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Huawei releases HarmonyOS 2.0 beta for select phones, still lets you roll back to EMUI 11

Huawei released the first version of its in-house operating system, HarmonyOS, which supports smartphones (the first version made its debut on a smart TV). The software is currently in beta and both users and developers are invited to try it out.

The phones that are supported currently are: Huawei P40, P40 Pro, Mate 30 (and the 5G version) and Mate 30 Pro (and its 5G version). One tablet can install the new OS too, the Huawei MatePad Pro (Wi-Fi and LTE models, plus the 5G one).

Many more EMUI 11 devices should be supported in the future, but the first beta version is limited to devices listed above.

HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta can be delivered to those devices Over The Air, if you can sign up on this page (note: it’s in Chinese). If approved, you will receive a confirmation email and the update will be pushed to your phone or tablet a couple of days after that. You will find installation instructions on that page as well.

Just don’t expect the UI to look all that different – Harmony and EMUI share a lot of code. Really, it’s what’s under the hood that is different. In fact, Harmony can run Android apps just fine. If you’re curious to see the OS run on real hardware, here it is installed on a Huawei P40:

Huawei isn’t relying on just Android apps, however. It announced a developer competition with awards totaling CNY 1.5 million ($230,000) for new apps for Harmony. The company released an IDE plus an emulator for devs to make testing easier.

Plus, HarmonyOS does include many new features. A core design idea for the OS is to power what Huawei calls “Internet of Everything”, meaning the UI needs to adjust to many different screens (phone, tablet, car and so on). To that end, developers can use over 50 highly-adaptable Distributed UI controls. Here’s a quick demo:

After trying out the new software, you can roll back to EMUI 11, here’s how (page in Chinese). Just make sure to back up your data before you do any of this as the rollback process will wipe the device.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra with S Pen

The Galaxy S21 Ultra will be the new top model from Samsung. For the first time, this Galaxy S-series smartphone will support Samsung’s iconic stylus pen.

In mid-January 2021, Samsung will release the Galaxy S21 series, with the S21 Ultra (SM-G998) as the new top model. This smartphone will offer improved specs, including an updated camera system that will be completely redesigned, both in terms of design and functionality. For the first time Samsung will make an S-series smartphone compatible with the S Pen (EJ-PG998). This stylus pen has been the main feature of the Galaxy Note series for years and will now also be made available as an optional accessory for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.

Based on the latest information, LetsGoDigital, together with the Italian graphic designer Giuseppe Spinelli has created a new set of product renders of the Samsung S21 Ultra with S Pen. During the launch, this 5G smartphone will be released exclusively in Phantom Black (black) and Phantom Silver (silver) colors. Three months later, a brown and dark blue variant is also expected, so we have decided to incorporate these stylish ‘Phantom Brown’ and ‘Phantom Blue’ color schemes into the images as well.

Galaxy S21 Ultra met S Pen

The S Pen is included as standard with the Note models, for the Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung seems to be taking a different approach. Consumers can decide for themselves whether they see sufficient added value in the S Pen to purchase it as an optional accessory. It is possible that Samsung decides to include a free S Pen during the pre-order period, but no further information is yet known about any pre-order promotions.

What is clear, the Samsung S21 Ultra does not have a stylus compartment – unlike the Galaxy Note smartphones. In order to be able to store the S Pen safely, Samsung will offer various cases in which the S Pen can be stored, as was reported by Roland Quandt on Twitter last Friday.

At least two cases are expected, a Samsung Silicone Cover and a Samsung Clear View Cover. Both optional accessories will be offered in two variants. One with the option to store the S Pen and the other without an S Pen compartment – comparable to the existing variants.

Evolution of the Samsung S Pen

In the second half of 2011, Samsung released its first smartphone with S Pen; the Galaxy Note (N7000). This phone had a 5.3-inch display – a size that we can hardly imagine today. At the time, however, it was a relatively large screen, which is why this device was also called a phablet – a cross between a phone and a tablet.

