The most notable new Android 11 features we’ve found so far
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-11-features-1085228/

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What should I buy Thursday (Jul 09 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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[TechAltar] How do phone makers choose specs?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ncbl70YpM98

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The Nest successor to the original Google Home makes its way through the FCC.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/09/this-is-googles-upcoming-nest-speaker-the-successor-to-the-original-google-home/

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vivo iQOO Z1x 5G unveiled with 120Hz display, Snapdragon 765G, $230 price
https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_iqoo_z1x_5g_is_finally_announced_with_5000_mah_battery_costs_about_230-news-44175.php

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Ice universe on Twitter: Adjust some details, this is the Note20 Ultra rendering, I am confident that before the official rendering is released, this is the closest to the real
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1281192396890402816?s=20

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Accelerating Android Updates
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/07/accelerating-android-updates.html

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Gboard 9.6 preps dark/light themes that follow system, Google Lens shortcut
https://9to5google.com/2020/07/09/gboard-9-6-dark-light-theme/

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Scrolling screenshots won't be available in the final Android 11 release
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/hk3hrq/were_on_the_android_engineering_team_ask_us/fxgdk5a/?context=1

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ARM64 devices launching with Android 11 or higher and running Linux kernel versions 5.4.42 and higher, the device MUST boot and pass VTS and CTS-on-GSI with a GSI and GKI installed - with no changes to vendor, vendor_boot, or odm partitions.
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1281270536874725379?s=09

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Am I the only one that is pleased with the aesthetic of Android UI's?

Be it the Samsung One UI, Xiaomi MIUI, Huawei EMUI, LG UX, Color OS, or Oxygen OS there's always something about the layouts and formatting of the UI's that pleases the eye. A fresh clean look and the organisation of a lot of UI's are what make for that aesthetically pleasing look on a phone. And on top of that you get the physical design and clean look on that same device. Idk about you guys I personally find the look of a lot of Huawei, Oppo, Samsung and Xiaomi phones eye-catching. And when yo...

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'Pixel 4a 5G' and 'Pixel 5' confirmed by Google app - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2020/07/10/pixel-4a-5g-pixel-5-confirmed/

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Call recording will probably not come to Android R

[https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/hk3hrq/were\_on\_the\_android\_engineering\_team\_ask\_us/fwri66l/](https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/hk3hrq/were_on_the_android_engineering_team_ask_us/fwri66l/)

That's too bad. It was rumored for years, much more than the recent scrolling screenshot feature that also [won't be added](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/ho9oi8/scrolling_screenshots_wont_be_available_in_the/). I know it was never official, but at least we had this a...

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Most commonly asked question: No, there is no Pixel 5 XL.
https://twitter.com/hallstephenj/status/1281598086121435137

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For those of you who were saying how nice iOS widgets look here is an iOS 14 widget dump from /u/hocui9 on /r/androidthemes
https://www.reddit.com/r/androidthemes/comments/hocui9/theme_ios_14_widget_dump_with_nova_launcher/

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Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and Pixel 5 explained: Making sense of Google’s 2020 smartphone lineup
https://9to5google.com/2020/07/10/pixel-4a-4a-5g-pixel-5-explained/

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Microsoft doesn't need to give Android fans good reasons for the Surface Duo's existence
https://www.androidcentral.com/microsoft-doesnt-need-give-android-fans-good-reasons-surface-duos-existence

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Slide for Reddit has been removed from the Play Store

> Slide missing from the Play Store?

>Hey all,

>Whew. Google bots have struck again, and Slide is temporarily unavailable on the Play Store. I’m working with Google on the issue and hope to have Slide back up soon!

>Cheers,

>Carlos

/u/ccrama

https://www.reddit.com/r/slideforreddit/comments/hntkcp/slide_missing_from_the_play_store/

[9 to 5 Google article](https://9to5google.com/2020/07/10/popular-reddit-client-slide-for-reddit-torn-from-play-store-over-impersonation-claims/)...

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PSA - Gmail for Android and how to make text hyperlinks [Discussion]

Apologies in advance if this is already well known, but I couldn't see anything in a search. Also, apologies if unsuitable for the sub.

So, if you use the Android Gmail app, you may share my intense frustration that you can't simply select text and add an unseen hyperlink to it. Instead it seems that you can only paste the full (and often ugly) link.

But there actually is a way to do it, albeit a needlessly complex method which should *not* be required to do something so straightforward. To wi...

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If all of Google's Chat services could pull data from each other, could there be a unified Android app for all messages?

As it stands, any two Android users have many methods of conveniently and easily sending each other an instant message (or.. DM) using Google services.

In just a few taps or less Android users can send texts, often with with enriched features, using Google developed apps including:

Hangouts: two Google accounts can carry and ongoing conversation with photos, videos, gifs, and typing indicator / read receipt. [G accounts]

Photos app: Under the Sharing tab, the "Say something" feature allows fo...

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The more I think about Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5, the more strongly I feel this is Google caving to carriers. Carriers don't want an iPhone alternative, they have plenty from Samsung. Carriers want lower cost 5G entry points, and Google is eagerly filling this void.
https://twitter.com/RDRv3/status/1281672704676868102

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