While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing (9to5google.com)
Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market....
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
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The Fairphone 5 is less about what comes in the box and more about what you get over the years (www.theverge.com)
Boost for Lemmy is now live (play.google.com)
Don't waste your money on an awful Android tablet on Black Friday (9to5google.com)
Privacy with Google's Gboard (lemm.ee)
The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while...
WhatsApp will soon be your one-stop solution for all your chat apps (www.androidpolice.com)
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Apple's called Android a "massive tracking device" in an internal presentation (www.androidauthority.com)
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This is the $300 Android phone to beat in 2023 - and it even has a stylus (www.zdnet.com)
LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com)
Motorola releases new 5G mid-range smartphone with 125 W charging and 144 Hz OLED display (www.notebookcheck.net)
Voyager for Lemmy Released on Google Play! (play.google.com)
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Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ (www.theverge.com)
iFixit: We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration (www.ifixit.com)
10 years ago, Google launched the 2nd-gen Nexus 7, and no tablet has captured its magic since (www.androidpolice.com)
Ten years ago today, Google released the 2nd-generation Nexus 7, just days after a surprise announcement. Back then, Android tablets still felt fresh and exciting. It seemed like anything was possible, and things could only improve from there. Well, we know what happened next. But the depressing state of the tablet market to...
Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)
Hello everyone,...
Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones (www.androidpolice.com)
LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com)
Google removes app that helps people boycott pro-Israel companies (www.newsweek.com)
Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates (www.theverge.com)
Now this is nice. Hopefully 3rd party manufacturers can also provide a longer life span for the device.