The Galaxy Note immediately became a big sales success for Samsung. Since then, the South Korean manufacturer has released a new Note smartphone every year. The stylus pen has been refined time and again and the number of compatible applications has also increased significantly over the years.

Since the introduction of the Galaxy Note 5, the S Pen also looks like a real pen. Two years ago, Bluetooth functionality was added, enabling users to use the stylus to control your smartphone remotely, for example for taking photos. Many Note users now consider the stylus pen an essential part of their smartphone.

The S Pen for the Samsung S21 Ultra carries model number EJ-PG998. For comparison, the Note 20 Ultra is the EJ-PN980. The last four digits refer to the model number of the smartphone.

Presumably, the S21 Ultra’s Bluetooth S Pen offers the same functionality as that of the Note 20 Ultra. This stylus has been improved in several ways, the main feature of which is the extremely low latency of only 9 milliseconds.

Thus, the input delay is no longer felt, making writing with the stylus feel even more natural than before. Numerous other functions were added, including new Air Actions and it is also possible to easily convert handwritten text to typed text.

Incidentally, stories have been circulating for some time that Samsung wants to cancel the Galaxy Note series. Now that the first S-series smartphone with S Pen compatibility will be released early next year, there are again rumors that Samsung will no longer release a Note smartphone in 2021. But no worries; LetsGoDigital has recently learned from a reliable source from Korea that a new Note will appear in 2021!

Specs of the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

The Samsung S21 Ultra is equipped with a 6.8-inch QHD+ curved OLED display with an adaptive 120 Hertz refresh rate. A hole is made in the display for the selfie camera, the hole-punch camera most likely offers a resolution of 40 megapixels – comparable to the S20 Ultra.

The camera system at the rear is completely redesigned. It contains a renewed 108 megapixel main camera, a 12 megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, a 10 megapixel telephoto camera with 10x zoom and finally a 10 megapixel telephoto camera with 3x zoom. In addition a laser AF sensor will be integrated, comparable to the one used in the Note 20 series.

The European S-Series models will be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2100. This chipset seems to offer much improved performance compared to last year. The US models will be driven by the recently introduced Snapdragon 888 from Qualcomm. Obviously, the Galaxy S21 Ultra will also offer 5G support, as well as WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. The devices run on Android 11 OS combined with the One UI 3 interface.

A 5,000 mAh battery will be built in, which will deliver a battery life of approx. 12 hours. Unlike in previous years, Samsung will no longer supply a charger and earplugs. Three months ago, Apple decided to do the same with the iPhone 12 series, to the dissatisfaction of many iPhone fans.

According to the latest information from Korea, Samsung will offer these essential accessories at a reduced price. Samsung also seems to have a different motivation than Apple to omit the adapter and earphones from the sales package. For Apple, eWaste is the main motive. At Samsung, this thought would have arisen because the costs of 5G related parts have increased, so Samsung has started looking for a method to maintain price competitiveness, as Insight Korea reported yesterday.

Phantom Brown and Phantom Blue

At the time of product launch, two color variants are expected for the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G: Phantom Black and Phantom Silver. The camera system and metal frame will have a glossy look, while the housing will have a matte appearance. On the internet there is still a lot of speculation about Samsung’s choice of materials. Although LetsGoDigital has heard that the S21 Ultra comes with a glass back panel, there are also rumors circulating that the entire Galaxy S21 line-up will come with a reinforced polycarbonate back panel (plastic).

In addition we have heard Samsung wants to release a Phantom Brown variant before summertime. Display analyst Ross Young reported via Twitter last week that Samsung will release not only a brown version, but also a dark blue color around April – these colors may be called Phantom Brown and Phantom Blue, but the name does not seem to be definitive yet. Presumably the dark blue variant will be a slightly darker version of the bright Aura Blue color announced in May this year for the S20 Plus.

At the same time Samsung also intends to release a Titanium version of the new top model, this variant will most likely also be more expensive than the aforementioned color variants. Just like the South Korean manufacturer also released a luxury Titanium model of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 smartwatch in September this year.

Three memory variants are expected for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. However, the question remains whether all three memory variants will be available in all countries. The RAM is expected to be 12GB to 16GB – depending on the model.

