What should I buy Thursday (Nov 26 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Redmi Note 9 5G series announced: 5G and 108MP Isocell HM2 starting at ~$250
https://www.androidauthority.com/redmi-note-9-5g-series-1180938/

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Google Photos ends unlimited storage - I made a Python noscript that helps you export all photos into one big chronological folder
https://github.com/TheLastGimbus/GooglePhotosTakeoutHelper/

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Samsung's new 'Secure Wi-Fi' button automatically enables location services - Remember to turn that off!

Find the new button under:


* Swipe down for taskbar
* Expand to show all button
* Click the settings tab (3 dots)
* Click Button order

There you will find secure Wi-fi button which you can hold to get to the settings.


Alternatively, find it under settings and searching for Secure Wi-fi


I hope I'm not being a noob and this was around for years.


Device: Samsung Galaxy S10...

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OnePlus 8T, Mi 10T Pro, and 13 others now support Google Play Services for AR
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-8t-moto-g-5g-xiaomi-mi-10t-pro-12-others-support-google-play-services-for-ar/

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I switched to the Fold 2 - here's what I've learned - YouTube - TechAltar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsvVAA0L29Y

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What's your decision factor(s)?

With the choice of phones at every price point now, do you still have a strong must have decision factor or factors(3.5 mm jack, NFC, AMOLED) without which you won't get a phone even in 2021? Thought it would be nice to know what you all think....

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Dark Mode Now Available for Flipboard Android Users

After introducing dark mode for iOS users last year, Flipboard has rolled out that same option for Android devices....

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Android App Bundles could have a drawback for developers, power users
https://www.slashgear.com/android-app-bundles-could-have-a-drawback-for-developers-power-users-19648220/

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Are high-speed/high-capacity (A1, A2, U3) microSD cards worth it for Android? With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals coming up, I (re)tested 5 of those and 2 older ones in 3 quite different Android phones

After recently acquiring a 1TB microSD card in a pre-Black Friday deal, I decided to re-test [my collection](https://imgur.com/a/RjQBa1a) of larger/faster microSD cards. I have done Androbench memory benchmark posts before in [2019](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/bpq09x/fast_512gb_microsdcx_just_got_more_affordable/) and [2018](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/9zgb18/benchmarking_fast_and_big_microsdxc_cards_in_the/) using my LG V20. This time I was curious how much the Android p...

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S20 FE vs Mi 10T Pro vs iPhone 12 Pro Max Blind Camera Comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMjGr06us4

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Nokia 2.4 hands-on - GSMArena
https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_24_handson-news-46463.php

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Vivo unveils Origin Os - Will it be less polarizing than the previous one?
http://www.techradar.com/news/vivo-unveils-origin-os-will-it-be-less-polarizing-than-the-previous-one

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Samsung trade in program is back again for Baltic countries (but not as good as before)
https://www.samsung.com/lt/grazinimas/

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How to retain Free Unlimited "High Quality" Google Photos Backup past June 2021.

Warning - This requires rooting your device with Magisk (and hence an unlocked bootloader, probably voiding your device's warranty and a bit of research and technical know how as well)

Side note (You may not read this paragraph) - So I was frustrated on Google's new policy about how they are removing Free Unlimited High Quality Backup from Non Pixel devices to strengthen their Pixel Lineup. Well beans be spilled I'mma great fan of Pixel's stock Android user experience but not of their high Pric...

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Parliament wants to grant EU consumers a “right to repair” | News | European Parliament
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201120IPR92118/

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3 worst things about Google stopping it's unlimited photos storage...

1) Quality: Many of us got our photos compressed to lower quality because we were getting free unlimited storage. If we knew google was gonna stop the unlimited storage this soon, we would have thought about keeping photos at original quality.

2) Privacy: They promised free unlimited storage and so many of us forgo our privacy, we all know google used our images to strengthen their AI to make their search feature (google photos search feature) so strong. Now that their search feature is strong ...

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[More Details] Microsoft's 'Project Latte' aims to bring Android apps to Windows 10
https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-project-latte-android-apps?utm_source=wc_fb&utm_medium=fb_link&utm_content=82011&utm_campaign=social&fbclid=IwAR17VZVkWPdSIVQJ8rStXiYz_IWRgCeCApFM0TEQZTEq9Kg0NFcH8NQarKQ

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What was the worst Android phone you owned?

Personally, the LG G3. It was a hot mess! The phone overheated all the time. The Android Lolipop update made the phone run like crap. Battery life was like 2-3 hrs SOT. Ended up buying a ZeroLemon battery case to make it last the day. Turned off LG phones for me ever since....

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AMA Announcements: Frank Monza (30th of November, 3 pm UTC/4 pm CEST/10 am EST/7 am PST) and Dieter Bohn (2nd of December, 5 pm UTC/6 pm CEST/12 pm EST/9 am PST)

We are delighted to be hosting Frank Monza and Dieter Bohn for AMA's on the 30th of November and 2nd of December respectively.

Frank is the developer of [KLWP](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper&hl=en_US&gl=US) and [KWGT](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.widget&hl=en_US&gl=US) which are very popular apps with the Android theming community. A lot of themes on /r/androidthemes use either or both of these apps. u/Piemontesegio will also be jo...

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Huawei to use liquid lens (that can match the focusing time of the human eye) in its 2021 flagships
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_to_use_liquid_lens_in_its_flagship_devices_next_year-news-46480.php

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