Pixel RMA policy change - no more RMA devices under standard warranty.

I've had to RMA almost every Google device I've owned (my Pixel 3 was RMA'd 3 times for repeat issues). In the past, Google would just swap my device with a refurbished unit.

I guess their poor quality control has caught up with them, as they changed their policy back during the 3A. I have to swap my 4 XL (hardware related issue again), and Google just told me my options are to send in the device for them to repair (being without a phone for weeks), or to go to one of their "certified repair ...

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Apple's MagSafe wireless charger magnetically connects to the Pixel 5 - VIDEO
https://www.reddit.com/r/googlepixel/comments/jdu5v0/_/

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Our favorite 10 new things coming to Smart Displays
https://blog.google/products/assistant/our-favorite-10-new-things-coming-smart-displays

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How to get Timely working on Android 10+

This is basically the solution to the locked topic [https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/czlf0z/timely\_alarm\_on\_android\_10](https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/czlf0z/timely_alarm_on_android_10/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) which was since locked.

Basically what we need is to modify Timely to include the new permission `START_ACTIVITIES_FROM_BACKGROUND`

This is not entirely trivial but manageable:

* Download ADB for your system. On Linux you can usually ...

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Pixel 5 owners report gaps between phone's display and frame
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/19/pixel-5-owners-report-gaps-between-phones-display-and-frame/

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YouTube no longer lets you tap the seek bar to skip
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/19/youtube-no-longer-lets-you-tap-the-seek-bar-to-skip/

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Google Assistant smart displays getting a new UI w/ dark mode and more
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-assistant-smart-displays-new-ui-dark-mode-multi-account-support/

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Report: India could get a sub-$40 5G smartphone soon
https://www.androidauthority.com/cheap-5g-phone-jio-1169949/

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Google unifies the old and new Assistant UIs for all devices
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/10/19/google-unifies-the-old-and-new-assistant-uis-for-all-devices/

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Dear Android Manufacturers, the iPhone Mini is heading for pre-order soon and many are considering a switch --- It's time to tease or announce your ‘mini-flagship’ alternatives now.

The iPhone Mini will probably be a success, or at least have an 'Apple' effect in creating a new demand for something that has been there before previously - in this case smaller phones. What's new for the smaller form factor is the lack of bezels, with the iPhone Mini being an almost all screen device.

This is where Android phone designs could be much better - the iPhone 12 Mini still has an awfully huge notch and Android manufacturers have generally found better solutions for this. In additio...

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Samsung is investigating the possibility to produce future Galaxy phones with a speaker resonance chamber, which would significantly improve the sound quality, by using a flexible screen, which can partly fold forward and come out of the frame (with a kind of pop-up mechanism)
https://nl.letsgodigital.org/smartphones/samsung-smartphone-galaxy-s-series/

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I have been using a TCL 10 Pro, AMA

I bought a TCL Pro 10 a few weeks ago. I've been surprised that there is next to nothing on reddit about this phone. AMA...

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Mobile GPU Rankings 2020 (so far).
https://www.techcenturion.com/mobile-gpu-rankings

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Android PS3 emulator "Trampoline" is in development

A fully fledged android PS3 emulator Trampoline managed to boot up to the [health and safety warning,](https://i.redd.it/e4rvsf7bb5u51.jpg) after months of crashes and a ridiculous amount of work, holding a steady FPS of about 1-3. Is set to become open source before March.

[source](https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/jeetc4/my_full_fledged_android_ps3_emulator_trampoline)...

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Zenfone 7/pro gets new ota with various camera related optimisations
https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/38220/201020-zenfone-7-pro-7-ww-29-13-7-44

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File transfer between MacOs and Android phones

File transfer between MacOs and Android phones

Every few months, I have a particularly big file or a large number of files i need to transfer between my macbook and my s10, and then i find myself in this rabbithole of trying to find the best wired file transfer program to move stuff onto and off my phone.

So here we go.

1. Android file transfer. This unmaintained pos software can go burn in hell. Slow to work, often crashes the device, honestly really poor even when it does work, do not us...

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New budget Lenovo P11 tablet full specs and renders leak
https://www.techniknews.net/news/lenovo-tab-p11-werbespot-und-weitere-infos-zum-tablet-exklusiv/

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We asked, you told us: You're not okay with OnePlus installing apps via updates
https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-third-party-apps-poll-results-1170313/

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Xiaomi says on Weibo that they cannot build a small smartphone like the iPhone 12 with Android, because iOS is more efficient in performance and battery consumption than Android.
https://www.weibo.com/1892653244/JpDxPucEN?type=comment#_rnd1603188190633

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When you tell Chrome to wipe private data about you, it spares two websites from the purge: Google.com, YouTube
https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/19/google_cookie_wipe/

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NYT: U.S. to Accuse Google of Protecting Illegal Monopoly
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/technology/google-antitrust.html

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