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Call assist AI features, Call screening feature on My Samsung ZFold8 Ultra broke my calls entirely unbeknownst to me

At least for a few days, someone tried to call me and let me know it went straight to voicemail. She just called me through another app that uses data instead and I didn't think much of it, but yesterday, I realized, I wasn't able to make or receive calls using my regular sim number. Calling out just immediately ended the call, and calling to me went straight to an error. My data and SMS/MMS texting worked fine.

After some troubleshooting, thinking it was an sim or trade in issue initially, turning off Call Screening fixed it.

Re-enabling it seems to work fine again and I can dial out, but it seems unreliable. I enabled it some weeks ago so I'm not sure at what point it broke, I was taking regular calls for a while until this week.

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I made an app that turns your Android phone into a trackpad for Windows over USB : no Wi-Fi, no pairing, no root

I kept ending up in situations where I had a laptop propped up somewhere with no room for a mouse, kitchen counter, train tray table, bed. Every existing solution I tried wanted me on the same Wi-Fi network, which is useless on locked-down networks or when there's no Wi-Fi at all.

So I built one that runs over the USB cable that's already charging my phone.

What it does:

• Drag one finger to move the cursor
• Tap to left click
• Two-finger tap to right click
• Two-finger drag to scroll
• Big Left/Right click buttons under your thumb if you don't like tap-to-click
• Adjustable pointer speed, scroll speed, natural scrolling, and haptics

How it works:

It goes over USB debugging (ADB), so the phone talks to a small companion app on Windows that moves the actual system cursor. That means it works in every app, not just ones that cooperate.

No network stack involved at all nothing to join, nothing to pair, and it works on locked-down networks or with Wi-Fi off entirely.

What you need:

• Android 8.0+
• Windows 10/11 64-bit
• A USB cable that actually carries data

A lot of cheap cables are charge-only — this is the #1 reason it won't connect.

Setup is three steps, and the middle one is the annoying part: you have to turn on USB debugging, which most people have never touched. The app walks you through it with a checklist that tells you which step is failing.

Download + full setup guide:
https://anshthakur0999.github.io/Phone-Mouse-Releases/

Being upfront about a few things:

• It's closed source right now. I know that's a fair thing to be wary of with a sideloaded APK. I'm not asking anyone to take it on faith if you're not comfortable, skip it or wait. I'd rather say that than pretend it isn't a reasonable objection.

• The Windows installer isn't code-signed, so SmartScreen will warn you. Certificates cost money I haven't spent on a free hobby project yet.

• USB debugging is a real permission. It's how this works, but it's also a powerful setting. Turn it back off when you're done if it makes you uneasy.

• It sends nothing anywhere. No account, no telemetry, no internet connection at any point. The only thing crossing the cable is cursor movements and clicks.

Current limitations:

Windows only, USB only, one phone at a time, vertical scrolling only. It's v1.0.0.

Happy to answer anything. Bug reports welcome, there's an issues page linked on the site.

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Phone Mouse

Phone Mouse: Turn your phone into a mouse

Use your Android phone as a trackpad for your Windows laptop, over the USB cable. No Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no account, no rooting. Free download.

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Fairphone 6+ Earns a Perfect 10/10 for Repairability (Teardown) - iFixit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bRI03bLeLIA

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Fairphone 6+ Earns a Perfect 10/10 for Repairability

Is the Fairphone 6 Plus the most repairable smartphone you can buy? In this teardown, we examine its modular design, replaceable battery, removable USB-C port, accessible display, interchangeable cameras, and other repair-friendly components.

We also explore…

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OnePlus 16 design officially revealed
https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-16-officially-revealed-with-up-to-1TB-storage-and-three-colorways.1404372.0.html

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Notebookcheck

OnePlus 16 officially revealed with up to 1TB storage and three colorways

The OnePlus 16 is set to launch in China, succeeding last year's OnePlus 15. The company has now revealed the phone’s design, color options, and memory configurations.

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Googlebook combines the best of Android and ChromeOS with up to 10 years of updates

Hi Reddit,

Earlier this year, we introduced Googlebook, a new category of laptops that we believe are the perfect companion for Android phone users. Today, we’re opening up pre-orders of Googlebook, offering a selection of flagship devices powered by top-of-the-line processors from Intel and Qualcomm and built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.

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Every Googlebook runs on Googlebook OS, our new platform built on the Android technology stack and paired with desktop foundations from ChromeOS. This shared foundation gives Googlebook access to millions of Android apps from Google Play, a familiar desktop windowing environment, a desktop-class version of Google Chrome (with extensions support!), and a full Linux environment.

Since this is a brand new platform, we wanted to take a moment to explain how we architected Googlebook OS to blend the best aspects of both Android and ChromeOS, focusing on three pillars: security, updates, and apps.

# Building a modern, secure software architecture

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Googlebook OS is built on top of the already strong security foundation offered by Android, leveraging the same app permission and sandboxing model. What’s more, Googlebook inherits ChromeOS’s proven defense-in-depth security model, anchored by our dedicated Google Titan security chip, verified boot, and on-device malware detection.

Googlebook also features a first for the laptop category: a Level 5 security-certified hypervisor powered by pKVM isolation. This hypervisor powers an isolated Linux environment with full terminal access, so you can safely run any Linux developer tools, pull code repositories, access networks and ports, or execute autonomous agents.

# Matching the support commitment we made for ChromeOS

Keeping Googlebook OS secure requires ongoing maintenance and support, which is why Google will provide OS updates with security patches and new features every quarter for up to 10 years.

Android is the world’s largest operating system, and Google has been working on it for nearly two decades. Chromebooks are successful across the globe for 15+ years as well, with Google already providing 10 years of updates for these devices. Googlebooks are continuing this legacy of support.

# Bringing the full web, plus your favorite apps and tools

Googlebook brings together the best of the web and the Play Store, giving users access to a desktop-class Chrome browser with extensions support, alongside millions of Android apps, many of them optimized for large screens, mouse, and keyboard input.

You can run native creative suites like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and CapCut, or stream shows on Netflix or HBO Max with offline viewing supported. Explore thousands of Android games or play AAA titles with a complimentary year of GeForce NOW included with every Googlebook purchase. And through our Google Play Games Level Up program, half of the 100 top titles are already optimized for keyboard, mouse, and large screen, with new games launching monthly.

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For makers, you can run Antigravity, our AI agent development platform, on your Googlebook to build, test, and deploy apps directly on your device. For developers, you can take advantage of a full Linux development environment via the Terminal app, enabling you to run tools like Claude CLI or Antigravity CLI, among others, to perform serious agentic coding.

Googlebook OS also comes with a suite of familiar Google apps out of the box, including Gmail,

Google

Googlebook: The laptop your Android phone has been waiting for

Googlebook pre-orders begin September 21, and they'll be on shelves October 4.

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