Commented - android

Moto Edge 50 Ultra unveiled with SD 8s Gen 3, 64MP 3x periscope and real wood back (m.gsmarena.com)

Apple says it spent three years trying to bring Apple Watch to Android (9to5mac.com)

First Samsung 200 megapixel telephoto camera in the Vivo X100 Pro+ to offer 200x zoom (www.notebookcheck.net)

You still cannot bootloader unlock and root the ASUS Zenfone 10 (www.androidauthority.com)

Can Foldable Phones Become Lifeline for the Declining Global Smartphone Market? (www.trendforce.com)

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Messages preps Google Account pairing, likely replaces QR codes (9to5google.com)

cross-posted from !googlepixel

Eternity v0.1.0 released! Formerly Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)

cross-posted from !eternityapp...

The YouTube app could finally get a sleep timer (APK teardown) (www.androidauthority.com)

Android 15 can tell you how long your phone's storage chip will last (www.androidauthority.com)

Android users in S’pore to be blocked from installing unverified apps as part of anti-scam trial (www.straitstimes.com)

Huawei's HarmonyOS Will No Longer Support Android Apps - Pandaily (pandaily.com)

Google Chat gets message bubble redesign (9to5google.com)

Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky products on govt devices (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

USB-C head-to-head teardown - Lumafield (www.lumafield.com)

YouTube redesign tests replacing Library with 'You' tab (9to5google.com)

HMD’s repairable Nokia phone initiative lands stateside (www.theverge.com)

HMD is bringing its repairable phone initiative to the US with the Nokia G310, a $186 smartphone that’ll be available from T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile on August 24th. This is technically the third smartphone HMD has released with a design that makes it easier to replace commonly broken components like its battery and...

US Smartphone Shipments Fall 24% YoY in Q2 2023 on Lower Upgrade Rates (www.counterpointresearch.com)

US smartphone shipments declined 24% YoY in Q2 2023, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor data. This was the third consecutive quarter of YoY declines. Android brands like Samsung, Motorola and TCL-Alcatel saw the steepest declines in shipments, while Apple’s shipments were more resilient. As a result,...

Google says it will start downranking non-tablet apps in the Play Store (arstechnica.com)

T0biasCZe: Android MTP is extremely slow... so I made my own application with C# and ADB thats 28x times faster. Perhaps you may also find it useful... :D (github.com)

I was getting tired of the mtp throwing errors half the time, the directories loading two minutes (not exagerating), the copying taking taking hour, so i said screw it and made my own file transferer that uses ADB, which doesnt rely on the slow as MTP. I made it primarily for myself, but since i already made it why not share it...

[Exclusive] OnePlus 12 Full Specifications Revealed: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, 5400mAh battery, 64MP telephoto camera and more (www.smartprix.com)

Why is Google launching the Pixel 9 so early? (9to5google.com)

Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms (www.theregister.com)

Exclusive: Google Pixel 8a boasts 120Hz display, Tensor G3, DisplayPort output, better availability (www.androidauthority.com)

Wonder if they’ll use a rigid OLED panel like they did on the 7a and 8a. Dylan Raga wrote an excellent piece reviewing the Pixel 8’s display where he said they’d finally switched to a flexible OLED panel on the regular model.

MWC 2024 Awards announced: Google Pixel 8 series wins Best Smartphone (m.gsmarena.com)

Best Smartphone: Google Pixel 8 series...