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    Android Daily Superthread (May 10 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

    Daily Superthread (May 10 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

    Posted: 10 May 2022 05:00 AM PDT

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    Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discussion as well.

    The /r/Android wiki now has a list of recommended phones and covers most areas, the links have been added below. Any suggestions or changes are welcome. Please contact us if you would like to help maintain this section.

    Entry level (most affordable devices costing under $250 (US) / $325 (Canada) / €200 (Europe) / ₹12,500 (India)

    Midrange section, covering the $250-500 (US) / $300-700 (Canada) / €200-500 (Europe) / ₹12,500-30,000 segment

    Flagship section for phones costing over $500 (US) / $700 (Canada) / €500(Europe)/ ₹30,000 (India)

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    [GSMArena] Sony Xperia 1 IV review

    Posted: 11 May 2022 12:28 AM PDT

    Sony Xperia 1 IV First Look: A Pocket-Sized Mobile Studio - (Mr.Mobile)

    Posted: 11 May 2022 12:54 AM PDT

    PSA: In India, if you enable chat features in Google messages, you open yourself to spam messages from businesses. Google needs to act on this.

    Posted: 10 May 2022 05:10 AM PDT

    Made By Google on Twitter

    Posted: 10 May 2022 04:28 PM PDT

    Sony 1 IV leak

    Posted: 10 May 2022 12:06 PM PDT

    Xperia Announcement May 2022​ - Sony mobile

    Posted: 10 May 2022 11:13 PM PDT

    NOW You Got My Attention Sony [ShortCircuit]

    Posted: 11 May 2022 12:19 AM PDT

    Last batch of phones with SD888 & 8 Gen 1 will rollout by early July. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ phones will start rolling in from next month. Can see 6-8 phones using it right now, biggest release will be Galaxy Fold 4, OnePlus Ultra, Xiaomi 12 series, X80 Pro+, Moto Frontier & more - Yogesh Brar

    Posted: 10 May 2022 06:50 AM PDT

    It is maddening to me that phones continue to produce tech upgrades while continuing to have mediocre battery life

    Posted: 09 May 2022 11:56 AM PDT

    I'm sure that this is far from an uncommon opinion, but I wanted to vent some frustrations. I'm currently looking to get a new Android device, so I'm going through the research of all the major flagship phones. I'm a recent convert to 120hz screens, so those are primarily what I'm looking at. Most reviews of non-Ultra type phones put screen-on times around 4 hours or so, which to me is abysmal. It looks like phones in the ballpark of the S22 Ultra and OnePlus 10 Pro can push 6-7, depending on the settings that you're using, but not much higher than that. The last iPhone that I had (which was an 11 Pro) could consistently push 8+ hours of SOT and usually have 20-30% leftover. (I'm not looking to start a flame war between Apple and Android by the way, the reason that I bring it up is to give a point of comparison to what I'd love to see SOT at for most phones and the reality is that a lot of Android flagships don't come anywhere near to 8+ hours)

    I know that battery life is unique to every user, due to the sheer number of variables that can affect battery life. I also know that everyone prioritizes different things, so ~4 hours of SOT is likely plenty for a lot of people. But it's so frustrating to me, as a fairly big tech fan, to see these new devices with all sorts of fun new bells and whistles (higher screen resolutions, 120hz mode, etc), only to have to disable those features to get halfway decent battery life. And sure, I can just plug the phone in when the battery runs low, but that's not the point. I'd like to know that I don't need to plug it in, especially if I end up in a situation where I won't have access to a charger for whatever reason. All of these tech advances are awesome, and you love to see it - but damn, can we get battery life up to where it needs to be too?

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    One of the few changes in Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3 is the addition of a toggle to show the vibrate icon in the status bar. - Mishaal Rahman

    Posted: 10 May 2022 06:52 AM PDT

    One of the few changes in Android 12 QPR3 Beta 3 is the addition of a toggle to show the vibrate icon in the status bar. This was hinted at in Android 13 Beta 1, but the settings toggle wasn't there.

    https://blog.esper.io/android-13-deep-dive/#vibrate_icon_toggle

    Image credits: @Google_nws

    Source

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    Huawei Mate 20 Pro - (Unfortunately) Possibly the best phone I've ever had.

