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    Android Saturday APPreciation (Sep 19 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

    Saturday APPreciation (Sep 19 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

    Posted: 19 Sep 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:
    * App promotion,
    * App praise/sharing

    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!

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    Iranian hacker group developed Android malware to steal 2FA SMS codes

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 11:41 PM PDT

    ASUS is sending the ROG Phone 3 to custom ROM developers from LineageOS, Paranoid Android, Dirty Unicorns, and others

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 05:04 AM PDT

    Dave Burke on Twitter: Android phones and #USGS gave Southern California residents an early warning to the 4.5 earthquake last night Here's what the phones' sensors, acting as seismometers, detected. Yellow and red concentric circles are expected locations of the P and S waves.

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:21 PM PDT

    [Infographic] Samsung Survey: Smartphones Are Pivotal Work-from-Home Tool with 74% Using Their Devices for Multitasking

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:43 PM PDT

    Google teases a Gmail facelift that brings it in line with other recent brand revamps

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 10:14 AM PDT

    A cancelled Xperia Play 2 appears to have surfaced.

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:55 PM PDT

    [MrMobile] Motorola Razr 5G Review: This Is My Next Phone

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:03 AM PDT

    [x-post r/firefox] �� Feedback wanted: Firefox Android homescreen designs

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 10:12 AM PDT

    MobileTechReview - Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Review

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 04:01 PM PDT

    Samsung Galaxy S20 FE - Official Hands On (Leak)

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:09 AM PDT

    The Nokia 8.3 is now official and can be ordered in some countries (Switzerland for example)

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:53 AM PDT

    Wireless charging and NFC do not require a glass back, a plastic back works fine

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 06:52 AM PDT

    The only problem with these is metal backs. The Galaxy Note 20 has a plastic back, wireless charging, and NFC.

    I keep running into people who think a glass back is necessary, so I wanted to try to slow down that rumor.

    What other phones have a plastic back with wireless charging or NFC? The Pixel 5 is rumored to have them all.

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    My experience switching from iPhone to Android

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:50 AM PDT

    I have been an iPhone user since the iPhone 4, but not exactly… avid. After the iPhone 8 and X came out, instead of upgrading to one of those, I just bumped up to the 6S. Finally this year, I was ready to get a new phone. I wasn't quite ready for a 700-1100 dollar upgrade, so you can imagine my excitement when the SE 2nd generation came out. But… problems still arose. I decided to wait a bit, my friend had gotten the SE, and I waited to hear about his experiences before getting one of my own. After all, it was basically just the iPhone 8 with a year or two more updates, but for $150 dollars more. And I consider myself a tech guy, keeping up with it if not buying it all. So, the bezels the size of a parking lot were growing old to me, and no phone in 2020 should have them, even a mid-ranger.

    This is when I started considering leaving the realm of Apple and looking around at Android phones. I had a few options in mind- Samsung Galaxy A70, the OnePlus Nord, and the Pixel 4A. Right off the bat, I gave up on the Nord, since they aren't sold in America. And between the A70 and Pixel 4a, I went with the Pixel mainly due to the 50$ less, and the fact that it has guaranteed 3 years of updates.

    So, after a month(way too long to ship, by the way, but it won't affect my review), the phone came in. It was super simple to set up, I just plugged my 6S into it and backed it up, and then switched my SIM into it. And then- the magic began.

    Right off the bat it took me a bit of time to get adjusted to AndroidOS, but after a day or two, I was used to it. But after that… I started noticing the things that it does so much better then iOS. The always-on display, the app drawer, the notifications, and above all- the customization. I wondered why everyone wasn't using this, the software was so much better! After a bit of thought and talking to my friend with the SE, I drew this conclusion-

    iPhones are for people who aren't into technology. If you just want a phone, and you want it to do what you need it to, and you don't really care about price, then iPhone is the way to go. It works for people who aren't into tech because its just… simple. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated, nothing ugly. Just… simple. But for them to be so simple, they have to take away some features, and they choose which ones to take away by predicting whether the average user uses that feature frequently. And while this isn't a problem for people not into tech, those who are start to notice the missing features. And they start to want them back. So they switch to Android. Maybe a little more complicated, but they're ok with it, because they get to have their customizations.

