Google Play Store Search tab redesign introduces persistent bottom bar (9to5google.com)
In addition to a new Search tab that is rolling out slowly, Google’s upcoming Play Store redesign brings a persistent bottom bar…
Google One VPN will be discontinued, Pixel VPN remains with upgrade coming (9to5google.com)
Google announced today that VPN by Google One is shutting down in the coming months....
PixelExperience has been depricated (blog.pixelexperience.org)
[Mental Outlaw] Google Created a New Device Tracking Network (odysee.com)
Breezy Weather: An open-source, privacy-friendly Android weather app forked from the now-unmaintained Geometric Weather (f-droid.org)
Screenshots:...
HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid (f-droid.org)
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
Lawnchair 14 is here! | Lawnchair Blogs (lawnchair.app)
This announcement is from the Lawnchair Discord:...
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 It modernizes the Antennapod codebase (we wouldnt believe but that is pretty outdated!)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....
Google Contacts rolling out redesign that removes navigation drawer (9to5google.com)
Google Contacts is now the latest app to replace its navigation drawer as part of a small redesign today that really simplifies things…
Google Play Store rolling out new Search tab in bottom bar (9to5google.com)
The Epic Games Store is launching its iOS and Android versions later this year (alternativeto.net)
Anyone else seeing this pixel tablet issue? (photos.app.goo.gl)
When using the clock/prime hub mode screensaver it cuts off the bottom part of the ‘g’ in ‘eighteen’, but only for the minutes and not the hour. It’s a weird one because at eight minutes past the hour, the ‘g’ in ‘eight’ is fine....
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 arrives with Cortex-X4 core, to power the flagship killers of 2024 - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
Punkt rocks its minimalist roots with first smartphone (techcrunch.com)
Samsung isn't bringing the A55 to the US this year (www.androidpolice.com)
“We can confirm that Galaxy A35 5G will be coming to the US market and look forward to sharing more details in the coming weeks. While we will not be carrying Galaxy A55 5G at this time, consumers can still take advantage of our Galaxy innovation at great value with Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 FE.”
[cross-post] Music not resuming playback when bluetooth device is connected (www.reddit.com)
I used to have no issue with this, just like the person from this reddit post, where my music app would resume playing if it was the last app with media playing via Bluetooth and I did not actively close the app since the last time it played....
Google Phone app could be getting a FaceTime-like feature (www.androidauthority.com)
Android 15 might let you send text messages via satellite (www.androidauthority.com)
QUIK SMS: Open source replacement to the stock SMS app on Android. A fork for revival of the now unmaintained QKSMS. (f-droid.org)
Other alternatives:...
I'm this close to visiting my "local" branch for all my banking. (sopuli.xyz)
I’m lucky my banking app works (GrapheneOS), as it’s now requiring 2FA with the app anytime I login on the browser. Can’t use an actually secure form like TOTP. At least they now allow passwords over 8 characters (yes, serious)....
Previously paid Nintendo DS emulator app on Android goes free (DraStic DS) (www.androidheadlines.com)
Why Are You Still Rooting Your Android Phone? (www.droid-life.com)
Do you root or do you go straight to ROMs?
Google Messages is blocking rooted Android users from using RCS - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
