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    Android What should I buy Thursday (Jan 21 2021) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    What should I buy Thursday (Jan 21 2021) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    Posted: 21 Jan 2021 04:00 AM PST

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    Samsung is rolling out updated Good Lock modules with support for One UI 3

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 03:15 PM PST

    OnePlus and Oppo have reportedly merged their R&D efforts

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:52 PM PST

    Google Messages will stop working on uncertified Android phones in April

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:17 AM PST

    Nearby Share may let you share your WiFi password on Android 12

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:33 AM PST

    Exclusive first look at the Sony XPERIA 10 III - Steve Hemmerstoffer - Voice

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 01:11 PM PST

    Asus ROG Phone 3 Android 11 beta program started

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 11:45 PM PST

    Google Play Store Easter Egg (Hot Air Balloon) Live Now

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:26 PM PST

    I can play the minigame from my phone in airplane mode. More info about the easter egg in this article, it seems to have just rolled out https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/12/22/hot-air-baloon-offline-mini-game-easter-egg-for-the-google-play-store-spotted-in-the-wild/

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    Important feature (IMO) for samsung users.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 03:34 PM PST

    So I don't know if anyone else noticed this. There was a good lock update today that made is so your navigation bar is transparent instead of white or black for light or dark mode. It's a really nice change and makes the ui look really good on like every app.

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    Shame, suicide and the dodgy loan apps plaguing Google’s Play Store

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 07:57 AM PST

    Samsung Galaxy M12/F12 specs revealed: quad cameras, 6,000mAh battery, and more

    Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:38 AM PST

    OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1 for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 05:04 AM PST

    Google Play Points now available in 13 more countries, mostly in Europe

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 09:42 AM PST

    Android 11's App Suggestions feature quietly nudges users towards using Google's own services

    Posted: 21 Jan 2021 01:16 AM PST

    App Suggestions is a feature in Android 11, as described on the Android website:

    Pixel devices now make app suggestions based on your daily routines. These apps show up on the bottom row of your home screen. So you can get the apps you need when you need them.

    However, I've recently discovered that in Google's view, "the apps you need" just happen to be the ones that make them money.

    Despite having never once used the YouTube Music app that's preinstalled on and uninstallable from my Pixel 4 XL, I noticed that whenever I plug my USB-C headphones or USB-C DAC into the phone, Android always suggests YouTube Music as an App Suggestion.

    • I've tried listening to music for an hour with headphones, 30 minutes each of the two apps I actually use regularly for music, then immediately unplugging the headphones and plugging them back in. Android always removes one of the two apps I'd just been using from suggestions and replaces it with YouTube Music.
    • I've tried pinning 4 non-music apps in the 5 App suggestion spaces so there's only a single spot for a suggestion. Even after listening to music on my most-used music app and having that app as the current occupant of the lone App suggestion slot, plugging in headphones replaces that suggestion with the (never-used) YouTube music.

    ​

    Just so it's clear, I understand how to go to the Home settings and block specific apps from being suggested (and I've done that now for YouTube Music). This is not a tech support post.

    It just seems improper that Google is secretly promoting their own apps in what should be (and is described as) a neutral, user-driven feature, and when I searched for it I didn't see any other discussion of this, so I wonder how many know it's going on.

    This is also part of a larger discussion about Google using its position as the developer of Android to drive consumers to their other products--the most notable example I could think of before now is the way the helpful Google Now feed was removed from its privileged spot in the left-most home screen page with a News feed as part of Google's battle with Facebook to control the largest share of digital advertising space. I'm sure some people here have other good examples, and I would be interested in hearing them, too.

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    Galaxy Note - The End

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 06:53 AM PST

    Sony starts rolling out stable Android 11 update to the Xperia 5 II (XDA Developers)

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 04:04 AM PST

    Article on how to use Microsoft Edge Read Aloud TTS engine on Android instead of default Google TTS engine.

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 10:26 AM PST

    Steps:

    1. What is Microsoft Edge Read Aloud?

    See here

    These voices are also available on Microsoft Edge Android Browser.

    The voices are natural-sounding and soothing to hear.

    We extract the TTS engine from the browser and install it on our device.

    2. Where to find TTS engine for Microsoft Edge Read Aloud?

    The download site is in Chinese language.

    Link to download APK is here or on Google Drive here.

    After downloading and installing, select this option shown in the image here

    This will open the Preferred engine settings, select the engine shown in the image here

    3. Done try it out!

    Open for example any app where you use TTS. Here I opened Moon Reader Pro and opened a PDF and instructed the app to read aloud by clicking on speaker icon as shown here

    The voice is from Microsoft Edge Read Aloud TTS engine and NOT from default Google TTS engine!

    PS: It's important to note that use it if you trust or don't use it otherwise.

    I am using it for accessibility reasons and how good the voices are.

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    Galaxy S21 Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi 11 / iPhone 12 Pro Max / OnePlus 8 / S20 Ultra - BATTERY DRAIN TEST!

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 03:16 AM PST

    Samsung's Brand New PRIVATE SHARE!

    Posted: 20 Jan 2021 03:47 PM PST
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