Google Announces eSIM Support for Pixel 3 on Jio and Airtel in India Google today announced eSIM wireless service on its Pixel 3 smartphone with Reliance Jio and Airtel telecom carriers in India. Google was the first smartphone vendor to support built-in eSIMs with its Project Fi, now calledGoogle Fi, which started operations last year. In India, eSIMs are alsoavailable on iPhonesas well as theApple Watch cellular variants. “Sprint in the US, EE in the UK, Airtel and Reliance Jio in India, and Truphone and Gigsky in various countries will also roll out eSIM support for Pixel 3 in the coming months,” Kerrie Lenhart Hogan, Director, Partnerships at Google, said inblog post....

Google Kicks Out CM File Manager, Kika Keyboard from Play Store For Ad Fraud A recent investigation revealed that several Android apps developed by China’s Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech were runningad click fraud schemeto trick app developers into thinking new installs were coming from ads within the offending applications. After the findings were brought to Google’s attention, two of the fraudulent apps were scrutinized and have now been removed from the Play Store....

Google Pixel 3 Gets Improved RAM Usage, Camera Performance in December Patch Google has started sending out the December security patch update to its Pixel devices, not just limited to the latestPixel 3 and 3 XLbut also the first and second generation devices. Besides patching the security issues, the update addresses a number ofperformance issues on the Pixel 3and other smartphones. Perhaps, the most vital of these (now-fixed) issues on the Pixel smartphones is that of poor RAM management on the latest Pixel devices....

Google Santa Tracker 2018 Brings New Interactive Puzzles, Christmas Stories Around The World With Christmas just a few weeks away, Google’s Santa Tracker is back with a ton of fun activities, interactive puzzles, musical tasks and tidbits about holiday traditions across the world. This year, ‘Santa’s Village’ is chock full of activities in anticipation of Christmas this year and Google will continue to add more in the upcoming days. Google’s annual Christmas-themed online entertainment event is celebrating its 15th year, so there are some extra special nuggets in there....

Latest MIUI 10 Beta Adds Controversial Cheetah Mobile App Shortcuts Poco F1 recentlyreceived Android Pie updatethrough the official MIUI 10 global beta channel. The interface looks identical to MIUI 10 based on Android Oreo, with key Android Pie elements such as Adaptive Battery, Digital Wellbeing missing. A new weekly update, which bumps the version to MIUI Global 8.11.29, was released yesterday for Poco F1 and it brings November security patch along with performance improvements....

New Pixel-Exclusive ‘Sounds’ App to Improve Ringtone Experience Google is likely to be working on a new app, exclusive to Pixel users initially, which will let them choose “sounds for alarms, ringtones, and notifications“. The app called just “Sounds” was apparently uploaded to the Play Store very recently, looking at just “1+” downloads. It is likely to be included with the featuresupdate rolled out to Pixeldevices earlier today. The changelog shows somewhat vague information, suggesting that it has an “updated design” and the app offers “different collections to fit your style“....

OnePlus 6T OxygenOS Update Brings Audio Tuner for Bluetooth Earphones OnePlus has begun the rollout of theOxygenOS 9.0.7update for theOnePlus 6Twhich brings a host of changes such as camera and network stability improvements, system optimizations and bug fixes. The most notable change brought by the latest OxygenOS update is the introduction ofAudio Tuner for Bluetooth earphones. The addition of Audio Tuner for wireless earphones is certainly a welcome addition, especially for OnePlus fans who were unhappy with the absence of the 3....