While no longer at the top of the sneaker food chain, the adidas Ultra Boost continues to emerge in impressive options for those seeking to be comfortable in style. Case in point: a new “Cloud White/Royal Blue/Scarlet” pair.
Primeknit uppers set the stage for their eye-catching accents in “Cloud White”; plastic profile cages and heel molds follow suit. Branding on the tongue, lateral heel, and sidewalls interrupt the tonal scheme with either a shimmering gold or adidas Americana-reminiscent “Royal Blue” and “Scarlet” arrangement. Elsewhere, sockliners indulge in the patriotic color scheme, going as far as featuring star graphics. Underfoot, Boost cushioning forgoes any festive hues with its “Core Black” makeup.
Enjoy a closer look at this Ultra Boost ahead, and secure your pair right now at adidas.com for $180 USD.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday designated the Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, cutting them off from billions of dollars in federal broadband subsidies.
The agency voted unanimously last year to bar telecommunications manufacturers it deemed to be threats from receiving money meant to expand internet access to underserved areas, including rural America. The announcement on Tuesday was the final step in blocking Huawei and ZTE from the funds.
The Trump administration has been applying pressure on Chinese companies over security concerns. American officials have pushed countries around the world not to use Huawei’s networking equipment in their next-generation, or 5G, wireless networks.
On Monday, the United States blocked the export of high-tech products to Hong Kong a day before the Chinese government signed off on a new national security law that will crack down on dissent in the territory. Hong Kong has maintained a strong degree of autonomy since it ceased to be a British colony in the late 1990s, and American officials have said the new law will reduce its independence.
The F.C.C.’s decision on Tuesday is part of a campaign against Chinese firms that make the equipment underlying telecom networks.
Critics of the companies have long said that the Chinese government could go through the companies’ equipment to spy on traffic around the world or sabotage networks and the technologies they power.
Ajit Pai, the F.C.C. chairman, who was appointed to the role by President Trump, said in a statement that the agency “cannot and will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to exploit network vulnerabilities and compromise our critical communications infrastructure.”
The companies have long denied that their products pose a risk. Huawei said last year that the F.C.C. was relying on a “mistaken view of Chinese law” to conclude that the company could be forced under Chinese government control. Huawei and ZTE did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the F.C.C. decision on Tuesday.
American authorities have sought to make that case to governments around the world, although they have largely failed to turn the tide against the Chinese companies.
The companies’ new designation means that American internet providers will no longer be able to use money provided by the federal government to expand broadband access using Huawei and ZTE equipment. The agency has said it will study how carriers could remove and replace existing Huawei and ZTE products in their networks.
That is likely to affect rural carriers who rely on the subsidies to fund networks in areas where there are not enough customers to profitably build a network. Those carriers have in some cases used the Chinese equipment, which can be cheaper than alternatives built by European companies.
The government may be close to announcing a U-turn on its controversial decision to allow Huawei to supply 5G technology, the culture secretary has hinted by saying US sanctions appear likely to affect the Chinese company.
Oliver Dowden told members of a special defence select committee scrutinising Huawei that an emergency review ordered last month was close to running its course and that a change in policy would probably be necessary.
“Given that those sanctions are targeted at 5G and [are] extensive, it is likely to have an impact on the viability of Huawei as a provider for the 5G network,” the cabinet minister told MPs on Tuesday.
The work is being undertaken by the National Cyber Security Centre, an arm of GCHQ, which was asked in May by Downing Street to examine the effect of a proposed ban on supplying US semiconductors and software to Huawei.
Dowden said the NCSC was “pretty much finished” in terms of determining the technical impact, and that he and the specialists “were going through the final stages of it” to determine the policy response.
Whitehall sources have indicated that a particular concern is that Huawei would become reliant on unfamiliar and untested components, which could be exploited for mass or targeted surveillance by Beijing and others.
