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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)

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

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.

Google’s 36% search revenue share with Apple is 3x what Android OEMs get (arstechnica.com)

Navigation bar always ends up overlapping apps. Any way to prevent this? (sh.itjust.works)

So, I’m using a Pixel 4A, and almost daily, I end up having to reboot because the navigation bar overlaps the bottom of my apps or games, and rebooting is the only way I find to fix this....

GoldDigger Android Trojan Targets Banking Apps in Asia Pacific Countries (thehackernews.com)

Android 14 Beta 5.1 lands with last-minute bug fixes (www.gsmarena.com)

Also citing the release notes directly, here are the bug fixes that this update introduces:...

Android 14 Beta 5.3 released. (developer.android.com)

Beta 5.3 released on 6th Sept, 2023 with following release notes:...

FOSS keyboard: Simple Keyboard by RKKR, swipe typing and AOSP looks. (www.f-droid.org)

Anyone tried this? Works perfectly for me. Any reason why I should go back to the OpenBoard fork with Swipe?

Samsung makes the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 official (arstechnica.com)

I haven’t shopped for a new phone for a while but I have to admit I’m eyeing the new foldables from an accessibility standpoint. I really miss the mechanical keyboards that used to be available on every phone. In the absence of that, I’d love to have the option of a full-screen keyboard on one side and still being able to...

Magisk v26.2 Released (github.com)

[MagiskBoot] Support extracting boot image from payload.bin...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 review: The future is unfolding (www.androidauthority.com)

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....

Sony Xperia 5 V review (www.gsmarena.com)

Google "leak" gives first official look at the Pixel 8 Pro (www.androidpolice.com)

The Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro have leaked extensively in the last few months. These phones should officially debut in just over a month since Google typically announces new Pixels in early October. Leaked renders and hands-on images have already given us a good look at the Pixel 8’s design. Now, Google itself has accidentally...

Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 measures 4.93mm thick when unfolded, thinnest foldable to date with superior cameras! (lemmy.world)

Android malware steals user credentials using optical character recognition (arstechnica.com)

Android’s unknown tracker alerts are starting to go live (www.androidpolice.com)

The Unknown tracker alerts detection system went live for one of our tipsters on a Pixel phone running Android 14 beta with Play services 23.26.55. With Google saying the rollout commenced at the end of July, unknown tracker alerts should go live for more users in the next few days and weeks....

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