Bought a Samsung galaxy device. It's amazing.

Today I bought the galaxy a50 smartphone and I love it.

The good:

- one UI is the best version of Android out there, this is coming from someone who used Android one smartphones for 2 years.

- Samsung actually STILL cares about casting that they gave the aspect ratio change option to get full screen apps on TV, which is just pure respect for that decision. Other phones manufacturers don't give you this option and the output looks horrible.

- In-display fingerprint sensor is quick as far as I...

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"In-app purchases", and "Contains ads" are great warnings, but I think we need a third. "Online connection required"

I work underground. No mobile, no wifi. I download games to pass the time during lunch and breaks because Netflix gets stale.

It's gotten to the point that if I grab a new game I need to put my phone in airplane mode and test to make sure it still works before I take it to work. Sometimes that's not even enough. I had one game that needed to "Download additional data" when I started, but then AGAIN after I finished the tutorial.

Maybe I'm missing something. Maybe the warning is already there a...

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AI used for doubling the performance in Android.
https://youtu.be/XW_h4KFr9js

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Google Duo adds 3 new video effects for Halloween and Diwali
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/27/google-duo-adds-3-new-video-effects-for-halloween-and-diwali/

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Dark mode shouldn't be "Black mode"

Dark mode shouldn't be "black mode".

I know the black helps to save battery on OLED displays but the contrast with white text is just too much for me. The dark grey that we had before was much easier on the eyes and it's a shame that's it's gone because of this horrific "black mode". Plus the fact that many Android apps with good dark mode will now only enable it when "black mode" is activated is a real shame (looking at you Google Keep).

Why can't we have both so that everyone can be happy? ...

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How can Huawei release new phones with Google apps? - Android Authority
https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-release-phones-with-google-apps-1046423/

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Why isnt there a feature to remove clock from lock screen? (Android)

I really want to remove my clock from my lock screen, so that on the lock screen, it only displays my wallpaper, it gets in the way of whag I wanted to show on my wallpaper, is there anyway I can do that? And if so, I would really like to know...

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Moronic Monday (Oct 28 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!

Note 1. 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!

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Ice Universe on Twitter: "The Chinese version of One UI 2.0 Beta has increased the exposure time of the camera professional mode to 30s, and the ISO has been upgraded to 3200!"
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1188731073896710144?s=09

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NVIDIA announces the SHIELD TV Pro and SHIELD TV streaming stick
https://www.xda-developers.com/nvidia-shield-tv-pro-shield-tv-stick-announced/

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Pixel 4 battery life is biggest reason not to buy it
https://www.tomsguide.com/features/pixel-4-battery-life-is-the-biggest-reason-not-to-buy-it

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Google owner Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit - sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-exclusive/exclusive-google-owner-alphabet-in-bid-to-buy-fitbit-sources-idUSKBN1X71NY

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[Opinion] Reviewers place way too much weight on the camera when reviewing phones

Something I've noticed as the reviews for the Pixel 4 have started to come in is that a very large portion of most reviews is spent talking about the camera. This seems very strange to me, at this point pretty much all high end phone cameras are good to very good and I think most people don't really care if their phone cameras are 1% closer to DSLR quality than their competitor.

I think this comes down to most reviewers being way more into photography and videography than the average person(es...

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Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 3300 is a chip for Wear OS smartwatches
https://www.xda-developers.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-wear-3300-smartwatch-chip-wear-os

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Gboard saves your clipboard data even when clipboard is disabled

It happened multiple times. I always remove it from the bar, but sometimes I press the three dots button and the clipboard button by mistake and all my last copied things are there. When closing the keyboard and opening it again, clipboard shows as disabled. Try avoid copying sensitive data.

^(Why is the point of having a hide toolbar shortcuts button if you have to press it every time when opening the keyboard?)...

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"Every other phone is dead to me." LinusTechTips Galaxy Fold Review
https://youtu.be/WGZh-xP-q7A

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Google Pay now supports biometric facial recognition
https://www.androidcentral.com/google-pay-now-supports-biometric-facial-recognition

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Battery be damned, people are buying the Google Pixel 4 anyway
https://www.androidauthority.com/buy-google-pixel-4-1047419/

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Will enabling RCS change anything when communicating with iPhone users? Or non RCS enabled users?

Perhaps I'm not getting something, but the way I understand it:

1) Both users must be RCS capable, otherwise messaging resorts to SMS

2) iMessages is not RCS capable

Please correct me if I'm wrong on either of these. But if I'm right, doesn't this mean **there will be no difference at all** in the way I communicate with iPhone users or other Android users that don't have RCS enabled?

Thanks in advance, just trying to understand why this is so exciting if it doesn't address my biggest issue (...

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Moto G8 Plus First Impressions: Restoring the G-series Glory
https://www.xda-developers.com/moto-g8-plus-first-impressions/

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Android 10 custom GSI brings the latest Android OS to any Project Treble-supported device
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-10-custom-gsi-project-treble/

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