PSA: Do not name your custom theme/style anything with an emoji

I noticed my wife changed her lockscreen font on her Pixel 3a XL.

Somehow I had never seen the ability to do that, but it looked interesting.

I created a custom theme from setting > display > style and theme

To be funny, I named it:

😎😎😎

The joke was on me, as I can now not even get into the display menu without it crashing.

I contacted Google, and their best suggestion is to completely reset my phone.

Which would be great if Google backup actually worked well.

So now I'm trying to decide...

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FCC unlocks 3.5GHz CBRS band, enables OnGo in Apple and Android phones
https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/27/fcc-unlocks-3-5ghz-cbrs-band-enables-ongo-in-apple-and-android-phones/

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Everything we know about the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s20-plus-ultra-5g-leaks-rumors-specs-features/

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This is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip: the new "influencer ready" high-end foldable Smartphone from Samsung. Official marketing pics and all specs
https://winfuture.de/news,113756.html

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Motorola prepares to launch the Moto G8 and Moto G8 Power with the Snapdragon 665 and Android 10
https://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-moto-g8-power-leaked-specifications/

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Flash an AOSP build without having to build and flash manually [on a Pixel], directly from the browser - Android Flash Tool
https://twitter.com/AndroidDev/status/1222202681688719360?s=09

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Upcoming Google Translate ‘Transcribe’ mode is Pixel Recorder with real-time translation
https://9to5google.com/2020/01/28/google-translate-transcribe-mode/

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Everything we think we know about Samsung’s next foldable phone
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21077671/samsung-new-foldable-phone-galaxy-z-flip-bloom-rumors-leaks

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Google Developing New ‘Unified’ Communications App for Businesses
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-developing-new-unified-communications-app-for-businesses

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Realme : Not so developer friendly brand and namesake open source OPPO devices.

I recently bought a realme XT because it had an unlocked bootloader and it has been a nightmare to work with this device because of the following reasons.

Fingerprint fiasco : They linked fingerprint with the widevine L1 so that when someone unlocks their bootloader, the widevine level changes and fingerprint stops working. This is done intentionally and they recently fixed it with the A16 update mostly due to bad PR. They are intentionally trying to push the idea that unlocked devices are inse...

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Google Duo now lets you send notes and doodles
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/27/google-duo-now-lets-you-send-notes-and-doodles-to-your-contacts/

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Regarding Sprint's $50 deal to fix the screen of a dropped Galaxy

They wont take your phone if the back glass is cracked. Dont waste an hour of your life like I did.

Edit for clarity: they wont touch your phone if the back is cracked...

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How to enhance privacy on your Android phone
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/01/28/enhance-privacy-android/

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It's 2020. What happened to Gboard's "federated learning"?

It's 2020 and Gboard's swiping is still awful. That is, it was amazing when it was Google Keyboard, and then it just went downhill from there.

A while back, there was some A/B testing going on, on a feature that supposedly fixed the swipe accuracy. But months have passed already, and things are still awful. The fabled bordered center suggestion never appeared.

It definitely did exist, but everyone has forgotten about this feature: https://www.google.com/search?q=gboard+federated+learning+site:...

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I feel like Qualcomm is the only company that actually knows how to make a mobile SoC

Mediatek phones are just so easy to brick when you try to root them. Theres no proper custom ROM support for it and Gcam is poorly optimized to the point where you just want to use the stock camera app. Also developers just can't make properly optimized apps for anything that isn't Snapdragon. Look up the Redmi Note 8 Pro trying to emulate Wii games like Super Mario Galaxy and you'll notice that even though it beats the 730 and 835 in Antutu it will perform like a 670 on the dolphin emulator.

...

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First look at the Google Phone App's Call Recording feature on the Pixel 4
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-phone-app-call-recording-hands-on/

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Nubia Red Magic 3S review: Incremental updates to a mobile gaming Goliath
https://9to5google.com/2020/01/28/nubia-red-magic-3s/

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Google Play Store v18.6.28 hints at automatically installing apps and games you pre-register for
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-store-automatically-install-preregistered-apps-games/

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HMD Global's Nokia 400 could be the first feature phone with Android
https://www.xda-developers.com/hmd-global-nokia-400-4g-feature-phone-android/

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512GB Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Factory Unlocked (U.S. Warranty) - $718.59
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Factory-Unlocked-Warranty-Midnight/dp/B07HRD7Z23

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r/Android Community Feedback Poll Results

# What is this?

We ran a [community feedback poll](https://old.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/e2zdht/randroid_community_feedback_poll/) for around 6 weeks (the thread was stickied for the first 4 weeks). We got around 930 responses. These are the results.

Before we start, though -- a big thanks to all who participated, be it in the feedback threads from which the poll was built, or the vote itself.

[Link to the results](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17j0S30g0-F3_hyzNm3Ma71pqO0o4elqhKYCqXdiq3...

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