Why do the Android P Gestures still retain a navigation bar? It's wasting space and causing ugly design issues on displays with rounded corners.

Is there a reason Google has gone such a seemingly lazy and hacky route to implementing the new gestures?

If you look at an iPhone, the "Home Bar" floats over everything, so apps scroll behind it. When you swipe up to go home, the bar moves with your finger. On Android P, the home bar is simply a static icon on the same old navigation bar we've always had. Yes, the bar is shorter, but it's still there. It is wasting space because apps have to be that much shorter to accommodate the space for t...

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Xiaomi joins OnePlus in rolling out the August 2019 security patches early. MIUI 9.8.1 for the Redmi K20 changelog: "Updated Android Security Patch to August 2019. Increased system security."
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1157443154834055168

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YouTube Music 3.27 preps homescreen widget, Waze navigation integration [APK Insight]
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/02/youtube-music-3-27-apk-insight-teardown/

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IDEAS NEEDED: Android Smart Watches

A while back, perhaps 4-5 years or so ago I had an Android smart watch. I think it was a Motorola one. I re-gifted it to someone after just a few weeks, as it wasn't much more than an extra screen for my phone. It basically could not do much without me carrying my phone with me, paired with it and doing most of the heavy lifting.

I wonder - has the landscape changed? I would love a new smart watch, especially one where I could design my own faces - but it would have to be a device that works as...

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First Google Mainline update rolling out?
https://www.reddit.com/r/android_beta/comments/ckvp89/mainline_update/

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Grand Mountain Adventure is getting snowboarding, and it looks gorgeous
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/02/grand-mountain-adventure-snowboarding-android/#.XUS9dhltLmk.reddit

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Unannounced Unisoc Tiger T710: When Spreadtrum is outperforming Qualcomm (All Specs and Full Review)

All specs and full review of the unannounced Unisoc Tiger T710 chipset:

CPU: 4×2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU: PowerVR GM 9446
NPU: Yes

This chip got the fastest NPU, outperforming all current SoCs (including the Snapdragon 855 Plus) in AI performance:

[http://ai-benchmark.com/news\_2019\_04\_18\_spreadtrum\_ud710.html](http://ai-benchmark.com/news_2019_04_18_spreadtrum_ud710.html)

[http://ai-benchmark.com/ranking\_processors.html](http://ai-benchmark.com/ranking_processors....

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What do you think about the S Pen bulge on the back of the keyboard?

I think it's a massive design flaw. If I want to write flat on the table in portrait style, there's going to be a bump.. What do you think?

Edit: I'm a dumb shit. I'm talking about the new Galaxy Tab S6...

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Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ colours by @evleaks
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/1156819913069211651?s=19

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Is BBK Electronics the REAL Smartphone King in India?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4bwzMocJXw

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Android Q Dev Preview 4 for OnePlus 6/T and 7/Pro has been released
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/03/android-q-developer-preview-4-released-for-oneplus-6-6t-oneplus-7-7-pro/

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Saturday APPreciation (Aug 03 2019) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

Note 1. [Check out our apps wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/wiki/index#wiki_apps) for previous threads and apps curated by the reddit Android community!

***[NEW: Download the official /r/Android App Store based on our wiki!](https://github.com/d4rken/reddit-android-appstore/releases)

Note 2. Join us at **/r/MoronicMondayAndroid**, a sub serving as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our Discord, IRC, and Teleg...

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Android ransomware is back
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/07/29/android-ransomware-back/

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Realme 3i: The Ultimate Choice under 10k

The Realme 3 was launched on July 15th & is priced at an extremely pocket-friendly cost of INR 7,999. This smartphone is a mid-variant of Realme C2 & Realme 3 in terms of price, design & specifications. The phone has a unique diamond-cut design with bezelless display, dewdrop notch, 6.22 inches IPS LCD display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Similar to Realme 3, it comes with a 13MP + 2MP dual primary camera setup with LED Flash & a 13MP front camera for brilliant photographs. In terms of ...

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Google My Maps updated after 3 years to let you painstakingly add and edit lines

The update also brings permission requests on-demand and there are also various bug fixes and performance improvements.

v2.2.1.3, though, is far from a godsend. The line-drawing process is horrid. You plot lines using a center-based point, tapping on the "+" button to anchor the segment and start a new one. Sometimes, the view drifts after you've taken your finger off of the screen. No intelligent wrapping to streets, no sense of context between the points you've already dropped onto your map, ...

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What it’s like buying smartphones in Venezuela, the country with a broken economy
https://www.xda-developers.com/venezuela-android-smartphones/

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What do you do with your phone?

Nowadays phones can pretty much do anything, especially the versatile android phones. A lot of people invest in phones that cost exorbitant amounts.

And yet, even with these expensive supercomputers, most people just browse the web, communicate and play games, doing little else.

What do you do with your phone?...

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Apple and Samsung earnings show most people don't want $1,000 phones
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/apple-and-samsung-earnings-show-most-people-dont-want-1000-phones.html

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Nubia Z20 dual OLED display dual side FPS triple camera
http://www.gizmochina.com/2019/07/31/nubia-z20-sports-curved-primary-display-and-dual-fingerprint-scanners/

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Smartphones are dying - THIS is what comes next.
https://youtu.be/WqfJXQikp6w

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Samsung is Watering Down the Note Line for No Good Reason
https://www.droid-life.com/2019/08/02/samsung-is-watering-down-the-note-line-for-no-good-reason/

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