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The Xperia 5 II is getting Android 12 The Xperia 5 II is getting Android 12 Sony’s phones are nowhere near the mainstream, nowadays. They’re targeted at professional photographers, and thus, they are rather expensive. People mostly give Apple and Samsung a hard time for selling their phones for over $1000, but Sony’s phones live in that price range. While they don’t appeal to everyone, Sony still supports these phones. The company recently released the Android 12 update to some of its other phones, but for specific variants....

Reddit user u/schrombear_23 spotted the new addition on Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3. “But strangely, the icon isn’t shown on the lockscreen (hopefully just a bug),” the user further said (via Phone Arena). This revelation indicates that the upcoming June Quarterly Pixel Feature Drop will contain the new status bar icon. Google will commence the rollout of the Feature Drop on June 6. In addition to the status bar icon, the update also includes an “Always show icon when in vibrate mode” toggle under Sound & vibration....

Samsung updated its Galaxy S21 series with the Android 12 update bundled with One UI 4.0 starting this week. The update started appearing for Galaxy S21 series devices worldwide. Well, everything seemed to work well in most markets, except for users in the USA. According to the latest reports from Reddit (via SamMobile), the Galaxy S21 users in the US are reporting a lag issue on their phones after installing the latest Android 12 update....

The Nokia X10 & X20 are now getting Android 13 update The Nokia X10 & X20 are now getting Android 13 update The Nokia X10 is getting firmware version V3.270, while the Nokia X20 is getting version V3,360. There is a changelog included, of course, and you can check it out below this paragraph. Not all changes are listed here, but some of the most notable ones are. Both phones are getting themed app icons, for more customization options....

The research team at Pradeo termed this as a “trojan-dropper,” wherein cybercriminals piggyback malware on a seemingly innocuous app. This specific malware can target users’ banking credentials and even steal money off their accounts. Fortunately, the app was removed from the Google Play Store on January 27 after a detailed report was published on Pradeo’s blog (via Phone Arena). But it’s highly likely that many users still have the app on their devices....