Sunday Rant/Rage (Aug 04 2019) - Your weekly complaint thread!

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* Your device.

* Your carrier.

* Your device's manufacturer.

* An app

* Any other company

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OnePlus shares why its camera is not where it wants to be
https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/08/02/oneplus-product-manager-on-its-camera-direction/

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Ice universe: Huawei Mate 30 Pro sensor size comparison with Samsung Galaxy Note 10
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1157861481767002112

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A year after its public release, Android Pie is now the most installed version - running on 23% devices as of July 2019
http://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/android/mobile-tablet/worldwide

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Fossil Australia leaks Wear OS Gen 5 product page
https://www.fossil.com/au/en/wearable-technology/smartwatches/gen5-learn-more.html

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Yes, finally!! Thank you Google! Android Q Beta features I just found

I got the invite to Android Q Beta and found that you can now manually change the notification sound for any app even if the app itself doesn't have an option to change it. If you go to the App Info like normal to clear app data or cache or to change permissions, theres now an advanced option that lets you change the sound and a few more things. Its buried pretty deep IMO but glad its there none the less.

You can also now properly add new sounds to your sound choices instead of the sound pick...

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Huawei P30 Pro vs. Galaxy S10+ (SD855) - PhoneBuff Battery Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5lPI6P1BXw

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Sony Xperia 1 Review
https://www.avforums.com/review/sony-xperia-1-review.16405

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Zenfone 6 now available to preorder in US
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1480450-REG/asus_zs630kl_s855_6g64g_sl_zenfone_6_zs630xl_dual_sim.html

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scrcpy v1.10 released, with lower latency
https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/releases/tag/v1.10

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Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatches released + full specs
https://www.fossil.com/uk/en/products/gen-5-smartwatch-the-carlyle-hr-black-silicone-sku-ftw4025p.html

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Huawei smartphone with HongMeng OS goes on sale in Q4, priced at 2,000 yuan: sources
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1160250.shtml

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[Australia only] Free 43” 4K TV with select Telstra month-to-month LG G8S plans
https://promotions.lg.com.au/666_g8tv2019

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Moronic Monday (Aug 05 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!

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"Dear developers! The latest Android Q developer preview (Beta 5) is now available on the Nokia 8.1. Get ready to summon Google Assistant with just a swipe from either of the bottom corners of the device."
https://twitter.com/sarvikas/status/1158327655160090624?s=20

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I really hope the Pixel 4/4 XL have flat screens.

Flat screens end up looking better because you can apply a screen protector that actually fits. And they're more practical....

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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 brings back the bezel control
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/5/20751920/samsung-galaxy-watch-active-2-smartwatch-fitness-tracker-price-specs-features

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How to disable Android's annoying "direct share" pop-up on the share menu
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/04/11/how-to-disable-androids-annoying-direct-share-pop-up-on-the-share-menu-samsung-lg-and-google/

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Google and Arm are developing a new technology to mitigate against memory vulnerabilities in Android
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/05/google-and-arm-are-developing-a-new-technology-to-mitigate-against-memory-vulnerabilities-in-android/

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Fossil Gen 5 watches will pre-install Cardiogram for heart health
https://blog.cardiogr.am/cardiogram-is-now-pre-installed-on-fossil-gen-5-watches-8c00300a89fa

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Adopting the Arm Memory Tagging Extension in Android
https://security.googleblog.com/2019/08/adopting-arm-memory-tagging-extension.html

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