Android Daily Superthread (Oct 26 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Daily Superthread (Oct 26 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!
Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review megathread
Sony is now pushing ads to Xperia devices owners from their Support app
Xperia PRO-I | 1.0-type image sensor camera
I finally figured out what's been bothering me about the Android 12 notification shade animation
Sony Sony XPERIA Pro-I MEGATHREAD
Andrei F. on Twitter: To people annoying me for calling the Google Tensor an Exynos variant, or keep brining up Samsung into the discussion.
Google/Facebook Antitrust Thread
JioPhone Next to be powered by Android-based Pragati operating system
Experience Material You theming on older phones with Lawnchair 12
Xperia Pro-1 from Weibo:
Redmi Note 11 series to pack faster charging than most flagships
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Posted: 26 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

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Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review megathread

Posted: 25 Oct 2021 06:27 AM PDT

Articles

XDA-Developers - Pixel 6 Pro review

9to5Google - Pixel 6 Pro review, Pixel 6 Pro video review

Android Police - Pixel 6 review, Pixel 6 Pro review

Android Central - Pixel 6 review, Pixel 6 Pro review, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro video review

Android Authority - Pixel 6 Pro review

Engadget - Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro video review

Wired - Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review

CNET - Pixel 6 review, Pixel 6 Pro review, Pixel 6 video review

Gizmodo - Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review

Tech Crunch - Pixel 6 Pro review

Stuff - Pixel 6 Pro review

Pocket-lint - Pixel 6 review, Pixel 6 Pro review, Pixel 6 video review

Mashable - Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro review

News.com.au - Pixel 6 Pro review

Videos

Dave2D - Pixel 6 Pro Review

The Tech Chap - Pixel 6 Pro review

Tech Spurt - Pixel 6 review, Pixel 6 and 6 Pro camera review

MobileTechReview - Google Pixel 6 Pro Review

HowtoMen - Pixel 6 Pro review

JSL Review - Pixel 6 Pro review

Mike O'Brien - Pixel 6 Pro review

Anthony Lipani - Pixel 6 Pro camera review (focuses mainly on video)

Joshua Vergara - Pixel 6 Pro real world camera test

Lee Zavitz - Pixel 6 Pro Cameras-Good and Bad

Julia Trotti - Pixel 6 Pro Camera review

MrWhosetheBoss - Camera comparison between the Pixel 6 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

SuperSAF - Camera comparison between the Pixel 6 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

AuthenTech Ben Schmanke - Camera comparison between the Pixel 6 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

Tim Schofield - Pixel 6 Pro initial impressions after one week

Short Circuit - Pixel 6 Pro impressions

ETA Prime - Pixel 6 Pro Gaming and Emulation

TK Bay - Pixel 6 Pro Gaming and Media

Juan Bagnell - Pixel 6 Pro Creator Benchmarks

Credit to /u/Hupro, /u/welp_im_damned and /u/diabetic_debate for their help in compiling this list.

On delayed reviews: credit to /u/nizanator

MKBHD:

My review is in the works now that I'm back at the studio, but here are some Pixel 6 sample photosOverall I could give it a 9/10 but I have a looooot to explain. Stay tuned!

MrMobile:

My Pixel 6 Review will arrive a bit later than others. For the past decade, "hitting the embargo" has driven my content timing. But sometimes - especially on a month like this, with the standards I try to meet- I simply can't deliver a review to be proud of in that timeframe.

Dieter Bohn (The Verge):

Apologies for not having a Pixel 6 review out today — the bike accident chaos meant I caused the team a lost few days. dcseifert is jamming away on the review now and has lots of very good thoughts on them — stay tuned!

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Sony is now pushing ads to Xperia devices owners from their Support app

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 01:57 AM PDT

I just got this notification in my Xperia 1 III (keep in mind, Sony's previous flagship that only got released to market a couple of months ago).

Personally, I find ridiculous and outrageous that they are trying to upsell the Xperia PRO-1 to their previous flagship owners.
And not just that, but the fact that app that is sending the notification is their own "Support" app, which inside its configuration has no toggles whatsoever for ads and marketing pushes.

Screenshot from their "notifications" page. Note how the marketing push is still present in the status bar but not in this screen.

Their Support app's settings page. Only settings related are the diagnostics and privacy ones, and they are all disabled.

Detailed diagnostics disabled.

Opted out of content customization for my Xperia account.

Edit: Notifications cannot be disabled for Sony Support app (the toggles are greyed out).

Way to go Sony!

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Xperia PRO-I | 1.0-type image sensor camera

Posted: 25 Oct 2021 08:27 PM PDT

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I finally figured out what's been bothering me about the Android 12 notification shade animation

Posted: 26 Oct 2021 01:29 AM PDT

[Repost, previous submission removed due to wrong flair]

So I recently updated to Android 12 on my Pixel 3, and my initial impressions were less than satisfactory. In particular, something about the notification shade seemed viscerally unsatisfying, and I think I've pinned down what's so uncanny about it.

Previous versions of Android implemented the notification shade as a proper shade, like a blind being pulled down from the top of the screen. To make this effect convincing, the shade's bottom edge curves upward to appear "on top" of the content. The screen stays motionless as the shade comes down, and as the shade comes down and the notifications fade in, the screen fades to gray to bring focus to the revealed content.

On Android 12, the notification shade's bottom edge is curved down. This causes it to appear as though the quick actions are appearing from behind the screen, as though the screen's contents are the label on a matchbox that is slid open to reveal the quick actions within. As the shade bottoms out, the screen fades to an opaque gray and notifications fade in.

Now the problem is, the screen's contents don't move down to make the "box lid opening" effect convincing! I think this is the key factor that makes the notification shade so goddamn uncanny -- my brain subconsciously picks up, based on the curve of the top edge of the viewport, that the screen is supposed to be sliding down, but the screen stays put! This throws my instincts for a loop each time I open the shade.

It would be much more satisfying if the screen's contents slid down to reveal the quick actions. The curve should feel like the virtual representation of the the physical top edge of the device's screen slid downwards, something like this mockup I threw together:

https://imgur.com/a/0EJJmKw

Do y'all think this would be an improvement over the current animation? If so, I hope the UX team sees this :)

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Sony Sony XPERIA Pro-I MEGATHREAD

Posted: 25 Oct 2021 09:32 PM PDT