Android Weekly Superthread (Jul 19 2021) - Your weekly thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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• Weekly Superthread (Jul 19 2021) - Your weekly thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!
• Pixel 6 and 6 Pro differences, resolution, selfie flash, and more hinted by Google Camera app
• What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones? | Surveillance
• All 2021 foldables using panels from Samsung Display will be 120Hz and LTPO. This of course covers the 6.70" Z Flip 3, 7.55" Z Fold 3 as well as the 7.57" foldable from Google, 7.11" from Oppo, 8.2" from Vivo and 8.1" from Xiaomi. - Ross Young
• Amazon Appstore to support Android App Bundle : Appstore Blogs
• Sony Xperia 1 III will get two major OS updates
• New features from Google Play for Wear OS
• Digital Wellbeing's "Heads Up" feature rolls out to more Android phones
• Would you "flipout" if you had to use this smartphone today? – Odd Phone Mondays
• The Huawei P50 series will launch on July 29
• Did dbrand just confirm the design of Z fold 3 by accident?
• Z Fold3 question follow-up - Chun
• Android 12 Wireless Controller DPAD/Stick [Fix]

Weekly Superthread (Jul 19 2021) - Your weekly thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions! Posted: 19 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves 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. Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discussion as well. People seeking to upgrade could also look at the resources below Credits to the team at /r/PickAnAndroidForMe for compiling this information: Home - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/index Smartphones 101 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/smartphones101 Top Phones - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/phones submitted by /u/curated_android [link] [comments]

Pixel 6 and 6 Pro differences, resolution, selfie flash, and more hinted by Google Camera app Posted: 19 Jul 2021 06:26 PM PDT submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken [link] [comments]

What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones? | Surveillance Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:44 PM PDT submitted by /u/MirzaD [link] [comments]

All 2021 foldables using panels from Samsung Display will be 120Hz and LTPO. This of course covers the 6.70" Z Flip 3, 7.55" Z Fold 3 as well as the 7.57" foldable from Google, 7.11" from Oppo, 8.2" from Vivo and 8.1" from Xiaomi. - Ross Young Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:39 AM PDT submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken [link] [comments]

Amazon Appstore to support Android App Bundle : Appstore Blogs Posted: 20 Jul 2021 02:14 AM PDT submitted by /u/MSSFF [link] [comments]

Sony Xperia 1 III will get two major OS updates Posted: 19 Jul 2021 08:59 AM PDT Update July 19: Sony reached out to us to clarify that the original statement by a company's employee isn't correct and the Xperia 1 III will get two major OS updates after its launch. Here's the official position of the company on the matter: It is not correct that Xperia 1 III will have only one time Android OS update. We aim to support Xperia 1 III with the latest Android updates for two years after its launch and we expect to have Android OS updates more than once during that period. https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_1_iii_will_only_get_one_major_android_update-news-50094.php submitted by /u/_Mido [link] [comments]

New features from Google Play for Wear OS Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:40 AM PDT submitted by /u/Coconuttery [link] [comments]

Digital Wellbeing's "Heads Up" feature rolls out to more Android phones Posted: 19 Jul 2021 07:16 AM PDT submitted by /u/VespasianTheMortal [link] [comments]

Would you "flipout" if you had to use this smartphone today? – Odd Phone Mondays Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:00 PM PDT submitted by /u/e_boon [link] [comments]

The Huawei P50 series will launch on July 29 Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:16 AM PDT Official source Promotional video 4G variants are rumoured to be powered by the SD 888 Expected products at the launch event Huawei P50 5G/4G Huawei P50 Pro 5G/4G Huawei P50 Pro+ 5G Huawei Band 6 Pro Huawei Sound X (second gen) Huawei Children Watch Huawei Smart screen V75s Huawei Smart screen V98 Source HUAWEI P50 Pro+ LEICA Penta Camera Main difference: 14mm Free-form lens Ultra-Wide Cine. 3D ToF Sensor New improved RYYB 100x/200x SuperZoom. And DXOMark #1 Crown Source submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken [link] [comments]

Did dbrand just confirm the design of Z fold 3 by accident? Posted: 19 Jul 2021 03:14 PM PDT https://dbrand.com/shop/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-skins https://imgur.com/a/pRFbQlB https://imgur.com/a/WtS1pM6 submitted by /u/Votix_ [link] [comments]

Z Fold3 question follow-up - Chun Posted: 19 Jul 2021 09:39 PM PDT Context We, sorry because of my laziness but here are the answers. pixel density of the UPC: same as other parts of the internal screen, my source didn't say the exact PPI but we can speculate around 400 PPI the UPC has the rainbow effect when you look at it directly but you won't notice it when you don't look at it or don't mind it. It's basically the same situation as the punch hole, it's there when you look at it but you won't notice it once you deny it. my source gave the UPC selfie quality at 7 between 1-10, it has the same quality as the ZF2 selfie quality in good lighting conditions, but my source hasn't tried other conditions like low light or room lighting condition so I still couldn't say it really just as good as ZF2 punch hole. Will update more in future tweets tho Update the quality in low light condition: not great, noisier and grainier than ZF2. Expect better low light quality in the consumer final version tho Source submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken [link] [comments]

Android 12 Wireless Controller DPAD/Stick [Fix] Posted: 19 Jul 2021 04:16 AM PDT Hey, just wanted to share this fix that worked for me. I had issues with my Pixel 4a (Android 12 Beta 3) and both an Xbox Series S Controller and 8BitDo Pro 2 (Xbox and Android modes). Both controllers were working fine on my TV (Android 9). I had AnyDesk AD1 addon installed on my phone and the addon was enabled under Accessibility. I suggest anyone with this problem go to their Accessibility settings and turn off the accessibility service for all downloaded apps, then turn them back on one at a time until you find the problem app. I think the problem with the AnyDesk addon is that it simulates input and the games may have been binding to that instead of the controller. So I would assume other screen scraping, remote control, virtual input apps would all cause the same issues. Edit: I would like to add that if you open RetroArch and go to Input settings, the device choice should only be the name of your device. There should not be a choice called "virtual". Once I removed this, everything started to work correctly. There may be other software on the Android device creating this "virtual" input device that is not under accessibility, perhaps a keyboard app or something similar. submitted by /u/The_Jinx_Effect [link] [comments]

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