The new S-Pen can get stuck in the Galaxy Note7, Samsung responds

Another year, another Note, another S-Pen issue. Samsung made sure this year the Galaxy Note7 users can't insert the S-Pen backwards, and yet a new flaw seems to be plaguing some styluses.

As it turns out, the mechanical button on the S-Pen, which ejects the stylus from the silo, may stop clicking. And no clicking means no S-Pen ejection from within the Note. You can still get it out with a pin, or some hitting on the S-pen's hole, but once you start having problems with it, you may have to resort to doing this quite often.

There are already a few videos on YouTube showing the issue and it's clearly the S-Pen fault. Apparently, the clicking mechanism occasionally fails. Some suspect waterproofing failure as the issue began after water submerging, but there are other which hadn't exposed the S-Pen to water.

We got a tip from an employee working in the telecommunication industry that Samsung has acknowledged the presence of the problem and has issued instructions to front-office staff for handling the matter if a customer comes with a stuck S-Pen.

Upon successful removal the S-Pen with a pin, the user will be logged for a new S-Pen replacement free of charge, probably a redesigned one. If easy removal is not possible, the device will be sent for service removal and will be issued a new S-Pen, too.

In the meantime, the company will also be advising the Note7 users not to push the S-Pen too hard in the silo after the click sound. We guess this is good advice for anyone, who doesn't want to unlock this potential flaw of their S-Pen.

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Apple aiming at selling 2 million second-gen Apple Watches per month

Apple is reportedly making huge orders to its suppliers for second-gen Apple Watch parts. According to DigiTimes the orders to the supply chains are "rather aggressive".

The estimates suggest Apple might be looking at shipping as many as 2 million second-gen Apple Watches and the first batch should be ready by the end of the third quarter this year. This means the new Apple Watch should be in track for the fall release in September side by side with the new iPhone 7 series.

The second-gen Apple Watch is rumored to use the same design, but improve on the display and battery. We may even see added cellular connectivity, but the information is still scarce on this.

Huawei has already shipped 2.6 million P9 and P9 Plus units worldwide

Huawei is now proudly boasting the fact that it's already managed to ship over 2.6 million units of its P9 and P9 Plus smartphones, which were both unveiled at its special event on April 6.

The P9 and P9 Plus have achieved that number of shipments within just six weeks of going on sale. What's more, outside of China the sales volumes for the P9 are 130% higher than they were for the P8 last year in the same amount of time. In France, the P9 sales numbers are 1,000% bigger than they were for the P8, while in Poland and Finland that difference is 'just' 400%. The UK isn't doing bad either, with 300% more units shipped compared to last year's flagship.

In terms of actual numbers of units sold, not compared to any previous device, the P9 and P9 Plus are doing best in China, France, Finland, and the UK, according to Huawei. The P9 and P9 Plus have helped the Chinese company remain the third biggest smartphone maker in the world.

AT&T Wi-Fi calling now on Android, but only the LG G4 for now

AT&T has only had Wi-Fi calling on the iOS lineup, the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, and SE are all the iOS devices that support AT&T's Wi-Fi calling. But Android users have been left in the dark without the option of hooking up to a Wi-Fi network to shoot out some text messages or place calls when out in a dead zone.

AT&T’s Wi-Fi calling works much like any other carrier’s. All of the device’s calling and sms traffic can be handled entirely over a Wi-Fi connection without relying on any additional apps.

 All phones that support AT&T Wi-Fi calling as of June 15 2016

The only Android phone that is able to rely on solely a Wi-Fi connection is the LG G4 for now. But AT&T promises that the feature will reach more Android devices over the “coming weeks”.

Currently, to qualify for AT&T’s Wi-Fi calling feature, you must have a post-paid account within the US, Puerto Rico, and some international areas. AT&T’s list of phones currently supported with Wi-Fi calling can be found here.

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Deal: unlocked, refurbished Motorola Nexus 6 for just $180 on eBay

The Nexus 6 was a well-built Nexus device made for Google by Motorola. This was the first time a Nexus phone went beyond the 5 inch mark, all the way to 6 inches.

A manufacturer refurbished Motorola Nexus 6 can be purchased for just $180 in the midnight black color and 32GB of internal storage. These are unlocked units so you can insert any nano SIM card and receive a signal.

This is NOT the North American variant which is compatible with CDMA networks Verizon and Sprint. This variant will ONLY work on GSM networks.

Google is still supporting the Nexus 6 and it will be receiving the Android N update and is currently eligible for installing the Android N developer previews.

The Motorola Nexus 6 has a huge QHD AMOLED 6.0 inch screen, 3GB of RAM paired with a Snapdragon 805 CPU, 13MP camera with OIS, 3220mAh battery compatible with Quick Charge 2.0, and was the first smartphone outfitted with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

Android N Developer Preview 4 is out, APIs and SDK are final

Around a month after the third Developer Preview release of Android N went out, today Google has announced that the fourth one is available. It will arrive as an over-the-air update in the next few days for those who have enrolled their devices at the Android Beta page. Factory images are up for grabs here, while the OTA packages (for manual installation if you don't want to wait for the notification) are listed here.

This release marks a milestone in the Android N development process, because the N APIs and the SDK are now final. This means app developers can start testing their wares against the official APIs that will be in the final Android N release when that comes out later this summer.

Apps that target N's API level 24 should be making their way to the Google Play Store in due course, hopefully taking advantage of the new features in the OS, such as multi-window support and direct-reply notifications. App developers can choose to release alpha, beta, or production versions of their apps targeting Android N, thus being able to test how they behave on user devices running the N Developer Preview 4.

The latest Developer Preview for Android N is available for the Motorola Nexus 6, LG Nexus 5X, Huawei Nexus 6P, HTC Nexus 9, Google Pixel C, General Mobile 4G, and Sony Xperia Z3.

Huawei Watch gets $100 price cut in US

If you are in the US and are in the market for a smartwatch, you'll be glad to know that the Huawei Watch has received a decent price cut in the country. The device - specifically the black leather variant - is currently listed for $250 on Best Buy.

That's down $100 from the wearable's usual price tag at the online retailer. A quick look at the Get Huawei store also reveals a $350 price tag for the model, meaning purchasing from Best Buy will indeed save you $100. Amazon, meanwhile, has the variant listed for around $318.