eMBMS Support Added in Android 8.1 for Reduced Mobile Network Congestion Asus...

eMBMS Support Added in Android 8.1 for Reduced Mobile Network Congestion Asus... xda-developers Nov 3, 2017 10:30 PM • by Adam Conway eMBMS Support Added in Android 8.1 for Reduced Mobile Network Congestion Support for eMBMS has been confirmed in Android 8.1, which will allow for reduced mobile network congestion through new technologies employed by providers utilizing Qualcomm hardware in your device. This has been confirmed by the addition of a new permission found on the Google Pixel 2 XL and on the Nexus 5X, shown below, and our findings from monitoring additions to AOSP back in August. <permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_EMBMS_INTENTS" android:protectionLevel="privileged|signature"/> eMBMS works best when many users are trying to access the same or similar content, such as videos, by avoiding sending the information to each client individually (unicast). Instead, the same data is sent to everyone via a multicast. This works at live events, for example, where a video could be sent directly to all clients connected in one sweep, instead of sent individually to each user. This addition comes largely due to the will to combat the '1000x data challenge' which we will eventually face. For those unfamiliar with the 1000x data challenge, it simply describes a scenario where all our devices combined will be requiring 1000 times the amount of data current bandwidth can handle. In a recent study provided by Cisco, a staggering 82% of all internet traffic is forecasted to be made up of video streams. eMBMS is perfect for video streams, and will be a major step in tackling the 1000x data challenge. This is much more efficient method of dealing with the problem than increasingly ramping up available bandwidth for consumers. The current main providers spearheading the initiative are Verizon in America, Kt and Reliance in Asia and EE and Vodafone in Europe. As said above, this new technology utilizes Qualcomm hardware, so those with Kirin, Exynos or MediaTek devices cannot make use of eMBMS. Hopefully, now that support is officially released in Android 8.1, we'll see more and more providers supporting the platform.   Android Advices Oct 31, 2017 4:15 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Asus Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max Launched in the US Asus has added another set of smartphones in its Zenfone 4 series and this Taiwanese company has launched them in the US. The list of devices includes Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max which will be the siblings of the 5.5-inch Zenfone 4 Max launched last month, These handsets come with different specifications which are mentioned below accordingly. Zenfone 4 Pro The Zenfone 4 Pro will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and will have a 3600mAh battery on the back to power the handset. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM. This device will come with the dual rear camera setup with a 12MP main camera with 1/2.55" sensor along with a 16MP secondary camera with 2x fixed optical zoom. There is a 8MP selfie camera with 1.4-micrometer pixel size and f/1.9 aperture size. Out of the box, it will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system and is expected to get further updates as well. The handset is up for pre-orders at Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Newegg and the companies official website. The device will start shipping from 6th of November and will be available for $599 in Black color. Zenfone 4 Like the Zenfone 4 Pro, this smartphone also features a 5.5" 1080p display but here an IPS LCD panel is used.to power the handset, there is a Snapdragon 630 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM, It will come out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 3,300mAh battery to power the handset. This device also sports a dual rear camera setup sporting a 12MP camera with f/1.8 aperture size for the main camera while the secondary camera comes with 120-degree wide angle lens. There is a 8MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. The onboard storage is 64GB which can be extended further with a microSD card slot. This handset is priced at $399 and will be available in Midnight Black and Moonlight White color variants. Zenfone 4 Max 5.2" We have already seen the 5.5" Zenfone 4 Max but this one sports a 5.2inch display with 720p resolution. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. There is the 13MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the rear which it will be accompanied with 8MP selfie camera. It will come out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The device will be sporting a 4100 mAh battery and is priced at $169 and will be available only in the Black color variant. The smartphone will be released on 3rd of November and will be available for pre-order via Amazon, B&H, Best Buy and Newegg. Are you planning to get any of these devices? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more! Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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