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Samsung's Android 12-based One UI 4 beta finally lets you use icon packs — here's everything new so far
Icon pack support has been added via Good Lock

Michael Crider Michael Crider
Samsung's Android 12-based One UI 4 beta finally lets you use icon packs — here's everything new so far

This story was originally published and last updated . 

If you're rocking a Galaxy S21, S21+, or S21 Ultra, and you want to check out the latest software goodies that Samsung is brewing up, you'll want to get involved with the One UI beta program. Version 4.0 is out to beta testers in the program today, and it has quite a few new changes. Chief among them, at least for owners in the United States, is support for eSIM cards, although this feature isn't working just yet. The feature was available previously in other countries and territories (as well as for the T-Mobile Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra).

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Galaxy Watch4 update fixes a touch bezel bug, leaves a notification bug intact
Along with 'improved system stability and reliability'

Michael Crider Michael Crider
Galaxy Watch4 update fixes a touch bezel bug, leaves a notification bug intact

The new Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch4 comes in two versions: the Classic, with a physical rotating bezel for easily navigating menus, and the non-Classic, which does the same thing with a touch-sensitive edge on its round screen. Samsung's latest software update addresses the latter, as some users were complaining of scrolling issues. It's available to download right now.

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New Weather Frog-style character clocks may be coming to the Nest Hub
It's raining cats and dogs. Or possibly chinchillas. We really don't know yet.

Michael Crider Michael Crider
New Weather Frog-style character clocks may be coming to the Nest Hub

Earlier this year we saw a sizeable update to the Nest Hub and similar Google-powered smart speakers, adding a bunch of features and one cute-as-a-button little guy known as the "Weather Frog." While the Sanrio-style frog is so far the only animated screen of its kind, if recent leaks are any indication, alternatives are coming down the pipe.

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The latest OxygenOS Beta for the OnePlus Nord includes Ambient Display tweaks
You can watch a little cartoon of yourself! Woo!

Michael Crider Michael Crider
The latest OxygenOS Beta for the OnePlus Nord includes Ambient Display tweaks

OnePlus Nord owners who are part of the company's open beta program should check their phones now: there's a new update headed down the pipe. It's not amazing in terms of content; the biggest practical addition is that the Android security patch is bumped up to August. But there's some big stuff in there if you really like the always-on display.

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OnePlus 8T's latest update fixes some region-specific bugs
And still no July security patch

Will Sattelberg Will Sattelberg
OnePlus 8T's latest update fixes some region-specific bugs

OnePlus's latest flagship phones have been somewhat controversial, but the OnePlus 8T has held strong as a decent daily driver. In fact, if you need a powerful device and don't mind year-old hardware, it's a no-brainer at its reduced price. It's been nearly two months since the OnePlus 8T received some update attention, but depending on your region, that changes today.

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Google says it will give Nest devices longer software support than Pixel phones
Five years of bug fixes and security updates, at the very least

Michael Crider Michael Crider
Google says it will give Nest devices longer software support than Pixel phones

Software updates are important for all electronics. But for smart home equipment, it's the difference between having a working, cohesive system, and a big collection of useless hunks of plastic. Perhaps aware of some recent high-profile issues along those lines, Google has promised software support for all Nest devices for at least five years after purchase.

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OnePlus’s apathy to updates continues with its latest phone
Color us utterly surprised

Prasham Parikh Prasham Parikh
OnePlus’s apathy to updates continues with its latest phone

In recent years, OnePlus has slipped down a few notches in both quantity and quality of software updates. Last year, buyers of the Nord N10 5G and the N100 were a let down with just one Android update to the already-released OxygenOS 11 and two years of security updates. This year things are looking a little bit better for the Nord N200 5G, but still disappointing overall.

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OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro update 11.2.6.6 features several camera improvements
Rolling out to India now, Europe and North America soon

Michael Crider Michael Crider
OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro update 11.2.6.6 features several camera improvements

Owners of the most recent OnePlus flagships, check your notification bars: OP is sending you a software goodie. The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are now receiving the 11.2.6.6 version of Oxygen OS, and it's ... well, it's a bunch of bug fixes and camera improvements. Which is pretty similar to most OnePlus updates, but at least they're consistent, right?

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Samsung's latest wearable updates are hitting the Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2
Icon tweaks and stability improvements await Samsung's wearable fans

Stephen Schenck Stephen Schenck
Samsung's latest wearable updates are hitting the Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2

Your excuses for your sedentary lifestyle are rapidly disappearing. The weather's getting better, days are getting longer, and with any luck you may soon be all vaxed up, ready to head out and take on the world. Many of us are putting in a little bit of an extra effort to get out and be active, hoping to shed some of this pandemic weight (and maybe then some), and there's no better tool to help you with that than a good smartwatch. This week Samsung's got fresh updates landing for a couple of its recent models.

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OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro updates are here with May security patches
It also fixes some camera bugs and Google Fi issues

Michael Crider Michael Crider
OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7T, and 7T Pro updates are here with May security patches

All four of the phones in the OnePlus 7 series are getting updated this weekend, patching the build of OxygenOS to 11.0.1.1. While this is mainly a series of bug fixes, the biggest change is upgrading the Android security patch to May 2021. The update is rolling out to the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro now.

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