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• Meizu makes the Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus official, Helio X30, dual cameras, and secondary AMOLED screen in tow
  

  Meizu has finally put all the leaks and rumors of its latest flagship phone to rest. The Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus are officially official, though details are still rolling in. From all appearances, most of the information we’ve heard in the last few month…

• Google app starts autoplaying in-line videos and adds toggle to turn the feature off
  

  

  Back in March, Cody discovered hints of the Google app adding video previews and autoplay functionality. Since then, we didn’t hear anything about the feature or spot any signs of it until today when reader Tycho pointed that there’s a new “Video” section in the Google app’s settings.

  I’ve checked all my devices, ranging from a Galaxy S7 Edge on the latest Google app beta to the Nexus 7 (2013) which I rarely update and is still on version 7.3.19.21 of the Google app from many moons ago: they all have it.

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  Google app starts autoplaying in-line videos and adds toggle to turn the feature off was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Waze for Android Auto is out of private beta and available today
  

  The private beta for Waze on Android Auto rolled out early last month, and two months of testing seems to have been enough. The feature once promised at I/O 2016 is now here. According to a blog post, today Waze will be available for everyone on Andro…

• eBay will soon let you search for products using images instead of words
  

  

  Searching on eBay isn’t the easiest thing to do now. The search engine looks at literal results for your words and doesn’t take into consideration typos, interchangeable words (“bag” and “purse”), multiple languages and translations (“case” and “hülle”), and multiple product names (“Galaxy Tab S2 8.0” and “T710”). So you often end up missing listings because the seller didn’t word the title exactly like what you thought to search for. But that’s about to get better thanks to new image-based searches.

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  eBay will soon let you search for products using images instead of words was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Allo: Everything you need to know
  

  Everything you need to know to get started with Google’s messaging service.

  Allo is a smart messaging service that relies on the Google Assistant to serve up contextual suggestions. Assistant lives on as a chatbot within Allo, and you can invoke it to offer recommendations on nearby points of interest, tell jokes, play games, and much more. It’ll also suggest contextual replies in conversations, provide you with score updates for your sports teams, along with weather and news updates, and so on.

  Interactions with Google Assistant are designed to be conversational in nature, and it’ll also tell the best bad jokes. If you’re just getting started with Google’s new messaging service, we have you covered.

  Setting up Allo

  Haven’t gotten around to downloading Allo just yet? Here’s the Play Store link. Once you’re done downloading the app, it’s a straightforward process to register using your phone number. We’ve covered the basics of getting started with the app below:

  How to instal…

• PSA: Chrome for Android automatically suggests copied links when you search
  

  

  Ever noticed that Chrome suggests copied links when you go to search or enter a URL? What at first glance might have seemed like a new feature in the 4th developer preview of Android O now appears to have been around for a while, and have nothing to do with the OS itself.

  We were tipped about this yesterday and after some investigation, it seems that this is actually a feature of the Chrome app.

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  PSA: Chrome for Android automatically suggests copied links when you search was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Samsung’s Phonecast VR app will let you to stream video content on your Gear VR [APK Download]
  

  

  Many people assume VR is only really for movies and games that make the most of its 3D capabilities, but it can also be used to watch standard video content. Why would you choose to watch a movie on your TV when you can instead use a 200-inch virtual screen with a scenic 360-degree background? That’s exactly what Samsung’s upcoming Phonecast VR app will let you do.

  The app’s still in beta right now, but you can sideload it on a Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+.

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  Samsung’s Phonecast VR app will let you to stream video content on your Gear VR [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• How to use the archive feature in Google Photos
  

  Archive pictures on Google Photos to keep your main screen free from clutter.

  Google has been steadily adding features to Google Photos, and a recent addition is the ability to archive images from your main stream. The feature comes in handy if you’re looking to get your pictures more organized within Photos, or if you want to move a few images off the main view.

  You can manually archive photos, and Google will also notify you to clear the clutter if it notifies a lot of duplicate images in your timeline. Archived photos still show up in albums and search, but it’s an easy way to keep your main timeline free of clutter.

  How to archive a photo in Google Photos
  How to access archived photos in Google Photos

  How to archive a photo in Google Photos

  Open Google Photos from the app drawer or home screen.
  Long-press on an image to select it, and continue to select all the images you want to archive
  Tap the action overflow button (three vertical dots on the top right corner).
  Tap A…

• OnePlus explains why it sent a push notification survey to OnePlus 5 customers
  

  OnePlus gets caught out advertising the OnePlus 5 to OnePlus 5 customers.

  OnePlus came under fire once again yesterday for sending out a push notification to OnePlus 5 customers asking them to take part in a survey to win a OnePlus 5. As expected, the move didn’t go down well over on Reddit, with enterprising users tracking down the app that sent out the notification — the “Push” system app.

  In an official statement, OnePlus said that the survey was to solicit user feedback to “help with the continuous improvement” of its products:

  Feedback from our community has always been at the heart of our product decision making and as part of this feedback loop, OnePlus 5 users have been sent a notification to share their personal experiences about the OnePlus 5 with an option to opt-out. This is to help with the continuous improvement of our products and to better understand our community of users.

  We thank all those who have taken part.

  This isn’t the first time OnePlus …

• Renders of the upcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL confirm small bezels, camera bump, and no 3.5mm jack
  

  

  OnLeaks is at it again. After revealing renders of the LG V30 a couple of weeks ago, the leakster has collaborated with MySmartPrice one more time to publish 3D renders of the most anticipated phone of this fall. No, not the Note 8, silly. Not the iPhone 8 either. We’re on Android Police, dammit, it’s the Pixel 2! Or at least that’s the name the device is being called, though no one is 100% sure of the name yet.

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  Renders of the upcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL confirm small bezels, camera bump, and no 3.5mm jack was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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