Android - Reddit

How many of us have owned a phone that was absolutely trashed by reviewers and turned to actually be a really good phone?

I'll start. Pixel 4XL, all the reviewers told me the battery life was awful. It isn't, I run it in forced 90hz mode, still lasts me a good day and a half.

They also told me the screen is too dim to be seen easily outside on a bright day. I don't even have 20/20 vision and I can honestly say I've never struggled to see the screen in any lighting conditions.

Finally, they told me project soli is a waste of time gimmick that barely works. I use it __constantly__ and it works perfectly 95% of time...

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Android - Reddit

Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/remove-china-apps-google-play-store/

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TechCrunch

Google pulls 'Remove China Apps' from Play Store | TechCrunch

Remove China Apps, an app that gained popularity in India in recent weeks and did exactly what its name suggests, has been pulled from the Play Store. The

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Android - Reddit

Google fixes Android flaws that allow code execution with high system rights
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/google-fixes-android-flaws-that-allow-code-execution-with-high-system-rights/

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Ars Technica

Google fixes Android flaws that allow code execution with high system rights

Flaws in the Android system component are among the most severe.

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Android - Reddit

Finally apps are becoming optimized for tall screens

Just noticed FB messenger and Google Mail apps have moved buttons to the bottom of the screen for easier operation. Specifically, when on-call on messenger and the 'compose' button on mail. Hopefully more apps continue to do this to make today's continually larger phones easier to operate....

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Finally apps are becoming optimized for tall screens

Just noticed FB messenger and Google Mail apps have moved buttons to the bottom of the screen for easier operation. Specifically, when on-call on...

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Android - Reddit

Google faces class action for allegedly tracking private browsing activity
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-faces-class-action-for-allegedly-tracking-private-browsing-activity/

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ZDNet

Google faces class action for allegedly tracking private browsing activity

The lawsuit claims that Google still tracks and collects users' personal information even when they are browsing the internet in private browsing mode.

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Android - Reddit

Millions of Indians are downloading a ‘China app remover’ amid tensions at the border — but it doesn’t work (Updated)
https://thenextweb.com/in/2020/06/02/millions-of-indians-are-downloading-a-china-app-remover-amid-tensions-at-the-border-but-it-doesnt-work/

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The Next Web

Millions of Indians are downloading a ‘China app remover’ amid tensions at the border — but it doesn’t work (Updated)

Update (03/06/2020): Google has now removed the app from the Play Store as it violated the company’s Deceptive Behaviour policy. In the past few days, a new app named “Remove China Apps” has risen to the top position on the Google Play Store in India. As…

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Android - Reddit

Chinese chip foundry SMIC disclosed that they could be affected by U.S. sanctions and cannot manufacture chips for certain customer (read: Huawei) because of equipment and technology imported from the United States
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbeta.com%2Farticles%2Ftech%2F986533.htm

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Android - Reddit

Most people don't know or care what processor is in their phone, and that's good
https://www.androidcentral.com/reminder-most-people-dont-care-what-processor-their-phone

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Android Central

Most people don't know or care what processor is in their phone, and that's good

Every time there's a debate over which processor a phone has, I have to remind the smartphone enthusiasts that the average phone buyer has no idea what processor is in their phone — and that more of us should follow the same thought process.

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Android - Reddit

Honor Play 4 will be the first smartphone to be able to measure body temperature
https://twitter.com/ClubHuawei/status/1267362614553702401?s=20

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Twitter

Huawei Club

You can measure body temperature & temperature of certain objects, using the IR temperatue sensor in the HonorPlay4Pro. The P40Pro+ can also do this using a unique temperature detection algorithm. https://t.co/E3oZiaO3F6

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Android - Reddit

As someone who thinks that smartphones will be used in landscape mode more and more often in the near future, I designed a landscape mode home screen setup that everybody can actually download and use.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kustom/comments/gvdymy/theme_one_touch_ui_horizon/

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[Theme] One Touch UI Horizon

Posted in r/kustom by u/gretschduojet • 38 points and 14 comments

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Android - Reddit

Zoom won't bring end-to-end encryption to free users
https://www.androidauthority.com/zoom-encryption-1125396/

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Android Authority

Zoom thinks law enforcement should get access to your calls (unless you pay)

Zoom has confirmed that end-to-end encryption will only be available for paid users, citing a rather strange reason for the decision.

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Android - Reddit

Evolution of the Samsung Exynos CPU Microarchitecture
https://www.iscaconf.org/isca2020/papers/466100a040.pdf

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