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    February 02, 2021

    Android Ford is switching to Android OS for infotainment in 2023

    Ford is switching to Android OS for infotainment in 2023

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 09:13 AM PST

    Huawei’s HarmonyOS: “Fake it till you make it” meets OS development

    Posted: 02 Feb 2021 07:40 AM PST

    VideoLAN is 20 years old today!

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:35 PM PST

    Hacker group inserted malware in NoxPlayer Android emulator

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 07:18 PM PST

    Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra long-term review

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:52 PM PST

    Focusing on Stadia’s future as a platform, and winding down SG&E

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:56 PM PST

    MediaTek Unveils New M80 5G Modem with Support for mmWave, Sub-6 GHz 5G and VoNR with a peak speed of 7.67 Gbps

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 06:45 PM PST

    Galaxy S21 Ultra review: A camera that could finally dethrone the Pixel

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:25 PM PST

    Analyze Android applications to list the embedded trackers

    Posted: 02 Feb 2021 06:15 AM PST

    Firefox 85 for Android released with DRM stream support and usability improvements

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 07:01 AM PST

    Which apps that benefit from ADB do you value the most?

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 04:29 PM PST

    I bet quite a few of us have managed to enable ADB on our smartphones. With tons of help from xda & reddit, I managed to do it a few days ago.

    So lets share apps that benefit (or require) adb the most (and if at all possible, please include a link :)

    I'll start with: SystemUI Tuner

    For some reason, a lot of manufacturers seem to have a problem with us customizing our own devices, to the point where some disable the built-in Android System UI Tuner.

    This app aims to fix that problem, by providing a replacement. For the most part, this is a replica of Android's System UI Tuner; however, there are a few extra goodies that Android's solution doesn't include by default.

    Using this app you can: - Control which icons appear in your status bar (not every toggle will work on every device). - Customize Demo Mode. - Control the importance level of notifications (7.0+; doesn't work well on Samsung). - Enable some hidden features of Android. - Toggle Immersive Mode. - Change Quick Settings options (TouchWiz 7.0 users can change the grid size). - Customize animation speeds. - And so much more.

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    Tablets and Chromebooks set all-time high shipment records in Q4 2020

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:54 PM PST

    February security patch files posted

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 11:35 AM PST

    Bring the full TweetDeck experience to your phone with MarineDeck

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:04 PM PST

    Google Android Pixel Security Update - February 2021

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 10:44 AM PST

    Sony Xperia Gcam Update

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:26 AM PST

    Secret tweak allows Exynos 2100 S21 Ultra to beat the Snapdragon 888!

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 07:12 AM PST

    Xiaomi now blocks installation of GMS on Chinese GMS free MIUI 12.5+ phones for compliance reasons

    Posted: 02 Feb 2021 12:28 AM PST

    Resetting your phone completely and choosing a new launcher is great!

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 01:12 AM PST

    Did this over the weekend and it feels like I've got a brand-new and different phone.

    One of the best things about Android is how much you can personalise it is, yet somehow I end up using the same home screen setup for a year without changing a thing.

    I had loads of unused apps and random stuff on my phone, so decided a deep clean would be a good shout, and didn't use any phone backup to restore previous apps. Phone certainly feels snappier and it has been nice to select a new launcher and go for a different home screen setup!

    Can recommend in these times where we seem to have more time on our hands...

    P.S remember to back everything up, especially your 2FA authenticator app bits

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    Thoughts on Galaxy S21 Ultra

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 02:04 AM PST

    After doing the math on Samsung's preorder deals for the S21 lineup, I decided that getting an S21 Ultra was too good of a deal to pass up (with a bit of work, I got the 256gb model for $500 before taxes, without trading in my current phone).

    I've had the phone for a few days now, and wanted to give my thoughts on how it compares to my current Pixel 4XL. For context, I owned a Galaxy S10 prior to my Pixel.