Optional Galaxy S21 accessories

Samsung annually introduces a series of new accessories for its S-series models. That will be no different with the Galaxy S21. Various covers and cases will be made available to optimally protect the device, including a Smart Cover, a Silicone Cover, a Leather Cover and a Protective Stand Cover.

Due to the newly designed camera system, a fairly large notch will be made on the back of the cases. Unfortunately, this seems to be at the expense of sustainability. A smartphone that falls to the ground usually falls on one of the corners – which makes it important that all corners are well protected – which does not seem to be the case with the S21 cases.

At the time of the release of the Samsung S21, a new set of earbuds will also be made available. Most likely these will be called the Galaxy Buds Pro – as the successor to the Galaxy Buds+ that was announced at the time of the S20 series.

Since no charger is included in the box, it will be offered as an optional accessory. The S21 Ultra will probably support 30 Watt fast charging, which is slower than the S20 Ultra which supports a maximum charging power of 45 Watt – however it should be noted this smartphone comes with a much slower 25W charger.

We also expect Samsung to release a completely new accessory, in the form of a Galaxy SmartTag (EI-T5300). At the beginning of this month, Samsung Electronics already registered a trademark for the new Samsung SmartTag in Europe, this device has since passed several certification authorities.

It is a square-shaped tracker with which you can find lost items – it seems to become a counterpart to the long-awaited Apple AirTag. The SmartTag is expected to be marketed in two color variants; black and oatmeal.

It is not the first time that Samsung will introduce a smart tracker. Two years ago, the SmartThings LTE tracker was announced. The new SmartTag tracker may use Ultrawideband technology, LTE and / or GPS.

Finally, the S Pen will be offered as an optional accessory, but this only applies to the Ultra model. Based on the price of the S Pen for the Note 20 Ultra, you can expect a sales price of about € 40.

Samsung is also expected to introduce its first foldable smartphone with stylus in the second half of 2021; the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. The first folding phone with a stylus was shown earlier today, as Oppo shared images of their concept slide phone with three hinges and a stylus via Twitter.

When is the Galaxy S21 Ultra expected?

Although Samsung has yet to send out the official press invitations, it is clear already that the new Galaxy S21 series will be announced on January 14, 2021. A special Galaxy Unpacked event will be set up for this, which will be available via a live stream.

The preorder period will start immediately after the official introduction. You can assume that Samsung will set up various pre-order promotions for the top model. For example, consumers can choose from a free S Pen and / or free Galaxy Buds Pro earbuds or a free game bundle, in line with the collaboration with Xbox.

The worldwide release will take place on Friday January 29, 2021. From that moment on, the new models are also available in the shops. Last year, the S20 Ultra got a starting price of € 1,350 (128GB). Although the Ultra model will be improved on several essential points compared to last year, the expectation is that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G will be marketed slightly cheaper; € 1,300 (12GB ROM / 128GB RAM).

Note to editors : The product images shown in this publication are created by in-house designer Giuseppe Spinelli (aka Snoreyn). The presented 3D renders are for illustrative purposes only. The images are copyright protected. Feel free to use these renders on your own website, please be so respectful to include a source link into your publication. This product is not yet for sale, Samsung is expected to launch their 2021 S-series devices halfway through January.

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Facebook: Fake campaigns in Africa attacked each other

Facebook has removed networks of accounts that are accused of coordinated inauthentic behavior and that are said to have attacked each other. The competing disinformation campaigns therefore concentrated on the Central African Republic and had their origins in France and Russia, explains the social network.

It is that the first time that such networks were discovered that actively interacted with each other and, for example, accused each other of being “fake”. The responsible persons in France therefore used false accounts, while the campaigns controlled from Russia clamped in local users.

Fake accounts defame each other While such allegations are not new to Russia, the one directed at France is more extraordinary. The people behind it had tried to conceal their identity, but Facebook claims that it has found connections to individuals in the French military. In total, there are several dozen accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Some of the articles that have now been published are directed directly against Russia’s foreign policy. So far there has been no comment from France’s Ministry of Defense. The focus of the campaign was on the Central African Republic and Mali, but other former French colonies in North Africa were also targets.

