OnePlus Nord CE4 unveiled with SD 7 Gen 3 chipset, 5,500mAh battery (www.gsmarena.com)
Sony is reportedly discontinuing its Xperia 5 series (www.gizmochina.com)
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.5.18: WhatsApp is working on a chat interoperability feature to comply with new EU regulations (wabetainfo.com)
F-Droid can now update apps in the background (www.androidpolice.com)
Have any of you guys gone though the process of getting source code for a device in order to make custom roms?
I recently bought a Onn 4k TV box and am trying to get the GPL source code. Wish me luck as it may be a battle if I’m unlucky.
Google is partnering with Samsung because that’s the only way it can beat Apple (www.androidauthority.com)
Microsoft Copilot is now available as a ChatGPT-like app on Android - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Mishaal Rahman: It seems OnePlus has also adopted the 32-bit to 64-bit Arm binary translator called "Tango", enabling you to run 32-bit Arm apps like Flappy Bird on the OnePlus 12. (twitter.com)
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RCS has been around for 15 years, but it feels like 15 minutes (www.androidauthority.com)
Galaxy A55's Exynos 1480 has better multi-core performance than Galaxy A54 - SamMobile (www.sammobile.com)
Android Developers Blog: Virtual Machine as a core Android Primitive (android-developers.googleblog.com)
Telegram now lets anyone transcribe voice messages for free (www.androidcentral.com)
The Motorola Razr Plus is still the most fun foldable I've used - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
Nothing pulls its iMessage app from the Play Store following privacy disaster (www.androidpolice.com)
Google offered Epic $147 million to launch Fortnite on the Play store - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
General App recommendations for new users
Launcher - Lawnchair (foss)(Traditional), Niagara (Efficient)...
Google officially responds to Android 14 loss of data access and boot loop bug (support.google.com)
Android 14 will make it easier for apps to support passkeys soon (www.theverge.com)
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…...
Gboard update lets you set your emoji skin tone with one tap (www.androidcentral.com)
Google's Pixel 8 Software Update Plan Should Push Android Phones Further (www.cnet.com)
Files by Google rolls out Smart Search more widely (www.androidpolice.com)
Files by Google is a smart file management app for Android that automates several tasks and earlier showed signs of Smart Search coming to the app soon....