Gboard is so much better on Android than iOS.

People love to complain about Google releasing updates and new features for iOS before Android... but Gboard on Android is so much better than it is on iOS.

The customizable shortcut bar above the keyboard. The separate number row. Long-pressing for symbols. Gboard on iOS has none of these things I used every day!

Gboard for iOS has the one-handed use feature, but the touch target is much harder to hit than it is on Android, and you can't move it around or change the size.

Also, a lot of Goo...

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YouTube Music revamping Library tab to be like Play Music, separates ‘Subnoscriptions’
https://9to5google.com/2020/04/03/youtube-music-library-subnoscriptions/

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Fight COVID-19 on your Android Device, while you sleep!

Rosetta@Home ([https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/](https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/)) is a scientific research project on the BOINC distributed computing platform, they have been allowing volunteers to point ordinary x86 Win/Linux computers to their project to help in the fight against COVID-19 for several weeks. The work is to model millions of possible protein compounds that may block the ability of Novel Coronavirus to infect human cells.

Today they have released an new set of work for ...

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Google Phone 47 prepares to add “Flip to Silence” phone calls and answering with 1-way video
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-phone-flip-to-silence-answer-1-way-video/

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Samsung Xcover Fieldpro now available on ATT in America

I've been watching their website for it almost daily and it just popped up today. I've already ordered it as an upgrade to my beloved KeyOne. I don't want to get rid of this phone but the battery is barely lasting me half a day now. My last phone was an S8 active and I had been hoping Samsung would release a new heavy duty phone.

Delivery is estimated for about two weeks out so it's going to be a long wait.

https://www.att.com/buy/phones/samsung-galaxy-xcover-fieldpro-64gb-black.html...

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Opinion | OnePlus concedes that the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will abandon the company's affordable roots
https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-concedes-that-the-OnePlus-8-and-OnePlus-8-Pro-will-abandon-the-company-s-affordable-roots.459689.0.html

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Pixel 1 settlement payouts starting to go out

I just got an electronic payment from WEEKS V. GOOGLE LLC (PIXEL) SETTLEMENT sent to me (a whole $20!). Looks like payments are starting to go out for those who claimed....

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OnePlus 8 Pro gets A+ rating from DisplayMate, 13 New Records
https://twitter.com/PeteLau/status/1245695130763276288?s=09

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Zoom admits some calls were routed through China by mistake.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/03/zoom-calls-routed-china/

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Average Battery Life Nowadays??

So as time goes by, we got to see new models of phones with battery of 4000-6000mah.

So I wanted to hear, especially from those that have newer models with high battery capacity, their average hours or days they got when using their phones until drainage and also their average screen on time.

Edit: I would also like to know the average of high power usage like when gaming and low power like when using only for work...

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What is the best Android phone you've ever owned purely off nostalgia?

The Galaxy S6 was my first Android, and it did a complete 180 on the way Samsung's phones felt and appeared. Curious to see if older Androids have a special place for people....

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I'm getting to the point of giving up

No matter what android phone I ever have group messaging never works right.

I not only get them as single messages half the time but at least 2/3 of the time these single messages say downloading and they never download even if my mobile data is on. I can't see these messages so I can't contribute to group chats and I don't know what to do.

I've called the phone company, I've changed my MMS settings, I've changed phones, ect. Does anyone else have this problem and have you found a way to fix i...

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Samsung's statement on Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 865 is unconvincing - SamMobile
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsungs-statement-exynos-990-vs-snapdragon-865-unconvincing/

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The Best Foldable Phones: A Guided Tour (MrMobile)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t8RSwbbeCs&t=27s

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5G masts set on fire in the UK as coronavirus conspiracy theories spread
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/04/04/5g-masts-set-on-fire-in-the-uk-as-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-spread/

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RIP pop-up selfie cameras. We hardly knew ye.
https://www.androidauthority.com/rip-pop-up-selfie-camera-1094655/

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Saturday APPreciation (Apr 4 2020) - Your (belated) weekly app recommendation/request thread!

Note 1. Check out our apps wiki for previous threads and apps curated by the reddit Android community!

***NEW: Download the official /r/Android App Store based on our wiki!

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This weekly Saturday thread is for: * App promotion, * App praise/sh...

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Pixel Buds 2 pre-order product page live at Abt
https://www.abt.com/product/145096/Google-Pixel-Buds-2-Mint-True-Wireless-Headphones-GA01918US.html

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Android OS Was Developed on This Unreleased Prototype Smartphone - Google Sooner Unboxing and Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMdT8S9WoHI

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After using Android for 8+ years, I am looking forward to buying the new iPhone.

I used to own a S10+ which shattered. I wanted to wait for the S20 ultra, so in the meantime I purchased the S10e. S20 Ultra came and I wasn't impressed. The camera excitement died down after I saw the samples and the zoom lens seemed like a joke.


I thought to myself that I would get another S20e or something because I really liked the compact size but they took that option away. So here I sit with the S10e which is probably one of the best phones I have owned. I was getting tired of huge pho...

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Samsung phones can provide a rough blood oxygen reading!

Many probably already know but Samsung phones from the S5 upwards come with a pulse oximeter next to the camera. The oxygen reading used to be available through the S Health app as SpO2, however an update last year removed that option for many. It was either put under the Stress Management option or taken out altogether due to local regulations. If you cannot find it, a workaround is available in the following post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNote9/comments/cn1x6f/samsung\_health\_feature\...

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