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Some 2024 flagship phones might stick with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead (www.androidauthority.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...

New devices in the US that have an unlockable bootloader and custom ROM support?

One Plus is the newer exclusion in the list of reducing number of new devices in the US which can run Custom ROMs. Right now, I only really know of the Pixel and the Nothing line of mobiles which can run Custom ROMs....

Nearby Sharing entire folders is possible now (www.androidpolice.com)

Google officially responds to Android 14 loss of data access and boot loop bug (support.google.com)

Looking for an alternative Keyboard app

Hi friends. My quest to remove Google products from my life continues....

What to do with an old phone

Hi,...

How do I disable this popup? (lemmy.world)

Whenever I play audio over a usb-c to mini jack adapter the popup randomly appears and stops all audio playback. Makes it impossible to use tapDancer....

Android app developers will soon be required to flag AI-generated content (www.androidpolice.com)

One UI 6 beta for Galaxy S23 phones delayed again (lemmy.world)

The One UI 6 beta, which is based on Android 14 and was supposed to go live today for Galaxy S23 phones, got delayed again, according to Android Authority:...

FOSS Text Editor

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

The S23+ is too bright and not bright enough at the same time

I don’t know what it is with this display, but I’ve never experienced something like this despite owning multiple amoled and oled phones....

Marques Brownlee reviews the Nothing Phone 2 (youtu.be)

Making the 2023 [email protected] Buying Guide: Low End

Yeah…...

Server renters/owners: how do you backup your photos from Android to your server?

Purism ghosts Librem 5 customer, lies about refund policy - AVOID! (www.youtube.com)

I would say I'm surprised, but honestly I'm not (0x0.st)

The amount of data this app collects actually makes my stomach churn. Jesus christ.

Ask me Anything: Pixel Fold vs Galaxy Fold 4

I’ve had the Pixel Fold for about a week now and have daily driven the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2, 3, and 4 and flip 3 over the past few years. I have some pretty decent experience with American available foldables since they started really popping off....

20 Android 'hidden gems,' i.e. excellent, mostly free, mostly lesser-known games. (lemm.ee)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.boopsgames.asterius - Terrific, sprawling, puzzle-ish roguelike, easy to play but with lots of secrets to discover, and a long learning curve to win. (note: I’ve written a guide with hints, which I’d only recommend using as a last resort)...

New restrictions placed on Xiaomi's bootloader unlocking process (www.androidauthority.com)

Seems like Xiaomi is heavily clamping down on bootloader unlocking in China. Global versions also have a new restriction: no updates without locked bootloader.

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.

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