New Android user thoughts

After spending a lot of time on this forum, I finally decided to switch to Android from iOS after having iPhones for almost a decade now. I found it helpful to read others' thoughts/experiences on the switch so here are mine. I switched from a cracked iPhone XR to the Note 20 Ultra (the discounts on damaged phone tradeins were just too tempting). I have never used an Android phone before.

What I really like about android so far (1 week in):
1. The always on display. I didn't even know this was...

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Microsoft Edge browser

My completely un-scientific, personal anecdotal experience: Microsoft Edge (the newest Chromium based version) is the fastest browser I've used on any platform. I use it on my Samsung tablet, iPhone 8 and Windows 10 PC.

I used to use Chrome, then Samsung Internet, then Firefox, then Firefox Nightly. The Nightly FF was the fastest I had used. Problem was I need my bookmarks synced between devices. FF on Windows 10 is fine, but it seems sluggish at times. Using anything but Safari on the iPhone...

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Vivo announces radically redesigned OriginOS Android skin
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21574794/vivo-originos-android-skin-announced-radical-redesign?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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What should I buy Thursday (Nov 19 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

**Credits to the team at /r/PickAnAndroidForMe for compiling this information:**

* Home - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/index

* Smartphones 101 - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/smartphones101

* Top Phones - https://www.reddit.com/r/PickAnAndroidForMe/wiki/phones


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Note 1. Join us at /r/MoronicMondayAndroid, a sub serving as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC, a...

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Early Black Friday deals, 40% off Fossil smartwatches
https://everydayisnewday.com/30-early-black-friday-deals/

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Helping you connect around the world with Messages
https://blog.google/products/messages/helping-you-connect-around-world-messages/

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AMA Announcement: Mishaal Rahman (20th of November, 5 pm UK/12 pm EST/9 am PST/6 pm CEST)

We are delighted to announce that Mishaal Rahman will be joining us for an AMA on the 20th of November. Mishaal is the [editor-in-chief of XDA-Developers](https://www.xda-developers.com/author/mishaalrahman/). He has done a couple of [AMAs which have focussed on specific devices](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/search?q=AMA+author%3Amishaalrahman&restrict_sr=on&sort=relevance&t=all) in the past and is an active contributor to this subreddit. The AMA will begin around 5 pm UK/12 pm EST/9 am PST/...

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Do you micromanage your phone's battery?

There are various conflicting opinions on what are the best practices for maintaining your battery's health over time. This became a concern when smartphones quickly moved away from removable batteries.

There are people who advise draconian measures, such as keeping the battery charge level between 40% - 80%, as well as only using a slow 5W charger.

On the other side, there are those who don't want to pay attention to any of that, letting their phone go close to empty, then charging it to full...

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Unpopular opinion: High refresh rate screens are pointless for phones

I've had a razer phone 2 for just over 2 yrs now. I love the screen: 1440p 16x9-great for watching videos.You can choose the screen to run at 60, 90, or 120hz. I use it as a normal phone-i rarely game on it (have pc for that). When it came out, there was literally a handful of mobile games that support high refresh rate, and now nearly every major phone supports 90/120hz- and there's only a few at a full 1440 res IIRC- so razer was way ahead of the game in that aspect. It's buttery smooth and l...

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We Don't Think Users are Completely in Tune With What Stock Android is Anymore: OnePlus
https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/oneplus-oxygen-os-11-most-preferred/

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Apple is holding back messaging progress across the entire world with iMessage
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/19/apple-is-holding-back-messaging-progress-across-the-entire-world-with-imessage/

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Google has ended the support for pixel 2/2xl phones.

Just saw the under system update. Says no more update [image](https://imgur.com/a/2FGW4f6)...

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Up to 500$ trade in at Google Fi & 4A 5G is just 300$
https://fi.google.com/about/promo-terms/?p=2020-11-10-samsung-iphone-trade-in

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Exclusive: Specs and features of Samsung's Galaxy S21 smartphones
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/14/exclusive-specs-and-features-of-samsungs-galaxy-s21-smartphones/?_gl=1*9vwpg2*_ga*YW1wLWc2cUxVbGZwaXlHNlZEdi0wQVBRWkE.

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Does it bother you all the level of deep tacking Google implements on Android?

Just wondering what people's opinions are on the deep level of tracking that Google does to your device.

I'll be honest, I was recently shocked after watching some tech videos on YouTube and how deeply you are tracked. Even with flight mode on, the device gathers as much data as when it's off. When looking into my Google account, it's mad what they are recording. Literally almost every single interaction.

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OnePlus Nord N10 5G review
https://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_nord_n10_5g-review-2199.php

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Messaging app Go SMS Pro exposed millions of users’ private photos and files
https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/go-sms-pro-vulnerable-to-media-file-theft/

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Was thinking about buying an old 3D capable phone but apparently some companies are still making them!

So I was randomly thinking about 3D photography and how it never took off when phones like the HTC EVO 3D were around. Then I thought to myself "hey those phones are probably cheap enough to justify buying it for the 3D camera alone" and in my search I discovered that there were *still* companies making 3D smartphones up until at least last year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3D-enabled_mobile_phones

For instance, this [Rokit 3D phone](https://rokitphones.com/us/phones/iopro3d/) is $14...

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Google icon changes so far.

[Imgur link](https://imgur.com/NuMYmss)

Google recently changes its whole app icon to an uniform design, so far every app except google play games got an update.


Google doc and sheet got updates, but didn't change to the blue yellow green icon. Every other icon (including Google Pay recently) changed. Sometime its harder to find, but after using it for 2 weeks or more, these are warming up to me....

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Lenovo User Experience killed my tablet: an analysis of Lenovo’s shady doings

Main story:

“Hey there, I’m Bare, and today I wanted to talk about Lenovo again”.
This was going to be how my second video about Lenovo was going to start. But something went really wrong.

You might remember this link from back in the day:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/b78wuj/the_bundled_nonremovable_virus_that_is_called/.
It is about a program called Lenovo User Experience that has some really weird abilities, especially for an event logger, such as asking for root.
That’s no...

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From Microsoft store: S7+ from $550, 11" S7 from $350!

never will i preorder ever again ;(

at 350$, the s7 is a no brainer.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/samsung-galaxy-tab-s7-essentials-bundle/90xd3zht8zmr?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab&atc=true

OOS now; check to see if they restock...

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