its ecosystem but, like every company, it needs its products to generate money. Apple TV+ has been facing a few storms and temporary for years, and increasing the number of users seems essential to clean up the situation. 1,000 million a yearthis is the figure that Apple was willing to spend on films that wanted to take cinemas, Like Napoleon. Failures like ‘Argylle’ Nor did they help, an ambitious comedy blockbuster who failed to reap hubble successes. Apple TV remains a very minority platform, to the point of having less viewed a month than Netflix in one day. The translation? Production cuts, Price increases of subscriptions, and Little optimistic numbers. Bad times for streaming. The streaming economy It is broken. The current race is to maintain a audience without this platform migration, and bring Apple TV to Android is precisely Apple’s plan for users to start migrating from other platforms. Shown that The price increase is not as harmful as it could be thoughtthis movement in search of the mass public is the logical and necessary for Apple. Moment of aiming the date and starting counting until next year, to check whether or not the strategy has felt. Image | Xataka In Xataka | How to convert your normal TV to a smarttv: guide with what you need, main devices and how to choose the best for you

New reports of incidents that arrive for mobile and Android Auto

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Let’s explain New incident reports They are added to Google Maps options. The application has this system to be able to notify other drivers when you are of some danger on the road or mobile radars, and now new options will be added. These are news that have already begun to reach some users, although possibly You have to wait several days or a few weeks To reach all users, since they possibly implement progressively. Even so, it is convenient to meet them for the moment in which each one of us is activated. New climatic reports for Google Maps When you press the option to add a new incidence report, in addition to radar classics, retentions and so on, you will also have a series of New climate -related reports. With them you can notify other drivers that you have found these incidents. These are the new notifications that you will be able to find: Flooded road Low visibility Road with snow without withdrawal These three notifications They will appear with the yellow iconand join others already existing such as works, cut lane, damaged vehicle or object on the road. Remember that you have an icon to add incidents that appears on the side of the screen when you are sailing. In Xataka Basics | 61 European alternatives to Google, X, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Dropbox, Google Drive, WhatsApp and other popular services

Perplexity launches an assistant for Android. An all in one that marks a before and after

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The AI ​​Assistant Perplexity comes to Android with an enormous promise: to become the first truly useful assistant on your mobile. Or at least that it is capable of going far beyond what we knew. Why is it important. This is not just another AI app. Perplexity integrates real-time web search, multitasking control and advanced automation in an interface that seeks to understand the context of your needs. The context. Current mobile assistants are limited and frustrating when compared to the capabilities of an AI chatbot. Perplexity breaks these barriers by being able to maintain coherent conversations while doing tasks in different apps. That is, it combines the capabilities of an AI chatbot with the classic assistant. It integrates with apps like Uber, Spotify and YouTube, as well as messaging and watch apps. More will come. It is multimodal, so it supports voice, text and camera… …so it can even “see” what you have on the screen. It is available in fifteen languages. Maintains context between different actions. Access information in real time thanks to reading websites. Between the lines. The most important thing about Perplexity Assistant for Android is its ability to maintain context. For example, if you ask it about Italian restaurants near you, it will be able to automatically reserve the place that best suits your previous preferences and your usual dining time. Context. More case studies: You can identify a product, even if it is newly launched, using the camera. The Verge mentions his success in spotting a promotional toy released just two days ago. You can compose and send emails maintaining our usual writing style. You can manage our calendar by creating contextualized events. For example, “remind me to take my heart pill two hours before the Valencia game.” Something more concrete: you can ask him ‘play the song that plays at the end of the movie’Interstellar‘”. The big question. Is Perplexity going to be able to unseat the Google Assistant, or at least be more capable of competing with ChatGPT by having your own scope of action? Although it is not easy at all, it is in a good position: it is already valued at 9 billion dollars, so it has the financial and technological muscle to try. Go deeper. The power of this assistant lies, above all, in its proprietary search engine. It is what allows you to give updated and accurate answers. And what makes it overcome the limitations of chatbots that are based on pre-trained systems. The assistant for Android can be activated from the Perplexity appreplacing the native Google one. As for whether it will come to iOS, it seems complicated: the company remains open to this possibility as long as Apple “grants them the appropriate permissions.” Featured image | Perplexity In Xataka | If you have Movistar, you have Perplexity Pro for free: so you can use it and get the most out of it

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