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    Android Moronic Monday (Oct 19 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

    October 19, 2020

    Android Moronic Monday (Oct 19 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Moronic Monday (Oct 19 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:15 AM PDT

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    Why aren't we using NFC to its fullest potential? - Android Authority

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 10:58 PM PDT

    OnePlus is now pushing third-party apps like Amazon Shopping via OTA updates

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 11:23 PM PDT

    I wish phone reviewers demoed the NFC readers on phones with passive tags

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 10:28 PM PDT

    With COVID-19 both QR codes and NFC tags have become more of thing that I'm seeing at restaurants and retail. My OnePlus 5 is great overall but it has a pretty weak NFC reader when it comes to reading tags. I know phones like the galaxy s20 and pixel 4 have fantastic tag readers but I don't really know how they are on other phones.

    So just some food for thought for any reviewers that happen to be perusing this subreddit.

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    Google Pixel 5 camera tested vs the best Android camera phones

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 08:33 AM PDT

    Exclusive first look at the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra!

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 06:51 AM PDT

    Why I hold OnePlus to a higher standard

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 11:22 AM PDT

    Xiaomi Introduces Pioneering 80W Mi Wireless Charging Technology

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 10:27 PM PDT

    A Working Android Messages Desktop Client

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 01:29 PM PDT

    A while ago an unofficial android messaging client was posted here. I began to use it but a few months ago it stopped working. After opening an issue on the Github with no response I decided to fork it and fix it myself.

    A download link: https://github.com/OrangeDrangon/android-messages-desktop/releases/latest

    For those of you who care it is a direct wrapper around the official website using electron. It overrides the notification api in the browser to provide desktop friendly notifications using the official electron notification class. It supports tray icons and a few other configuration options.

    And here is a link with the code: https://github.com/OrangeDrangon/android-messages-desktop

    This client in no way benefits me besides for the convenience and utility it would provide any user. Hope you enjoy.

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    What is your favorite gimmick on an Android phone?

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 09:01 PM PDT

    Over the years, many manufacturers have introduced new features that many have called gimmicks. Many of these are done on a few phones, and just as quickly as they appear, they disappear. However, many of us absolutely love some of the gimmicks that have come out, despite them not catching on in the general market.

    Personally, I have had an HTC Evo 3D, which featured a 3D camera, and glasses-free 3D screen. I currently own an LG G8X with a dual screen. While LG is pushing their dual screen phones currently, and Microsoft also released one, it's pretty clear to me that these won't be the future, and most people don't have a need for a second screen.

    However, we have seen phones with projectors built into them, phones with gamepads integrated into them, O2 meters built into phones, IR blasters built into phones, and all kinds of attempts to create new "must have features.". Obviously, it's hard to really define what is, and is not a gimmick, but just use your best judgment here. If the feature completely disappeared after a generation or two, it's probably a gimmick. If it's something that the general market didn't seem to care about at all, like say Samsung's DEX feature? Probably a gimmick.

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    Motorola Atrix 4G - Looking Back at How Far We've Come!

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 03:26 PM PDT

    I found my old Motorola Atrix 4G today, and decided I'd write my thoughts from a 2020 perspective. My current DD is a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, it's my first time back to Android since my Samsung Galaxy Note LTE (SGH-i717)

    Back in 2011, the phone was introduced at CES. As a burgeoning Android fan, and an AT&T subscriber, I knew I had to have it! The ability to do whatever I wanted with Android (more on that later!), the availability of all the docks (I eventually purchased the lapdock, HD Multimedia dock, and the navigation dock.)

