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/

https://redd.it/e7qy1d
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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?...

https://redd.it/e7rdfx
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Sunday Rant/Rage (Dec 08 2019) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! [Please see our wiki for instructions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/wiki/index#wiki_.2Fr.2Fandroid_chat_rooms)

This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

* Your device.

* Your carrier.

* Your device's manufacturer.

* An app

* Any other company

***

**Rules**

1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate G...

https://redd.it/e7sl2c
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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....

https://redd.it/e7qx0o
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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 ...

https://redd.it/e7qh99
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What's the most unique Android Phone you've ever owned?

We all can agree that nowadays android smartphones look similar. Back in Android's baby era, there were a lot of phones with characteristics that you wouldn't find in another device.

In my case, I was (and still am) a physical keyboard lover, so I got the chance to purchase a [Motorola Flipout](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Motorola_flipout.jpg/762px-Motorola_flipout.jpg): A square device with a hidden keyboard that you could release rotating the screen over an axis....

https://redd.it/e7uwfa
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Some Sony Bravias from 2018/2019! won't receive Pie update because of mediocre Mediatek SoC

https://www.reddit.com/r/bravia/comments/e7she1/android_tv_on_most_20182019_bravias_end_of_live/

This is confirmed by a sales rep.

https://i.imgur.com/5in9TvD.png

Imagine buying a TV in 2019 like the [AG8 OLED](https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/5c1e18f4) and hard stuck on Oreo forever, all this because the manufacturer cheaped out on low-end SoC....

https://redd.it/e7u0ma
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Anyone else try Microsoft public preview all-in-one office Mobile app?

loving the new design layout but wishing for a dark mode

Anyone else trying out the public preview?

https://youtu.be/QDPzKA1v32o...

https://redd.it/e7wozz
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Ice universe on Twitter: The Galaxy S11+ uses a 1 / 1.3-inch 108MP Samsung exclusive custom sensor, which is superior in quality to ISOCELL Bright HMX and has a high cost.
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1203653088407511040

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What apps were made irrelevant with operating system implementations?

...

https://redd.it/e7wclb
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Developing for the new category of dual-screen devices built for mobile productivity - Windows Developer Blog
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2019/11/25/developing-for-the-new-category-of-dual-screen-devices-built-for-mobile-productivity/

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[PHOTOS] 9 months later and I'm still absolutely in love with the photos I can get out of my Nokia 9 Pureview

Being able to capture RAWs in such detail on this phone is absolutely amazing. Yes, they do take some time to process and it is a bit annoying - but it makes you think about your photo _before_ you press the shutter. And I can still use gcam for quick snaps I don't care about.

All edited in Lightroom on device.

Happy to answer any questions!

http://imgur.com/gallery/EV4DviS...

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Google Calendar Finally Let's you Move Events

I'm not sure when it happened, but Google Calendar can finally move events to different calendars on the App. I couldn't find anyone talking about it, so figured it must be new.

You previously could move events on the web. However, on Android, you were forced to duplicate and save to another calendar.

If it matters, my calendar version is 2019.45.1-279921459-release....

https://redd.it/e80mqm
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Surface Duo to support existing Android apps, but there's a catch {{Android apps won't natively run on more than one screen by default}}
https://www.windowslatest.com/2019/12/08/surface-duo-neo-app-support/

https://redd.it/e7xb3s
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Overclocking CPUs?

I remember when i had galaxy Y i overclocked the cpu from 830 Mhz to 900Mhz just to play HD games. So my question is
Why don't we do overclocking in smartphones now?...

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