vivo X500 Pro Max review
https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_x500_pro_max-review-3009.php

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Google Find Hub is solving tracker headaches with new controls for left-behind alerts, trusted safe zones, and device transfers
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-find-hub-tracking-upgrades-apk-teardown-3728385/

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TechTablets - VIVO X500 Pro Max Vs Galaxy S26 Ultra Vs OPPO Find X10 Pro Max Camera Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAaUEKnJsnI

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Google Wallet could soon let you make contactless payments without unlocking your phone, thanks to new verification settings
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-wallet-tap-to-pay-verification-exemption-3728602/

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Mishaal Rahman: Apps targeting the next Android release (i.e. Android 18) will no longer be able to directly write to contacts with the WRITE_CONTACTS permission. Here's why that matters🧵
https://nitter.space/MishaalRahman/status/2115135649875669489

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DroidDeck Is Bringing the Real Steam Experience to Android, One Impossible Problem at a Time
https://gardinerbryant.com/droiddeck-is-bringing-the-real-steam-experience-to-android/

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John Wu: Magisk v31.1 is now live on the beta channel! 🚀 Installation instructions for Googlebooks have also been added to the documentation, have fun! If everything looks good, it'll roll out to stable soon.
https://nitter.space/topjohnwu/status/2114177411457958279

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Rolling out Chrome M156 on Googlebook: Fast follow-up fixes for extensions, fullscreen keyboard shortcuts, and address bar polish (x-post r/Googlebook)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Googlebook/comments/1xg6rig/rolling_out_chrome_m156_on_googlebook_fast/

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The ArtCraft apps are now available for Android
https://github.com/MostafaXS1/artcraft-android/releases/

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Is the Gemini assistant widely considered a massive downgrade from Google Assistant?

What spurred this question was, it now requires me to unlock my phone just to add something to a stupid Google Keep grocery list. But this isn't a support request -- I just wonder if there is anyone out there going, Wow, what a great upgrade! Or is the general sense that it is LESS capable?

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Android 17-based Redmagic OS 12 gets closer to a global release
https://9to5google.com/2026/10/27/android-17-based-redmagic-os-12-gets-closer-to-a-global-release/

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what is a basic system feature google quietly locked behind restrictions that completely ruined your workflow

it feels like every single new android release comes with google removing old permissions or forcing apps to jump through extra steps just to do basic tasks. seeing that android 18 is completely blocking apps from using direct contact write permissions is just the latest example.

what is a classic open android feature or system permission that google locked down or completely ruined over the years under the excuse of privacy?

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Geekerwan Flagship Soc Shootout

Bilibili link, Chinese only. Tldr: apple mogs, Xiaomi and mediatek great showings, Qualcomm shat the bed. I think the samsung using exynos rumors seem much more likely to be true now.

【旗舰手机芯片大横评：苹果高通发哥玄戒谁最强？-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/J4GJYI7

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Samsung Faces $15 Million Fine Over Misleading Galaxy Ads That Concealed CPU and GPU Performance Limits
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/samsung-fine-south-korea-galaxy-gaming-limits-1828323

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Google begins certifying Registered App Stores for Android, but not in the US
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/googles-android-registered-app-stores-program-launches-dec-1-applications-now-open/

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Introducing GetYahRootBack: A free, open-source hub for Android & Samsung device firmware & root info

Hey everyone,

​My partners and I recently launched a new community resource: https://getyahrootback.admindashboard.dev/?hl=en-AU

Our overall goal is to create a centralized, community-driven database for Android and Samsung device information, firmware mapping, and root journeys. ​We built this because we miss the early days of Android, where everything was intended to be universally available and community-focused. Our intention is to keep this website, along with all active and future projects we host, 100% free, entirely open-source, and strictly ad-free forever.

​We need your help to grow the database:

If you have data to share, please navigate to the "Send device journey tab" on our website to contribute any Samsung or general Android device info. We have a template provided there to make it easy. If you choose to contribute, we will gladly credit and thank you on the site for helping the community!

​GitHub Status:

At the bottom of it all, our data and projects tie back to our GitHub page, where all the info will be uploaded for the community to audit and use. We are currently just waiting for GitHub support to reactivate the page, but you can bookmark it here:

https://github.com/plomens

​Let us know what you think or if you have any feature requests for the site!

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OnePlus 15 starts receiving the stable ColorOS 17 update based on Android 17
https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_15_starts_receiving_the_stable_coloros_17_update_based_on_android_17-news-75197.php

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How many people use Airpods with Android?

I find Airpods to be some of the best headphones even on Android, but hay that they aren't actively supported by Apple; firmware updates, custom settings, etc. You literally have to connect to an iPhone to set things up then switch back to your Android.

On the reverse side Google allows full features on iPhone for Android headphones
My Pixel Buds 4 pro still get beat by Airpods Pro 3, and Don't XM5 by the Airpods Max.

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Flagship Test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpgo8T9hhxs

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The Ultimate Phone Chip War: Apple vs Qualcomm vs MediaTek vs Xiaomi - Geekerwan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjUzH4UcSkw

https://redd.it/1xhor2v
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My Google Pixel 4a 5G was losing fps, nothing helped. Then I denied anything I could to gather my data – and no more fps losses

I was tired with that little green light turning on every now and then that indicates that the camera or the microphone work. Got pissed, went to the settings, prohibited everything to spy on me (as much as a user can do via settings). Now google navigator doesn't show my speed, but that's the price I'm willing to pay.

And later on I realized that I don't see sudden fps drops when I scroll the browser anymore.

Definitely gives something to think about. Hope that helps.



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