Saturday APPreciation (Dec 07 2019) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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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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Google doesn't allow you to disable Chrome anymore (kinda)

I review phones and switch them every 2 weeks. I stopped using Chrome a while ago and on every new phone I disable automatic updates for it, and disable the app afterwards. Lately I've noticed that it automatically enables and updates itself, sometimes even while I'm on mobile data. This happened on OneUI, MIUI and Android One. Did anyone else notice this? How to stop Google from enabling Chrome and updating it?...

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Dec 08 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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How Apple removing the charging port scares me as an Android user

Let's say the speculation ends up being true and the 2021 iPhone will have no ports. Now, I couldn't care less about what features the iPhone has or doesn't have. I use an Android phone. What I do care about, is that Android phone manufacturers have a bit of a reputation for blindly copying Apple in hopes that making the same mistakes as Apple will make them successful. But I digress.

When you think about it, this situation seems eerily similar to the headphone jack going extinct: Apple realize...

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Fossil GEN 5 smartwatch: $169.
https://www.fossil.com/us/en/wearable-technology/smartwatches/smartwatches.html

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[Root] Dark mode in whatsapp is finally here.

Screenshot : https://ibb.co/vYQ99V1

1) With a text editor go to

/data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs and open com.whatsapp_preferences.xml

2) Add the following line

<boolean name="dark_mode" value="true" />


Save and exit.

Force stop whatsapp and then go to whatsapp settings and select dark theme....

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A comprehensive detailed review to help anyone, everyone interested in Realme X2 pro

I'm posting a review of Realme X2 pro for people who are undecided weather to purchase it of not and for people who own it can share their opinions on what they feel about my usage experience. This is my first high-end "flagship" phone since a while, previously I used an original MOTO X but then I switched to Motor X play and then Honor 7x last year and now the Realme X2 pro. I had ordered the phone on 26th November,2019 and received the phone and the earbuds on 30th November, 2019. So shipping ...

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