What OEM deserve to release a brand-driven device?

Nowadays value-driven Android devices can pretty much only be had by OEMs that was founded in China due to their access of raw material, manufacturing facility, subsidy etc. But what company in your opinion deserve to charge hardware profit for their brand name or overall contribution/history in the arena? To me it's Sony like with their Xperia 1 since they literally can no longer compete with Samsung, Xiaomi but has strong contribution in display, camera, audio, PlayStation...

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Google Confirms Password Replacement For 1.7 Billion Android Users
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/13/google-confirms-password-replacement-for-17-billion-android-users-starting-now/

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Kin Crypto Challenge - Integrate Kin SDK within your Android App - $81,000 in rewards
https://kinchallenge.devpost.com/

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Tropico is finally coming to Android September 5, and you can pre-register starting today
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/14/tropico-android-pre-register/

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Five Nights at Freddy’s 6: Pizzeria Simulator is out today on iOS and Android.
https://jackofallcontrollers.com/2019/08/14/five-nights-at-freddys-6-pizzeria-simulator-is-out-today-on-ios-and-android/

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Real or Fake? X-rayed my Samsung Galaxy phone to find out!
https://youtu.be/75y2eZKlyNM

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NoxPlayer, the perfect Android emulator to play mobile games on PC
https://www.bignox.com

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What should I buy Thursday (Aug 15 2019) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

**Credits to the team at /r/PickAnAndroidForMe for compiling this information:**

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AMA, just received my Note 10+

Not sure how to go about this, since this is my first time posting on reddit lol

If you need pictures,i can post them

Tis a korean variant, 256gb version...

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Official LineageOS 16.0 builds are now available for HTC One M8 (2014). Literally the only HTC phone with official LOS 16 support.
https://download.lineageos.org/m8

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Huawei Mate X release date pushed back, but next version may have even more screens
https://www.techradar.com/news/huawei-mate-x-release-date-pushed-to-november-but-next-version-may-even-more-screens

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Google Maps adds smooth gesture to switch accounts, hopefully Gmail follows suit [APK Download]
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/15/google-maps-adds-smooth-gesture-to-switch-accounts-hopefully-gmail-follows-suit/

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Stay organized and productive with new Assignable reminders
https://blog.google/products/assistant/stay-organized-and-productive-new-assignable-reminders/

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What does everyone think of the dark theme for Android's 'Messages' app? (Black vs Grey)

* This is specifically for the Messages app, nothing else.

* Common trend for messaging apps to offer a dark mode or dark theme. But the difference for messaging apps is that when you enable a dark theme, it's typically black. But Android's own default messages app utilizes a dark grey theme.

* What does everything think about this? Do you want you messaging app to be black? Or do you like the grey they've chosen? Does a black theme make the chat bubbles pop more? Does grey bother you or not...

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Is LG worth giving another chance?

I had sworn off LG phones after bad experiences with the Nexus 4, Nexus 5X and a few lower end phones.

With Samsung's new direction I was looking at alternatives on GSMArena (rootable, fingerprint, 3.5 mm, SD card, USB C and pocketable)

The Sony Xperia 10 and LG G8 stood out.

I have never used Sony phones and no recent experiences with LG.

Do LG phones still suffer from bad hardware, quality control and bootloops?
Do the newer phones have an unlockable bootloader?

I know LG software isn't ...

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Huawei technicians have been helping governments in Uganda and Zambia spy on their political opponents, a new report says
https://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-workers-helped-african-governments-spy-opponents-report-2019-8

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Removable batteries need to come back. CMV.

Most smartphone manufacturers axed removable batteries today for mostly dumb reasons in my opinion. This is stupid and needs to end.

**Reasons why removable batteries are imperative for a good user experience:**

1. **It prolongs your smartphone's life.** When your battery dies, you can easily get a new one for a few bucks or so, slide it in, and boom your smartphone is back and kicking, without dying at 12 PM. This way you won't need to change your smartphone every two years or so.
2. **It's t...

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If a phone requires a case, it's a design failure

Manufacturers have become pretty lazy with people forgiving them for this and that. Nowadays most phones are designed in a way that makes using a case mandatory.

If a phone is slippery, if its back is fragile, if it has a camera bump, it is a major design flaw.

Plastic, metal, rubberized plastic, leather are better than glass. A textured or matte body is better than a smooth and glossy one. A thicker phone with flush cameras is better than a thin one with a camera bump.

Of course it is too la...

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Google Support is awful
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/15/comment-reddit-requests-google-support/

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Wear OS barely makes a dent in North America’s wearable market as Samsung grows
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/15/wearable-market-north-america-q2-2019/

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Would it be great if manufacturers adopted the 'Aroma Installer'-esque approach for their ROMs?

[Image for people who doesn't know how Aroma looked like](https://www.xda-developers.com/files/2012/02/aroma-ss.png).

I know this is a long shot but IMO that'd be a great option. Just let us pick the stuff we want when we begin setting up the phone. I remember ASUS doing something like this for the Zenfone 6 ( Zen UI and almost Stock Android) but it doesn't even have to be two different ROMs, just apps/services we'd like to install.

I know Samsung would never do this, but looking at my S10+, t...

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