Just had my first interaction with Meta Services last night. Thought I'd share what I learned.
I was up late last night and we know how that goes - rabbit holes. This time I was trying to find some ways to make my phone feel a little snappier and possibly eliminate the issue I was having where my recent apps button stops working until I restart the phone. On Android 13 I found that if I changed to gesture based navigation...
Purism ghosts Librem 5 customer, lies about refund policy - AVOID! (www.youtube.com)
Irregularly Updated Community Feedback: Re-opening Edition
Well, we’ve sure had a doozy of a week here on the newly reopened !android....
Community Icon/Banner Contest for [email protected] [WE HAVE OUR WINNER]
As announced in our re-opening post, we will be conducting a community icon/banner contest this weekend....
pixel 5a screen is loose; possible to tighten a bit?
I am wondering if someone know some trick about how to “tighten” the broken android screen?...
Google delays launch of Find My Device network and trackers, benefiting Apple (9to5google.com)
ROM for OnePlus 7 pro?
Hi folks,...
Android 14 Beta 4.1 released (developer.android.com)
What's your favourite open source app and why?
Google ordered to pay $339M for stealing the very idea of Chromecast (www.androidauthority.com)
Chromecast has been one of those smaller hardware products that have brought about a meaningful experience upgrade. The first Chromecast solved the pain point of clunky TV software interfaces, making it easier to locate content on your handy smartphone and then play it on your big-screen TV. However, a Court in the US has ruled...
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....
The Pokémon Sleep app is here to gamify your sleeping habits (www.talkandroid.com)
If you’ve immersed yourself in to the world of Pokémon you’ll be excited to find out that you can add another level to your obsession thanks to the debut of the Pokémon Sleep app on the Play Store. Ostensibly aiming to help you get a better sleep routine, the Pokémon Sleep app will track your sleeping habits via your...
Google Begins discontinuing Updates for Android KitKat – Phandroid (phandroid.com)
While we live in a time where smartphones can get prolonged support and usability by way of software updates, it stands to reason that nearly all software and hardware platforms have a finite lifespan. With that in mind, Google recently announced that it will be discontinuing updates for Android version 4.4, otherwise known as...
Pocket assistant: ChatGPT comes to Android (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, OpenAI released an official ChatGPT app for Android, now available in the Google Play Store in four countries: the US, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil, with more coming soon. As a client for OpenAI’s language model family, the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models run on the cloud and provide results to your Android device. It...
Google says it will start downranking non-tablet apps in the Play Store (arstechnica.com)
Google Play Games for PC gets Big Update (phandroid.com)
A while back, Google announced that it would let Google Play users access their favorite gaming titles via desktop computers, via the Google Play Games for PC Beta program. It’s been quite some time now since the initial unveiling of the service, and it looks like we’re getting some pretty big updates soon....
The best camera smartphones of 2023 reviewed - Samsung makes progress, Sony redeems itself (www.notebookcheck.net)
Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon have launched their open-source mapping project (www.theverge.com)
Good news for folks looking to degoogle their phones, this should help open-source Google Maps alternatives....
[RESOLVED] Uninstall AOSP kybd update in recovery
The other day I installed v13 of the AOSP as an update over v11. I don’t recall if this was from play store (unlikely) f-droid, or apkmirror. When I attempted to run it, it flashed and crashed. No worries, I thought, I use a different keyboard anyway....
Google rolls out Android app streaming to Chromebooks following beta | Engadget (www.engadget.com)
You no longer need to try a beta to stream Android apps on your Chromebook. Google has released a Chrome OS M115 update that makes Android app streaming available to many more people. If you have Phone Hub enabled, you can run an Android app directly from your mobile device rather than installing it on the computer. The update...
I need help. OpenDNS is blocking a lot of sites on my phone. How do I stop it? (lemm.ee)
I’ve been looking this up for days, and at a complete dead end now. Everything I find basically comes down to remove the dns address, turn it off, or change the address to 1.1.1.1. None of this works....
Android Circuit: Samsung Confirms New Phones, RedMagic 8S Pro Launched, Pixel 8 Pro Leaks (www.forbes.com)
Taking a look back at seven days of news and headlines across the world of Android, this week’s Android Circuit includes Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked confirmation, the Exynos problem returns, Pixel 8 Pro details leak, OnePlus specs surprise, more power from RedMagic 8S Pro, WhatsApp on your wrist, and a rather special keyboard...
The Galaxy Watch 6 series marks a return to form for Samsung (www.androidpolice.com)
Still rocking my Galaxy Watch 4 and don’t see a need to upgrade yet. Battery life isn’t great but I’ve grown used to taking it off in the evening and letting it charge overnight. Who’s eyeing the new Galaxy Watch 6?