What should I buy Thursday (Aug 08 2019) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Apple Music for Android beta adds Dark Mode, time-synced lyrics, more
https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/07/apple-music-android-dark-mode/

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Galaxy Note10 hands-on: Samsung falls behind the competition
https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1547633

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Want the best prices for your trip? Google can help.
https://www.blog.google/products/flights-hotels/best-prices-for-your-trips/

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Nubia Z20 is official with double screen, double fingerprint reader, Snapdragon 855 Plus starting at 3499 yuan (US$ 496)
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/08/08/nubia-z20-is-official-with-double-screen-and-the-snapdragon-855-plus/

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Take off to your next destination with Google Maps
https://www.blog.google/products/maps/take-your-next-destination-google-maps/

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Samsung pulls own ads after ditching headphone jack
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-headphone-jack-ads-1017246/

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Samsung used to mock Apple as idiots, now it hides the evidence
https://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-used-to-mock-apple-as-idiots-now-it-hides-the-evidence/

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Charging the Galaxy Note10+ at its fastest speed will require a separate charger
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/07/galaxy-note10-plus-45w-charging/

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Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 10 won’t work with its Gear VR headset
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/7/20759525/samsung-galaxy-note-10-gear-vr-headset-incompatible-virtual-reality?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit

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Gesture Navigation: A Backstory
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2019/08/gesture-navigation-backstory.html

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Google Maps AR walking directions arrive on iOS and Android
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/8/20776247/google-maps-live-view-ar-walking-directions-ios-android-feature

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Press play: Find and listen to podcast episodes on Search
https://www.blog.google/products/search/press-play-find-and-listen-podcast-episodes-search/

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Pixel 4 “DSLR Attachment” is actually “DSLR software features”

From Stephen Hall (source of the smooth display and DSLR attachment leaks, 9to5google):

>This source reached out to me and said “yeah, I was not talking about a physical hardware attachment, I was talking about DSLR software features for the camera app”

[Source](https://youtu.be/rY13vMgD0s4?t=2099)...

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The back gesture sensitivity option in Android Q Beta 6 does nothing to solve Google's gesture woes
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/08/the-back-gesture-sensitivity-option-in-android-q-beta-6-does-nothing-to-solve-googles-gesture-woes/

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Google Maps AR Navigation comes to iPhones and Android devices
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/08/google-maps-ar-navigation-comes-to-iphones-and-android-devices/

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Android Q’s back gesture controversy, explained
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/8/20791457/google-android-q-back-gesture-controversy-app-drawer-navigation

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VMOS Lets You Run a Virtual Android Machine on your Phone
https://www.xda-developers.com/vmos-lets-you-run-a-virtual-android-environment-on-your-phone/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

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New Google maps UI.

I just got this new UI this morning, the only thing that changes is the top green part when actually navigating, but I dig it. [Here's two pictures showing what I mean. ](https://www.imgur.com/a/xUKfvd6)...

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What I love and hate about EMUI 9.1

Recently, my Huawei Honor 7x received the EMUI 9.1 update, and my feelings about this update are mixed.


I'll start with why I dislike it.


First off, most dark themes don't work properly, and as a huge dark mode fan, I find this very annoying. The lack of an official dark mode option on non OLED screens don't help either. Seriously, how hard is it to add that feature to all phones?
The navigation buttons and the top status bar are a lot bigger than that of EMUI 8, and it doesn't scale...

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BREAKING: Huawei announces HarmonyOS, an open-source platform for every device. The ARK Compiler used in HarmonyOS app development will also support Kotlin, Java, Javanoscript, C, and C++.
https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-harmonyos-1017511/

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