In January, on the advice of the UK’s intelligence agencies, Boris Johnson concluded that it would be safe to deploy Huawei in future 5G networks, as long as the Chinese company was declared a “high-risk vendor” and therefore subject to a 35% cap on its share of the market.
That decision has been criticised by Donald Trump’s administration and a growing group of rebel Conservatives, which want Huawei eliminated from 5G in the UK in two to three years. They argue a Chinese company poses an unacceptable long-term security risk to western phone networks.
Rebel Conservatives believe they have enough votes to overturn Johnson’s 80-seat majority whenever the new 5G rules are put to the vote in a fresh bill, but they are hoping Downing Street will capitulate before then.
One rebel who sits on the defence committee, the backbencher Mark Francois, said: “Are you really telling us that there’s still a possibility we will allow a company effectively owned by the Chinese Communist party to have a meaningful role in our telecommunications network?”
Francois repeatedly pressed Dowden on whether the UK government believed that high-risk vendors such as Huawei should be removed in future. The minister agreed but added the government had “not set out a timetable” for doing so, which is a key demand of the rebels.
A bill to legislate for 5G supply rules is due to be introduced before the summer recess in July, but Dowden conceded that if the Huawei policy changed as a result of the review, he would have to “ask parliament’s forbearance” and seek “a slight delay”, suggesting draft laws might not emerge until September.
After the committee hearing, Victor Zhang, a vice-president of Huawei, said the company remained committed to the UK. “We are investing billions to make the prime minister’s vision of a ‘connected kingdom’ a reality, so that British families and businesses have access to fast, reliable mobile and broadband networks wherever they live.”
There was a rumor going around that Huawei's upcoming Mate 40-series will feature the first under-display front-facing camera on the market developed by Visionox but that has now been refuted by popular tipster Digital Chat Station.
He claims that he has seen in person and has held an engineering sample of the Mate 40. And unfortunately, there's no under-display selfie camera as we hoped. He didn't give any specifics on whether the phone will use a regular notch or a punch-hole camera design instead.
It was always a slim chance seeing how Visionox' solution came a bit too late in the Mate 40 family's development process.
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University Athletic Department today announced that it has entered into a new multi-year partnership with Nike through BSN SPORTS. The agreement, which will commence July 1, 2020, is part of BSN SPORTS Collegiate Select program, which aims to make BSN SPORTS a one-stop provider for all collegiate athletic, intramural, club and staff apparel and equipment to all D1, DII, D3, NJCAA and NAIA schools.
The agreement includes numerous incentives in the form of discounts and rewards along with incentives for on-field achievements and additional marketing and promotional opportunities.
"We're excited to continue our relationship with BSN SPORTS," said Jeff Michaels, director of athletics. "Our goal is to make sure that our student-athletes have the best available apparel and equipment, and we feel that occurs with BSN and Nike. I appreciate the work that Evan Favocci and Todd Northrop have done for our student-athletes and staff while helping our department excel."
"Our longstanding relationship with Shippensburg University and its incredible athletic department is very important to us, and we're beyond excited to continue our partnership for many years to come," said Todd Northrop, Vice President of BSN SPORTS Collegiate Select. "Not only will we provide the finest apparel and athletic products to all athletes associated with SU Athletics, but we'll also work tirelessly with coaches to put time back into their day so they can spend more time impacting students' lives."
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Several software features from Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Watch 3 have leaked, after the smartwatch’s firmware was downloaded early by XDA-Developers’ Max Weinbach. According to Weinbach’s sleuthing, Samsung’s unannounced smartwatch could include more customizable watchfaces, alongside updates to its music, email, and calendar apps.
Watchfaces are seeing some of the biggest software changes. Weinbach says there are new designs to choose from, and some of these will include a feature called “informative digital edge,” where custom details like your heart rate or current steps can be shown around the edges of the watchface.
The new software details come a few short days after Evan Blass leaked a number of apparent press images of the new smartwatch, giving the clearest look yet at its likely design. In one of these images, the watch is showing the date of July 22nd, leading to some speculation that this might mark the date of their reveal, especially since a July launch was previously rumored by SamMobile.
