OnePlus Gallery. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

OnePlus’ own OxygenOS platform now has its very own Gallery app. It’s currently available on the OnePlus 2 and coming soon to other devices, and it promises to provide a “no-fuss” experience that’s completely free and ideal for offline browsing.

Apple is leading the way when it comes to encryption. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Android

Google, Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp and other tech giants are reportedly working on their own increased privacy measures, as Apple continues to win over the general public during its encryption standoff with the FBI.

Galaxy S7 is off to a great start. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung’s latest smartphones are already off to a great start, with record pre-orders received for both the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in the U.K., the company has confirmed today.

During the pre-order period for these devices, which began on February 21 and ended on March 10, sales were at least 2.5 times greater than those of any other Galaxy smartphone in the U.K.

The iPhone camera app is clearly visible. Photo: Osen

Eric Schmidt has been outspoken about his belief that Apple’s smartphones are nothing but a Samsung Galaxy clone, that user data is safer with Google than Apple, and that (slightly oddly) jumping ship from iOS to Android is not dissimilar to switching from PC to Mac.

So why wouldn’t Alphabet chairman and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt use an iPhone to document his recent trip to South Korea? Makes perfect sense to us!

Coming soon to a smartphone near you. Photo: Nintendo

Nintendo’s first ever smartphone game will finally land on iOS and Android this month — and we now know when and where it will be making its world debut.

Called Miitomo — and described by its creators as a “smart-device app that sparks one-of-a-kind conversations between you and your friends” — the game will first be available to download in Japan on March 17.