The company has been testing many new changes for the Channels these days. Whether it is regarding interface or new tools to enhance user interaction.

Now WhatsApp is bringing a new search tab that will ease finding topics or interesting subjects in Channels. The feature is spotted in the Android 2.24.23.6 version and is rolling out via the Google Play Beta Program for limited Android testers.

Inputs reveal that the company will implement a search tab in the overflow menu on the Channels. As soon as users click on the three-dots menu in the upper right corner, they will see a “Search” option.

WhatsApp Beta shows a new search tab for Channels (Image Credits: WABetaInfo)

Tapping on the option will ask you to enter the keyword and show all the updates tagged or having the specific term. The feature makes it easier to find particular information without scrolling through the entire channel history.

Search feature for Channels is still in the testing track. However, the company will soon release it for general consumers via a stable update.

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According to the YTech, Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0 has 32 new and fascinating wallpapers. Even if you have the habit of changing your phone’s wallpaper daily, these colorful posters with high quality and resolution would be enough for you, to a month.

Xiaomi and other smartphone users can choose the new wall posters from different categories. It includes life-based images that offer a realistic feel. Other categories are:

• Magazine
• Floral
• Canyon
• Nature-inspired

HyperOS 2.0 wallpapers (Image Credits: YTech)

To download and apply these posters on your smartphone, click on the link below. Now open the Downloads folder in your file manager and select the image you want to set on the device’s screen.

• Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0 Wallpapers: Download Link

Android 15-based HyperOS 2.0 comes with various interesting features. It ensures smoother animations, better security, and improved customizations for users.

AI is the main highlight of the Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0. The company integrated many smarter capabilities into the new OS version. For instance, AI dynamic wallpaper, AI search, Quick Fill, Super Xiaomi AI assistant, AI painting, AI voice recognition, and more.

The tech giant also introduced a new lock screen that provides a movie-like experience. Other features like cross-device clipboard and AI writing can easily summarize the content, and detect errors. The new OS supports the AI Anti-Fraud feature for calls.

Download these beautiful Xiaomi HyperOS 2.0 wallpaper (Image Credits: YTech)

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Spotted in the Android beta 2.24.22.20 version, WhatsApp is rolling out a QR code feature for Channels. The update is available via the Google Play Beta Program.

The company has made several changes to the Channel section for better user interaction. For instance, a new shortcut to discover and follow useful channels, a channel creation option in the overflow menu at the top bar, and more.

Now WhatsApp is bringing a QR code feature to improve the channel part to a significant extent. Some beta testers noted a new QR code section in the Channels setting. This tool enables channel owners to share the code with others and increase the number of participants.

WhatsApp testing new QR code feature for Channels (Image Credits: WABetaInfo)

Instead of sharing a link, channel owners can now simply show or send the QR Code of their channel. Others interested in joining the channel can scan this code via their phones. It’s a quick and easy step to access channels for events, meetups, and more.

The feature is currently in the testing phase. Although it may soon reach more WhatsApp users in the time ahead. Ensure to keep the app up-to-date with the latest versions.

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A few HarmonyOS NEXT beta testers revealed that the smoothness of the new software is far ahead of iOS. Huawei greatly improved the overall flow of the device with the upgrade. App animations and transitions easily glide on the screen.

The software not only provides an impressive feel to the fingers but is also soothing to the eyes. A simple tap and swipe gesture is enough to perform a task.

Users who recently switched from an iPhone to a Huawei device said that iOS isn’t as good as HarmonyOS NEXT. This time, the Chinese firm has significantly improved the smoothness of the software. It brings a silky tactile feel with good visuals.

One of the HarmonyOS NEXT beta users said:

“The animation is truly smooth and pleasing to the eyes. I can just tap or swipe the screen and it’s even very relaxing. iOS is really a waste of time compared to its smoothness.”

It’s not the first time that Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT “smoothness” has been discussed among netizens. Some eager tipsters earlier shared their HarmonyOS NEXT experience and claimed it to be better than Android and iOS. Read More

HarmonyOS NEXT smoothness is far better than Apple iOS: Beta Users (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

HarmonyOS NEXT also brings changes to the user interface. It comes with cleaner and simpler UI features that enable users to easily understand their device.

One may further discover a redesigned Control Center with larger icons as well as better fonts. Customizations for lock screen are also available in the new upgrade.

