More than 600 million users installed Android 'fleeceware' apps from the Play Store
https://www.zdnet.com/article/more-than-600-million-users-installed-android-fleeceware-apps-from-the-play-store/

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LG announces its first true wireless earbuds, available this month in South Korea (Update: Now available in the US)
http://www.lg.co.kr/media/release/21072

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[Exclusive] Huawei P40 image reveals dual selfie cameras, punch-hole display, and Leica triple rear cameras
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/huawei-p40-render-dual-selfie-leica-triple-rear-cameras-punch-hole-display-exclusive/

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Fleeceware apps persist on the Play Store
https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/01/14/fleeceware-apps-persist-on-the-play-store/

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What should I buy Thursday (Jan 16 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Google is finally killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used anyhow
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/1/15/21067907/google-chrome-apps-end-support-lune-windows-macos-linux

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GitHub for Android brings code collaboration to your mobile
https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/github-for-android-brings-code-collaboration-to-your-mobile

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Android 10 update is now available for Motorola One Action

[https://imgur.com/a/02Wg9ju](https://imgur.com/a/02Wg9ju)...

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Samsung Galaxy S9 (Snapdragon 845) vs Samsung Galaxy S10e (Exynos 9820)
https://youtu.be/Nr26rnGeFcU

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Phoenix Man Sues After Google Data Leads to Wrongful Arrest for Murder
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/google-geofence-location-data-avondale-wrongful-arrest-molina-gaeta-11426374

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Microsoft Launcher 6.0 impressions: Testing the Surface Duo's launcher
https://www.androidauthority.com/microsoft-launcher-1074987/

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Google may be working on 2 mid-range Pixel phones for 2020: One with the 5G Snapdragon 765 and another with the 4G Snapdragon 730
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-2020-code-names-snapdragon-765-snapdragon-730/

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Web developers: Microsoft Blazor lets you build native iOS, Android apps in C#, .NET
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/web-developers-microsoft-blazor-lets-you-build-native-ios-android-apps-in-c-net/

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EU to consider mandatory common charger for smartphones, paving the way for USB-C domination
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/16/eu-to-consider-mandatory-common-charger-for-smartphones-paving-the-way-for-usb-c-domination/

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OnePlus: The OnePlus 120Hz Fluid Display: The smoothest, most effortless scrolling experience ever on a smartphone.
https://twitter.com/PeteLau/status/1217448777524510720?s=19

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Huawei shipped over 240 million smartphones and more 5G phones than Samsung in 2019
https://www.androidcentral.com/huawei-shipped-over-240-million-smartphones-and-more-5g-phones-samsung-2019

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New Russian PM supposedly offers aid to Yandex to build OS to counter Android
https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1217802716786896896?s=19

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Samsung: R. I. P Iris scanner, physical fingerprint scanner, headphone jack , and now heart rate sensor (New Apple)

Anyone have a feeling Samsung is becoming an Android version of Apple . Samsung Galaxy S20 doesn't have any of these features from previous Galaxy devices they didn't Care about a headphone jack , is it finally time to jump ship? Heart rate sensor, iris scanner, and now the headphone jack and adaption of the hole punch notch ....

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Stable Android 10 begins rolling out to the LG V50 in Korea
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-v50-android-10-korea/

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Brought G8X Dual Screen recently and already disappointed

This is my first LG phone, coming from a series of Samsung phones, and I did try Huawei once too. I liked the concept of the dual screen without the trade offs and pricing of a single larger screen that bends. Overall I think the hardware is pretty good, and it has some nice software features, but there are quite a few things different or missing that make me miss my previous Samsung device. Some may be petty or personal preferences to some of you but I also feel some are quite big oversights:

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Xiaomi Global VP confirms POCO will now operate as an independent brand
https://twitter.com/manukumarjain/status/1218072877775278080

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