One of the best new features of Android 15 is the Home Controls screensaver, because it lets you turn your device into a smart home dashboard when docked!

The best part: It's not exclusive to Pixel devices OR the Google Home app! Yes, it works on other phones like the Nothing Phone (2a) running Nothing OS 3.0 as well as with other apps like Home Assistant.

🔗More details on the Home Controls screensaver can be found in this article.

For gspace users the better understanding and insight you have of google mobile services you can distinguish between certified gms and virtual gms. They are are NOT the same.

Google Mobile Services (GMS) explained: What is it and why it's crucial
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-mobile-services-gms-3025963/

What is GMS? | GMS vs. Non-GMS Android Devices
https://www.esper.io/blog/gms-vs-non-gms-for-android

Epic Triumphs as Judge Orders Google to Open the Android Gates
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Sideloading Under Fire: Google’s New Move to Block Apps Raises Eyebrows
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ShowCase

ShowCase (formerly Movie DB) is a fully open-source android application for exploring and organizing your personal collection of films and television series.

🔗 Links:
- Download from: Github or F-Droid
- Screenshots
- Features
- Source code

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MultiLocale

A simple app that enables you to add additional (or "unsupported") languages to your device's locale settings, if the OEM (ahem Xiaomi) doesn't let you.

❗Requirements:
- Android 7.0 (SDK 24) or more.
-Shizuku/root or ADB to grant one of the needed permissions for changing the device's locale settings (android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION).

🔗 Links:
- Download from: Github or IzzySoft
- Screenshots
- Source code

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APK Explorer & Editor

Unlock Your APKs!

APK Explorer & Editor, the ultimate open-source tool designed for APK enthusiasts! Whether you're a developer, a modder, or just curious about what's inside your favorite apps, AEE has got you covered!

✨ Features

• Explore installed applications or APK files with ease
• Save and export individual resource files like icons, fonts, and graphics.
• Manage your APKs effortlessly—install, share, and more
• Enjoy a feature-rich APK/Split APK/App bundle installer
• Edit text/binary XML files with our built-in text editor (still a work in progress)
• Delete or replace resources to customize your apps
• Assemble modified smali files into new classes (.dex)
• Create signed APKs/App Bundles after your modifications
• Resign APKs/bundles with AEE's custom key
• And so much more ...

🔗 Links:
- Downloads: PlayStore | F-Droid | F-Droid (IzzyOnDroid) | GitHub
- Screenshots
- Source Code
- Support Group

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Ditch Shazam! Audile is the free, open-source music recognition app you need to know about.

https://news.itsfoss.com/audile/

In addition to the new status bar chips, Android 15 QPR1 also made another privacy-related improvement to screen sharing:

Locking the device now automatically stops screen shares in apps like Google Meet.

More details on this change can be found in this article.

Manifest v2 is now removed from Chrome canary
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So much for turning it off or opting out.

https://news.itsfoss.com/microsoft-windows-recall/

Show HN: NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app
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Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS

The company is working on a Terminal app that downloads, configures, runs, and interfaces with an instance of Debian in a VM.

🔗Full details in my latest article over on Android Authority.

Here's a demo of Android's in-development Terminal app for running Linux apps!

The Terminal app currently doesn't automatically download and configure the Linux VM for you, so the developer who sent me this had to use the LinuxInstaller app to download Debian.

(I sped the video up a bit in the middle because it takes some time to boot the VM for the first time.)

🚩 A critical security flaw in GitLab (CVE-2024-9164) could allow attackers to run CI/CD pipelines on unauthorized branches.

Find details here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/new-critical-gitlab-vulnerability-could.html

Update your instance ASAP to avoid becoming the next victim.

💻🔒 Cybercriminals are leveling up! Phishing campaigns now exploit GitHub links, Telegram bots, and even QR codes to bypass security and deliver malware.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/10/github-telegram-bots-and-qr-codes.html

Show HN: I made a URL expander because short links are too mainstream
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