EMUI in depth: history, what it is like and what the Huawei customization layer offers

The customization layer is the proprietary software that manufacturers add on top of Android, including changes to the design, applications and services. Today we will talk about EMUI, Huawei’s customization layer and, formerly, also of Honor mobiles.

First, we will summarize the history of EMUI, and then go into detail about what EMUI is like, what applications and services are included, what is the latest version available and which phones will be updated to this version.

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I’ve been using Android TV for a month and I still prefer the Chromecast

Unpopular opinion: I have been using a device with Android TV for a month and (personally) I do not see it as better or more comfortable than a Chromecast. Maybe it’s my fault but I’m slower and less comfortable playing content on Android TV.

In the analysis of the Google Chromecast with Google TV, some Xatakers shared this opinion, so I want to put on the table the reasons why, in order to make our lives easier by playing content on television, Chromecast is a faster and easier device.

Android TV or Google Chromecast: differences, advantages and disadvantages

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How an artificial intelligence mobile app helped contain locust infestations in Africa in 2020

Locusts are one of the main drawbacks each year when it comes to cultivating crops in different parts of our planet. Not the locusts themselves but billions of them made into pests that devastate all the lands through which they pass and that until now had been fought with quite traditional methods.

However, something happened last year. Different organizations began to work together to try to stop the plague of locusts that, as every year, would destroy a large part of the crops in Africa in 2020. And with a mobile application as the center of a coordinated plan, the 2020 plague was contained.

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How to connect a wireless headset to a TV that does not support Bluetooth

The smart TVs Today they have numerous capabilities and functionalities that allow access to a multitude of content on the networks but also connect with the different equipment that we have at home such as sound systems, players, consoles, computers, etc.

One of these functions that can be very useful is the TV sound output to a wireless headset using the Bluetooth interface built into both devices. But what if our TV is older and does not have this feature? Can’t we do it? Is there a way to upgrade without spending a fortune?

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the tallest structure in Europe is in Alicante and is detectable for kilometers both on land and under the sea

With the departure of the United Kingdom, the Torreta de Guardamar has become the tallest structure in the territory of the European Union. With their 370 meters highIt is higher than the Eiffel Tower and only if we go to some oil rigs on the sea in Norway or Russian towers will this huge antenna located in Guardamar del Segura (Alicante) be surpassed.

Known as the Tower of the americans, on its door there is a sign that indicates a height of up to 380 meters. In total, its height reaches up to 475 meters if we take into account the part that submerges and reaches sea level. And it is that this antenna, belonging to the Spanish Navy and the Spanish Navy, has the function of telecommunications transmission to submerged submarines of the Cartagena Military Arsenal.

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