Kicking the bloatware
Old Nexus fans rejoice – there’s another bloatware-free option
THE rollout of Android 9 Pie on the Nokia 7 plus has begun.
And it is big news for anyone sick of batteries dying too quickly and seeing a million notifications from apps you don’t use.
The new Android 9 Pie comes with Google’s AI-like software and only the most essential apps loaded – so no useless apps like you see crippling Samsungs.
The Nokia 7 plus serves Android 9 Pie with no bloatware, skins UI changes or hidden processes eating up your battery life.
This upgrade builds upon the features of Android 8 Oreo, and focuses on a more tailored experience with emphasis on AI, machine learning and digital wellbeing.
The Nokia 7 plus working with Android 9 Pie is being called the most efficient Nokia smartphone yet.
Advances in machine learning and AI features, such as Adaptive Battery and App Actions, ensure smarter resourcing of power and processing and accelerate smartphone functionality.
“We constantly strive to deliver on our promise of offering pure, secure, up-to-date Android on Nokia smartphones,” says James Robinson, acting country manager of HMD Global, the company behind the rollout.
The Nokia 7 plus will introduce App Actions – a new feature unique to Android One devices and Google Pixel phones running Android 9 Pie.
App Actions learns more about your daily use and helps you with your everyday tasks.
With Adaptive Battery, Android 9 Pie uses deep learning to understand patterns in phone usage and prioritises battery power for apps that are important to you.
As well as smart technology advances, over the coming months, the new update will IF GAME of Thrones withdrawal is getting to you, it might be time for some smartphone catharsis.
Nerial, Devolver Digital and HBO have unveiled Reigns: Game of Thrones, a new entry in the smash-hit swipe ‘em up series based on the award-winning HBO TV series Game of Thrones.
Reigns: Game of Thrones extends beyond the HBO series and explores possible futures for key characters as seen through the fiery visions of Red Priestess, Melisandre.
Players can choose to rule as Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Sansa Stark and more while changing between each king and queen to face come with added Digital Wellbeing features to help encourage breaks from screen time.
New functionality includes highlighting device time on your Dashboard, the ability to set time limits for app usage and Wind Down Mode which fades your phone to greyscale and activates Do Not Disturb at a predetermined time in the evening.
The Nokia 7 plus is available at JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and, now, Officeworks.
Your next Game of Thrones hit is here
NEW REIGN: The new GoT app. challenges and mysteries unique to their story.
Melisandre’s flames have proven hard to decipher and less than reliable, so players may encounter stories they do not expect.
Peer into the flames and you may see Cersei rebuild the Great Sept of Baelor or discover what could happen to the Seven Kingdoms if Sansa Stark married Jaime Lannister.
Players will choose characters to claim the Iron Throne while navigating the complex relationships and hostile factions of the Seven Kingdoms.
Employ ruthless tactics to outwit political rivals, wield impervious charm on your fickle bannerman, and maintain the balance and favour of the people to extend your reign to maybe, one day, survive the horrors of a winter in Westeros.
Reigns: Game of Thrones will be launched on the App Store, Google Play, and Steam for $3.99.