DISCUSSION - We need a way to keep apps installed but inactive

Just like disabling system apps. The advantage is that at any point they will be locally available but won't be eating battery, pushing notifications, getting triggered upon events etc. until called upon....

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Apple recently unveiled new privacy features in iOS, such as opt in access to device identifiers and alerts when the clipboard is being accessed. Android should apply these same features and ensure all apps provide transparency into how user data is used

Apple recently posted an [article](https://developer.apple.com/app-store/user-privacy-and-data-use/) explaining new user privacy and data controls.

Here's what they say, in brief:

> With iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14, you will need to receive the user’s permission through the AppTrackingTransparency framework to track them or access their device’s advertising identifier.

I am amazed this isn't a joint effort between Apple and Google (lol, I know), to try and enforce an industry standard to a...

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Galaxy Fold 2 final design
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1275795675691675648

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Forgot how awesome Google Voice is

While finally transferring my parents' landline number to Google Voice, I finally realized how damn useful it actually is. First off, this had the ability to answer and make calls/texts from any device years before we had Messages for Web. On top of that, the fact that it can port your own numbers over is a godsend. I can see the huge appeal for why so many would want to use it as their primary texting and calling number....

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New Google default wipes users’ location, web history after 18 months
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/new-google-default-wipes-users-location-web-history-after-18-months/article31911880.ece?homepage=true

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DontKillMyApp is a new benchmark for how aggressively your phone kills background apps
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/24/dontkillmyapp-is-a-new-benchmark-for-how-aggressively-your-phone-kills-background-apps/

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What should I buy Thursday (Jun 25 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

**Credits to the team at /r/PickAnAndroidForMe for compiling this information:**

* Home - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/index

* Smartphones 101 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/smartphones101

* Top Phones - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/phones


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Note 1. Join us at /r/MoronicMondayAndroid, a sub serving as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC, a...

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[DEV] Hustle - A simple counter app

A very simple app created to track habits or chores or any particular task.
Provides simple counters and an easy to use interface.
Deleting a counter is as simple as swiping it away.

A dark theme also exists, for ease of use at night.

This was created by me as I required something similar and the alternatives were either cumbersome to use or just haven't been updated in a while.

Hope you all check it out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rr.hustle...

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How a "pro photographer" uses the new camera app in the Xperia 1 II.
https://alphauniverse.com/stories/how-a-pro-photographer-uses-the-new-xperia-1-ii/

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New Beginnings OnePlus, 30th June
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbjFTt8d7_k

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A redesigned Google Photos, built for your life’s memories
https://www.blog.google/products/photos/redesigned-google-photos/

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Android Developers Blog: Android 11 Developer Preview on Android TV
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/06/android-11-dp-on-android-tv.html

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I really miss Google Play Edition phones, I wonder why they are no more made! (I can imagine the greatness of a Galaxy Note 10 with Note-friendly features and Stock Android!...if GPEs were a thing even today!)

Embedding an article by the Verge just for some nostalgia:
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2013/6/26/4466304/google-play-edition-htc-one-samsung-galaxy-s4-now-available

So, what does everyone here at reddit think?...

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Here’s another look at Google’s Android TV dongle from the Android 11 Developer Preview
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-android-tv-dongle-render-android-11-developer-preview/

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Sony Xperia 1ii Review: The Need For Speed (MrMobile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV7f2-KO7F4

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Google gives Android depth sensing and object occlusion with ARCore 1.18
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/google-gives-android-depth-sensing-and-object-occlusion-with-arcore-1-18/

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Verified Calls for the Google phone app will let you know why a business is calling
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/25/verified-calls-for-the-google-phone-app-will-let-you-know-why-a-business-is-calling/

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“Hey Google, make a group call” now on Nest Hub Max
https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/hey-google-make-group-call-now-available-nest-hub-max/

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Google Developers Blog: A new wave of AR Realism with the ARCore Depth API
https://developers.googleblog.com/2020/06/a-new-wave-of-ar-realism-with-arcore-depth-api.html

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Google Pixel 4a arrives at FCC in latest step toward launch - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/06/25/pixel-4a-fcc/

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Coming to Google Meet: Customizable backgrounds, Nest integration, & more
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/g-suite/introducing-some-new-meet-features

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