Based on previousreports, we’re expecting the Galaxy Watch 3 to be available in two size variants — 41mm and 45mm, with 1.2 and 1.4-inch displays — and come in both LTE and Wi-Fi-only options. Heart rate and blood pressure monitors are expected alongside an EKG sensor, and the watch is also expected to support GPS and have a 5ATM rating, making it water resistant at a depth of 50 meters for up to 10 minutes. Internally, it’s presumed to have 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage (a capacity corroborated by Weinbach).
The Galaxy S10 line has a few tricks you should learn.
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Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup may have launched in March 2019, but the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E are still available and more affordable than ever. It may be tempting to get the newer Galaxy S20, but there's not much the S20 can do that the S10 can't.
After unboxing your shiny new phone, there's a whole lot to learn about the device. For starters, they all run Android 10 with Samsung's latest One UI custom skin, which mixes Google's improvements with Samsung's. The update adds gesture-based navigation and better privacy controls, but there's so much more to learn.
Below you'll find 10 tips and tricks we've come up with to help you get the most out of your Galaxy S10 phone.
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1. Save your eyes and battery with night mode
Night mode sure is nice to look at.
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Take advantage of the dedicated night mode on the Galaxy S10 to help ease the strain on your eyes and save battery life.
Night mode turns system apps and other areas of the interface black, making it easier to look at your phone's display at night or in dimly lit environments. Night mode can be enabled in Settings > Display > Night mode. You can set it to on at all times, or create a schedule for the device to auto-enable Night mode based on your location.
2. Change these settings... trust me
We rounded up 12 settings you should take a look at changing after setting up your Galaxy S10. There's a fancy new gesture navigation feature you'll surely want to take a look at.
3. That new message can wait
You can snooze alerts, removing them from the notification shade for a set amount of time by pausing them. Slowly swipe in either direction on an alert until you see a settings icon and a bell. Tap on the bell, then select the amount of time you want to snooze the alert for.
Snoozing alerts is a lot like snoozing your alarm in the morning.
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4. Force-close apps
The S10's app-switching interface has been tweaked, with app cards placed horizontally. Tap on the app switcher button to view recently used apps. Force-close an app by swiping up on the preview. Unlike iOS, you can't swipe on multiple apps at the same time. Thankfully, there's a Close All button along the bottom of the screen.
Force quitting apps on the S10 is a breeze.
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5. Use two apps at the same time
To use more than one app at a time, navigate to the multitasking view and find one of the apps you want to use in split-screen mode. Tap on the app's icon, then select Open in split-screen view.
The first app will minimize to the top of the display until you launch the second app you want to use.
Using two apps on the screen at the same time is incredibly useful.
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6. So long, Bixby
Oh, did you hear? The Bixby button on the side of the S10 can be used to open something other than Bixby. This doesn't mean you completely ditch Bixby, but you can at least get some use out of the button.
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7. Turn your phone into a wireless charging pad
The Galaxy S10 can wirelessly charge another device via a feature called Wireless PowerShare. To turn your S10 into a wireless charging pad, open the Quick Settings panel and tap on Wireless PowerShare. Just make sure your phone has over 30 percent of its battery left.
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8. Digital Wellbeing keeps tabs on your device usage
Google's Digital Wellbeing initiative has expanded beyond the Android makers' own Pixel($125 at Amazon)phones. Open the Settings app and select Digital Wellbeing from the list to enable and customize the stats tracker. This should help you cut back on the amount of time you spend staring at your phone.
9. Use a Secure Folder for added privacy
If you have certain apps, contacts, photos or emails you want to have behind another layer of security, enable Samsung's Secure Folder. To create your secure folder, open Settings > Biometrics and security > Secure Folder and follow the prompts.
Keep your info even more secure with a special folder.
