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14 votes
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Fairphone updates its ethical smartphone for 2019
18 votes -
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review
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Disney+ will launch with support for Apple TV, Android, iOS, Roku, PS4, Xbox One, and more
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Real or fake? I X-rayed my Samsung Galaxy Phone to find out
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Galaxy Note 10 hands on
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Budget smartphones - apparently there are good options. Opinions and recommendations?
I just picked up a Nokia 3.1 for $120 in a bit of an emergency and I really like it. It's very light, Android One, very nice styling and again it's $120! I was shocked by this experience at this...
I just picked up a Nokia 3.1 for $120 in a bit of an emergency and I really like it. It's very light, Android One, very nice styling and again it's $120!
I was shocked by this experience at this price point. This thing is excellent for my use case, as a pre-paid EU phone as my lovely iPhone 6s Plus has only one Sim slot. Are there any other great budget phones out there?
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What are your thoughts on the Blloc phone?
10 votes -
How I made my own Android phone - in China
8 votes -
Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September
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Public statement on neutrality of free software
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Android aftermarket development and its boring state
So many ROMs. So many features. But they all look the same. I mean, I love that there are many options, but aren't you bored of going to XDA and finding only ROMs that follow the [9.0] EDGY NAME...
So many ROMs.
So many features.
But they all look the same.
I mean, I love that there are many options, but aren't you bored of going to XDA and finding only ROMs that follow the [9.0] EDGY NAME IN CAPS formula?
They all look stock. Android is supposed to be about personalization. Where are the highly customized UIs? Why are all fanboys so scared of breaking the scheme that Material has inforced upon us, and then whine about how Android is inconsistent? I wish that something like MIUI would appear again, like, a ROM made by a no name that ended up making a gigantic empire.
I wish to see someday another developer, making its own thing.
Breaking the AOSP UI mold.
[NOTE] This is reposted from reddit (it was made by me tho) because I wanted to discuss it here.
15 votes -
Bill Gates on making “one of the greatest mistakes of all time”
10 votes -
Google is enabling RCS independently of mobile operators in the UK and France this month
10 votes -
Diminishing differentiation: Are all our gadgets making each other redundant?
15 votes -
Huawei is sending developers requests to publish on its app store
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Google argues the Huawei ban would hurt its Android monopoly
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What little known mobile apps do you use?
What are some apps that you use that aren't particularly well known? Let's help each other discover some interesting new tools! lichess - best chess app out there IMO. Completely free and open...
What are some apps that you use that aren't particularly well known? Let's help each other discover some interesting new tools!
lichess - best chess app out there IMO. Completely free and open source, has daily puzzles, and a pretty active pool of users to play against!
Syncthing - file syncing tool that works with just about any operating system (although I don't think it works with iOS). I use it to take notes and write lyrics/my journal and sync them back to my linux laptop.
Untappd - social media app for tracking craft beers that you drink. I've only just started using it, since I was on holiday and wanted to keep a note of the ales I was drinking. It's a free app, but supported by ads. I believe there's a paid tier, but the free version works well enough, and it's useful for encouraging me and my friends to try new beers when we're out and about.
WK - Japanese flashcard app, which is technically a front-end for the wanikani service. As you learn new radicals, characters, and vocabulary, it serves them back up to you after a certain length of time. If you remember it, it'll wait longer next time, and if you don't get it right, it brings it back to the top of the pile.30 votes -
Tor Browser 8.5 released
11 votes -
Google suspends some business with Huawei due to sanctions - future Huawei devices will be unable to access Play Store as well as Google apps including Gmail and YouTube
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Mozilla Firefox Preview, new Firefox browser, is available on Google Play
18 votes -
/e/ (formerly eelo) started selling phones today
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WhatsApp voice calls contained a buffer-overflow vulnerability that was used to install spyware [CVE-2019-3568]
11 votes -
Samsung spilled SmartThings app source code and secret keys
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Google Pixel 3a: High-end features at a more affordable price ($399 USD, $479 for XL)
17 votes -
Google I/O 2019 keynote
8 votes -
Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown
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Samsung delays Galaxy Fold indefinitely: ‘We will take measures to strengthen the display’
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Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9%
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Popular apps in Google's Play Store are abusing permissions and committing ad fraud
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is breaking before it’s even out
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Ad fraud scheme drained users' batteries and data by running hidden video ads in Android apps
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Introducing Android Q Beta
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Why the Galaxy Fold will be a huge success even at $2,000 -- "[...] Samsung has effectively turned into the new Apple. They are the innovators. They are ahead of the game."
