OnePlus will reportedly announce its two new Nord phones on October 26
https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-nord-october-26-event-1166551/

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The first Android prototype is on eBay! (HTC EXCA 300)

Hello people of reddit!

For quite some time I've been trying to find one of the very first android prototype development devices never released to the public called the HTC EXCA 300, that runs a version of Android even older than 1.0!

They seem to appear on eBay every so often in small numbers, and today happens to be one of those days! This seller posted a listing for three devices a couple of days ago, which sold out the same day, and today I've seen another batch of 10 devices pop-up!

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FIX for: Play services issue causing battery drain, hot phone

After I had the issue myself, following an update taken 9/25/2020 (S10 on Xfinity), I found a fix. You can see some spicy reviews on the play store describing the problem, most dated 10/7/2020. From reading fixes for other issues, I pieced this together and I has worked for the past day and a half.


1) remove google accounts from phone, reboot
2) clear data from play services, reboot
3) add google account back
4) take all updates for all apps

I'm guessing the update was a conflict between ol...

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Google Pixel 4a 5G unboxing and hands on: The Goldilocks Pixel?
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-4a-5g-review-1166224/

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Google Assistant features on Android - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCNRsh39KRw

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Finally received the Bubbles update on Facebook Messenger

After no luck with betas, alphas and specific versions since Android 11 came out, it looks like they finally unlocked this feature... or at least deployed it to more users

App version is 286.0.0.12.122 (Beta). The bubble pop-up icon shows up as expected in notifications, you can edit priority of conversations per person, no longer "not supported".

There's now *Bubbles* instead of *Chat Heads* in Messenger settings and the app icon changed colour to a blue-purple gradient

Yay!...

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Never miss a sound on Android - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLjFzY4TrEQ

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Mobile phone for Lefties

Hello left handed guys and right handed , whats your perception about having an option to choose to ur unit as "for left handed" and "for right handed". Will it be warm idea or a meh?

Mostly about hardware stuff only, clickies and buttons suited for left handed, which is usually for right since it's "normalized"...

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Google needs to add a third camera(telephoto)- Suggestion

Google is amazing with cameras but android users are now moving to iPhones due to now similar camera prowess and better video quality. This year, Google already improved heavily in the video side but I’d like to see Google one’s again taking the lead in the photo segment with an additional Telephoto lens and also with bumped up megapixel count. Google does wonders with a 12.2 megapixel camera, what can they do with a 48, or 64!...

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New ways to stay in touch on Android - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqwnq1iY90M

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No detail is too small – A new glossy glass back to fall in love with

https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/no-detail-is-too-small-a-new-glossy-glass-back-to-fall-in-love-with.1312774/...

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Everything you need to know about Android's Project Mainline
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-project-mainline-modules-explanation/

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Asus Zenfone 7 Pro review, one month later: An excellent value, but no longer the best
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/10/asus-zenfone-7-pro-review-flipping-off-the-competition/

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Why is there a need for an annual change in major android version (Nougat, Oreo, Pie, Q etc)

Looking back over the last few years with android, I feel like the last *major* upgrade was from marshmallow to Nougat, with the advent of material design - ever since, it's always felt like minor changes that don't really change the overall asthetic of android.

I appreciate there's a lot changed under the hood... But what is the need to have a brand new version EVERY year. Surely sometimes just a wee "0.5" would be sufficient to show people that not a lot has really been updated.

Happy to le...

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[SuperSaf] Google Pixel 5 UNBOXING (vs Pixel 4a 5G)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zcqf6he7rI

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Oct 11 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! [Please see our wiki for instructions.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/wiki/index#wiki_.2Fr.2Fandroid_chat_rooms)

This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

* Your device.

* Your carrier.

* Your device's manufacturer.

* An app

* Any other company

***

**Rules**

1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate G...

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Smartphone prices are getting ridiculous

every time i bring this up people tell me that only flagships are expensive, that's not true because the definition of a midrange has changed, just couple of years a mid range phone was around 300 or 250 but now its like 500 to 600 and typical flagships are like 1300 dollars,

and smartphones manufacturers are getting even more greedy, as now 1000 dollar phone doesn't even get you the full specs and compromises are made

what pisses me of the most is that tech journalist or youtubers keep on pra...

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First Tor Browser Alpha for Android based on new Firefox is now available
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/10/first-tor-browser-alpha-for-android-based-on-new-firefox-is-now-available

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Nine in 10 adults think buying latest smartphone is ‘waste of money’
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/latest-smartphone-iphone-mobile-waste-of-money-report-b837371.html

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Samsung Exynos 1080 Beats Snapdragon 865+ in AnTuTu; Vivo X60 Likely to Equip it First
https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/samsung-exynos-1080-beats-snapdragon-865-antutu-vivo-x60-likely-to-equip-it-first/

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S20 FE, things I didn't hear beforehand

Hi all. Have had my S20 FE for a few days now and wanted to share some thoughts I haven't seen posted online anywhere that I think might help some prospective buyers—

1. Because of the optical fingerprint sensor, the blue light filter does not work on the lock screen. Ordinarily, this isn't a huge issue, but when navigating with Google Maps at night the blue can be jarring if you're not used to it.
2. My own device seemingly has display response issues. I've seen some accounts of people noticin...

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