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    March 31, 2021

    Android What the hell is happening with Android One?

    What the hell is happening with Android One?

    Posted: 31 Mar 2021 12:06 AM PDT

    Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G launches in India with Snapdragon 865 to spice up the practical flagship space

    Posted: 31 Mar 2021 12:42 AM PDT

    Samsung just massively caved in to the Russian government

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:54 PM PDT

    While on the surface this may only seem relevant to Russian users, I believe it has strong implications for anyone living under authoritarian rule, which is a pretty large percentage of the global population these days. On April 1, a new law takes effect in Russia, forcing device manufacturers to pre-install a number of government-approved Russian apps on every device sold. The latest Samsung firmware update comes with these unremovable apps (link in Russian). This is highly concerning for a few reasons.

    1. The law specifies that the apps are to be installed on all devices sold after April 1 2021, so existing devices are technically exempt
    2. Samsung began forcing these apps before the law even takes effect
    3. For me, the most damning point - Apple has recently reached an agreement with the Russian government, also caving in to their demands. But, in the iPhone's case, the user is prompted to install these apps during setup. You can opt out and not install them at all, or delete them after the fact. And it only concerns new devices, not existing ones. Samsung is effectively forcing all existing users to install them without any choice, even though they didn't technically have to do this

    As a Samsung user, to say that I'm disappointed is saying nothing. I use Android primarily for its customizability and the level of control it gives me. The fact that even Apple's implementation is much less intrusive is honestly infuriating.

    If Samsung is so trigger-happy to not only appease dictatorships, but go above and beyond, it can be a real security concern for millions of people. As such, my S10 will be my last Samsung device, and I'd strongly advise anyone living in similar conditions to consider switching too.

    submitted by /u/kostya8
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    Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 03:51 AM PDT

    Sources: Google's next wireless earbuds are 'Pixel Buds A' - 9to5Google

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 01:36 PM PDT

    Arm Announces Armv9 Architecture: SVE2, Security, and the Next Decade

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 11:17 AM PDT

    Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 4G with Snapdragon 865 SoC Spotted on Geekbench, Official Support Pages

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 12:21 PM PDT

    U.S. Government has dropped its years-long antitrust case against Qualcomm

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 04:01 PM PDT

    Google's Area 120 made a powerful AI slick document scanner app

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 10:12 AM PDT

    Xiaomi Unveils New Logo and Brand Identity

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 06:53 PM PDT

    Android Auto is rolling out to Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 08:40 AM PDT

    What's the point of having both Dialer and Contacts apps?

    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 06:19 AM PDT

    I find myself never using the contacts app, since I can do everything quicker through the dialer. So I'm wondering if there's any scenario or target user for having two seemingly redundant apps.

    submitted by /u/minilio
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    Android Dev Challenge Finale: Weather app

    Posted: 31 Mar 2021 05:13 AM PDT

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    Posted: 31 Mar 2021 05:12 AM PDT

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    Posted: 30 Mar 2021 06:02 AM PDT
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