Apart from smoothness, Huawei has also enhanced the security level with its new software. HarmonyOS NEXT introduces excellent services that protect your data from harmful applications and even restrict them for around nine permissions.

HarmonyOS NEXT makes app installation safer than ever: Huawei

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Wang Boli – an app developer explored the HarmonyOS NEXT beta build and tries its features. During his exploration, Wang discovered that the new Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT is a closed operating system, similar to iOS.

Simply put, the new HarmonyOS version doesn’t support smartphones or devices from other brands. It will only work with Huawei products as it is a closed operating system just like Apple iOS.

Wang further said HarmonyOS NEXT is a unified and complete operating system. Yet it seems a bit difficult to understand in some aspects. Whereas, the third-party OS(s) appears relatively simple with minimalistic features.

The app developer anticipates that Huawei will enhance the new OS and make it even better in the future. We can expect more interesting changes as well.

HarmonyOS NEXT is a closed operating system, just like iOS: Developer (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

HarmonyOS NEXT is based on OpenHarmony, an open-source distributed operating system. Huawei says that the new OS is a true and real operating system.

Unlike the previous versions, HarmonyOS NEXT doesn’t contain any U.S.-based components. For instance, Linux, other system kernels, programming languages, and more.

But since it eliminates Android codes, it loses the points of supporting other apps except for the native ones. Yu Chengdong – the Chairman of Huawei Consumer Business said that HarmonyOS NEXT will connect many devices under various scenarios.

Huawei has achieved an operating system in 10 years that took the US and Europe 30 years to develop. It will slowly bring more new changes and useful enhancements that can be beneficial for users and other customers in every manner.

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Triple-proof refers to waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof. Huawei has made the new eKitStor Shield 200 series drives an excellent data storage product. It is a consumer-based product and aims to offer stable performance in all aspects.

Whether you are an employee or a student, you can use the new Huawei phone drive. It is a perfect product for daily office use, study, and even entertainment.

eKitStor Shield 200 drives come with an IP67 rating. The product carries effective dust and water-resistant properties. Another benefit of this drive is its durability. The device can easily withstand a 3-meter drop. You can also try crushing it with a 2-ton car but will fail. The results will ultimately surprise you.

Huawei has further used a USB-C 3.2 interface for the eKitStor Shield 200 series. This interface offers a 2000MB/s maximum speed and supports OS like HarmonyOS, Android, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.

Speaking of the storage variants, the eKitStor Shield 200 series drives are available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB storage variants. It contains a 256-bit AES-XTS encryption component that helps in data backup to the cloud.

These components together ensure that Huawei hard drives can provide comprehensive storage support to data managers as well as regular customers.

Huawei launches triple-proof eKitStor Shield 200 phone drives (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

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The company has shared some insights on this development saying that its partners started these app development on September 25, 2023, and the number continues to grow as of October 2024.

Yu Chengdong, Chairman of Huawei Consumer Business Group has made this announcement official with a giant presentation of all of the app icons including during HarmonyOS NEXT unveiling.

These new numbers are important for Huawei’s growth in smart operating systems. It has been working with these developers for the past four years and finally set a feat to compete against Android.

Huawei reveals 15,000 native HarmonyOS apps (Source – Huawei)

These native apps are exclusively developed for HarmonyOS. Huawei said the new HarmonyOS NEXT comes with fluency and operational performance improvements.

These new upgrades will appear during app interactions and smoothen the overall experience. Speaking of which, Huawei has made some fresh changes in the UI, which will also enhance the app’s graphical appearance and animations and adapt them to different platforms including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and more.

At the Huawei Developer Conference 2024, the tech maker announced that HarmonyOS native apps have entered a final phase of development. All of the top 5000 apps have turned into the native HarmonyOS ecosystem.

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In 2019, the Chinese tech maker introduced HarmonyOS in the wake of US sanctions. The US banned the company from accessing Android and Google Play Services (GMS). This led to a sharp decline in Huawei’s smartphone sales in the global market.

In 2020, HarmonyOS entered mobile devices and adapted for millions of devices. Initially, the software’s interface and features were identical to its Android-based counterpart “EMUI”.

Some software industry observers criticized Huawei’s new mobile operating system and called it a “forked Android”. These allegations have a simple connection with Android Open Source library integration to HarmonyOS code.

The company separated both software ecosystems and kept HarmonyOS exclusive to the Chinese market where it still sells a majority of devices.

