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    Android Google may be working on 2 mid-range Pixel phones for 2020: One with the 5G Snapdragon 765 and another with the 4G Snapdragon 730

    January 17, 2020

    Android Google may be working on 2 mid-range Pixel phones for 2020: One with the 5G Snapdragon 765 and another with the 4G Snapdragon 730

    Google may be working on 2 mid-range Pixel phones for 2020: One with the 5G Snapdragon 765 and another with the 4G Snapdragon 730

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 02:30 PM PST

    Xiaomi Global VP confirms POCO will now operate as an independent brand

    Posted: 17 Jan 2020 12:20 AM PST

    GitHub for Android brings code collaboration to your mobile

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 06:44 AM PST

    Stable Android 10 begins rolling out to the LG V50 in Korea

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 10:16 PM PST

    Web developers: Microsoft Blazor lets you build native iOS, Android apps in C#, .NET

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 04:01 PM PST

    Microsoft Launcher 6.0 impressions: Testing the Surface Duo's launcher

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 01:26 PM PST

    Samsung Galaxy S9 (Snapdragon 845) vs Samsung Galaxy S10e (Exynos 9820)

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 11:16 AM PST

    Huawei shipped over 240 million smartphones and more 5G phones than Samsung in 2019

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 02:42 PM PST

    OnePlus: The OnePlus 120Hz Fluid Display: The smoothest, most effortless scrolling experience ever on a smartphone.

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 09:20 AM PST

    Brought G8X Dual Screen recently and already disappointed

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 06:23 PM PST

    This is my first LG phone, coming from a series of Samsung phones, and I did try Huawei once too. I liked the concept of the dual screen without the trade offs and pricing of a single larger screen that bends. Overall I think the hardware is pretty good, and it has some nice software features, but there are quite a few things different or missing that make me miss my previous Samsung device. Some may be petty or personal preferences to some of you but I also feel some are quite big oversights:

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    - When I fold the screen back, I get the "Cover Display Tool" notification in the tray advising me that I "Cannot Use Dual Screen". Well I know that because I'm the one who folded it back! I cannot find any way to disable or hide this notification, even if it was just to change the Priority so it is minimised and doesn't show in the notification bar. Bit annoying.

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    - There is no automatic alphabetical sorting in the app drawer as others have noted and complained about too. Like... why? Each time I change something I must re-sort it, and separately on both displays too. Oh and the sort option doesn't include folders so I must sort them manually.

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    - There are only 3 "QSlide" apps available with no ability to add my own apps, even if it means some might misbehave. Split screen (for on the same screen) is also significantly weaker than Samsung with no options to do things like swap the app placement.

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    - I would have liked options to copy/match the home screen and app drawer across the screens. They act independently which some people won't want. The only thing that syncs is brightness. Overall I find there to be a really weird mix of separation and integration with the displays which is confusing, I'd rather have it act separately or together, not this weird in between crap as described in some other points here.

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    - No option to swap the game and gaming controller screens over if you prefer to use the main heavier display as the controller to avoid the 'top heavy' feeling. You can swap the screens before you open the game but some games will rotate the opposite way making this unusable. The controller should of had an option to swap the displays and rotate the game.

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    - Why the fully glossy front display? So. Many. Fingerprints. Only the little display - which is a little too small, and has no customisation - needs to be glossy.

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    - Changing the "New Second Screen" option (the option that makes the top notification/time/battery bar become black to help hide the notch) does not apply to and cannot be applied to the dual screen. Make matching panels yet not matching preferences? Huh?

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    - Cannot disable the 'continuous scrolling' of the app drawer, but you can with the home screen. Wut?

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    - The home touch buttons has a small dot on the left side that appears in some apps to be able to hide the touch buttons. This cannot be disabled even in the button settings where I can remove the 'Change SIM' button which is on the right side by default.

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    - The Whale browser is "okay" but not great. What I did like the look of is the ability to use the 2nd screen. When you double tab a link, the link opens on the 2nd screen. There is a button on the 2nd screen to be able to open a link on the 2nd screen with only 1 tap which is great, but this isn't a full reversal. I was hoping to be able to double tap a link to open it on the main display but this doesn't work, I would have to keep toggling the option off to open a link on the same display. Seems like a rather large oversight. Also force closes every time I use Lastpass to insert a password.

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    - The dual-apps functionality is very limited and the only supported app I had was WhatsApp. Knox on Samsung is far more flexible, allowing me to pick any Play Store app! There is also no functionality to open 2 of the same app - one on each display - of any app. I don't know whether the latter is an Android limitation or not.

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    - The magnetic USB-C to proprietary case connection dongle thingy doesn't have a loop or hole in it, for example to attach it to a keyring, so it can easily get lost. Granted, Samsung doesn't do this either on it's USB-C OTG connector but seems like this will be easy to lose. A small loop would have done wonders.