Several hundred blocked accounts opened Facebook and Instagram meanwhile attribute Facebook to Russia and there individuals with previous connections to the Internet Research Agency, which is associated with attempted attacks on the US presidential election 2016. Here the social network has also determined that tens of thousands of dollars were spent on advertising on Facebook. Here, too, Facebook has published examples that are directed directly against France. According to its own information, the network also has examples of accounts in the opposing networks having added each other as friends and commenting on each other.

Facebook now publishes information on its own action against undesired activities with great regularity Platform that are more or less directly attributed to nation states. Just a few days ago, the US company announced the action against two groups in Vietnam and Bangladesh who had used the infrastructure to spread malware and hack accounts. The target was, among others, human rights activists, foreign governments and the media.

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heise + | Basic knowledge of home network cabling: from emergency solution to professional

The network cable accelerates the home network the most, despite many alternatives. We show that cabling does not have to be complicated or expensive.

Basic knowledge of home network cabling: from emergency solution to professional Components & Tools Allocation Compromises Telephone cables & Co. Article in c’t 26/2020 read If your level of frustration is ma l climbs again because the film does not load, the copying process to the network storage is paralyzed, the video call mainly consists of block artifacts and the radio live stream constantly stalls, this is often not due to the sluggish internet connection, but rather to the local WLAN. The rapid development of the last 20 years has meant that not only is more bandwidth required, but more and more devices are occupying the WLAN radio spectrum at 2.4 and 5 GHz.

The solution: Wherever high bandwidth is required, the data has to be transported from the air to the wired home network (LAN) as quickly as possible, for example through cleverly positioned WLAN access points . Many repeaters with a LAN connection also offer an access point mode and can therefore be set to a different channel, increasing the overall capacity of your WLAN. Stationary devices are best connected to the LAN by cable.

But who Now think about pushing finished cables with plugs through oversized holes in the wall or laboriously pulling them through cable ducts – both nasty things that can make any network technician howl and damage the plugs while laying them – should take a moment for another moment take the basics. Sensible home network cabling is not rocket science, there are many options and with a little effort you can save yourself trouble and electricity costs for decades.

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SwissCom: bank details instead of video or post identity

Legally secure identification on the Internet should become a little easier in the future. Legally secure identification of the persons involved is required for various contracts and business transactions, such as a new mobile phone contract. In real life this is done by identity card or signature.

The Procedures used when taking out a contract via the Internet require, for example, going to the post office (Postident) or a video chat with a video ID provider, which cannot be properly integrated into the contract over the network. Customers react to such unreasonable demands by aborting the transaction.

Identity via bank Swisscom Trust Services is now offering a new method of identification with “Smart Registration Service (SRS) Bank”. The “SRS Bank” identification procedure uses the identity that was clearly established and confirmed by a bank when the account was opened.

The customer only has to enter his bank details, SRS Bank then checks and confirms their validity and provides data such as name and date of birth. The result is a qualified electronic signature according to the eIDAS regulation. According to Swisscom Trust Services, this check can be seamlessly registered in order processes on the Internet.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G – Interesting not only for fans


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Comment: Timnit Gebru, AI and the omnipotence of Internet companies

At the beginning of December, Timnit Gebru, co-head of the ethical AI team at Google, announced on Twitter that she was no longer working for the company. There are different representations about whether she left herself or was released.

So far, the only thing that is clear is that the trigger for the dispute was the planned one A paper was published in which Gebru and colleagues criticized the dangers posed by large AI language models such as GPT3. Google had refused to release the publication – officially because the paper “does not meet the requirements for a publication”. But there is a suspicion that Google wanted to get rid of an unpleasant critic in this way.

After studying the Physics, Wolfgang Stieler switched to journalism. Until 2005 he worked at c’t, in order to then act as editor of the Technology Review. There he oversees a wide range of topics from artificial intelligence and robotics to network policy and questions of future energy supply.