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10. Use more than one account with messaging apps
For those who have to manage a personal and business account in an app like Snapchat or Facebook, you can use the S10's Dual Messenger feature. Open Settings > Advanced features > Dual Messenger, and then select the app you want to enable the feature for. After answering a few prompts, you'll have a second installation of the app that you can use.
Samsung has introduced the next generation of its QVO lineup of high-capacity consumer solid-state drives: the 870 QVO. It will be available starting on June 30th from Samsung and other retailers, and you’ll be able to choose from a few different storage configurations.
The 870 QVO starts with 1TB at $129.99, moving up to 2TB of storage for $249.99 and $499.99 for the 4TB model. If you churn through a lot of data, you might be interested in the 8TB option that will be available in August, which is the first of this capacity Samsung has created. The price for the 8TB option isn’t public yet, though a leak on Amazon picked up earlier this month by Tom’s Hardware indicates it might cost $900 and release on August 24th.
The 870 QVO is the successor to the 860 QVO that released in late 2018, and the inner workings of this new drive are similar. It’s a SATA 2.5-inch drive that will fit in most desktops and laptops, and it utilizes Samsung’s 4-bit multilevel cell architecture (also known as quad-level, or QLC, in this model) that helps to keep the price reasonable at the expense of faster transfer speeds.
At that, the 870 QVO seems to offer a small bump up in speed improvements, both to its sequential read and write speeds at 560MB/s and 530MB/s — a 10MB/s gain in both categories over the predecessor. (Samsung says that its latest SSD has a 13 percent advantage over its predecessor when it comes to random read speed.)
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The most appealing aspect of this new lineup is that it will bring an 8TB model to the market. And with this model, Samsung says that it should be able to transfer up to 2,880 terabytes of data throughout its lifetime. The SSDs with smaller capacities don’t have as high of a total throughput. The 4TB model is said to write 1,440TB total, while the 2TB and 1TB models are capable of writing 720TB and 360TB throughout their lifetimes, respectively. Each drive is covered by a three-year limited warranty.
Having an 8TB option is tempting, as game install sizes have gotten larger in the past few years, though this isn’t the best option if raw speed is really important to you. If your desktop’s motherboard has an M.2 slot, Samsung’s 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB SSD will offer vastly improved performance, though with smaller capacities available at a much higher price than the new 870 QVO.
The Internationale Funkausstellung or IFA is the biggest consumer electronics trade show in Europe. Samsung has been a regular fixture at the event for many years. It even used to launch new Galaxy Note models there several years ago. While it no longer does that, Samsung does have a big presence there every year.That’s not going to be the case in 2020, though. Samsung has reportedly decided that it’s going to skip IFA 2020. The ongoing pandemic is the reason why the company has decided not to attend Europe’s biggest electronics trade show.Samsung is avoiding large events for nowLocal media reports from South Korea say that Samsung has confirmed it’s not going to attend IFA 2020 which takes place September 4-9 in Berlin, Germany. The pandemic has been cited as the reason for not attending a show where Samsung has been a regular exhibitor since 1991.Samsung was present at IFA 2019. It unveiled the Galaxy A90 5G there, it was Samsung’s first non-flagship phone with 5G support. The company also showcased many home appliances and consumer electronics products at the show.Limiting employee travel to mission-critical journeys is one of the ways Samsung has been fighting against the pandemic. The risk of sending hundreds of its executives to Germany might far outweigh the potential reward of attending the trade show.It seems that Samsung will stay away from large events for the time being. The company is already planning a virtual Unpacked event on August 5 to unveil the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Fold 2. If there were any devices that warranted a full-scale launch event, it’s these, but the pandemic has forced Samsung to move the event online.The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is another major event that Samsung regularly attends. CES 2021 will be held in person but it remains to be seen if Samsung will attend.The Link Lonk
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adidas continues its tour around the world another new pair of UltraBOOST DNA sneakers coming soon, this time around stopping off at Tokyo.
