Discussion: Do smartphone benchmarks matter?
Happy weekend!...
Nova Launcher Search gets better with more app integrations (www.androidpolice.com)
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Google removes photo sphere mode from the new Pixel (www.androidauthority.com)
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Android Developers Blog: Meta built threads in only 5 months using Jetpack Compose (android-developers.googleblog.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2711923 (!meta)
A potential alternative to "app installs"
Many of us have numerous apps installed on our smartphones, and a significant portion of them go unused....
Show off your Android: the Home Sweet Home(screen) Edition!
Hey Android enthusiasts!...
Anyone else still using the Nook Simple Touch?
I’m still steaming through a book a month on the little monster. Battery lasts forever, the screen reads great…...
Review: Onyx Boox Poke 5 reader has just enough Android (9to5google.com)
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Xiaomi 14 Pro backed for Gorilla Glass Victus 2-beating durability with new Dragon Crystal Glass - NotebookCheck (www.notebookcheck.net)
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Interesting extra feature Xiaomi announced today: "UltraSpace", which adds an extra 8/16GB storage to 256/512GB UFS chips
Cross-posted from /r/android (u/BramblexD)...
Google Pixel 8 Pro review - GSMArena (gsmarena.com)
A more thorough review than most. Verdict excerpt below:...
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Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardware (9to5google.com)
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Google Drive on Android gets two-page view for PDFs (9to5google.com)
Large display support seems to be improving.
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Android 14’s user-profile data bug seems indistinguishable from ransomware (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2670229 (!googlepixel)
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Android 14’s user-profile data bug seems indistinguishable from ransomware (arstechnica.com)
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The Xiaomi 14 with the new SD8G3 has a 32-bit to 64-bit ARM binary translator called Tango. Flappy Bird lives on! (twitter.com)
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Google Messages starts rolling out voice recorder redesign (9to5google.com)
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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to (www.theverge.com)
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Galaxy S24 series rumored brighter screen might have a new trick (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2670259 (!samsung)
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The best Android phone to buy in 2023 - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
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Galaxy S23 FE is now available, and more expensive than Samsung said it would be (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2635791 (!samsung)
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Samsung brings unlimited cloud backups to Galaxy flagships, but there's a catch (www.androidauthority.com)
Yes, you get unlimited storage, but only for 30 days.
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Alternative for Digital Wellbeing in MicroG
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