Tyler Lee, Author at Phandroid

A graphic novelist wannabe. Amateur chef. Mechanical keyboard enthusiast. Writer of tech with over a decade of experience. Juggles between using a Mac and Windows PC, switches between iOS and Android, believes in the best of both worlds.

Handsets

Vivo to show off a ‘crazy’ new smartphone at MWC 2019

Back in MWC 2018, Vivo showed off a smartphone concept dubbed the Apex which at that time seemed a bit revolutionary in terms ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 11, 20190

News

Google’s plan to set minimum hardware requirements for Android TV is a good thing

Since not everyone can afford high-end smart TVs, this can sometimes result in a discrepancy in performance between low-end and high-end Android TVs. ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 11, 20190

Handsets

YouTube Music could be made the default music player on Android

A recent APK teardown has revealed one possible way that Google could try to entice Android users to sign up for a YouTube ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 10, 20190

Handsets

WhatsApp fingerprint authentication in the works

WhatsApp users, it seems that a future update will add an extra layer of security to help keep your messages away from prying ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 10, 20190

Handsets

Google Assistant lock screen access coming to more Android devices

Accessing Google Assistant via the lock screen, a feature that has typically only been available to Google's Pixel devices, will soon so rolling ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 10, 20190

Handsets

Samsung might have leaked the Galaxy S10’s design

Samsung not only recently confirmed when the upcoming Galaxy S10 would be held, but it seems that they might have accidentally leaked the ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 10, 20190

Misc

Google Search app adds activity cards to let you pick up where you left off

Google wants to make your recent searches more accessible to you in an update to the Google Search app, allowing you to pick ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 9, 20190

Handsets

Budget Samsung Galaxy S10 could skip in-display fingerprint sensor

For the rumored budget Samsung Galaxy S10, the cheaper price means the device may not have an in-display fingerprint sensor.

By Tyler LeeJanuary 9, 20190

Handsets

Sharp Aquos Zero will be making its way outside of Japan

Sharp’s smartphones have typically been confined to the Japanese market, but it looks like we can now look forward to the Sharp Aquos ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 9, 20190

Smart Speakers

Google Assistant will be coming to the Sonos One, Sonos Beam soon

After initially planning to roll out Google Assistant support to its speakers in 2018, Sonos has finally locked down the feature’s availability to ...

By Tyler LeeJanuary 9, 20190