Reaffirming choice and openness on Android and Google Play (blog.google)
Google will update Maps to prevent authorities from accessing location history data - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Mishaal Rahman: The November 2023 Google Play System Update brought Android's Photo Picker to more apps like Google Keep, Google Chat, and Google Messages on devices running Android 11. (twitter.com)
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RCS has been around for 15 years, but it feels like 15 minutes (www.androidauthority.com)
Yogesh Brar: Nothing Phone 2a PVT (twitter.com)
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HONOR X8b: Risk-free Dimming & 108MP Camera (www.hihonor.com)
The main highlights of this phone are the display, camera and the large onboard 512GB storage space. The processor used is unfortunately, the snapdragon 680. That won’t be lag free in web browsing and will have hang in heavy tasks. They should’ve used a better snapdragon processor or a dimensity for improved performance.
Comment: I’ll miss Google Podcasts for its simplicity (9to5google.com)
Galaxy A55's Exynos 1480 has better multi-core performance than Galaxy A54 - SamMobile (www.sammobile.com)
Here is how remote uninstallation will work in Google Play Store (thespandroid.blogspot.com)
YouTube will start showing fewer, but longer ads on TVs (9to5google.com)
More ways to repair your Pixel phones (blog.google)
Google Play Store redesign breaks search bar for some users (9to5google.com)
Unlock 1Password With a Passkey: Now in Beta (blog.1password.com)
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Google Messages giving RCS chats a background wallpaper (9to5google.com)
Honor Magic6 and 6 Pro Porsche Desing renders surface online (m.gsmarena.com)
Personally, I expected some good design smartphones with the collaboration. The designs IMO just appear to be average.
Google Lens simplifies and consolidates into three filters (9to5google.com)
Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law, jury finds (arstechnica.com)
Nothing Phone (2a) to be powered by MediaTek's Dimensity 7200 - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
The original source is a Twitter link Here’s a nitter proxy: nitter.moomoo.me/evowizz/…/1735691254464135580...
Improvements to using Spanish in Search and Gboard (blog.google)
Experience the future of smooth - OnePlus 12 Launch Event (january 23) (www.oneplus.com)
Here’s the GSMArena coverage: m.gsmarena.com/oneplus_12_debuts_with_snapdragon_…...
Pixel Recorder adds cloud-powered 'Transcribe again' (9to5google.com)
Beeper Mini’s iMessage fight with Apple is about platforms, protocols, and power - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
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More Nothing Phone 2a rumors turn its camera sideways with a new design (www.androidcentral.com)
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