    So when I got my 4a, I immediately took advantage of those customizations. I did everything I could to make the phone feel like… mine. With my iPhone, all I could do was change the wallpaper and shuffle my apps around on the home screen. With my Pixel, I could change the widgets, fonts, arrangement of apps, icon shape of apps, and so much more. It just felt more like MY phone instead of A phone. Now I could go into specifics of the Pixel itself, but it has some things that not all Android phones have.

    So my final recommendation to Apple users considering switching to Android- would you be comfortable with learning how to use a phone over again? It might be weird for a day, a week, or even more- but the end result is so much better.

    EDIT- I didn't mean that iPhone is bad, or that I dislike people who use them, I couldn't care less if you like Apple or not. I meant that to me, personally, iPhone just feels more like a stock smartphone experience. I apologise for my poor phrasing.

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    Privacy Matters

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 05:28 AM PDT

    What Is The Selling Point of Each Phone Brand?

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 10:43 AM PDT

    Why do some people pick Huawei over Samsung? Or Asus over the Pixel? Or Samsung over OnePlus? What's the like main thing that each brand is known for?

    Like if I recall correctly, the Google Pixel is generally known for it's amazing camera quality. What would brands like Samsung or Huawei use as their selling point? Other than like national pride or something.

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    Honest thoughts on the Note 20 Ultra after using it for 3 weeks

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 04:42 PM PDT

    Over the past 10 years, I've had the privilege of using every Samsung flagship phone (except for the S20). So, I was pretty excited to get my hands on the Note 20 Ultra and see how it compared to my Pixel 4XL and iPhone 11 Pro.

    Here are some of my thoughts after using it for 3 weeks. I also made a video review (it's my first time making a tech video).

    The good

    • The screen is beautiful and the 120Hz refresh rate is an amazing addition this year to the note 20
    • Performance is top notch and the 12GB RAM ensures you won't have to reload apps much
    • Cameras are amazing. The main sensor has improved a lot and the low light performance is a big step up. The 50x zoom camera on the note 20 is really good in bright conditions, but it's not amazing in low light. Also, 50x is more of a gimmick. For best results, treat the 50x zoom lens as a 5x lens
    • Build quality is great and the in-hand feel is amazing. The note 20 is a beautiful looking device and arguably one of the best phones Samsung has ever made
    • The S-pen on the Note 20 Ultra is ultra smooth. The low latency really makes it feel like you're writing on paper (without the paper feel)
    • The level of customization Samsung offers is really good! I LOVE Good Lock and I wish it was available on more devices
    • Samsung Dex is a very underrated feature of the phone. Love the ability to connect it to a monitor and access my stuff that way. Due to lockdowns, there hasn't been a bigger need to use Dex, but I expect to use it a lot more while traveling

    The not(e) so good

    • The resolution of the screen must be dropped to 1080 in order to use 120Hz refresh rate on the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, which can be noticeable while reading a lot of text. I did get used to it after a couple days, but every time I went back to my Pixel 4XL or iPhone, I could tell the screens were sharper on those phones. I wish Samsung included a 90Hz option with full resolution
    • The battery is good enough for one day, but would be nice to have a bit more buffer there
    • The 50x zoom camera could use a bigger sensor. The low light performance is not great, which limits the use case. I'd recommend only using when there's plenty of light available
    • The phone requires you to use both hands to use comfortably. Depending on your preference, the large size of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra can be a bit much
    • Software is a bit buggy. The gestures aren't as smooth as you'd find on a Pixel device. Sometimes, the navigation gestures stop working all-together, which can be a bit frustrating

    Overall, it's pretty incremental upgrade over last year's note. It's still worth the $1300 USD if you want the latest and greatest, but you can definitely get similar features for a lot less (minus the S-pen).

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    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 - Real World Camera Test

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 09:32 AM PDT

    People should really stop caring about raw specs and pay more attention to actual software performance.

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:45 AM PDT

    Android is not similar to Windows, where better raw hardware automatically means better performance. In snapshot you can see my 3+ years old Moto G5 Plus delivering excellent results (Battery replacement + reset after 3 years). Smooth and consistent -- even after having 90+ apps, 3 Google accounts, 1 exchange account and 2 user profiles. Thanks Motorola -- even though you provided only single delayed update, but you know how to code. Thank you for coming to my TED-Talk.

    Battery Performance

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    OnePlus 8T 5G | Notify me

    Posted: 19 Sep 2020 07:35 AM PDT
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