Android Saturday APPreciation (Aug 08 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread! |
- Saturday APPreciation (Aug 08 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!
- U.S. Government Contractor Embedded Software in Apps to Track Phones
- Terrible, space-wasting Google Meet integration is rolling out for Gmail on Android
- The Pixel 5 might have a lower-end chipset, but we're not worried, and here's why
- Over 400 vulnerabilities on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip threaten mobile phones’ usability worldwide
- Dave2D's Google Pixel 4a review
- "Everyone has been asking so: I am very confident that the “Pixel 5 is 120hz and 6.6 inch” story that made the rounds is fiction." - Stephen Hall
- "Microsoft MVPs were invited to attend a virtual Surface briefing, presumably for Duo, on August 12."
- New look for Google Messages?
- Ross Young on Twitter: The reason the Pixel 4a can be $349 with an AMOLED is that it is rigid rather than flexible which is less than 1/3 the cost. Smart move by Google, cache of OLED at a much lower price. Apple resisted rigid due to dual source desire and smaller chin...
- Xiaomi India working on new MIUI version without banned Chinese apps
- Samsung did optimize the Exynos 990 on the Note 20 series?
- Huawei confirms Mate 40 on the way, will be last Kirin chipset smartphone
- Power Shade brings Android 11’s new media controls UI to any Android device
- Can Huawei survive without its custom Kirin chips?
- Google's 3D animals: 60+ AR critters, dinosaurs, insects, plus list of compatible phones
- G8 Power BROKEN on Verizon/Sprint/T-Mobile (Android 10 from Google Fi)
- Help! After upgrading bliss rom to a newer version on my phone. The play store keeps crashing. Any ideas on how to fix this?
- Hey Reddit, I'm back to answer your questions about the Note20/Note20 Ultra
- The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra will likely be the first phone with an under panel camera. But volume will be (shockingly) small...:) Mostly a demo product from what I hear. -Ross Young (Display analysts on Twitter)
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 shown off in leaked hands-on video
| Saturday APPreciation (Aug 08 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread! Posted: 08 Aug 2020 04:11 AM PDT Note 1. Check out our apps wiki for previous threads and apps curated by the reddit Android community! Download the official /r/Android App Store based on our wiki! Note 2. Join us at /r/MoronicMondayAndroid, a sub serving as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom! Note 2. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions. This weekly Saturday thread is for: Rules: 1) If you are a developer, you may promote your own app ONLY under the bolded, distinguished moderator comment. Users: if you think someone is trying to bypass this rule by promoting their app in the general thread, click the report button so we can take a look! [link] [comments] | ||
| U.S. Government Contractor Embedded Software in Apps to Track Phones Posted: 07 Aug 2020 11:28 AM PDT
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| Terrible, space-wasting Google Meet integration is rolling out for Gmail on Android Posted: 07 Aug 2020 08:59 PM PDT
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| The Pixel 5 might have a lower-end chipset, but we're not worried, and here's why Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:53 AM PDT
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| Over 400 vulnerabilities on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip threaten mobile phones’ usability worldwide Posted: 07 Aug 2020 12:44 PM PDT
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| Dave2D's Google Pixel 4a review Posted: 07 Aug 2020 01:59 PM PDT
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| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 07:20 PM PDT Hi all I noticed something interesting recently that I wanted to share. While my girlfriend was showing me her phone, I noticed that her version of Google Messages had a new colour scheme, both for the contact icons and the message colours themselves. This confused me as I am running the beta version of the app ( Here are some screenshots for comparison:
Here is also the version information from APK Analyzer for those interested
I did some more digging and was even more confused to find that I'm guessing this is some kind of A/B feature flag based testing, because I would have expected the beta versions of the app to get these kind of changes first. Google must have quite a complex rollout system set up for Messages, where certain devices aren't even getting the latest versions for whatever reason, but are still getting feature flags toggled on and off. I also noticed, in the APK Analyzer screenshots, that my version is listed as
EDIT: Looks like it isn't a new look after all, just a bug. Bummer 😕 [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 12:14 PM PDT
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| Xiaomi India working on new MIUI version without banned Chinese apps Posted: 07 Aug 2020 07:07 AM PDT
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| Samsung did optimize the Exynos 990 on the Note 20 series? Posted: 07 Aug 2020 06:25 PM PDT So in the video, after 30 minutes of playing Arena of Valor, the SoC was relatively cool (below 40C) on the front and the back. In another game, PUBG, Exynos 990 kept a stable framerate of 40fps at the max setting it supports at the moment (HDR + 40fps), and 60fps with very few drops in the lowest setting. Hmmm, seems like Samsung really tried to optimize the Exynos 990 on the Note series... Great! At least people in Europe don't need to worry about what SoC is on the phone anymore. [link] [comments] | ||
| Huawei confirms Mate 40 on the way, will be last Kirin chipset smartphone Posted: 07 Aug 2020 07:44 AM PDT | ||
| Power Shade brings Android 11’s new media controls UI to any Android device Posted: 08 Aug 2020 04:11 AM PDT