The UltraBOOST DNA “Tokyo” appears in an apt “Core Black/Cloud White/Gold Metallic” colorway and is complete with red details. The stretchy Primeknit upper is overlayed with a black toe bumper that’s finished with red Kanji letters, and is covered at the rear by the shoe’s signature heel cup.
The three stripes on the mid-panel appear in black-and-white, while a Kanji script-covered webbing tape stripe has been added to the heel for another nod to the shoe’s Tokyo inspiration. Rounding out the design is the sole unit’s split design, which cuts between stark white and metallic gold BOOST, as well as a red-and-gold adidas tag that sits on the tongue.
The adidas UltraBOOST DNA “Tokyo” is due to launch on July 8 for $180 USD on the adidas website and at select stores worldwide. Take a closer look at the sneaker above.
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the annual Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2020.
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Major advertisers are continuing to join the "#StopHateForProfit" campaign, promising to stop spending money on Facebook ads in July to pressure the company to do more to stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation.
Although these advertisers include some big-name brands, they aren't necessarily the biggest spenders on Facebook in the U.S. For instance, none of these brands were in the top 100 spenders on Facebook in the U.S. so far this year, according to marketing analytics company Pathmatics.
The growing campaign did not appear to trouble investors on Monday, as they sent Facebook shares up more than 2%.
Here's a rundown of companies that announced they were suspending advertising on Monday.
Adidas and its Reebok subsidiary will suspend Facebook and Instagram advertising globally through the end of July. The companies said they will "develop criteria to hold ourselves and every one of our partners accountable for creating and maintaining safe environments."
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy said it will pause advertising on Facebook and Instagram starting July 1. The company said as of now, the pause will go through July.
Cleaning supply giant Clorox is stopping advertising on Facebook and Instagram through December and will shift its ad spend to other media. It will also stop spending on Facebook Audience Network.
Conagra, the maker of Slim Jim, Duncan Hines and Pam, will stop U.S. advertising with Facebook and Instagram through 2020.
Fast food chain Denny's is joining the campaign and will not advertise on Facebook or Instagram for the month of July.
Schick, Playtex and Wet Ones owner Edgewell Personal Caresaid it would pause paid North America and Europa advertising for its more than 25 brands on Facebook and Instagram beginning Wednesday, until further notice. It will also pause spending on Facebook Audience Network.
Ford is pausing all U.S. social media advertising for the next 30 days in order to evaluate its presence on the platforms, the company said.
HP will stop U.S. advertising on Facebook until the company sees "more robust safe guards in place," the company said Monday.
Sportswear maker Puma said on Twitter it was joining the "#StopHateForProfit" campaign and "stopping all advertisements on Facebook and Instagram throughout July."
These companies join Coca-Cola, Diageo, Honda, Starbucks, Verizon and Unilever among others. In some cases, companies also suspended ad spending on other social media platforms as well.
The boycott comes after a group of organizations called on Facebook advertisers to pause their spending on the social media platform during the month of July.
The groups -- the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Sleeping Giants, Color of Change, Free Press and Common Sense -- accused Facebook of allowing allowing "racist, violent and verifiably false content to run rampant on its platform," letting its platform be used in "widespread voter suppression efforts, using targeted disinformation aimed at Black voters" and allowed "incitement to violence against protestors fighting for racial justice in America," among other claims.
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Jonah Hill’s collaborative adidas Superstar hasn’t even been released worldwide yet and we’ve already been treated to leaked product images of his next rumored sneaker: the adidas Originals Samba. The model is one of Hill’s personal favorites, having been seen wearing the Samba on numerous occasions.
This pair is expected to drop in two colorways — red and green — and features Hill’s signature, etched embroidery on the heel tab — where his initials are embroidered — and along the sides of the shoes. Both colorways are dressed in what appears to be higher-than-normal quality leather and suede overlays at the heel, toe, and Three Stripes branding on the sides.
