Unlocking Bootloader is a fantasy for the developers and the geeks who love to modify the firmware on Android devices. OnePlus 7 Pro recently attained root access with unofficial TWRP recovery. Many users are fascinated by the new development, but most of them are unaware of the unavailability of Widevine L1 certification.

Widevine is a digital rights management component used by Android MediaDRM and Chrome Web Browser to ensure security for video content. It is responsible for the stream quality on various platforms such as NetFlix, Amazon Prime, and other networks. The device running Widevine L1 certification is open for the highest quality of video streaming available. However, the Widevine L3 is limited to 480p or lowest video quality. It further enhances content protection, video playback, standardized format, legacy system and ensure device security.

As like of the OnePlus 6 and 6T, the latest flagship of the Chinese smartphone maker also gets Widevine L3 certified once its bootloader is unlocked. In a recent thread on XDA Forums, users are reporting about the inability to watch high-quality video content from premium streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and others.

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It is unclear whether relocking the bootloader fixes the problem on OnePlus 7 Pro or not. However, it worked on the OnePlus 6 and 6T devices.

OnePlus devices along with Poco F1 are most affected by the same situation.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro are two true flagship smartphones from the Chinese company, which has already dethroned Apple from the second position in the worldwide smartphone shipments. Both the phones come with a premium design and best-in-class camera experience.

While the phone comes with support for HDR and Full HD content, it was not able to stream HD videos from online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube among others as both the phones lacked support for Widevine L1 certification.

However, the Chinese company has now released an update for the Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro that brings support for Widevine L1 certifications, enabling the smartphones to stream HD videos as well as play HDR content.

The latest software update for the Huawei P20 Pro is EMUI 9,0 which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system. It enables HD as well as HDR streaming, which then enables cinematic like visuals on a hand-held device. Since both the smartphones — Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro — come with an OLED display with HDR10 compatibility, this will further increase the multimedia consumption experience on the phone.

The new update for the smartphones also brings gesture-based navigation which is very useful in a full-screen smartphone; second-generation GPU Turbo technology that boosts the phone’s performance; and redesigned settings menu among other things.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a 6.39-inch QHD+ display while the Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch Full HD+ display. Under the hood, the Mate 20 Pro is powered by Kirin 980 while the P20 Pro is powered by its predecessor Kirin 970 and both phones support up to 8GB of RAM.

Both the smartphones are focused on offering an enhanced and unique camera experience and comes equipped with a triple-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 40MP + 20MP + 8MP sensors. On the front side, both devices feature a 24MP snapper.

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While the Huawei Mate 20 Pro was running Android Pie-based EMUI 9 out-of-the-box, the P20 Pro comes pre-installed with Android Oreo-based EMUI 9. With this new update, it has now been updated to EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie.

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Xiaomi recently launched its first smartphone under its new ‘Poco’ sub-brand — Poco F1 with specs similar to a flagship phone at a very aggressive price point.

While the phone has been received well by the customers, it has faced a bit of criticism because of a few issues, including lack of support for HD streaming, screen bleeding, low audio, and a few software-related issues.

The phone lacks Widevine L1 support which prevents the device from streaming HD content from the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Videos. Now, a thread on the company’s forum by MIUI Forum admin reveals that the company is working with Google and Qualcomm to fix this issue.

It seems that Xiaomi is planning to soon release an update which will bring the widevine L1 support to POCO F1. The update is expected to be rolled out to MIUI Beta ROM users first by Q4, 2018, i.e. by the end of this year.

The company had recently released an update to fix the notification icon issue on the status bar. It is also developing 4K 60fps support for the rear camera. Additionally, users of POCO launcher will also have an option to customise desktop grid size and icon size in the future.

Previously, the company had issued a statement related to the screen bleeding issue and claimed that certain screens on MIUI 9 (MIUI for POCO) feature a gradient by design (including the power screen), and this is not screen bleeding. It added that gradient screen has been removed from MIUI 10 onwards.

The Poco F1 features a 6.18-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display which is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass. The phone is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 845 processor and comes with LiquidCool technology.

It has a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 primary sensor, coupled with a 5-megapixel secondary sensor on the back panel. On the front side, there’s a 20-megapixel selfie camera powered with AI for capturing enhanced selfie shots.

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The phone comes with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of internal storage, depending on the variant. It runs on MIUI based on Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging.

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