Some smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 have already been launched in China, with many expecting a global release shortly after. A growing list of flagship smartphones are expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which was officially announced in late September 2025. The chipset is anticipated to power top-tier Android devices throughout late 2025 and 2026, with several phones already confirmed or heavily rumored. Xiaomi 17 series: The Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max were confirmed as the first phones to use this chip. The Pro and Pro Max models will include a secondary rear display. nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series: The gaming-focused nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series is set to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. realme GT8 Pro: The realme GT8 Pro launched in China in October 2025 with the new Snapdragon chip and is expected to be released in international markets later. Honor Magic 8 series: The Honor Magic 8 series, which includes t...
The famous "December birthday" bug on Google's earlier Android 4.2.1 JOP40C released will come to an end. According to reports that Google has just started pushing an incremental update that only targets to fix the missing December on a calendar month when setting events like birthday, anniversary, and etc in the apps on Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus. It's said that already rolled out but so far as I checked the availability of the factory images but to no avail this time, probably they will post it soon. So, just check it out via OTA (over the air updates). Android 4.2.1 JOP40D Changelog: Project: platform/build d4382dd : bump version to 4.2.1 476750c : JOP40D Project: platform/external/bluetooth/bluedroid 0d15318 : Add HID gamepad/joystick as supported HID devices Project: platform/frameworks/base b361b30 : Revert “NumberPicker should adjust min and max when displayed values are set.” (a.k.a. Santa is back) cc2e849 : Notification vibrat...