No official news on when the Jonah Hill x adidas Originals Samba will drop, though with the existence of leaked product shots, it’s likely to be at some point in the coming months. As always, stay tuned for more information.
LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC investor Federated Hermes said it has questions about the bank's support for China's new security law for Hong Kong, the second investor in Europe's biggest bank in recent weeks to voice concerns about the lender's stance.
"We expect companies to support improvements in protections for citizens and not back their removal," said Roland Bosch, lead engager for financial services at Federated Hermes's stewardship and engagement team.
The new law could have an adverse impact on human rights, he said.
Aviva Investors, another leading HSBC shareholder, said earlier this month it was uneasy about the bank's show of public support for the law.
China's parliament passed the new national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago.
Details of the law are due out later on Tuesday, amid fears the legislation will crush the global financial hub's freedoms and reports that the heaviest penalty under it would be life imprisonment.
Senior politicians on both sides of the Atlantic have criticised HSBC's stance.
The bank's Asia-Pacific Chief Executive Peter Wong signed a petition backing the law earlier this month, which also drew ire from human rights groups.
(Reporting by Lawrence White, Additional reporting by Iain Withers; Editing by Tom Arnold and Ed Osmond)
In this photo illustration, the Huawei logo and Chinese flag is seen displayed on an Android mobile phone.
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Huawei could be banned from participating in India's 5G network rollout, just months after it was given the green light to participate in the country's trials for the technology.
It comes after the Indian government said it would block 59 Chinese apps such as TikTok and WeChat, claiming they were a threat to national security.
As part of those discussions, Indian government ministers discussed the country's 5G rollout plans and whether Chinese telecommunications equipment giants Huawei and ZTE should be allowed to participate, according to a report from the Times of India.
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, as well as Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, were not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
5G refers to the next-generation mobile networks that promise super-fast download speeds and the ability to support critical infrastructure. India has lagged behind in its rollout of the technology, while other countries like South Korea and China have powered ahead.
In December, India said it would allow all vendors to participate in 5G trials with vendors. But the latest report of a potential ban on the Chinese firms appears to be a U-turn.
"The China-India ... dispute, compounded with the economic stress caused due to the (coronavirus) pandemic, has likely forced the government thinking to adopt a strategy similar to U.S. to potentially retaliate in a way where it would hurt China the most," Neil Shah, research director at Counterpoint Research, told CNBC.
India's biggest mobile network, Reliance Jio, uses Samsung for its older 4G network. The other two largest players — Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea — use a mixture of vendors including Huawei. All three carriers have submitted applications to do 5G tests with various vendors including Huawei, Indian publication the Financial Express reported this month.
Huawei gear makes up one-third of Bharti Airtel's current network and 40% of Vodafone Idea's network, according to Counterpoint Research.
It would be a "significant loss" for Huawei and ZTE if the government goes ahead and bans them, Shah said.
All three Indian telcos were not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
'Tide is turning'
For about a year and a half, the U.S. government has been pressuring countries to block Huawei from their 5G networks, alleging that its gear could be used by Beijing to spy on citizens of foreign nations. Huawei has repeatedly denied that it would let this happen.
On June 24., U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that "the tide is turning against Huawei as citizens around the world are waking up to the danger of the Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state."
The latest report that India is assessing whether to ban Huawei and ZTE will likely add to Pompeo's confidence.
Washington's efforts have yielded mixed results so far. Some countries such as Australia and Japan following suit, while others like U.K. allowing the Chinese giant limited participation in its 5G rollout. But it appears more countries and mobile carriers are beginning to shun Huawei — a sign that the U.S. campaign could be working.
Telus and BCE, two of the big carriers in Canada have chosen Ericsson and Nokia to build their 5G network. Canada's government has yet to make a decision as to whether Huawei will be excluded from the nation's 5G rollout.
Britain is also reassessing its stance on Huawei. The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), which is part of intelligence agency GCHQ, launched an emergency review of Huawei's role in May, following new U.S. sanctions on the firm.
