HTC U11, LG G6, and Twitter's new design

The HTC U11 is turning out to be HTC's best launch in years, LG doubles the warranty of the G6 for free, and Twitter has a new layout [Android Central]( [HTC U11 outselling HTC 10, M9]( [The HTC U11 is outselling the HTC 10, One M9]( After years of decline in the smartphone market, HTC needed the U11 to be a success, and it looks like the new flagship phone is off to a promising start. HTC smartphone division head Chia-lin Chang told shareholders and local journalists in Taiwan that in its first month of availability, the U11 was outselling the previous two flagships, the HTC 10 and One M9. [Read more here]( [LG gives the G6 an extra year of warranty for free]( The LG G6 has consistently been heralded as one of the [best smartphones of 2017](, all but erasing the negative impression of the G5 before it. LG wants to continue the goodwill with a new program called the Second Year Promise, which extends the G6's regular warranty from one year to two in the U.S. --------------------------------------------------------------- [On-screen fingerprint sensing may come to Vivo first]( Samsung failed in its attempt to integrate a fingerprint sensor into the screen of the Galaxy S8, and it now looks like Vivo will be the first company to roll out a device with an on-screen fingerprint sensor. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter's new look comes with a redesigned Android app]( After a vigorous beta testing phase and numerous feedback from fervent tweeters, Twitter has finally rolled out a new look and a bevy of new features. The icons are lighter, rounder, and decidedly more millennial-esque in their aesthetic. What's particularly interesting to note is that the icons were remade to be "more intuitive" due to the fact that "people thought the reply icon, an arrow, meant delete or go back to a previous page." --------------------------------------------------------------- [Canada bans locked phones, makes it easier to switch carriers]( In a statement, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced, as of December 1, 2017, the end of unlocking fees for Canadians with existing devices and, perhaps more significantly, a mandate that all new devices as of that day will need to be sold unlocked, even if purchased from a carrier on contract. Canadians will also be able to request an unlock code for a locked phone from their carrier at no charge. --------------------------------------------------------------- HTC rolled out the first commercial phone running Android, called the [HTC Dream](, all the way back in 2008. It had 192MB of RAM and 256GB storage. Have a great weekend, and we'll see you again early next week! Android Central, 3151 E Thomas Street Inverness, FL 34453 Don't like these emails? [Unsubscribe](.