The initial HarmonyOS software has Android app support due to the lack of an app ecosystem. The company wanted to use its existing developer base for EMUI devices. In the past three years, it has turned this base into HarmonyOS and added millions of new developers.

This continued until last year when Huawei announced the development of a native HarmonyOS version. The company also confirmed that this new software will run only HarmonyOS apps.

This news has made many headlines across the internet due to the potential it could bring in the competition against iOS and Android, two of the most dominating mobile OS.

That brings us back to HarmonyOS, the company has been working on this OS for the past two years. Throughout this time, it has been cooperating with Chinese software industry leaders to create a whole environment of HarmonyOS NEXT apps.

Some of the notable names are Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com and more. As of October 2024, these firms have completed their HarmonyOS NEXT app and could launch their release version any time soon.

Aside from the ecosystem, this new HarmonyOS NEXT launched with performance upgrades compared to its predecessor. It has fluid animations and better-optimized visuals.

Furthermore, the software is labeled as HarmonyOS NEXT 5, which indicates that the software is moving further from HarmonyOS 4.

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MagicOS 9.0 will launch on October 23. However, the company surprised its users already with the new software internal beta recruitment. Yes, you can test and explore the upcoming software and its amazing features ahead of the official rollout.

Android 15-based MagicOS 9.0 will amaze Honor device owners with new AI features. The company has imposed smarter capabilities that will ease the day-to-day operations and make the smartphone experience more productive for users.

Inputs reveal that Honor has launched the MagicOS 9.0 internal beta test for 12 devices. These include the flagship Magic series. You can check the list below.

• Honor Magic V3
• Honor Magic Vs3
• Honor Magic V2
• Honor Magic V2 Ultimate Edition
• Honor Magic V2 RSR Porsche Design
• Honor Magic 6
• Honor Magic 6 Pro
• Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
• Honor Magic 6 RSR Porsche Design
• Honor Magic 5
• Honor Magic 5 Pro
• Honor Magic 5 Ultimate

Magic V3 and Vs3 foldable users should have the baseline version 8.0.1.173 whereas, other phone holders will require 8.0.0.172 build for compatibility purposes.

If you have the respective MagicOS version on your eligible smartphone then sign up for the latest beta testing campaign through the official Honor application.

Honor MagicOS 9.0 (Android 15) first batch beta devices: List (Image Credits: Honor)

MagicOS 9.0 beta rollout

The company could take some time to review and approve the beta update. It is currently recruiting 2000 users for each model but may expand the beta phase to more users in the coming days. Till then, ensure some points for additional security.

Being a beta version, the update may bring some issues and stability bugs to the device. Hence, we suggest a complete backup of the device beforehand. Also, keep 10GB of free storage to download the update without failure.

Some third-party applications may be incompatible with Android 15. After the update, users may experience freezing, battery draining, and other issues. Hence, proceed with the beta update installation at your own risk.

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The company is recruiting several devices under the Honor MagicOS 9.0 closed beta program. The list counts, the Magic 6 series, Magic 5 series, Magic V2, and V3 phones. If you have these devices, you can jump into the software testing pool.

MagicOS 9.0 beta test is open for selected smartphones at present. But the tech giant may announce the complete upgrade plan on October 23. Hence, wait patiently.

Speaking of the beta program, the company is recruiting 2000 users for each model (1000 for log and 1000 for no log version). One must have the baseline version 8.0.1.173 or 8.0.1.172 to participate effectively in this beta testing activity.

The recruitment will run live till October 22. Hence, you have only one day left to register for this activity. Hereafter, the company will start pushing the beta version.

How to sign up?

Interested users who want to participate in the MagicOS 9.0 internal beta campaign need to ensure sufficient storage and a backup. If done, follow these steps:

• Open the My Honor app on your eligible device
• Visit the Club page
• Select the MagicOS 9.0 tab
• Click on “Upgrade to try”
• Chose the Beta Program project

Once done, follow the on-screen instructions and fill in your correct details. Apply and wait for the review results. If selected, you will receive the new MagicOS 9.0 software version. Or else, wait for the second round of the beta program.

MagicOS 9.0 is full of interesting AI features. The software brings an anti-fraud feature that can smartly recognize deepfake videos and help users remain safe from bad use of technology. Another useful tool is “one sentence” which performs various operations in your one command.

We may find more significant features in the MagicOS 9.0 launch event on October 23.

Honor begins MagicOS 9.0 (Android 15) closed beta program (Image Credits: HuaweiCentral)

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