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
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OnePlus 8 Pro vs Galaxy S20 Ultra vs iPhone 11 Pro Max Camera Test (After Update)
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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
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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
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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
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S10E is $400 at Frys right now. Regular S10 is $500.
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The Tecno Spark 5 Air is a 7-inch phone with Android 10 Go edition
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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."
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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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Nostalgia Hour: The HTC M8 Dot View Case. A reminder of the tech we use to have in 2014
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Spain and France adopt Jitsi Meet; already supports video calls with up to and over 32 people
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What are your thoughts on a modular smartphone?

I came up with a concept that isn't as flashy as ARA. The idea is you can change and add accordingly, and there will be magnetic slots like ARA. Your can downgrade/add components based on price (ex go from 1440p 120 to a 1080p 90) and can upgrade by a concept of missing parts. I one it might sound bar, but say you don't want a telephoto, you can excluded and not pay for it. Simple have a base of 700ish dollars, like 15 dollars for a macro cam, etc. Ideas for modules,: heart rate sensor, dual dis...

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Forza Street now available for download
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.gravity

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Samsung Galaxy A31 vs A51 vs A71 Camera Comparison Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW3ft5gC3N0

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Notification center on future Android versions

Notification center in Android can be so much better if we could divide apps into groups like news, messaging, social, games etc and each group having a separate tab on notification screen. That way we can first create a news group and then separate News notifications from youtube notifications from facebook notifications from WhatsApp notifications.

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