Qualcomm CEO confirms Exynos-Snapdragon split for S24 series - GSMArena.com news (www.gsmarena.com)
Huawei phones are saying that the Google app is a virus (9to5google.com)
15 years of Android memories – When did you get your first Android phone? (blog.google)
My first one was a Samsung Galaxy S1 that I got in 2013 and it was a great little device that was easy to open up and repair. It had only 512MB of RAM but that was plenty for basic phone needs, web browsing and running some Android apps like AnkiDroid at the time.
Google is investigating Android 14’s multiple profile update bug (www.theverge.com)
Google officially responds to Android 14 loss of data access and boot loop bug (support.google.com)
Pixel 7 Pro has worse battery life than S23 base (m.gsmarena.com)
Android app developers will soon be required to flag AI-generated content (www.androidpolice.com)
Google blocked benchmark apps on Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro ahead of launch, but that's not new (9to5google.com)
The Fairphone 5 released, is the sleekest repairable phone yet (www.androidpolice.com)
Two years after the Fairphone 4 and following the release of some audio products like the Fairbuds XL, the Dutch company is back with a new repairable phone: the Fairphone 5. It looks and feels a lot like the Fairphone 4, but it adds choice upgrades across the board, making it the most modular and also most modern-looking...
Eighth Android 14 One UI 6.0 beta released for Galaxy S23 series (www.sammobile.com)
The update is rolling out to the S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra phones.
Google for India 2023: AI-Powered Search Becomes More Visual and Local, New Services on Google Pay | Technology News (www.gadgets360.com)
WhatsApp Introduces Multiple Accounts on Android: Here’s How to Enable the Feature | Technology News (www.gadgets360.com)
Murena 2 is a de-Googled Android phone with a privacy kill switch that disconnects mic and camera (liliputing.com)
Qualcomm announces first-ever mass-market RISC-V Android SoC (arstechnica.com)
Bromite is dead, long live Cromite. (github.com)
The Bromite project has been inactive for the last 9 months or so. Today I found this fork of Bromite that’s well maintained and seems to work flawlessly. Hope it helps others who were looking for a replacement.
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)
Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default (www.theverge.com)
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)
Xiaome 13T and 13T Pro look amazing. (www.gsmarena.com)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdI1tsnlRoI...
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...
GoldDigger Android Trojan Targets Banking Apps in Asia Pacific Countries (thehackernews.com)