If a smartphone’s worth is dictated by its camera, then the Huawei P40 Pro Plus is the best phone you can buy right now – except you probably won’t. What gives?
Since partnering with Leica in 2016, Huawei’s smartphone cameras have been amongst the best available. Scour the web for P40 Pro Plus reviews though, and the scores are generally around 3.5/5 or 7/10. The P40 Pro Plus is an exemplary smartphone, though its scores were likely docked by half a point or so for its bold price tag of £1,299. That said, it introduces world-first camera tech to the market: a true 10x zoom equivalent telephoto camera. Putting into context just how good that camera is, I recently reviewed the Sony ZV-1, a £699 premium compact stills camera, and when taking handheld pictures the P40 Pro Plus outperformed it in both dark scenes and in max-zoom detail. That’s a huge deal.
Why then are Huawei phones like the P40 Pro Plus being panned by tech writers? It comes down to one key issue: the trade war. In March 2019, Huawei was blacklisted from working with Google, or any US company for that matter. While Huawei has been able to release Android phones, it hasn’t been able to load them up with Google Mobile Services (GMS), including the Google Play Store, Gmail or YouTube.
In 2019, a defiant Huawei suggested its own Harmony OS would be a true rival to Android – but that wasn’t to be. Huawei also once shirked associations with third-party app stores early-on, focusing exclusively on its own AppGallery. Now, however, it’s preloading its phones with Petal Search. This is a Huawei-made, third-party app store search tool, which scours the sources Huawei once shied away from, like APK Pure, for apps missing from the AppGallery. Petal Search opens up easy access to big hitters like BBC iPlayer and Netflix for Huawei phones, and the result is a helpful band-aid solution that manages app installs and updates – but doesn’t fix the missing Google ones.
It’s no secret that the head of Huawei’s consumer business group, Richard Yu, is keen to get Google back, despite the fact the company has spent millions, and pledged $1 billion on its own ecosystem. The implications of the Google ban are far-reaching.
I’ve cherry-picked a few personal struggles experienced while reviewing the P40 Pro Plus before sideloading Google services onto it:
Calendar syncing between my Google account and the phone’s system calendar doesn’t work
Google Apps for business aren’t supported (Docs, Drive, Meet etc)
Third-party apps that use Google login don’t work (i.e. Asana, Canva)
Google Maps APIs fail to load in the apps, so I’m forced to settle for websites (i.e. Uber, Zoopla)
WhatsApp can't access or create backups (owing to Google Drive restrictions)
Most games can’t be installed without Google Play Games
Many in-app game payments don’t work without Google Pay
Cross-device saves will be a challenge with no Play Games
Many banking apps don’t work (i.e. Barclays and Curve)
No Disney+
One or two of those would have been bad enough – but all of them? This partly explains why the P40 Pro Plus reviewed so poorly, despite its fantastic hardware. But it’s only part of the story. No mainstream Huawei review has covered the sideloaded GMS experience in any detail. Sideloading Google services onto the P40 Pro Plus turns it into the best Android phone I’ve ever used, with a few caveats.
As much as ‘sideload’ sounds like a hack, getting GMS onto a Huawei phone doesn’t void the phone’s warranty, and is reversible with a factory reset. Don’t get me wrong, if you choose to try this, you’re still doing it at your own risk - sideloading isn’t sanctioned by Huawei or Google (or WIRED). If your interest is piqued though, and you don’t feel like trawling specialist forums, read on for a more on the process.
Googlifying your Huawei device is a one-time faff that involves installing a number of GMS elements in sequence, along with a few third-party tools (which you give permission to route around your phone). Yes, it’s a faff, but it’s worth it.
Tech YouTubers have made countless video guides explaining how to do it, and the YouTuber with the most up-to-date method at the time you’re reading this is probably TechMagnet. Why should you care that the guide is up to date? Because, working methods change relatively regularly, adding to the faffy nature of the whole thing.
