TechnikNews Weekly #066: Play Store down, iTunes, P30 Pro in the first impression and more
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on June 02, 2019, 18:00 am | Write a comment
This week there were slightly fewer articles than usual. Still, there was a top five for the regular one TechnikNews Weekly together. This news got the most clicks.
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Play store down
Yesterday the Play Store and all Google Play apps were unavailable for about an hour. If you wanted to open the store, an error message appeared after a short loading time, which pointed to an error on the server. Games that allow signing in with Google Play also didn't work for the duration of the disruption. By now it should Proproblem will be resolved and all play services will work. If this is not the case, restarting the device can help.
iTunes will be discontinued
iTunes is a well known one Proprogram from Apple to manage music, podcasts and TV shows. After 18 years, Apple wants to discontinue the software. As a replacement, there will be three apps for macOS for WWDC 2019 that will replace iTunes. These are called music, podcasts and TV. Whether Apple iTunes for Windows also freezes is not yet known. There will be news tomorrow from 19 p.m. when the main event of the developer conference takes place.
Huawei P30 Pro in the first impression
Before the final review of the Huawei P30 Pro goes online, editor Kevin Özgün took a quick look at Huawei's current smartphone. In his conclusion, he writes that he finds the smartphone's display very innovative, since it also acts as an earpiece, which on the P30 Pro absent, serves. Even if he liked the camera very much, the device should not be put on the throne too early, as other smartphones will be presented this year, says Kevin. All further details can be found in the first impression article.
WhatsApp with dark mode and payment function
A dark mode for WhatsApp on Android is known to be in the starting blocks. Only users were able to activate it because of a mistake by the developers and shared screenshots on Twitter. You can see the well-known surface of the messenger in a rather deep gray. One person even provided a look at an entry for a payment function in WhatsApp. However, it is not clear when this will come.
Redmi K20 (Pro) introduced by Xiaomi
The Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro are the new price killers from Xiaomi. The K20 Pro is priced well below the Mi 9 and still surpasses it on the data sheet. It comes with a Snapdragon 855 and six or eight gigabytes of RAM. The display is 6,39 inches and has a FHD+ resolution. The price of the device starts at 325 euros. With the K20 you "only" get the Snapdragon 730 with "only" six gigabytes of RAM. The rest, including the display size, is exactly the same. Cost: 260 euros.
TechnikNews Weekly: More articles from the last week
- Ark OS from Huawei: In the final phase, ready at the end of 2019
- More compact and cheaper: The Amazon Echo Show 5 is official
- Galaxy Note 10: is Samsung making the headphone jack and physical buttons disappear?
- Moto Z4 officially presented by Lenovo: Again with the well-known Moto Mods
