LPT: You can turn off Adaptive Icons in Nova Launcher through it's Lab feature.

Before: https://i.imgur.com/vxW8Uek.jpg
After: https://i.imgur.com/nrZgCyU.jpg

Nova Launcher support has sent this over to me in an email a couple years ago. I don't like Adaptive Icons and they told me how to turn it off.
Go to Nova Settings and hold the volume down button to enable the Labs feature.
Then go to Nova Settings -> Look & Feel -> Adaptive Icon Style -> Prefer Legacy Icons

Do that and the white shape around the icons should be gone.

IMO it always looked better th...

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Why were physical slider locks made obsolete ?

I remember these being a regular feature on most phones back on the day. Just a little slider with a lockpad or something on it. And if it was slid to show orange/red/closed, whatever . It would prevent you from accidentally being able to click your phone. Why does no phone seem to have this anymore? Was it really that bad of an idea? I loved that thing. Would be great to keep me from missclicking on youtube....

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Galaxy S21 Ultra vs iPhone 12 Pro Max: Detailed Camera Comparison (Korean)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSOqb0dMCS4

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Ice universe on Twitter: We will see Samsung release Samsung × AMD GPUs in the second or third quarter of 2021, which will be used in the next Exynos 2xxx and next Exynos 1xxx processors, Samsung may change the release time of the new processors.
https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1353279839550099456

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Galaxy Tab S7+ starts receiving One UI 3.1 update
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-tab-s7-receiving-one-ui-3-1-update-android-11/

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This might be old news but there's a built-in unit converter on (some?) galaxy phones

It's the little ruler icon in the calculator app!
I have an s9 for reference. Don't know how new this feature is....

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 11 | SpeedTest and Camera comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=v9u0SwljgS0

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Samsung's Galaxy S21 doesn't support seamless updates
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/24/samsungs-galaxy-s21-doesnt-support-seamless-updates/

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Netflix now delivers "studio-quality audio" on Android devices
https://www.xda-developers.com/netflix-delivers-studio-quality-audio-android/

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Netflix now delivers “studio-quality audio” on Android devices
https://netflixtechblog.com/optimizing-the-aural-experience-on-android-devices-with-xhe-aac-c27714292a33

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Exclusive: China's Huawei in talks to sell premium smartphone brands P and Mate - sources
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-smartphone-sale-exclusive-idUSKBN29U0OU

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Moronic Monday (Jan 25 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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Snapdragon 888 vs Exynos 2100: S21 sustained performance and battery life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=C0Q0kB-2TFQ

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One UI 3.1 brings more productivity features to Galaxy Tab S7, Tab S7+
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-tab-s7-plus-one-ui-3-1-productivity-features/

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Why the Galaxy S21 can’t have it all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-7KwT28kyQ

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Next-gen Exynos SoC with AMD GPU crushes Apple in early benchmark
https://www.sammobile.com/news/next-gen-exynos-soc-with-amd-gpu-crushes-apple-early-benchmark/

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Remember the "blockchain phones" everyone was mocking a while back? Here's another one that's good for a laugh, the IMPulse K1.

Here's the official page and the parent page. It's an Android-based smartphone that runs either CryptoDATA OS or CryptoData ™ O.S depending on which part of the website you look at, and does private communication via Voice Over Blockchain Protocol and Electronic Warfare Transmitted Location which you can pay for with KaratGold crypto coins backed by the gold standard. It also uses a physical key for extra security, a consequence of which i...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G review - GSMArena
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s21_ultra-review-2219p3.php

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Galaxy S21 sales estimated to be 40 percent larger than those of the Galaxy S20 in S.Korea
https://menafn.com/1101487711/Galaxy-S21-sales-tipped-to-hover-around-24M-units-in-SKorea

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[MKBHD] The Invisible Selfie Camera! - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXtbeSbf_xM

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OnePlus preps Tilt-shift, Focus Peaking, Moon mode, and other camera features
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-camera-new-features-oneplus-9/

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