Nvidia appears to have discontinued the Shield TV tube streaming media player
https://www.aftvnews.com/nvidia-appears-to-have-discontinued-the-shield-tv-streaming-media-player/

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The Redmi Note 17 Pro will come with a 5-year battery replacement guarantee
https://www.gsmarena.com/the_redmi_note_17_pro_will_come_with_a_5year_battery_replacement_guarantee-news-73644.php

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Samsung said to discontinue its Galaxy Z Flip lineup after the Flip8
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_might_discontinue_its_galaxy_z_flip_lineup_after_the_flip8-news-73647.php

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Google is working on a free, cloud-free automatic backup feature via the Quick Share app on Windows PCs
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-quick-share-automatic-pc-backup-samsung-exclusion-apk-teardown-3685175/

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Google Chrome on Android Is Finally Getting a Real Back Button
https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/07/google-chrome-on-android-is-finally-getting-a-real-back-button.html

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Daily Superthread (Jul 10 2026) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Motorola Edge 70 Max launch date and key specs revealed
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_edge_70_max_launch_date_and_key_specs_revealed-news-73664.php

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Samsung boosts Galaxy S26 production as sales top expectations | The phone sold 2x faster than the Galaxy S25 series in South Korea.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s26-production-increased-sales-top-expectations/

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Samsung is pushing users to train AI with their personal health data or lose it
https://www.howtogeek.com/samsung-health-requires-ai-training-consent/

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How to enable "Hey Google" on Android 16 with minimal GApps (crDroid/Xiaomi) — No root, no reflashing

If you're using a custom ROM like crDroid on a Xiaomi device and "Hey Google" is grayed out, it's not a bug — it's by design.

**Why it happens:** Minimal GApps packages (like BiTGApps) intentionally omit the voice-recognition components — specifically HotwordEnrollment and Velvet (GoogleQuickSearchBox) — because they're large and not essential for basic functionality. Without them, Google Assistant's voice activation cannot register.

**The fix:** Install only the targeted NikGapps addons via TWRP — no root, no data loss, no clean flash required:

1. Download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikgapps/files/Releases/Android-16/ (Addons/ folder only):
- NikGapps-Addon-16-GoogleSearch-*.zip
- NikGapps-Addon-16-GoogleTTS-*.zip (optional but recommended for natural voice)

2. Reboot to TWRP recovery
3. Disable zip signature verification in TWRP Settings
4. Flash both zips, reboot
5. Go to Settings > Apps > Google > Clear Data & Cache
6. Set Google TTS Engine in Accessibility settings

**Verification:** Run `adb shell pm list packages | grep hotword` — you should see com.android.hotwordenrollment.*

Confirmed working on: Xiaomi Mi 10T (apollo), Mi 11, Redmi K40 series running Android 16 ROMs.

Full guide with exact commands on XDA: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-fix-hey-google-grayed-out-on-xiaomi-mi-10t-apollo-with-crdroid-12-11-android-16-bitgapps-minimal.4794486/

Hope this helps others avoid hours of searching!

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Phone brands with least aggressive battery saving for automation apps like MacroDroid or Tasker?

Almost all phones lack good automation except Samsung.

So, I have to turn to Tasker or MacroDroid but then phone brands like Honor have such aggressive battery saver its virtually impossible to have automation app work reliably, worse yet Honor even kills its own Google apps from reliably working in the background....

However so many good phones also have notorious backgrond saving measures that kill the app and difficult to config not to.

Xiaomi (HyperOS) in my experience also has really aggressive battery saver.

Sony, Motorola, Nothing (Stock) Really good stock Android experience but battery size is basically close to Samsung.

Google as well like Samsung can turn off battery saving and let apps run freely in background with ease.

However, I do not have any experience with any of the other major brands in regards to running MacroDroid or Tasker, specially in terms of reliability over time, as with Honor it can work okay for one week then week two it decides MacroDroid is not used often enough and it turns off all optimisations automatically, even locking MacroDroid in background wont help...

Does anyone have any experience with these brands in regards to how aggressive their background optimisation is? Specially with how Chinese brands tend to have almost entirely different ROM experiences with CN version compared to international releases.

OnePlus (OxygenOS) / OPPO (ColorOS)
Vivo (OriginOS)
Honor with Chinese ROM
Huawei?

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Motorola Edge 70 Pro
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_edge_70_pro-review-2978.php

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Pixel 11 Pro Fold FCC listing adds support for a big Tensor G6 shake-up
https://www.androidauthority.com/tensor-g6-mediatek-modem-2-3686559/

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Daily Superthread (Jul 11 2026) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Saturday APPreciation thread (Jul 11 2026) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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Samsung Galaxy A27 vs. Galaxy A37
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a27_vs_galaxy_a37_review_battery_camera_price_compared-news-73673.php

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I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks
https://www.theverge.com/tech/963382/trump-mobile-t1-phone-review

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Samsung’s Now Bar is NOT a good copy of Dynamic Island

Either Apple pattented the berhavior, or Samsung's team didn't understand the UX advantage of having a floating bar at the top of the screen.

The real value of the Dynamic Island versus sliding Notifications, are the gestures (touch opens the app, hold-touch opens the details, and sliding shows the next app when you have multiple).

But Samsung’s only allows touching and you need to touch the notification a second time to open the app, which is a waste of time and horrible UX.

Besides, many apps don't use it (which is not Samsung's fault, but I wish the Android ecosystem was more consistent)

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Boox Go 6 (Gen II) hands-on review: Top-notch pocketable e-reader with a responsive pen and Android apps
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Boox-Go-6-Gen-II-hands-on-review-Top-notch-pocketable-e-reader-with-a-responsive-pen-and-Android-apps.1340186.0.html

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