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What is Shizuku, and what can you do with it on your Android device? (addrom.com)

^ list of Android apps making use of Shizuku

SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls (thehackernews.com)

What in Android can potentially cause specific functions of Bluetooth devices to be blocked unless I am physically touching the screen?

I am having an issue with two different Bluetooth devices on one of my Android phone and I don’t understand what’s causing it because these two devices work perfectly fine on every other Android device I own. The first device is a Bluetooth mouse and apps that use the mouse directly (like either FreeDoom or Delta Touch) can...

I need weird advice for soft keyboards

Hi everyone. I’m close to buying a Unihertz Jelly Star (this nugget here). One of the last things keeping me away from ordering is my concern with typing quality. (“Say what, on a three inch screen??”)...

Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default (www.theverge.com)

Best free and open source keyboard alternatives to google gboard (www.linuxlinks.com)

Chrome reloading loop

Chrome keeps reloading anytime I open it, it enters in a loop and emit reloads quicker every time. It does not matter the website, static or dynamic pages have the same issue. I made a video of it:...

FOSS Text Editor

Is there a simple text editor available for Android that doesn’t sell my data?

Should I buy a Pixel or a Samsung?

If I buy the best that either company has to offer (Pixel 8 pro or S23 Ultra)...

What are we all using for video chat in 2023? (kbin.social)

The last time I tried to make video chat work with people, we dived between jitsi, facebook messenger, zoom... until something worked well enough. what are people using here now? Jitsi? Google Meet? Whatsapp? Facebook Messenger? Zoom? Skype? Facetime, somehow? The builtin thing in matrix that used to be jitsi but I think they...

Android Auto bug removes the navigation bar which is, you know, pretty important (9to5google.com)

Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

Greyed out USB preferences (not a bad cable) (lemmy.sdf.org)

Hey everybody,...

FOSS Android Keyboard that supports password manager auto-fill like Gboard does?

I’m slowly but surely switching everything I use to FOSS alternatives and after using Gboard for a while thanks to it’s good swipe typing, I moved to OpenBoard for the same reason. Unfortunately, the fact that I can’t auto-fill my password via 1Password is bugging me (on top of less-than-ideal autocorrect). You guys know...

Xiaome 13T and 13T Pro look amazing. (www.gsmarena.com)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdI1tsnlRoI...

What are your thoughts about S23FE, should I buy it or spend 150 USD more and go for S23 instead?

Is exynos 2200 that big of a dealbreaker? I’m also open to buying pixel series phones.

Can I use my bixby button for some other feature and how?

I don’t want to use bixby or any other assistant. But I want to use the button and was wondering how one could repurpose it. Is there a ideally foss app that allows me to change its job, I couldnt find any way to change it in my settings.

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Suggestions for RSS feeds/content?

Simple question - I’m finally getting an RSS reader running and I’m looking for good content feeds. Does the android community have any recommendations?

OnePlus Open hype building campaign officially starts with a first look video (www.gsmarena.com)

It’s interesting to see OnePlus’ first foldable. There’s a video review of an early sample in the linked article: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWclrhYkRn0...