Commented - android

Murena 2 is a de-Googled Android phone with a privacy kill switch that disconnects mic and camera (liliputing.com)

Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones (9to5google.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17792695...

Does Android still need third-party launchers? (www.androidpolice.com)

Firefox for Android is getting 400 new browser extensions - and you can try some now (www.zdnet.com)

Also from the official announcement (blog.mozilla.org/…/open-extensions-on-firefox-for… ):...

Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 (techcrunch.com)

LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (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.

Nothing sells 100,000 CMF Phone 1 units in three hours (gsmarena.com)

Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)

Currently developing an Android app to sync subscriptions and saved posts between accounts (sh.itjust.works)

It’s open source and I’d like some feedbacks, as you can see I such at designing mobile apps....

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...

Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com)

Google will appeal the decision: theverge.com/…/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-goog…

Samsung loses lead in foldables market after 42% slump in sales (www.notebookcheck.net)

Boost for Lemmy now available! (play.google.com)

I can finally use my favorite ****it app to browse lemmy!!

Android turned 15 years old yesterday! (www.techradar.com)

Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android [UPDATED] (techcrunch.com)

UPDATE: Beeper, through their Twitter account, is saying that they’re working on it and “hope to have good news to share soon”:...

Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one (arstechnica.com)

GrapheneOS: Frequent Android auto-reboots block firmware exploits (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

A few days ago I posted about an app to sincronize Lemmy accounts, here's the design update (sh.itjust.works)

Following recommendations from the comments I implemented material you with dynamic colors and pushed content to the beginning and I really liked the result...

Used VPN for cheaper YouTube Premium? Congrats, your subscription has been canceled (www.androidauthority.com)

cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/35022759

Google Keep’s Android app is getting formatting tools and version history - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

Google Pixel phones unusable after January 2024 system update (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Google Phone app could be getting a FaceTime-like feature (www.androidauthority.com)

So why did a jury find that Google held a monopoly but Apple didn’t? (www.theguardian.com)

“Google has taken great pains to appear more open than Apple, licensing the Android operating system to third parties like Samsung and allowing users to install apps via other methods than the Play store. Apple does neither. When it comes to exclusivity, Apple has become synonymous with “walled garden” in the public...