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Have we been sleeping on the power button fingerprint reader?

What's the first thing our fingers reach when we grab our phone? It'd be the power button, no? Wouldn't this be the quickest and most seamless security clearance rather than an in-screen fingerprint reader?...

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Who does Samsung think they are?? [ShortCircuit]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45szHSP5xsg&feature=youtu.be

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Exynos 2100 still isn't very impressive

Galaxy S21 Ultra First Impressions: Exynos 2100 in Action:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6TUuhDUjRg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6TUuhDUjRg)

Figures from the video:

Geekbench SD888 vs Exynos 2100 ( Timestamp 3:50 )

* Single Core 1139 vs 1074
* Multi-Core 3810 vs 3335

Grain of salt: Early review unit, different versions of Geekbench.

Antutu SD888 vs Exynos 2100 ( Timestamp 4:15 )

* CPU 197454 vs 175917
* GPU 319439 vs 266031
* MEM 124306 vs 118303
* UX 99918 vs 83077
* Exynos heat...

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I Created an App to Simplify the Messaging Apps Fragmentation in Android - DM Me

### TL;DR:
I created an app that simplifies the messaging fragmentation in Android.
Tap a contact to open your favorite messaging app that you both use (IE Telegram/Signal/Whatsapp...)

### Download Link

### Background
With all the WhatsApp/Facebook bandwagon lately many people have opted in and out of messaging platforms. Some installed Signal, some moved to Telegram, some stayed on WhatsApp and some still only use SMS (look...

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Android 11 blocks /android/data folder contents.

In case you don't know, beware of android now blocking just because, the access to file management apps to the /android/data folder contents unless you're using a rooted file manager. So if you have a legacy app that works on that folder, beware.
This is a great step forward privacy and stability/s

The only other known phone that does this, are iPhones....

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Attention, Pixel 2 owners: Free original quality Google Photos backups end on January 16, 2021
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/16/pixel-2-owners-you-only-have-2-days-to-back-up-your-google-photos-at-original-quality-for-free/

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Google may require new Android TV devices support AV1 video decoding
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-requires-new-android-tv-av1-video-decoding/

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Verizon made a mistake!! LEAKED s21

I was looking through the phones that you can trade up and at the bottom of the list were 3 s21 models with MSRP

S21 5G: 799.99

S21 ultra 5G: 1199.99

S21+ 5G: 999.99...

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With no charger or expandable storage, the Galaxy S21 is more like the iPhone 12 in some of the worst ways
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/with-no-charger-or-expandable-storage-the-galaxy-s21-is-more-like-the-iphone-12-in-some-of-the-worst-ways/

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Best S21 preorder offer in the UK is EE - Buds Pro, SmartTag, Razer Kishi and 12 months Xbox Gamepass & Trade-in up to £350!!! Amazing offer

Just thought I'd share that I'm really impressed by EE and Samsung ... By far the best S21 preorder offer in the UK - I will be definitely getting mine from there all the preorder props add up to over £400+ worth of value. Hope someone else finds it useful!...

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Samsung is Killing the SD Card! Can we Save it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkxnO_P2mBg

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Samsung Starts Blocking 3rd Party Repairs? - Galaxy A51 Teardown and Repair Assessment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGLQ9ZRntZo&feature=youtu.be

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S21 U pre order bundle in the Philippines comes with a charger among other things.

So I bit the bullet and was surprised that S21 ultra pre order bundle in the Philippines comes with a charger, tablet, galaxy buds pro, smart tag and 40 dollar Samsung credits https://i.imgur.com/PYpYamQ.jpg

I'm curious if other regions have the same deals or even better ones....

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Samsung’s Newest 108Mp Mobile Image Sensor With Advanced Features Captures More Details and Produces Sharper Results
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsungs-newest-108mp-mobile-image-sensor-with-advanced-features-captures-more-details-and-produces-sharper-results

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WhatsApp official status for concerns regarding privacy

WhatsApp Android app is showing a status about the concerns regarding the new privacy policy agreement stating Facebook having access to user's data.

Here's the link to album - https://imgur.com/a/PI5xgGC

This is the first time a non contact's status showed up in WhatsApp. Definitely a server side push. Probably this is how they are going to show ads in the app. Also disappeared after few minutes....

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Samsung Galaxy S21 series vs Galaxy S20 series - the upgrades detailed by GSMArena
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s21_series_vs_galaxy_s20_series__the_upgrades_detailed-news-47234.php

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S21 Ultra vs Pixel 5 camera comparison

https://imgur.com/gallery/JbpomUv

Source...

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New SD870 or SD875 spotted! Thoughts?

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Possible-Snapdragon-870-in-Vivo-V2045-smartphone-shows-up-to-18-performance-gains-over-Snapdragon-865-in-Geekbench-and-holds-up-well-against-Snapdragon-888.515274.0.html...

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Why we need an android phone if every manufacturer wants to copy Apple?

Android manufacturers just copying Apple to attract Apple users. How about loyal Android users? They think that we will stick to Android whatever happens?

For example take S21 series..
Removes SD card
Removes charging brick
Removes In-box earphones
Removes headphones jack (long back though)
So much difference between base and ultra model like normal and pro max phone

What's next?
Removes charging port if Apple removes?

I had switched from Samsung to budget flagship of Realme and it's value fo...

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A message to LG Electronics : The Korea Times
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2021/01/133_302606.html

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