    Posted: 11 May 2022 02:26 AM PDT

    I got the phone in late 2018, when it had Google Play Services on it. This phone was advertised as the latest cutting edge phone from Huawei.

    As of right now, it's still running Android 10. But I must say it's a real shame Huawei was banned because this is legitimately the best phone I've ever used. It's been close to 4 years now. During this time, my friends and acquaintances have had different Samsung, One Plus, and Pixel phones break, lag, or have other issues... Whereas this Mate 20 Pro has been consistently good. It has no lag, the battery is still amazing (4200mAh lasts an entire day), it's convenient in the hand, no scratches and breaks, camera quality is on-par with modern 2022 smartphones, night mode is stellar.

    I think had it not been for the sanctions, and if Huawei still made phones, they'd surpass Samsung at some point. The build quality and the overall long-lasting performance is unparalleled. I recently changed the cover and background, and it feels like a new 2020-2021 phone. It has 40W fast charging. Compared to S22 Ultra's 45W... It's all the same tbh. It has NFC for contactless payments, a quad HD display, and everything else a modern phone has.

    It's absolutely a 9/10 phone. The only drawbacks are: Lack of 5G (which isn't a dealbreaker, because we don't even have 5G coverage here), the camera shutter sometimes is delayed when clicking, and when receiving security updates it defaults to Huawei's shitty launcher, no Android updates, the in-display fingerprint scanner sometimes struggles if my hands are wet or clammy.

    So I made this post as a PSA: If you're looking to buy a second-hand phone - go for the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It really stood the test of time for me. I plan on keeping mine for at least a couple more years. In part because I want to be environmentally friendly and not replace my phone unless I really need to replace it, and in part because there's no guarantee my next phone would be so durable.

    TL;DR If you're looking to buy a second-hand phone. Buy the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It's a great phone.

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    Touchscreen issues on Samsung's Galaxy devices?

    Posted: 10 May 2022 03:32 AM PDT

    This post is mostly about the S21 FE (and I've posted to r/GalaxyS21FE as well), but I've also managed to reproduce this issue on an S20 FE and on the A53.

    There seems to be a touchscreen issue on this device which has been mentioned many times here on Reddit, but also on the Samsung forums and the XDA forums:

    I've personally tried this on 2 separate devices and they both exhibit this behaviour.

    What happens is that the touch interaction is inconsistent. The surface is often sent flying a random direction when lifting the finger. There also seem to be issues with drags sometimes registering as taps and vice versa.

    I have no idea if this is a hardware, controller, firmware, or an OS issue, so r/Android seemed like a good place to share.

    The refresh rate and input sensitivity have no effect on this.

    I've documented the issue in the following video:

    Samsung S21 FE touchscreen issue

    I've made a screen recording in 60 fps using scrcpy and the touch debugging enabled while viewing a grid paper PDF.

    You can clearly see on many swipes where there is a random 1 or 2 sample points extra when the finger lifts off. It seems to be mostly triggered when trying to do precise movements, like trying to align the grid to the edge.

    A pretty noticeable one can be seen at 00:17 (frame-by-frame), and also at 00:23.

    Every instance has been timestamped in the video description.

    Also note that the PDF viewer seems to have some built in dampening compared to apps using the native scrolling views like Reddit Sync, or Chrome. The effect is much more pronounced in those apps, but I wanted to demonstrate using a grid as a reference.

    Is this an issue which is present across the entire of Samsung's lineup, or is it just reserved for the non-flagship phones? I haven't experienced anything like this with any other brand, and I've been an Android user since the Nexus 5 days.

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    Samsung S22 Range Depreciates Almost Three Times More Than the iPhone 13 Range Since Launch

    Posted: 09 May 2022 10:41 AM PDT

    Android on Twitter

    Posted: 09 May 2022 02:35 PM PDT

    Flashback: LG V40 ThinQ, the first penta-camera phone, aimed to lift the company's fortunes - GSMArena.com news

    Posted: 09 May 2022 12:27 PM PDT

    OnePlus has been relegated to churning out OPPO and Realme knockoffs

    Posted: 09 May 2022 06:39 AM PDT

    OnePlus 10R hands-on review - GSMArena.com tests

    Posted: 09 May 2022 12:26 PM PDT

    OnePlus Nord 2T unboxed on video ahead of launch - GSMArena.com news

    Posted: 09 May 2022 12:28 PM PDT

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