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    The specs:

    Android version (at launch): Android 2.2 Froyo

    Android version (final official): Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread

    CPU: Nvidia Geforce 2 (dual core, 1GHz Cortex A9)

    GPU: Nvidia Geforce ULP

    Ram: 1GB LPDDR2

    Storage: 16 GB, up to 32 GB microSD supported

    Display: 4 inch, 960x540 qHD display, 275 ppi, 16M colors, Gorilla Glass 1

    Rear Camera: 5MP AF, digital zoom, LED flash

    Front camera: 0.3MP VGA

    Other features: HSPA+ connection, headphone jack, Webtop applications (Ubuntu based), tricolor notification LED, Fingerprint scanner, MicroUSB connection, MicroHDMI connection

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    So onto it! First things first, nowadays, the Atrix feels almost toy-like. The diminutive size compared to the S20U, plastic shell, and non-laminated screen all contribute to make something that feels like a child's toy. The impression is not helped by the weight of the device, it is easily half the weight of the S20U. The screen off animation is a really neat feature that is designed to emulate an old tube television.

    Android Gingerbread is a rough-around-the-edges platform, and is nowhere near as smooth as iOS was in the era. Stuttering is a problem when swiping to a homescreen with several factory-installed widgets on it.

    The screen is uninspiring, the resolution is low, and brightness is terrible. The "pentile" design and low resolution combine to create a hideous display by modern standards. This can be alleviated somewhat by turning off the autobrightness control and setting brightness manually to 100%.

    The dialer app is hideous, with MOTOBLUR colors, but all buttons are within easy reach, something that modern phones suffer from, and manufacturers are implementing different one-hand mode options to correct.

    The keyboard is as basic as they come, there is no autocorrect, but even on a 4" screen, typing isn't as difficult as you think it'd be.

    There are no system-wide gestures, or even a quick settings menu available.

    The camera app is separate from the video recording app, and each has a dedicated button available to switch between the two. Each app does however, have different presets for different environmental conditions that must be manually selected. Different effects are also available for both still and video mode.

    Unfortunately, this phone has AT&T branding and apps everywhere, and suffers from the terrible MOTOBLUR system skin and software. The MOTOBLUR servers are now gone and you can no longer reactivate your MOTOBLUR account if you wipe the phone. There are instructions to bypass the activation. MOTOBLUR Bypass - Youtube

    The built-in web browser, conveniently named "Browser",is unable to access many basic sites nowadays. Some sites suffer from formatting issues (apple.com engadget.com), and others (local news sites) fail to load at all.

    The stock calendar, Text Message and Email apps all work conveniently enough, and with no random lags, but confusingly enough, there is a separate Gmail app that works with a google account, otherwise one must log-in separately with the Email app.

    The stock gallery app is laggy on initial startup, and again is covered in the hideous MOTOBLUR coloring. The same for the stock Music app.

    Now to the main selling point of the Atrix, it wasn't the screen, it wasn't the apps, it wasn't the camera, it wasn't the performance or the UI, it was WEBTOP! For those of you who aren't familiar, Webtop is a built in version of Ubuntu Linux that runs on top of the existing Android version, on a different screen and presents a few built-in apps for productivity and office work on the go.

    As you dock your phone with the lapdock, the pulsing old style Motorola logo appears, and fades to a Firefox window that proclaims itself, "The future of mobile computing!" It's not far off, but not entirely truthful. To start with, if you're in the US, AT&T required a separate data plan to be able to use Webtop on their cellular network. The built-in apps and Webtop Ubuntu version are non-upgrade-able. There is no current way (nor do I think there ever was a way) to install other Linux or Android apps on stock Webtop. So, you have a lapdock, which gives you a decent but not outstanding keyboard and mouse, think Dell, not Lenovo or Apple, an extended battery, and an outdated, useless web browser.

    Sadly, after a reformat I am unable to get the Market to load and let me download new apps, if any of you have a solution to that, I'd be open to hearing it!

    Its primary competitors at the time were the Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Desire S, and Google Nexus S among others.

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    The Atrix line continued a while longer, exclusive to AT&T in the US, with the release of the Atrix 2 and Atrix HD. The line was subsequently discontinued.

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    At the time, Motorola promised an Ice Cream Sandwich update, which never officially arrived. This soured myself and many other Motorola users' experiences. As it were, the Gingerbread update was overpromised and overhyped and arrived late.

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    The Atrix 4G was a decent phone, but overhyped, bloated by MOTOBLUR, and gimped by AT&T. It was simply outclassed by the Samsung Galaxy SII and others, with better processors and better (AMOLED) screens.

