Does any Android fan here prefer the Homescreen app only layout (as used in iOS) to the traditional app drawer approach of stock Android?

I recently moved to the iOS all app look. I always used app drawer as long as I can remember, then i thought of experimenting, and somehow putting apps in folders was a much quicker option than searching in the drawer. For example, I have 4-5 news app (and keep changing every few months), so in app drawer, first I need to decide which app to open, search that or else browse through the whole drawer and end up opening some other app instead of the one I planned earlier. With folders on homescreen...

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Google can't search inside its own phone

Using the pixel launcher on my Pixel 2, the Google search widget prioritizes web results, and installed apps go to the bottom of the list, hidden behind the keyboard. It doesn't search for contacts or local files at all.

Shouldn't a phone's search function primarily look for installed apps and contacts?

The iPhone's spotlight search is very intuitive and you can do a quick search by swiping down on the home screen....

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[Exclusive] OnePlus 8 Lite renders reveal a mid-range phone with punch-hole display, rectangular camera module
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/oneplus-8-lite-renders-design-punch-hole-display-camera/

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Please check your google play balance as they are improperly stealing your money.

Bold claim...hear me out.


I'll try to keep this short yet I will copy/paste the emails I've sent and received from google. So yesterday I noticed my balance had gone from about $303 down to $31. "Why such a balance?" Back in like 2014, my entire family upgraded phones, grandparents too, and there was a promotion where you got a $50 play store credit. My mom nor grandparents care about apps, so I myself got 4 of those $50 credits. I have the rewards app, and get them fairly often. The app ...

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YouTube Killed Double Tap on Mobile Browsers!

YouTube killed the double tap feature on mobile browser wherein you could fast-forward or rewind by tapping the video twice on either left or the right side.

It's still available on the app but I'm sure this is done to switch users away from the mobile browser and use their app instead!...

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Redmi K30 to come with 64MP Sony Sensor
https://www.gsmarena.com/redmi_k30_camera_to_have_64_mp_sony_imx686_sensor-news-40444.php

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Saturday APPreciation (Dec 07 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 IRC, and Telegram chat-...

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I've done the math on all phones released in the Netherlands since 2014. It turns out phone batteries have almost doubled in capacity in 6 years and the average now is near 4000mAh
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.nl&sl=nl&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://tweakers.net/reviews/7476/all/telefoonaccus-krijgen-steeds-meer-capaciteit.html&xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265,15700271,15700283&usg=ALkJrhgh6Dt3IZ1On7WTi6hvoWhx-6QaOQ

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Huawei is now shipping smartphones with zero US components
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/huawei-is-now-shipping-smartphones-with-zero-us-components/

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PSA: Google finally added the swipe down gesture to stock Android

I'm not kidding, I had a small update this morning, ~150mb, and it added the gesture to open the notifications.

It's not mentioned even in the settings or in the changelog, nowhere....

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Ice Universe on Twitter: "As I guessed a month ago, S11 + really uses 5000mAh battery, you can safely use 120Hz."
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1202748774080106496?s=19

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Exclusive Look at the Galaxy Note 10 Lite and s10 Lite. (Leaked official press renders)
https://www.androidheadlines.com/2019/12/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-s10-lite-galaxy-note-10-lite.html

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3D search engine is active for Germany

https://imgur.com/a/ow4RJti

Now you can search Animals and more in VR...

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Google Photos "chat" share got enabled for me, fixes a couple of things, but misses basic stuff too

I got the new [chat-like sharing](https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/3/20992649/google-photos-sharing-feature-private-messaging-launch) option enabled on my Pixel 4XL. It seems to me it was vastly overhyped. True that the most annoying thing about sharing a few photos via a link or directly (which created a new album) is gone, but that's about it. Functionally, it's about the same, I think it's a bit much to call it a "chat" feature.

AFAICT you could do the same things with a shared album, and I ...

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Factory Resets may fix your Pixel 4 battery issues

Automod of /r/GooglePixel removed this due it the word battery, posting here instead.

**TL:DR** A factory reset may drastically improve your Pixel 4's batter life if you are getting lower performance than others seem to be reporting. There might be a battery drain bug causing Google system to operate excessively in the background.

Like many, the battery specs on the P4 made me wary, but early reports of 5 hours SOT gave me hope since I typically average 2-3 hours and if it can do 5 hours, I'd ...

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Enable Chrome dark mode

I see a lot of posts complaining about the lack of proper dark mode on Chrome. There's a method I am using for months now.. I thought I might share it with you guys.. Just put. Chrome://flags In the adress bar then search for... Dark.... And enable each and every one of results.. Restart your browser... Go to themes in the setting and enable it Voila!!...

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Sony Xperia 5 review: 2019's best sleeper smartphone?
https://youtu.be/2TYCW1XbiI0

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Google’s Advanced Protection Program may soon block sideloaded apps

https://9to5google.com/2019/12/06/google-advanced-protection-program-block-sideload/...

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Google Confirms Critical Android 8, 9 And 10 ‘Permanent’ Denial Of Service Threat
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/12/07/google-confirms-critical-android-8-9-and-10-permanent-denial-of-service-threat/amp/

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(Review) Realme X2 Pro: The new benchmark for affordable flagships
https://www.xda-developers.com/realme-x2-pro-xda-review/

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Guide: [Root] Call Screen outside US/Canada (Pixel 2, 2XL, 3, 3XL, 3a, 3aXL)

**Tested on Google Pixel 3a - Bought from Google**
**Default Language is US English**
**Android 9 Pie with Magsik Root (Guide** [**here**](https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79533822&postcount=28)**)**
**Untested on Android 10**


Using a root folder explorer, Navigate to /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/shared\_prefs and look for the file named dialer\_phenotype\_flags.xml.

In this xml file, you need to edit the following from "false" to "true"

<boolean name="_...

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