Here's a feature Android should have: Notification History!

How many times have you accidentally swiped away a notification from your shade that you didn't intend to? Wouldn't it be awesome if Google implemented some sort of history where you could see recent notifications, or even just have an undo button pop up when you swipe one away (like you see in a lot of their services)?

Not a rant, just something I'm surprised that we haven't seen on Android after 10 generations....

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How powerful does the hardware really need to be?

The majority of apps that run on Android require low processing power and memory. The only exception to this would be video games. For the average user the applications they depend on would work perfectly fine on today's phones as they would on a phone created 5 from now.

I have a Samsung S10e at the moment. I've been thinking about the point of upgrading and can't find any. All the applications on the play store require basic processing power as they don't do intensive tasks.

Of course there ...

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Moto G8 Power review
https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g8_power-review-2109.php

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Why didn't Samsung invest in the 3D depth sensor face unlock? From an S10 5G user (and this feature was recently enabled from update).

I'm just curious here. I bought this phone last August, and overall am very happy with it. I like having the two cameras (standard and wide angle) on the front. But this post speaks about the 3D depth sensor. On the front and back camera arrays. I noticed after an update a few weeks ago that my face unlock was working more like 70% of the time instead of like 40% pre update. I also noticed the dim red light in the array that flickers while it's scanning, similar to how my ipad pro scans via Face...

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5 Android widgets that are useful

Geometric Weather: it's beautifully designed, it's free, and you get a choice of widgets in different sizes, with different levels of information attached. They're the sort of widgets that go with whatever wallpaper you happen to have installed, which is helpful.

Hurry: Need to count down to an important meeting, or vacation, or anniversary? Hurry is one of the best apps for the job, and it comes with some of the best widgets too — you can customize the look and color of multiple countdowns, dr...

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Google Confirms Important Pixel Buds Feature Update Coming
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2020/05/06/google-confirms-feature-drops-for-pixel-buds-2/

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I don't love Google's lukewarm commitment to unified messaging... but I get it. Maybe.

So Soltero said straight up that part of his job is to provide clarity around how these pieces under his umbrella "fulfill specific Missions." Some variant of that has been Google's talking point for a while, but it really seems like in this case it's an explicit statement that cohesion doesn't mean unification.

I was trying to step outside the debacle of messaging and thought about maps. Specifically, Maps and Earth. In a lot of ways they have similar functionality and overlap, and in fact h...

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Xiaomi Mi 10 launched will flop in India - My Raw Thoughts | GeekyRanjit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UosEjBNib9Q

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OnePlus 8 Pro vs Galaxy S20 Ultra vs iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Test (After Update)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3IDlPFV1WY

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Saturday APPreciation (May 09 2020) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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LG tipped to launch phone with rotating display later this year
https://www.androidauthority.com/lg-rotating-display-phone-1116380/

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WeChat content outside China used for censorship—study | Inquirer Technology
https://technology.inquirer.net/99227/wechat-content-outside-china-used-for-censorship-study

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Firefox Preview now supports PWA, and PiP for video playback.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fenix

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The transformation of OnePlus is now complete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgsdpJSyqc0&feature=youtu.be

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Reading battery health statistics (actual capacity, cycle count) through ADB

I haven't seen that mentioned around here but you can actually get a reading on various battery stats through ADB.

$ adb shell
coral:/ $ cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/cycle_count
113
coral:/ $ cat /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charge_full
3664000

So my Pixel 4 XL still has 3664 mAh after 6 months of use and 113 cycles.

It seems the reading comes from the Maxim fuel gauge chip. Some other devices might have a different sysfs path, like `/sys/class/power_supply/bms`....

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Did you know: Samsung once thought Android was a joke
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-thought-android-joke-1114752/

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LG Velvet Hands On in Korean Store
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-hXd_05q2E

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S10E is $400 at Frys right now. Regular S10 is $500.
https://www.frys.com/search?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG&cat=/Outpost/Cell+Phones+[+Mobile+Devices/Cell+Phones/&sqxts=1&cat=/Outpost/Cell+Phones+[+Mobile+Devices/Cell+Phones/&nearbyStoreName=false&search_type=regular&query_string=samsung+galaxy+s10&isFSK=true&fq=m10099998%20Samsung&category=73302&site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

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The Tecno Spark 5 Air is a 7-inch phone with Android 10 Go edition
https://www.gsmarena.com/the_tecno_spark_5_air_is_a_7_tablet_with_android_10_go_edition-news-43040.php

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iQOO India: "Get the best of everything in a single package. Buy an #iQOO3, and get 2 major Android updates, along with regular security, and OTA updates for 3 years."
https://twitter.com/IqooInd/status/1257318335412199432

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Google Duo will soon support group calls with up to 32 people
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/09/google-duo-will-soon-support-group-calls-with-up-to-32-people/

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