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Why Amazon’s hardware makes more sense than Google’s
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/14/21258285/amazon-google-hardware-strategy-tablets-android-pixel-angst-drama

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Google seems to be rolling out RCS support in Messages to more countries
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/14/google-messages-begins-rolling-out-rcs-support-in-italy/

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Samsung Galaxy A Quantum is a phone with a quantum security chip
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-a-quantum-1118992/

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Google Pixel 4a wallpapers have leaked and you can download them now
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-4a-wallpapers-leak-download/

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TCL 10 Pro Review – Could have been great but let down by poor chipset choice
https://mightygadget.co.uk/tcl-10-pro-review/

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TCL 10 Pro review: high-end design, mid-range specs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikNyPM1-C6o

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Sony Global - Sony to Release World's First Intelligent Vision Sensors with AI Processing Functionality
https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/202005/20-037E/

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Protecting against resource-heavy ads in Chrome
https://blog.chromium.org/2020/05/resource-heavy-ads-in-chrome.html

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The only reason the Pixel line isn’t Android’s crown jewel is Google
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-biggest-problem-1119218/

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LineageOS 17.1 arrives on the Essential Phone, Moto X 2014, and more phones
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/05/14/lineageos-17-1-arrives-on-the-essential-phone-moto-x-2014-and-more-phones/

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Stephen Hall on Twitter: "heard Pixel 4a is going be $349, source suggests that $349 price will be for 128GB model"
https://twitter.com/hallstephenj/status/1261033956939632641

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[EU privacy non-profit] NOYB.eu [has] filed a formal GDPR complaint against Google for tracking users through an “Android Advertising ID” without a valid legal basis.
https://noyb.eu/en/complaint-filed-against-google-tracking-id

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Huawei dev team submits a backdoored HKSP patch to Linux foundation.
https://androidrookies.com/huawei-dev-team-sends-a-buggy-hksp-patch-with-backdoor-to-linux-foundation/

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Pushbullet Chrome extension got approved and the saga is over. We did it, Reddit!
https://twitter.com/ArtemR/status/1261051316568125442

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Huawei’s Google app loophole: Just keep re-releasing old devices
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/05/huaweis-google-app-loophole-just-keep-re-releasing-old-devices/

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Walmart Silently Lists The Next Gen Onn Tablet Pro Running Android 10 | Techzei
https://techzei.com/next-gen-onn-tablet-pro-running-android-10/

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OnePlus silently pushed 960 FPS super slowmo mode in OpenBeta 3 update on 7T

[Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/zkRGYSO.jpg)

Edit: Update also includes ability to record 4K 30fps videos from ultra wide camera....

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MIUI 12 is coming! Officical announcement for MIUI 12 here!
https://twitter.com/miuirom/status/1260513318034239492?s=20

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Strategy Analytics: Samsung Galaxy A51 is World's Bestselling Android Smartphone Model in Q1 2020
https://news.strategyanalytics.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2020/Strategy-Analytics-Samsung-Galaxy-A51-is-Worlds-Bestselling-Android-Smartphone-Model-in-Q1-2020/default.aspx

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[Discussion] Do you think that country-wide RCS is killing adoption?

Hello,

I've been thinking about this issue and it's got me a little worried, so I thought I'd start a discussion with you all about what you think.

As most of us know, Google's been having a hard time getting RCS off the ground. Carrier adoption is [lagging behind](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14Ns9oV0Dh8_S5M-JHDvJ8sNHR6rpbiq2N6qZlP3g9zQ/edit#gid=0) (especially in the US), so Google enabled RCS on Google Messages through their own servers. That went on for a while, and eventually Goo...

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