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Apple Signals That It’s Working on TV+ App for Android Phones (archive.fo)

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Some Samsung phones haven't been getting Google Play updates (9to5google.com)

Use Google's New AirDrop Clone to Share Files Between Android and Windows (www.cnet.com)

Google has rolled out the Nearby Share app for Windows, which has been in beta since March. The new tool lets you easily send and receive files – photos, videos, music documents and more – between nearby Android devices and Windows computers....

GSMArena | Sony Xperia 10 VI review (www.gsmarena.com)

Got to agree with the conclusion of the review, while this seems like a decent offering (and I personally like the “retro” look), for Є400, you might as well get a A55 with a much better screen and probably longer security support (Android OS updates aren’t that important these days).

What do you want from a Pixel Watch 3? (9to5google.com)

Google is reportedly working on two sizes for the Pixel Watch 3 to address complaints about the small screen....

Google Tensor G5: Pixel 10 series' SoC allegedly tapes out on TSMC's 3 nm node (www.notebookcheck.net)

now that we have lost f-droid as well, are there some good clients that allow you to install foss apps? (lemmy.ml)

The only one that know is obtainium, but from what i understood it only fetches the latest version of an app and it doesn’t even check if it gets installed correctly....

Google released this weather feature inside google maps, only on iPhones over 4 years ago. Is it ever coming to Android? (www.talkandroid.com)

I think it’s neat, I just discovered it today when browsing on someone’s iphone. Or is it a step in the wrong direction towards 1-in-all apps like Wechat?

Podcini: a modern and more minimalist fork of AntennaPod (github.com)

Podcini is really great! It modernizes the Antennapod codebase (we wouldnt believe but that is pretty outdated!) and makes it more efficient....

GrapheneOS is getting Android Auto support (9to5google.com)

Google Chrome updates will stop coming to some Galaxy phones - SamMobile (www.sammobile.com)

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

Meta is pulling the plug on Messenger Lite on Android (www.theverge.com)

tl;dr: Messenger Lite, Meta’s “less than 10MB to download” lightweight version of Messenger, will no longer be available on Android after Sep 18, as Meta redirects users to the Messenger app. The main Messenger app will also drop SMS support next month.

This 8" tablet on AliExpress seems too good to be true (www.aliexpress.com)

It claims to have a Dimensity 9000 SoC and if you include 12GB of RAM this seems pretty powerful for a very inexpensive price. I can’t find any reviews on it though....

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 beats Motorola Razr Plus in marathon folding test (www.androidauthority.com)

In Youtuber’s hand-folding test (live stream), the Razr Plus broke after 126,364 folds (hinge gave up after ~44k folds) while the Z Flip survived 273,316 folds (but lost ability to stay fully open after 223,000 folds) and is still going right now in the live stream....

Android 14 Features | Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)

YouTube Music finally adds 'Mark as played' for podcasts (9to5google.com)

In addition to announcing sound search and AI-generated conversation radio today, YouTube Music is rolling out “Mark as played” for podcasts.

Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 (www.theverge.com)

Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the...

Change the integrated music widget? (lemmy.zip)

Hey guys, I am somewhat new to android (went straight to grapheneos) and am a bit annoyed with this widget....

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