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Motorola will sell its first foldable smartphone this summer
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Galaxy S10 Plus review
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Android is helping kill passwords on billions of devices
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The history of Android
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OnePlus made me buy my Pixel 3. Anyone else have bad experiences with OnePlus?
This is going to sound like a total rant, but I just don't know what to do anymore. I've been completely screwed by OnePlus and they really just don't care. I bought a OnePlus 6T back at the end...
This is going to sound like a total rant, but I just don't know what to do anymore. I've been completely screwed by OnePlus and they really just don't care. I bought a OnePlus 6T back at the end of November and received it in early December. It has barely worked for about two weeks since then. The ticket I have open with them is ridiculously long. And then they just went dead silent on me. I assumed I was being ignored. I even got the perma-hold ignore on the phone too. But today OnePlus finally replied after 27 days!! During all this time I just went out and bought a Pixel 3XL and I am tickled pink with it.
If anyone wants a good laugh at my expense you are welcome to read my story on my site read my story on my site.
From the bottom of my heart - be careful spending your money with OnePlus.
*edit - formatting
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Samsung reveals Galaxy Fold and S10 5G
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Why aren't smartphones like PCs where you have choice over your OS and get updates directly from OS vendor?
I can install Linux or Windows or even BSD on my laptop without much hassle, and get the updates directly from the OS vendors. This isn't the case for smartphones. You don't have choice over your...
I can install Linux or Windows or even BSD on my laptop without much hassle, and get the updates directly from the OS vendors.
This isn't the case for smartphones. You don't have choice over your OS. You don't even get android updates directly from Google, and have to wait for device manufacturers to release the updates. Why is it so?
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APEX in Android Q: What Could Be The Biggest Thing Since Project Treble
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Vulnerability in Android allows remote code execution by viewing a malicious PNG image
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Google asks Supreme Court to overrule disastrous ruling on API copyrights
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Firefox Fenix for Android mockups
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Experiences with LineageOS and/or moving from iPhone to Android (or LineageOS )
Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to...
Hi there,
I'm considering purchasing a used Galaxy S7 and moving to LineageOS and would like to hear about similiar experiences. I currently own a iPhone 5S (only my second smartphone). I plan to continue using Ting as my provider.
I am attracted to LineageOS because it's open source and allows greater control than the standard Android-build I'd get from an ISP. I'm not afraid of installing ROMs or tinkering - I know I'll be doing a lot more of that by moving to an open-source OS.
I was looking at Galaxy S7 because it's well-known and has wide support/information available on forums, etc and of course because it's relatively cheap to get a used one ($200-ish).
I'm in the US and use Ting as my provider.
So some questions I have are:
- Should I expect to use the standard Google Play store? I'm still a little unclear on this after looking at the LineageOS website and wiki. The best I could find for an answer is this article talking about installing default google apps. I think my question is so basic it's not addressed on their site lol.
- Can I drag and drop MP3s from my computer to the phone? In other words, can I get my music on there without having to install something dreadful like iTunes or use Spotify/Amazon Music?
- The LineageOS project looks healthy to my untrained eye...any rumors that it'll vanish overnight?
- I found these instructions for a Galaxy S7 Anything else I should know or look out for?
- Any general thoughts/advice about moving from the Apple to the Google ecosystem? I'm entrenched in Google everywhere BUT my iPhone where I mostly use Google apps.
- What else should I look out for? See any gaps in my understanding?
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Effective alarm clock for Android that doesn't spy on you or need 25 permissions?
“Subj.” as they used to say. I used to use Sleep As Android, but they seem to be adding more and more useless features that require more and more permissions which bothers me a lot.
15 votes -
How Facebook tracks you on Android
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Google takes down Artstation android app for explicit content
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What are some must-dos when you are setting up a new Android Phone?
What are some must-dos when you are setting up a new Android Phone?
15 votes