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    - Not too excessive but enough bloatware and some sponsored materials. Many cannot be uninstalled. Some like Cell Broadcast can't be disabled, and Cell Broadcast isn't a thing in my country.

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    - As others have noted, the large square space on the back looks odd and reduces some of the protection benefits to the camera by having the case on. Making the area smaller would protect the camera more and act more like a case. Oh and remember the front case is glass so there's no protection there either, it's ready to get shattered. Could have been made more like a case on the outside.

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    - Google doesn't work on the second screen. I cannot hold the home button on the second screen to get Google.

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    - Comfort view (or 'blue light filter' only works on the main display. I cannot use the 2nd display at all until I turn off Comfort view.

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    - The SIM Card Switch Tray in the notifications area can be toggled off but will come back on reboot.

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    - Fingerprint reader is weak and makes many mistakes. Feels like one from years ago. Samsung ones are much more consistent. Also no face unlock, or option to not need to press OK when entering the PIN.

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    - Would of liked a notification tray including drop down options on the secondary display.

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    - It is a shame they did not integrate the Dual Screen options which appears as a button on the side of the display, as a button that could live in the home touch buttons area.

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    This device does many things right too, including the neat feature where both people can see the camera picture, the gallery showing selected pictures on the other screen, and if refined, the browser is reasonable too. But these negatives are also quite significant and I may sell my device on. Most of these things are software and can be fixed, but apparently LG isn't known for speedy updates so I'm not at all confident that these issues will be fixed any time soon. I much prefer Samsung software, which while not perfect, it is more intuitive. Shame because the overall concept seemed good but this is not a device that has software ready for release in my opinion.

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    New Russian PM supposedly offers aid to Yandex to build OS to counter Android

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 05:38 AM PST

    Huawei P40 Pro leak shows off five-camera bump and ceramic body

    Posted: 17 Jan 2020 02:39 AM PST

    Android 10 update is now available for Motorola One Action

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 02:04 AM PST

    How do you choose the right phone ?

    Posted: 16 Jan 2020 04:49 PM PST

    How do you choose the right phone ?

    We see a lot of phones in the market that are announced almost every day, which made it difficult to choose between one phone and another, as the choice was made between two phones, one containing a camera and the other not. Then, go to a keyboard phone or touch screen after 2007, and then go to the operating system, Android or iOS, and even when we're done to the system, we haven't finished, and there are many versions of Android, either from the official version or the different interfaces offered by companies As well as the IOS version.

    So if you are considering buying a new phone and are confused about how you are doing this, we will provide you with this guide, which contains some useful steps and tips that will help you through this task and will provide you with all the information you would like to know before you buy.

    First: Phone price and budget

    The first thing you need to think about when you decide to buy a new phone is the budget, the price of the phone is the first thing you look at when you enter a store or browse for websites. You should determine the right phone for you according to your personal budget and determine the most important factors for use, such as camera, performance, battery, etc. to get the most appropriate option, which will allow you to pay the right price to the specifications you want.

    Second: The operating system

    Second after budget, thinking about the operating system is necessary, the budget may already impose an operating system on you, but here I am speaking of imposing all the options. If you're looking for system speed, ensuring early application acquisition and system updates, the OS system will be the right choice for you, and Android offers you much broader options with high customization and a variety of phones at affordable prices.

    Third: Display and design

    Your choice of the right screen size depends on how you use your phone, are you more using one hand, which forces you to have one of the small, easy-to-touch phones that do not exceed five inches in size? Or do you want or don't object to using the phone with two hands, which will allow you to get a large phone. With respect to screen resolution, the acceptable limit on the full HD smartphones is 1080 * 1920 pixels, while QHD is more suitable for high-specification smartphones. 4K is a redundant option.

    Fourth: Camera

    The camera came to join the list of the most important components of the phone, so you should take care of details such as aperture, and whether it is a double or a single lens while ignoring megapixel resolution because there are more important elements.

    Fifth: Battery

    Do not purchase a phone with a battery of less than 3000 mAs, and currently most phones offer relatively good batteries including mid-specification phones.

    Sixth : phone supporting 4G?

    Smartphones and mobile broadband are used to maintain Internet connectivity, the fastest Internet service currently is the 4G network that has become certified in the world as a whole, and now all smartphones come with 4G but some cheap smartphones do not. Therefore, when choosing your phone, you should check for 4G especially if you want to use the Internet too much. With the 5th generation phone you'll enjoy smooth, semi-anistic response times while streaming, downloading, and browsing, and 3x faster than 4G.

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    Google Messages should automaticlly turn on chat features.

    Posted: 15 Jan 2020 03:44 AM PST

    I feel like I have to tell everyone that I know that has an Android that they can enable chat features and I can only use them if the other person also has chat features on. So please if you have Google messages turn on chat features and help us all.

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