What Are APKs? The Impact of Android APKs on Dev & Testing
https://www.perfecto.io/blog/what-are-apks

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Jan 03 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

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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Nova Launcher 7 Update is Here and It's Huge
https://www.droid-life.com/2021/01/02/nova-launcher-7-hits-beta-and-its-a-huge-update/

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 | Jan. 14
https://twitter.com/SamsungMobile/status/1345867696647229440?s=20

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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro - Unboxing and First impressions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VAGUMP0xsio&feature=youtu.be

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How Would You Feel, If Instead Of OS Updates, It Would Be Many Security Patches?

For me, I would be happy with a bunch of security patches instead of 3 OS updates. How would you feel?...

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OpenMTP v3.0 now supports Samsung devices and has dark theme mode

**OpenMTP** is an advanced Android File Transfer application for macOS. OpenMTP is now available for use for all Samsung Devices.

​

What’s new in OpenMTP v3.0?

* New and Super performant Kalam MTP kernel
* Much awaited Samsung phone support
* 5-6x faster file copy speed
* Dark Theme mode
* New App logo
* Drag and Drop files from the macOS Finder window
* New file icons
* Overall progress on the file transfer screen
* New 'Show directories first’ option
* New 'Single pane mode’ option
*...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: This is the new (optional) S Pen Stylus
https://winfuture.de/news/120358

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Moronic Monday (Jan 04 2021) - Your weekly questions thread!

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, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions....

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Anandtech: "Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 480 - First 5G Low-end SoC"
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16345/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-480-first-5g-lowend-soc

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I interviewed Xiaomi PR about the newly "independent" POCO

I e-mailed with a PR Manager for Xiaomi in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg. You can read the full interview here, at my blog Tandem Tech (it's in Dutch, so Google Translate might be useful). Some highlights:

"POCO Global's product, sales and marketing teams are now operating independently. "
"POCO will be an independent brand sharing the MIUI operating system. POCO will have own marketing channels, r...

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By discontinuing the Note-series, Samsung could discard the unique boxy design language

It seems like Samsung won't release phones with boxy design language (which has been exclusive to the Note-series) in 2021, as leaks suggest Samsung may discontinue the Note-series. The S21 Ultra, which is set to replace the Note Ultra, will...

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Galaxy s21 and demise of inbox accessories

I remember the time when the inbox accessories were a sign of luxury and it trickled down to the masses.

But the recent flagships are excluding a charger which is inexcusable

Think what if the TV didn't came with a remote

The flagship have raised the ceiling for smart phone price so high that u can a buy a car for that money now

I just wanna know your thoughts where this would leads foe us (the budget segmenr)...

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January 2021 Android Security Update Now Available for Pixel Devices
https://www.droid-life.com/2021/01/04/january-2021-android-security-update-now-available-for-pixel-devices/

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Android Security Bulletin—January 2021 | Android Open Source Project
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01

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Official LineageOS for Fairphone 3
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/official-lineageos-for-fairphone-3/66978

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A new foldable from the Android team (joke)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSmeyDfQ4U

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Telegram publishes users' locations online
https://blog.ahmed.nyc/2021/01/if-you-use-this-feature-on-telegram.html?m=1

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Xiaomi Mi 10i with 108MP cameras, Snapdragon 750G launched in India
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-10i-108mp-cameras-snapdragon-750g-miui-12-india/

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Galaxy S21 Ultra realizes WQHD+ resolution and 120Hz adaptive refresh rate can be turned on at the same time.
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1346342403792273413?s=09

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Jimmy is Promo: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra - What You Haven't Seen Yet (One UI 3.1)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8aD3a6gHZeQ

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