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  • Huawei exec explains why users can't unlock their phones while wearing masks

    As new coronavirus confirmed cases are rising in China, many people start to buy masks to prevent infection. Today, some users said on Weibo that facial recognition of some phones was found unusable when wearing a mask. In this regard, Bruce Lee, vice president of Huawei's mobile phone product line, gave his explanation.

  • Huawei Mate X foldable phone gets EMUI 10 public beta update

    Huawei started the EMUI10 public test for its Mate X foldable smartphones. Users can open the "Services" App-Services-Upgrade get the firmware, according to Huawei EMUI official Weibo.

  • Xiaomi Watch Color gets firmware update, adds wrist raise wake screen settings

    The Xiaomi Watch Color has  received the V1.2.220 firmware update, adding wrist raise wake screen settings to allow users to choose their own wake screen sensitivity.

  • Xiaomi Pocophone F1 gets stable Android 10 update

    Xiaomi Pocophone F1 started to get Android 10 stable version update, which brings the MIUI to 11.0.4.0QEJMIXM version, and include Android security patch on January 1.

  • DxOMark announces audio review results for Black Shark 2 Pro

    DxOMark announced on January 21 that the Black Shark 2 Pro's overall score in its Audio test was 51 points, with 55 points for playback, and 39 points for recording.

  • WeChat announces testing for Video Account

    The WeChat team announced on January 22 the internal testing for Video Account, a short content platform that everyone can create in the form of videos within one minute or images up to 9.

  • Suspected Huawei P40 Pro appears in the subway

    Images believed to be the Huawei P40 Pro has appeared on the subway in China, showing that the device uses a dual-curved, dual-hole full-screen design, with the holes in the upper left corner.

  • WeChat team says more than 48,000 accounts fined in 2019

    The WeChat Security Center issued an announcement  on January 21 saying that in 2019, the WeChat team continued to crack down on online fraud, and a total of more than 48,000 accounts were confirmed to have committed fraud.

  • WeChat takes on TikTok with short video trial

    WeChat has started a new feature called “Video Account”, which would allow users to publish video clips and photos to their followers via a feed.

  • First robot running WeChat Mini-Program is born

    After the WeChat team announced the opening of the Mini-Program Framework, devices such as treadmills and refrigerators can become terminals for users to use WeChat Mini-Programs. Now, OrionStar's intelligent service robot has become the first such devices.