The fact that Google boss Sundar Pichai has meanwhile apologized for the incident in a memo and announced an internal investigation could not appease Gebru. In an interview with the BBC, Gebru accused Google of “institutional racism”.

High-risk technology But the argument about Gebrus’ dismissal holds far more explosive than meets the eye. The ever larger language models, which are now trained with a few hundred gigabytes of data, now show an amazing understanding of language.

In the However, Gebru and her colleagues criticize the use of large language models on a broad front: the excessive energy consumption during training of these models , the impossibility of proper documentation of the training data and the associated extrapolation of prejudices and exclusion, and the exclusive access of private companies to knowledge – all of this paints the picture of a high-risk technology.

In fact, none of this is really new. The paper cites works that have long been published. The fact that pre-trained large language models also deliver “toxic answers” ​​- racist, misogynistic or whatever – when the “prompts”, i.e. the first sentences, are explicitly, measurably harmless Paper, may appear to be a technical gimmick. However, if such models are used across the board for sentiment analysis, to sort job applicants or to make formulation suggestions for office communication, things look different.

Understanding the world What makes the whole discussion so explosive, however, is an often overlooked theoretical detail: the whole The complex of criticism of racism, misogyny etc. theoretically relates strongly to a constructivist view of the world. According to this theory, “words and sentences do not describe things in themselves, but always do so from a certain perspective,” writes the German scholar Andreas Gardt. “As language does not simply passively depict the things of the world, but guides our intellectual access to them, it shapes our image of reality.” In other words: language shapes consciousness and must therefore be used “correctly”. The question of whether the theory is really true is still bitterly debated.

But the joke is: This theory is one hundred percent true for an AI language model. Language shapes their understanding of the world. For AI, words and sentences form the basis for connections and relationships between things. If at some point, as the researchers at Open AI hope, it turns into a generalized artificial intelligence with real intelligence, what will it have learned about the world? Gebru himself does not seem to consider this possibility very likely. However, your criticism of the risks of this type of AI research is fully justified. Such a powerful technology cannot be controlled solely by a small handful of transnational corporations.

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Digital Services Act: Legal operating system against the wild net

Representatives from science, business and politics see light and shadow in the draft regulations for stricter rules for online platforms presented by the EU Commission on Wednesday. It is nothing less than the plan for “a new version of the legal operating system for digital services,” said the Stuttgart media lawyer Tobias Keber. In terms of its scope, the project could without question keep up with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the recently reformed Copyright Directive.

On Targeted the core of the business model With specifications such as personalized advertising, recommendation systems and rankings, the initiative aims “at the core of the business model of the attention and surveillance economy”, emphasizes Keber. The structures of data-driven monopolists have partly grown into supporting pillars in the public discourse space. This corresponds to responsibility, which should now be reflected, for example, in stricter liability requirements (“Notice and Action”).

The increased transparency, which has also been brought into play, around everything The professor described algorithms as not a panacea. If a monopolist tells you very transparently which dubious selection criteria he is using, hardly anyone will immediately terminate business contact. This is especially true if there is no comparable alternative. Overall, Keber evaluates the proposal as a “declaration of dependency of cyberspace”, ie as a counter-model to the famous explanation of 1996, with which the activist John Perry Barlow the governability of the Internet by state Rejected actors.

“The new legal framework for digital services and markets is an egg-laying pig of the platform regulation”, the Hamburg media researcher Matthias Kettemann classified the approach. Behind it is “a European network enforcement law, expanded to include transparency obligations, algorithm controls and advertising supervision. It is a solid draft that has what it takes to be an export hit. One drawback is that Ireland, as the European headquarters of corporations such as Google and Facebook, also plays an important role in the The Cologne media lawyer Rolf Schwartmann complained that there are “no effective measures to combat so-called overblocking.” The premature deletion of content by the factual priority of the arbitrary community standards of social networks is not prevented.