Once done, however, based on my experience sideloading since 2019, it won’t be undone by software updates. Additionally, sideloading GMS elevates the P40 Pro Plus, turning a compromised smartphone into a best-in-class one. The P40 Pro Plus’s design is, after all, brilliant. The big, bright 90Hz screen is curved on all four sides, so whichever way you swipe into it, there aren’t any edges interrupting your thumb or finger’s flow.
Available in ceramic black or white, the Pro Plus is hardier than glass phones, and the white version I reviewed keeps smudges and scratches at bay – it's one of the few phones I don’t feel the need to ruin with a protective case. The worst thing about the phone’s design is the huge punch hole selfie camera array, which cuts out a chunk of the screen, even if it does house the best selfie camera I’ve ever used.
Specs are also top-tier. With 512GB storage, the Pro Plus packs more space than many laptops, and you can boost it by an additional 256GB with a Nano Memory card. The phone’s 4,200mAh battery lasts all day, charging up in under an hour thanks to stealthy wired and wireless 40W charging. That puts the iPhone 11 Pro’s 18W wired and 7.5W wireless charging speeds to shame, and betters Samsung’s Galaxy S20-range, too.
The P40 Pro Plus’s 50MP main camera is the most reliable point-and-shoot performer I’ve ever used on a smartphone. Whatever the lighting, you can be confident the 1/1.28-inch sensor and Huawei’s software will do it justice. And when you zoom in, no other smartphone can touch its dual-telephoto camera combo. The phone has a 3x zoom camera (80mm equivalent) and a 10x zoom camera (240mm equivalent).
Unlike with most phones, framing shots with a pinch of the screen is actively encouraged when using the P40 Pro Plus. Its combined digital and optical zoom show up even the mighty Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra’s ‘Space Zoom’. Add a moderately wide ultrawide angle camera to the mix (18mm equivalent), as well as a time of flight depth sensor, and you get a versatile imaging system that’s as good as it gets on a phone today.
But it’s all for nothing without GMS. My job uses Google Apps for everything, so I categorically can’t work with the out-of-the-box experience. After GMS is sideloaded, though, it’s a totally different story. The banking apps I mentioned, Barclays and Curve, work just fine. Sideloading restores WhatsApp backup support, Google Play Game save transfers, Google’s Map APIs, and third-party app Google login functionality.
The only app that didn’t work after GMSing the Pro Plus I reviewed was Disney+; a massive deal, especially with Hamilton and Frozen 2 freshly added, but still, a tolerable sacrifice – and it did work on a different P40 Pro Plus, so this might be an issue with my device.
Additionally, there are four key shortcomings I’ve experienced in my time with a sideloaded P40 Pro Plus not covered above. First up, Android Wear doesn’t let you copy your Google accounts over, so no Assistant, Google Fit or Play Store access on your smartwatch. Google Pay also doesn’t work consistently either, and notifications for certain apps can be hit or miss. Finally, once you sideload Google onto the P40 Pro Plus and set up your accounts, you’ll have to go through the whole process again if you want to add any more Google accounts.
I understand if these compromises and processes will seem ridiculous for many. I really value having a great camera, though, and I’m clearly not the only one: hundreds of thousands have watched tutorials from sideloading experts on YouTube.
And here’s a real-world anecdote. Since reviewing the P40 Pro Plus, I’ve written about five phones with full-fat Google and an iPhone. Every time I’ve switched to one of them, I’ve itched to get back to the Pro Plus. Life looks better when seen through its lens, Huawei’s UI is loaded up with smart features like three-app-multitasking, and the phone’s great battery life and fast wireless charging make any remaining compromises worth it.
If you want the best smartphone camera around, and dare I say it, the best smartphone in general (if you’re like me), you know what to do. Just remember, should you choose the sideloaded life, for all the riches that await you, it’s a path of uncertainty you embark upon at your own risk; now that’s all clear – welcome to the fold.
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