iMessage client AirMessage is now open source!
https://airmessage.org/blog/introducing-a-new-era-of-messaging-airmessage-cloud

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German smartphone ranking website Chip.de ranks the Galaxy S20 FE 5G as the best smartphone you can get in Europe
https://www.chip.de/bestenlisten/Bestenliste-Handys--index/index/id/900/

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Install Samsung’s One UI 3.0 apps on Galaxy devices running One UI 2.0
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-one-ui-3-0-apps-port-one-ui-2-0/

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Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G review
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_10t_pro-review-2177.php

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LG Velvet Mediatek vs Qualcomm comparison (by SomeGadgetGuy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgNTafkGt8

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Australians: Get a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE + Galaxy Beans Live + Galaxy Watch 3 for around A$1520 (US$990) at JB HiFi

White Beans only offer valid until 14/10. Any Galaxy Watch with any Galaxy phone 20% off, offer valid until 01/11. US$ amount includes subtracting 10% Australian GST.

Seems like a very nice offer!...

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Samsung to launch Galaxy S20 FE (Exynos 4G Variant) in India at 49999 (682$)
https://twitter.com/SamsungIndia/status/1314271843830775808?s=20

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Pixel 4a coming to India on October 16, and it costs just ₹29,999 ($410)
https://www.androidcentral.com/pixel-4a-coming-india-october-16-and-it-costs-just-29999-410

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Just say “Hey Google” to complete more tasks within Android apps - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHvp6DDkhrE

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If a phone manufacturer were to build your perfect budget/midrange phone, what features would you sacrifice?

With the release of the S20 FE and Pixel 5, everyone's talking about these "budget flagships." Different manufacturers have taken different routes to cutting costs, so it got me thinking about prioritizing what cuts they make.

What are your top features that you would sacrifice for a lower price, and what are your top features you would want to keep?

My features to sacrifice are expensive and hard to repair builds (ex. curved displays), premium materials (like glass), quad HD screen resolutio...

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Google Plans to Make YouTube a Major Shopping Destination
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-09/google-tries-to-turn-youtube-into-a-major-shopping-destination

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Google Pixel 5 Hands-on: A Premium Design in a Compact Package
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-5-preview/

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Sony Xperia 5 II review: Perhaps Sony’s best phone ever
https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-5-ii-review-1164958/

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LG Wing pre orders compared to Galaxy Fold 2 (1,275 to 80,000)
https://twitter.com/Kuma_Sleepy/status/1313081046817099777?s=20

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What happened to keyboard inserts in Android 11?

The single time I have seen them used is in a demo for a new version of flutter. Even Android Messages doesn't support.

What's going on? Have any of you guys had a single app support it yet?

Quick reminder for those that forgot, keyboard inserts allowed apps to use a new way to have the system virtual keyboard to pop up in your app. The new way added a smooth animation. You can view the animation [here](https://miro.medium.com/max/2450/0*DFRjYzbqIc5kOoDm)....

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Which phone has a great camera "if you know how to use it"?

I dusted off my old LG G4 recently and decided to play with its camera a bit. I am still amazed by how good G4's interface is. [Manual controls are excellent!](https://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/199214-image/lg-g4-manual-camera-mode.jpg) And give you control over pretty much anything you would need. There is no HDR or any unnatural processing on the phone. I love that it lets you pick white balance; I like to make images a bit warmer looking. And what's amazing is that all of these cha...

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Meditation Assistant - FOSS meditation session timer and progress tracker
https://gitlab.com/tslocum/meditationassistant

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Why has Google not implemented a backup solution like Titanium Backup or Nandroid?

It seems like it would be a good feature, backing up snapshots of your phone's data and OS on local storage or the cloud.

Maybe the more problematic options could be hidden behind a dev menu......

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Split Screen - common use case

I recently came across split screen feature on my Samsung note. ( I know this feature has been out for a while). I found it super useful while driving, keeping Maps and Spotify open at the same time. Just curious, what are some of the common use case for split screen? Do you guys use this for multitasking- like improving personal productivity or more for entertainment - Youtube plus browsing?...

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Oxygen OS 11 (based on Android 11) rolling out for OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/oxygenos-11-for-the-oneplus-8-pro-and-oneplus-8.1312654/

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The new Android recents tab is a waste of real-estate

The new recents tab (which was introduced with Pie I think) is a complete waste of the mobile screen. Newer phones have so much space that showing an overview of just one app is like actually using that app. Scrolling to the desired app is also a pain as the overview locks to one app so You have to scroll painfully slowly.
Recents style that makes sense are:

1. MIUI's recents which shows the preview of almost 5 apps at a time. That is how "Recent tab" should be.
2. Previous Android Recents styl...

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