Protecting Democracy Federal Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht supported the planned Digital Services Act (DSA): “We have to protect democracy from the poisonous waves protect from hatred, conspiracy tales and lies. In the biggest crisis in decades that we are experiencing with the corona pandemic, this is of fundamental importance for our coexistence. In the case of criminal agitation, we need binding rules across Europe for the platforms with short reaction times – and in serious cases also reporting obligations to the law enforcement authorities

Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) was pleased that the Commission wanted to modernize European competition law and put a regulation for digital markets (DMA) up for discussion subject to specific supervision by systemically important actors. In this country, the planned reform of the law against restraints of competition will already impose obligations of conduct on platforms of paramount cross-market importance. The Federal Government will work in the EU process to ensure that national and European rules complement each other well.

The digital association Bitkom welcomed the fact that, with the DSA, the Commission was committed to the basic principles of the free Internet that it 20 years ago with the E -Commerce policy in place. This concerns liability privileges, the prohibition of general surveillance and the country of origin principle. In the important fight against illegal content, however, different platforms should not be scraped together with one regulatory brush. They should be able to choose instruments that are best for them. In competition law, new bans or control instruments should only apply if there is a clear market failure.

Oversized supervision From a ” ambitious surcharge, which adequately reflects the complexity of the topic and the digital market, said the eco-Verband der Internetwirtschaft. However, the function of the planned coordinators for online services seemed oversized: “A supervisory authority with such unlimited scope in combination with such a massive range of penalties could sustainably damage the development of the digital market in the EU. “The consumer association Beuc and the civil rights organization European Digital Rights (EDRi) approved a step in the right direction, which, however, does not yet enable an outbreak of the platform economy.

“The largest platforms have become bigger and bigger in the last few years without getting any better”, explained Andreas Schwab (CDU), internal market expert e of the conservative EPP group in the EU Parliament. It is high time to make them more responsible. The DSA offers the opportunity to finally regulate online trade in Europe fairly. The EPP legal expert Axel Voss added: The planned specifications should help to stop the spread of illegal content and hatred on the Internet.

The proposal only sees transparency requirements for online advertising, said the SPD MP Tiemo Wölken. Parliament had already spoken out in favor of a gradual ban on personalized advertising. As long as platforms made money from it, their algorithms preferred lurid content like fake news and disinformation. In addition, according to the plan, the operators themselves could decide what is illegal and automatically make a deletion decision. This should lead to over-blocking.

An end for the “Wild West” The EU is working on “To put the constitution of the Internet on a modern basis,” said the EU MEP Moritz Körner (FDP). Alexandra Geese, shadow rapporteur for the European Greens, praised the Commission’s attempt to “end the wild west manner of the big online platforms and bring them to account”. But she also misses “a ban on personalized advertising and tracking as well as real interoperability obligations”.

Her parliamentary group colleague Patrick Breyer from the Pirate Party complained that the industry-oriented proposal left “the surveillance capitalist business model of seamless spying and evaluation of Internet use of people untouched “. In addition to upload filters, “cross-border deletion orders without a judicial order with which authoritarian governments could apply their illegal censorship laws across the EU” are a threat to freedom of expression.

The lobbying battle should now pick up further. Google immediately complained that the proposals were apparently aimed “specifically at a handful of companies”. Facebook teased Apple and demanded the involvement of the iPhone manufacturer: They control an entire ecosystem from the device to the app and abuse this power to harm third parties. The head of GMX and Web.de, Jan Oetjen, praised the fact that competition specifications should take effect in the run-up to abuse. Operating systems, app stores and browsers would be required by every service and would have to be neutral. Here it is also important to “finally develop our own European alternatives”.

The LobbyControl initiative warned against unilateral influence of the US Internet giants on the further legislative process. They would “do all they can to prevent their power from being restricted”. A leak shows that Google is proceeding with an aggressive campaign against the initiative. According to the strategy paper, the group wants to campaign to at least weaken the rules and sow doubts about the benefits and legitimacy of the project. YouTubers, for example, should be warned that the DSA threatens their creative freedom.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition – Not only interesting for fans


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How to create a Gmail account


Why choose a Gmail account?