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| Can Huawei survive without its custom Kirin chips? Posted: 08 Aug 2020 04:02 AM PDT | ||
| Google's 3D animals: 60+ AR critters, dinosaurs, insects, plus list of compatible phones Posted: 08 Aug 2020 03:28 AM PDT
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| G8 Power BROKEN on Verizon/Sprint/T-Mobile (Android 10 from Google Fi) Posted: 07 Aug 2020 02:17 PM PDT Google Fi's G8 Power is not a truly "unlocked" phone. There have been many reports of failure to connect to mobile data on Verizon/Sprint/T-Mobile. They will be able to make calls and texts, but not browse the web. The problem is not hardware related. It is because the Google Fi ROM firmware (the Google Fi themed version of Android 10) has somehow locked the APN settings to only use Google Fi SIM cards. The only way to fix this problem is to unlock the bootloader, root the phone, and load the Verizon/Sprint/T-Mobile ROM. This is a complicated procedure that voids your Motorola Warranty and should not be required to gain basic functionality of the phone. What's more insidious is that Google Fi refuses to acknowledge the problem. They offered the G-Power with a $100 discount if you use Google Fi for 30 days. By that point, the 15-day buyer's remorse period is over, and you are stuck with a phone that only gets mobile data on the Google Fi network. THIS IS A LOCKED PHONE. Do NOT buy it if you intend to take it to another carrier at any point in the future. Caveat Emptor. [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 08 Aug 2020 04:10 AM PDT
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| Hey Reddit, I'm back to answer your questions about the Note20/Note20 Ultra Posted: 07 Aug 2020 01:01 PM PDT Due to how Reddit works I decided to make a new post. u/specialpredator u/Feisty_Camel "1-Did you feel any difference between the glass back of the ultra and the glastic one on regular one? 2-How noticable is the latency difference between the 2 spens?" 1-Yes there's a noticeable difference, it feels cheaper but I wouldn't mind if it came with the same screen as the Ultra, and perhaps better cameras but as is stands the base Note 20 is a waste of money 2- It's very noticeable in a side by side, I made a video to show it better S Pen Part Jump to 2:12 for a side by side with the Note 10 and Note 20 Ultra. It feels much more responsive because of the 120hz screen, without that they are similar so yet another reason to avoid the base model "Outside of the 120hz refresh rate, do you see the Ultra being worth the higher cost?" Yes, if you have your eyes set on buying one of them, the Ultra is by far the best option, the regular version has far too many compromises to justify the $1000 price tag. Honestly, it's hard to justify $1300 in a phone too but at least you'll own a flagship, spending $1000 on what's basically a mid-range is crazy "How smooth is that pen? I could literally see the difference in the MKBHD video" it's really smooth, the low latency + the high refresh rate really makes writing feel natural, but like I said before only happens on the Ultra, the base model is similar to the Note10 "what is the Linux kernel version in Note 20? Is it 4.19 or the newer 5.4?" it was 4.19 "Might be difficult for you unless you have other comparable devices on hand, but how's the camera quality? Any improvement over the S20 Ultra, especially in autofocus and zoom quality? S20 Ultra's zoom quality seemed to suffer from degradation due to over sharpening, even at 10x, so it would be interesting to see if Samsung's made any adjustments." There are improvements on both the autofocus and zoom quality check here for the auto focus and zoom comparison just having fast and reliable autofocus makes it a huge improvement over the S20 Ultra even thought they have the same cameras apart from the telephoto, doesn't matter how good the camera is if everything is out of focus and the camera keeps constantly focus hunting which is my biggest gripe with my S20U. I feel like it's over-smoothing above over-sharpening, everything's just all mushy, even in the example in my video you can see that in the photo taken with the S20U the AKG logo is just a mushy mess while the Note 20 Ultra retains some of the detail. So in the camera department it's clearly an upgrade "If you have One UI 2.1 device what is different/better in OneUI 2.5?" Yes, I do. There's more options in the camera, like 21:9 and the ability to record at 24fps now. ProMode is also improved but still limited to the main camera for no reason + you can now use Dex Mode wireless on compatible TVs "Have they improved the haptic feedback?" I have the S20 Ultra and it just feels the same to me Samsung is marketing the new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with the Note 20 and they have it on display for people to try. It takes a couple minutes to start each game but once it starts it runs very well, there's barely any input lag. I tried Shadow of the Tomb Raider and it was buttery smooth in cutscenes but once you start playing it dips a lot, during gameplay it was like 40-60fps I tried Dirt Rally 2, and it run very well as well but since it's much more fast paced than Tomb Raider, the low bitrate artifacts were very noticeable, it felt just like watching a Twitch stream, not terrible but a bit distracting at times. you can watch the gameplay here Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, Drew [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:34 AM PDT
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| Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 shown off in leaked hands-on video Posted: 07 Aug 2020 12:02 PM PDT Twitter link: https://twitter.com/BenGeskin/status/1291701373126533120 Apparently, this is from Renato Citrini, Product Marketing Manager at Samsung Brazil. So definitely not a proper "leak." https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjYzRYF3hN/?igshid=yf55ogufk2s7 [link] [comments] |
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