    Anything you'd like to see or hear, let me know. I've got a few other phones I can look at, the SGH-i717 Note 1, Nokia Lumia 520, Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia Lumia 950 & 950XL, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone X. For whatever reason, I don't normally throw old phones away.

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    Redmi wants to produce a mini phone, but there’s one major hurdle [ Battery]

    Posted: 19 Oct 2020 03:30 AM PDT

    Is the Samsung Galaxy S21 being released in January, and why?

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 04:03 PM PDT

    Rumours from old hands in leaks such as Onleaks and IceUniverse have strongly pointed to a January launch of the latest incarnation of Samsung's flagship phones - the Galaxy S21 series.

    Whilst it may seem puzzling why they would do this, I have a few theories if these rumours come true.

    Having the latest version of Android only on your flagship, then rolling out the update to previous years phones increases the perceived exclusivity of the phone.

    With people updating from the S20/S10 or similar, if they have the latest version of Android and OneUi before the release of the S21, the experience may feel a bit deflating.

    With new phones often having only incremental improvements year on year, going from an older phone with the same Android and UI build might not feel like an out of the box improvement at all for people who upgrade regularly.

    Moving the release to January frees Samsung to continue speeding up their update schedule, without stepping on the toes of the latest flagship phones.

    It also allows the Note series to be pushed up to around June, which alleviates a nagging concern for buyers of the Note, and that is the current very short window from release to a newer version of Android being launched.

    Having a good six months between release of the Note and the expected Android update from Samsung means that Note buyers won't be complaining about wasting an update cycle.

    Another positive for Samsung if this rumour is true, is the competition from the iPhone.

    Apple usually releases their incredibly popular phone around October.

    The rumours and leaks of the Galaxy S series that would be launching in just over two months after iPhone release, may give some people switching operating systems a moment of hesitation, and perhaps sway some to consider holding off from purchase to see what Samsung has to offer in a few months.

    The opposite mind games may apply to the Note if released in June. It would now be released four months before the hype and marketing kicks in for the new iPhone - making it an easier choice for those that switch between operating systems.

    At this stage the rumours are just rumours, and the moving of the release date of the Galaxy S series may not eventuate at all.

    What do you think?

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    Samsung's Unique “Inspired by a True Photo” Campaign

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 11:58 PM PDT

    Which company has the best RAM Management?

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 02:33 PM PDT

    Depending on your experience, are you happy with your ram management?

    Do you have missing notifications, apps getting killed in background all the time etc.?

    I want to hear your real world experiences to see what the current state is because https://dontkillmyapp.com/ doesn't seem up to date anymore.

    Claims:

    OnePlus had a major rework of Oxygen OS but the reviews of OnePlus 8 Pro even said that why have a 12 gb ram if you are not allowed to use it. Is this still the case? If so this means OnePlus 8T 12 gb variant (in Europe etc) doesn't make sense either.

    Samsung is always known be in the middle so I wonder if this is true.

    Google of course has the best although there were reports of issues with pixel 4.

    Sony/LG, I really don't know about these.

    Others (Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo) these are known to be extremely aggressive so that you can't switch between a game and chrome without one being killed.

    Lastly is there a database somewhere so that we can compare these kinds of informations?

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    Xiaomi is working on 80W wireless charging

    Posted: 19 Oct 2020 04:00 AM PDT

    Sunday Rant/Rage (Oct 18 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Posted: 18 Oct 2020 04:11 AM PDT

    Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

    This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

    • Your device.

    • Your carrier.

    • Your device's manufacturer.

    • An app

    • Any other company

    Rules

    1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/Samsung/HTC etc. for one thing that is fine, but do not be rude to an individual app developer.

    2) If you have a suggestion to solve another user's issue, please leave a comment but be sure it's constructive! We do not want any flame-wars.

    3) Be respectful of other's opinions. Even if you feel that somebody is "wrong" you don't have to go out of your way to prove them wrong. Disagree politely, and move on.

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