ProBeat: Google only updated Android distribution data once in 2019
https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/27/probeat-google-only-updated-android-distribution-data-once-in-2019/

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Google Pay a failure?

I know Google has been adding support for more and more banks. But it seems like NFC payments among Android users hasn't taken off in the US at least. If I ask if a retailer accepts Google Pay, I'm usually met with a "you can try". I know many of the card reader systems are setup for NFC, but yet juggernauts like WalMart don't seem interested in implementing it. I'm happy to see the higher adoption rate at places, but I've never actually seen anyone use them outside of myself.

It just seems lik...

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Saturday APPreciation (Dec 28 2019) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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Huawei promises to launch P40 with Google service replacement, reports say
https://telecoms.com/501555/huawei-promises-to-launch-p40-with-google-service-replacement-reports-say/

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Users of gesture navigation with 3rd party launchers (Nova) - what is your experience?

December update finally brought gesture navigation in 3rd party launchers to older Pixel phones. So, I made a switch back from pixel launcher to Nova.

But, gesture navigation has been subpar on Nova. I'm not complaining about lack of recents. Gestures themselves seem to work very poorly. The swipe up doesn't always minimize apps. Swipe left scrolls through multiple apps instead of one. Overall, not a very good experience.

Any other users found the same? Or, are people generally satisfied?...

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Google Pixel 4a renders showcase punch-hole display and a familiar design
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/google-pixel-4a-design-renders-punch-hole-display-exclusive/

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What mistake do you hope Google/OEM’s don’t repeat in the next decade?

I guess an example for me is that in the next decade, I hope Google doesn’t make the same mistake of only focusing on software (specifically camera) than their hardware on their Pixel phones. I personally like their phones (I own one), but it’s frustrating how it’s so behind in some areas that software can’t fix/help (like video recording, screen brightness, etc). I hope Google can learn from their errors/arrogance these past few years. But who knows if they do. What’s yours?...

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My first flagship phone coming from a budget phone (under $150)

I'm very excited to make this post as I've been wanting to make it for a really long time. So I don't have very much money to spend on myself since I'm 16; and my parents don't like the idea of spending more than $200 on a phone. So my options were obviously limited.

My previous phone was an LG Stylo 4. The phone got the job done but it was slow, unresponsive, and the phone had also suffered quite a few drops so the screen was less than stellar.

So I had started to save up money at the start ...

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[Discussion] Folding Phones will be new Notches, of 2020.

Just like notches were introduced to us in 2018 and in 2019 it's almost perfected*, we will see a whole new influx of Folding Phones.

And they will be perfected after 2 years time.

Just like Notches were used as an excuse to Increase screen state Folding Phones will further that, so now your 6.5 incher will double as a 13 inch screen.

How cool would that be?...

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Prediction: Most phones in 2020 will have a hole-punch display. This is because Samsung kept the OLED hole-punch tech exclusive to themselves for a while, and that exclusivity has now most likely ended.

Ice Universe, the well known Samsung leaker, stated a year ago that Samsung has the exclusive OLED laser hole punching technology for some time ([source](https://twitter.com/universeice/status/1065053321814138881?lang=en)). This is the reason why the Galaxy flagships were the only phones using OLED with hole-punch. We did see a few Chinese phones using the hole punch, but they all used an LCD display, which uses a different cutting method for the hole punch.

This year we saw OnePlus using pop-u...

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My wonderful experience with the Redmi Note 8 Pro

This is a follow up post to [my last post](https://old.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/e23hq2/my_horrible_experience_with_realme_5_pro/) a few users there asked me about how my experience has been with the Note 8 Pro and here you go (u/Owend12).

**Build Quality:**

When it comes to build quality, I pretty much praised the Redmi Note 8 for it’s awesome build quality and this phone has the same materials but slightly better build quality. Both the front and the back of the phone are made of gl...

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If you got a Pixel 4 for Christmas, you should probably return it.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3510494/if-you-got-a-pixel-4-for-christmas-you-should-probably-return-it.html

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Think I know why Google didn't put an ultrawide in p4

So they wanted to train their computation algorithms to get better pics on zoom so what better than put a lens that can zoom. Millions of people would be then training their AI to make pictures better while zoomed in and then it sets stage for the gradual evolution which is the ultrawide I believe will be in the next pixel. So once they can get that out they'll have a spectacular camera with computational ability spanning the 10x or whatever and ultrawide images as well. This should aid at takin...

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Samsung starts deploying RCS on Samsung messages
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/12/27/samsung-starts-deploying-rcs-on-samsung-messages

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Google Recorder app tests saving audio in the higher-quality WAV format
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-recorder-app-tests-saving-audio-higher-quality-wav-format/

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High-End Smartphone Camera Comparison: DxOMark for smartphones is just not relevant for everyday life
https://www.notebookcheck.net/High-End-Smartphone-Camera-Comparison-DxOMark-for-smartphones-is-just-not-relevant-for-everyday-life.448116.0.html

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Samsung UI 1.5 on Note 10+ allows screen recording over all copyrighted material! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Wjeik2AZ7u8

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Smartphones in the next decade

Here is my prediction, whether [r/android](https://www.reddit.com/r/android/) likes it or not - portless and buttonless phones are the future. I knew this the moment Apple removed the headphone jack and recent news just made it clearer. Jack is gone and we already saw a phone without buttons. Charging port is next. What is also an old technology that takes space? Sim cards. eSims are getting more widespread and in the coming years the sim tray will be gone. As for connecting your phone with a wi...

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Why do people hate camera bumps?

i know taste is person to person, but why do people hate camera bumps even smaller profile ones. i was looking at a video for the LG G8 dual screen and the back has no bump, the camera modules are flush with glass rear of device, al i can think of is if the device lays flat and it gets rested on its back like all phones do, its going to pick up scratches a lot easier

this guy was saying he hoped more companies did this next year because its ugly, but again should we want a small bump to lift th...

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Dec 29 2019) - Your weekly complaint thread!

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The smartphone tracking industry has been rumbled. When will we act?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/28/the-smartphone-tracking-industry-has-been-rumbled-now-we-must-act

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