About Jules Wang
Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently contributes art for our stories and edits our podcast. Before that, he managed weekend news and wrote AP's newsletter.
Jules also contributes to our sister sites XDA-Developers and Pocket-lint. He also was editor at our now-sister site, Pocketnow.
Latest Articles
TuneIn Pro app losing the ability to record live radio
'You're listening to 109 FM The Bummer!'
Media marketing researcher Nielsen claims as of 2019 that 272 million people in the U.S. listen to honest-to-goodness live radio every week one way or another. For some, that means buying the TuneIn Pro app and being able to record programs as they like for later replay. But that ability is about to go away.
T-Mobile's new REVVL 4, 4+, and 5G are sub-$400 phones made by TCL
Nice, cheap phones with a shared bloodline
T-Mobile is updating its own-brand REVVL line of mid-range phones with three new entries, including a 5G phone that costs $400 at full retail. All of them are available from September 4 at T-Mobile on discount and, for the first time, at Metro by T-Mobile.
Grab an international Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra as low as $980 on eBay
Significantly cheaper than the US models
Some people are always looking for a way to get the best and newest for cheaper and there are those who are able to provide it. eBay seller sobeonline1 is one of those providers and they have just provided the Galaxy Note20 Ultra in its international, dual-SIM, 256GB form, for $150 off the price of the 128GB U.S., single-SIM version.
Google appears to be revising the user interface for its editor in Photos, relying less on iconography and more on text. The work-in-progress was first discovered by software blogger Jane Manchun Wong and may be available in testing to select users.
Google Maps now highlights your Saved places with carousels of pictures
Rolling out to your Saved tab
Google Maps is revamping its Saved places tab, replacing a tepid list of lists with photo rolls of specific attractions right from the first screen.
Red Magic 5S pre-orders are open ahead of September 2 availability, starting at $579
You can also pre-order a cooling fan for your phone, too
The Red Magic 5G came out 4 months ago as Nubia's first 5G gaming phone. Today, the ZTE spin-off is at it yet again with a small iteration on the Red Magic 5G — the Red Magic 5S is available for pre-order right now.
Nokia C3 sheds Android Go for slightly improved specs and an MSRP of €85
Trading up, but still cheap
HMD Global is keeping its pace up with Android budget phones with today's announcement of the Nokia C3. Unlike its two predecessors that have launched in the past 9 months, this device eschews the lightweight Android Go software in favor of full-fat Android 10.
Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station arrives September 1 with introductory $50 discount
Not large, still in charge
The market for portable power stations is vast and everyone's trying to fill as many specific demands as they can for the right price. Jackery is making another attempt here with its new Explorer 300 station, a $350 box of juice that's coming on sale with an introductory discount starting September 1.Jackery showcased the Explorer 300 alongside the Explorer 1000 back at CES this year. The latter came out in May and we gave it good marks in our review.
AT&T and Verizon provide free data in wildfire-ravaged California and Colorado
T-Mobile, though, is different
As of Sunday, more than 1.6 million acres across 13 states in the west have been burning in wildfires. The worst of them are located in California and Colorado and those areas are where AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are providing specific responses to their customers.
Google's upcoming Android TV dongle and remote just passed through the FCC
Lots, still, to uncover about 'Sabrina'
The FCC has published documents related to an interactive media streaming device and a more generic wireless device from Google. At least one of the two devices may be part of the next-gen push for Android TV, centered around a device named "Sabrina."
Pixel 5 specs tipped to include 90Hz OLED display, reverse wireless charging
6.2" screen on the Pixel 4a 5G
Read update
Some may consider the Pixel 4a to be an amuse bouche for the bigger courses: the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5. Is there reason to build up your anticipation? Well, there's some new intel on what their spec sheets might hold.
Master & Dynamic MW07 true wireless earbuds down to their lowest price of $80 (half off) today at Woot
Acetate, beryllium, steel, it's just a lot
Need to fill your ears? Don't need a bunch of wires ruining your vibes? True wireless earbuds are here and they have staying power. And you can get a good pair for way less than you think: the Master & Dynamic MW07 is pretty much half off of recent pricing today at Woot.The MW07 come from 2018 and come stocked with 10mm beryllium drivers, acetate housing, and a stainless steel charging case. Yep, they earned every cent of their $300 price tag at the time — manufacturers were still working on fitting in active noise canceling at the time — but they also rightly earned a good reputation here at Android Police with our review.
Verizon has brought Android 10 to both the Moto G7 Play and Power after Motorola first started distributing the upgrade for those phones throughout Latin America in June.
Pixel 5 renders show hole punch display, return to capacitive fingerprint reader
About as Pixel-looking as it can be in 2020
We'd like to believe that Android Police readers know what a Pixel phone looks like at this point. Actually, we think we already have some idea of what the Pixel 5 looks like. But hey, why not have more of an idea? More renders of the device are out and there's a fly-around video, too.
Judge lets Lyft and Uber operate in California as fate of drivers left in the hands of voters
Will Proposition 22 help rideshare contractors from AB 5?
Californians are still able to order rides from Lyft and Uber this morning after an eleventh-hour decision by a state appellate court judge allowed the TNCs to continue operating with their drivers as contractors instead of employees. The two companies had announced they would suspend services as of 12:00 a.m. PDT as a result of Assembly Bill No. 5, which has implemented new tests as to how workers are classified.
Android developer class action suit targets Play Store and its 30% transaction fee
The suit needs approval from federal court
Epic Games is waging legal war against Apple and Google for what it calls the exorbitant 30% revenue share those companies make on every app and in-app purchase. Indeed, every developer finds themselves paying the piper for the privilege of using what may arguably be the only practical commerce platforms of Android and iOS, but they don't usually have the means to file a suit. Now, though, one law firm is attempting to round up the aggrieved with proposed class-action litigation against Google.
Pixel Buds 2 now available in all colors at Google Store
Well, at least in the United States
It's taken months for all the colors to fall into place — almost four months, in fact — but the Google Store is now shipping the second-generation Pixel Buds in Just White, Oh So Orange, Quite Mint, and Almost Black to customers in the United States.
Bluetooth SIG wants wearables to be part of coronavirus exposure notification systems
Specification will take months to finalize
The Bluetooth SIG is working on allowing wearable devices to be pinged in Exposure Notification Systems for the novel coronavirus, calling a smartphone-only approach to infection tracing "not a practical approach" for everyone. It will be a long time, though, before wearables become a viable detection vector.
Google tests custom header photos for mobile Search
What are the 'ideas' behind this little detail?
Every little detail counts when it comes to diving into a search engine experience and Google would die not to know it. Right now, the company appears to be testing customized header images on its search results based on queries revolving around "ideas" — but those backgrounds could conceivably spread to other searches as well.
Pixel 4a pre-orders are already arriving ahead of tomorrow's formal release
Check yo email, check yo mailbox
After a couple weeks of sitting in wait, the Pixel 4a is making its way to pre-order customers. We've heard from our readers about when they should expect to get their phones, and some are already arriving early, up to two days before Google's formal August 20th launch.