It is the order of the day to have an email address , most notifications are sent to us at this address, it is much faster and cheaper, as well as ecological. Email dates back to years 60, although began to become popular at the end of the decade of the 60 with the launch of Hotmail , which gave away email addresses without the need to contract any service or make any payment. Today they continue to give away email addresses, with a very easy-to-use interface on mobile phones, Gmail accounts are the chosen ones par excellence and we are going to show you how to create one .

There are many companies that give away email addresses, including Google, which is perhaps the best known and most widespread since appeared in 2004, Since then everyone wanted to participate in that first phase that only worked with an invitation and it was a great joy to be able to get one and launch the new Google email. The Gmail account offers us up to 15 Free GB to store email with attachments, it also offers a series of additional services to email, such as automatic reply for holidays, and other applications that We will see later and that they work with the same Gmail account, without doing anything else.

It is for the convenience of the interface, the integration of additional services and its well-known name, so everyone wants a Gmail account, you can create one in a few simple steps, we are going to tell you how.

How to create a Gmail account step by step

Anyone can create a Gmail account , either to use it as primary, secondary, or to classify spam to a single email address, follow these steps to create the yours.

  1. We enter www.gmail.com.

  2. If we already have an account open we will have to close session, click on continue, and select Use another account .

  3. We select Create account and then For me to start creating your new Gmail account.

  4. We fill in the data Name, Surname, now we select a Username that is valid, since no two emails can be the same, and we enter the password in duplicate to make sure it is correct.

  5. Now optionally, but highly recommended, we enter the phone number that will serve us in case we want to recover the password, we must also Enter a recovery email address, if we do not have another we can enter someone you trust. We have to fill in our date of birth and gender.

  6. We select the type of customization, in this case we select Quick Customization , as adjustments can be made later.

  7. In the next step, you will talk about cookies and what data are used, in addition to that they can be further customized late. Click on Confirm to continue.
  8. On the next screen it will tell us about the privacy of the Gmail account, click on I agree.

  9. Clicking on I accept will open our Gmail account interface where we will find a welcome email .

We have already created our Gmail account and we can begin to communicate it to the people we want to send us an email, or to register on the different websites that we need and in it we will receive notifications of these, for example you can use it to register on our website, use the forum and leave comments on our guides, reviews or news .

Other services included with your Google account

Once our account is created of Gmail we can use this same for the other services that Google offers us , in fact, the Gmail account is the same as the Google account and allows us to access the entire ecosystem of services of all kinds offered by the search engine company:

  • Account
  • Search
  • Maps
  • YouTube
  • Play
  • Gmail
  • Meet
  • Contacts
  • Drive
  • Calendar
  • Translator
  • Photos
  • Duo

    • Shooping

  • Documents
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentations
  • Books
  • Blogger
  • Hangouts
  • Google Keep
  • Jamboard
  • Classroom
  • Earth
  • Collections
  • Arts and Culture
  • Google Ads
  • Podcast
  • Stadia

If you want to access any of these services we will simply have to click on the icon with the 9 points, all the available ones will appear and we click on it to enter.

The most common and that can be most useful are :

  • Photos, allows us to create a backup copy of the photos we have, it is very useful if we install it on our Android or iOS phone to create backup copies of the photos automatically.

  • Drive, this utility is a space in the cloud where we can save files up to The 60 GB available free, it also has other plans with greater capacity, this extra capacity would also be added to the other services.

  • Maps, you can use it as a GPS in the car or on foot, you can save the places you visit frequently, offline routes, find restaurants, etc.

  • Duo, you can make calls, video calls or send messages or video messages to your contacts who also use Duo, you can do it from the PC or from your mobile.

You can take a look at the rest of the services , some may be of interest to you and make your day to day easier, such as Google Docs with which we can create and edit text documents, spreadsheets or even presentations.

Conclusion

Having a Gmail account is very useful to receive notifications in email of invoices, notices or others, it is also very fast to communicate with other people and even to send documents, but in addition to this you can obtain other services such as the possibility of making a copy of your photos and storing files in the cloud to be able to use them from any other computer connected to the internet, and all this for free , we will only have to pay a little more if we want to expand the available space.

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