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A Take A Look Of What's Inside The Google Pixel 10, Camera, Battery, Display, and Main Board Assembly

Let's take a look the whole assembly inside the Google Pixel 10 as IFixit once again showed us the step by step teardown guide. You'll be surprised of how the layout of the main board, battery and camera being neatly stack. It begins with dismounting the battery assembly, down to the camera, then the main board, down to the screen display. Disassembling the Google Pixel 10 only need an anti-clamp a few picks, and a screw driver, making any future repair effortless. . Why do we need a teardown guide? We'll here's how IFixit answers: The Pixel 10 is powered by Google’s smartest chip yet, it’s packed with AI that can translate calls in real time, coach your photography, and even write emails for you. But here’s the thing: no AI feature in the world is going to help when your battery dies. That’s where we come in, so let’s open it up and see how repair-friendly this “AI-first” phone really is. Chapters 00:00 Intro to the Pixel 10 Teardown 00:20 Heatless back panel re...

Galaxy S5 Lollipop update version G900FXXU1POEH Rolling Out in Northern Europe

Another Lollipop update build version  G900FXXU1POEH is recently send out on Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) which is now held available in Nordic countries.   This isn't the first time we have seen an odd build firmware build version that  has now starts with letter "P" as compared to the usual releases that starts with "B" and  "A".  Just like the ones  on Vodafone's Galaxy S5 update  which was dubbed with build version  G900FXXU1POE2 and many other related build numbers. Samsung might have added some few changes to the update which now comes  with odd  build numbers.  For advanced users, there is one thing in common on newer Lollipop update with odd build numbers is that it poised with a much higher "kernel" changes value. The kernel version is far more technical matter when it comes to a typical Galaxy S5 owners, but it simply means that it has...

Galaxy S5 Update version G900FDXU1BOE1 in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has received a Lollipop Update on Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) to build version  G900FDXU1BOE1 . Samsung  has officially rolled out the update amidst of the 28th SEA Games which is now held in Singapore.  The  G900FDXU1BOE1  is an update to previous build version  G900FDXU1BOC2 way back  in March. The latter is the third official Lollipop update ever rolled out for Southeast Asia's Galaxy S5 owners. According to report the update brings some bug fixes, improved stability and further enhancements to the device. Some significant changes is the heating issue which is now resolved. Some folks who have had experienced past battery draining problem also added that there is a battery life improvements right after the update was made. Here are the technical details of the G900FDXU1BOE1, Android 5.0 update which cab be viewed in Settings>About device . Model number: SM-G900F Android version...

Verizon Galaxy S5 Update version G900VVRU1BOD5 now comes with Fingerprint Scanner and Galaxy Apps installed

Verizon is now sending out  a new Lollipop update on Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V) that will then bumped up the software build version to  G900VVRU1BOD5 .  Apparently, it is just a small OTA update that comes with a handy Galaxy Apps installed and the   Fingerprint Scanner for unlocking Microsoft Exchange accounts add-ons. The Galaxy Apps can be installed directly into the device by users choice. It can be downloaded via Samsung's website and it's already been there for a quite sometime now. There might have something special on this particular  Galaxy Apps  or rather than just some kind of an introduction to those who haven't tried and used it before.  But the valuable part of the update is the  Fingerprint Scanner which can be use to unlock the phone by those who already have a Microsoft Exchange accounts. The  G900VVRU1BOD5 is now the 3rd Lollipop update landed on Ver...

Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge OTA Update to G925VVRU1AOE2, brings HD Voice, People Edge and more

Not only the Verizon Galaxy S6 got the OTA update this week but the Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge as well gets an Over-The-Air (OTA) software update treatment. The update has bumped-up the firmware version to G925VVRU1AOE2 from previous version G925VVZW1AOC3. It is still in Android 5.0.2 Lollipop  base with the new build number “LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2″  and not the “LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOD5″ indicated in the release note. The  G925VVRU1AOE2 brings some major revamp as it brings several improvements, bug fixes and more feature enhancements to the device. An additional tweaks to the HD Voice screen, Google Wallet now comes pre-loaded, and the introduction of the People Edge which is exclusively for the Galaxy S6 Edge users only.  The rest of the list of bug fixes can be found on the G925VVRU1AOE2  update changelog. Technical Details of  G925VVRU1AOE2 OTA Update: Device name:  Galaxy S6 Edge Model number: SM-G...

Verizon Galaxy S6 OTA Update G920VVRU1AOE2 Rolling Out!

Verizon is sending out an OTA update on Galaxy S6 (SM-G920V), that will bump the build version to  G920VVRU1AOE2 . The release notes seems to have mistakenly typed as actual update got the build version number as "LRX22G.G920VVRU1AOE2" and not the aforementioned "LRX22G.G920VVRU1AOD5" . The "AOE2" update isn't just a minor update as it may seems but rather than a major update that brings several improvements, bug fixes and more feature enhancements. One of the targeted feature is the Voice Call (HD Voice) of which added with some few tweaks. Technical Details of  G920VVRU1AOE2 OTA Update: Android version: 5.0.2 Baseband version: G920VVRU1AOE2 Kernel Version: 3.10.61-4788687 Build Number: LRX22G.G920VVRU1AOE2 Changelog of G920VVRU1AOE2 Update, addressed by Verizon: Voice Call (HD Voice) • ‘Add Call’ button has been moved to app bar beside MORE. • Bluetooth button has been moved from MORE to on-screen. Voice Call • Emergency call button h...

Sprint Galaxy S5 Update G900PVPU2BOD3 version, Factory Reset Protection added

Sprint Galaxy S5  (SM-G900P) gets a new Lollipop update build version G900PVPU2BOD3. The latter is recently pushed via Over-the-Air OTA update and it said to bring  a  "Factory Reset Protection" feature. This feature allows Galaxy S5 owners to enable it within the device settings. Once the 'FRP' is enabled, no one can easily tries to factory reset the device without the owners credentials. The G900PVPU2BOD3 is the second Lollipop update rolled out on Sprint Galaxy S5. The "BOD3" is still  in Android 5.0 base, but a much higher changes value compared to the  previous build - G900PVPU1AOA6  way back in February.  Here's what the technical details says about the G900PVPU2BOD3 update : Device:  Samsung Galaxy S5 Model Number: SM-G900P Android version: 5.0 (lollipop OS) Baseband version: G900PVPU1BOD3 Kernel version: 3.4.0-4631307 Build number: LRX...

Australia's Galaxy S5 Finally Receives Lollipop Update, version G900IDVU1BOE1

Finally! Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900I) users in Australia has now started receiving the long-awaited Lollipop update.  It might a long wait but the most important thing is that it has  finally arrived.  Several owners of the Samsung Galaxy S5 has confirmed that the Lollipop update have had started and delivered via Over-The-Air (OTA), earlier today. The latter is dubbed with build  G900IDVU1BOE1, which now fully replaced all of the previous Android 4.4.4 KitKat updates. The update went out live OTA earlier today for the unlocked Galaxy S5 version, including Vodafone and Telstra. On the other hand Optus also sends out the update and had announced that the update was started already.  You can read this confirmation from Optus community support here . Reading at the announcements itself, it seems it  could be by some kind of mistake or misspelled, since the Lollipop update is based in Lollipop 5.0 ...