    Things the S21 Ultra does well:

    • Battery life: the battery life on this phone is genuinely amazing. I usually only charge my phone to 80%, and even then I'm couldn't kill it in a day. 5000mah with the newer, more efficient OLED screen really works.
    • General hardware quality: other than a couple things, Samsung has significantly better hardware than my old Pixel. The screen is an upgrade in basically every aspect (120hz is definitely smoother than 90hz, and it doesn't suffer from any color shift at low brightness like my Pixel). The speakers are better, the overall tolerances are tighter. I still prefer Google's software experience, but man Samsung can really make a nice phone.
    • Big phone features: Samsung has really useful big-phone features, especially compared to stock android. One hand operation plus is great, and there's just been generally more thought put into how split screen and multi-window should work. I also really missed edge panel when I originally switched to the Pixel, and enjoy having it back now.

    Things the S21 Ultra doesn't do so well:

    • Feel in hand: there's no way around how heavy and unwieldy the Ultra is. It's not much larger physically than my Pixel, but it's much heavier, with an enormous camera bump. These combine to make this a significantly less comfortable phone to use, with the camera bump (1) making the phone feel much more top heavy, and (2) constantly bumping into my finger when I'm holding the phone.
    • The little things: I got this sense when I owned the S10, but I always felt like Samsung priotizes huge, flashy features when designing their phones, and often forgets or ignores the little things. This feeling is definitely still here with the S21 Ultra. From the past couple days:
      • The proximity sensor is broken. Samsung's proximity sensor implementation is essentially: "is there any skin touching the top portion of the phone?" Covering the top of the phone with a non-conductive material (e.g. clothing) does not trigger the proximity sensor, which results in the AOD not turning off when the phone is pocketed, and has caused multiple accidental pocket unlocks if I don't turn off double tap/lift to wake.
      • Samsung is missing a lot of small but useful software features that I constantly use on my Pixel, such as flip for DND, phone screening/hold for me, auto night mode in the camera, etc.
      • Samsung for some reason continues to insist on including duplicate system apps, many of which are objectively worse than the Google alternatives. I wish Samsung would focus more on things like Dex (genuinely useful and an actual differentiator!), rather than wasting time and storage space on things like the Galaxy Store, Bixby, and calendar/calculator clones.
      • Haptics: Samsung's haptic feedback is significantly more mushy/less precise than the Pixel's. This is especially clear when typing in Gboard with haptics enabled, where each keypress on the Pixel feels like a very well defined click, whereas on the S21 it feels more like a farty buzz. Also, Samsung has less haptic feedback scattered across the OS, which makes the holistic usage experience much less tactile and immersive.
      • Personal preference, but why are icons on the home screen cartoonishly large, with no option to change the sizing? I'm not blind Samsung...

    Things that are a wash between the two:

    • Cameras: the Galaxy has a much more versatile camera system, just due to the sheer number of lenses, but I still prefer the Pixel's overall look. This is personal preference as well, but I like the Pixel's more contrasty, natural look over Samsung's slight oversaturation and aversion to shadows. Also, while it has improved significantly from the S10, the S21 Ultra still has some slight shutter lag when taking photos.
    • Biometric authentication: in a pandemic, the fingerprint sensor is more convenient, but I prefer face unlock more overall. Also personal preference however. The larger ultrasonic fingerprint sensor has basically fixed all my complaints with the gen 1 version on the S10 though.

    Overall, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is a really, really good Samsung phone. It does well at all the things that Samsung phones do well, but has the same shortcomings that Samsung has always had as well. I still prefer the overall experience of the Pixel more (it just works™), but I'm still very tempted to fully switch over to the S21 Ultra just for the amazing display and battery life. I'll give it a few more weeks before making a final decision, but this is going to be a really tough choice.

    Anyways, I have the phone on hand, so feel free to AMA.

    Edit: added opinions on haptics.

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    Android 11 GSI for the Razer Phone 2

    Posted: 01 Feb 2021 03:51 PM PST

    This is my guide btw. Your welcome; my fellow Razer Phone 2 owners.

    https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-android-11-gsi-with-gapps-and-root.4216117/

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