Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2021/02/barcode-scanner-app-on-google-play-infects-10-million-users-with-one-update/

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The Play Store app could be getting a major settings redesign
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/05/google-is-testing-a-redesigned-play-store-settings-screen/

https://redd.it/leg79o
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Sunday Rant/Rage (Feb 07 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...

https://redd.it/lel76m
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Signal ignores proxy censorship vulnerability, bans researchers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-ignores-proxy-censorship-vulnerability-bans-researchers/

https://redd.it/lem2a2
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Universal bootloader unlock method has been found for the LG G8, G8S, G8X, and V50 ThinQ
https://www.xda-developers.com/lg-g8-g8x-g8s-v50-thinq-unofficial-bootloader-unlock/

https://redd.it/lel6i2
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When "Play store" asks you to pay again for an app you have already purchased, do this

I decided to write this short post because lately I'm noticing that more and more people are writing to me to complain about the fact that they can't install a purchased app on multiple devices.

This is a well known "Play store" issue that doesn't concern this or that app but is generic and can be easily addressed by following these steps:

Open the Android settings and clear the cache and data of the Play store application.
Reboot the device.
Connect to internet.
Wait a few minute...

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TikTok is now available for Android TV in the UK, Germany, and France
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/05/goodbye-productivity-tiktok-is-now-available-for-android-tv/

https://redd.it/legc72
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Samsung DeX now works wirelessly on PCs, if you have a Galaxy S21
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/04/samsung-dex-now-works-wirelessly-on-pcs-if-you-have-a-galaxy-s21/

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Samsung S21 photos look soft compared to Pixel and iPhone pics

[Samsung S21\](https://i.imgur.com/3jTan7i.jpg)

[Pixel 4XL\](https://i.imgur.com/YqRspIY.jpg)

[iPhone 11\](https://i.imgur.com/0elOnbl.jpg)

The Pixel and iPhone look pretty similar but the S21 just looks so soft and washed-out in comparison. Are there certain settings the S21 I should have adjusted to make the photos look better? Beauty filter is already off, I also thought there might ...

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ok this is hilarious: the S21 Ultra's camera, which I used to take these photos, smoothed away the Samsung logo along the bottom of the case. Samsung smoothing away its own product logo is peak Samsung camera.
https://twitter.com/RDRv3/status/1358166029789057024

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Signal ignores proxy censorship vulnerability, bans researchers
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-ignores-proxy-censorship-vulnerability-bans-researchers/

https://redd.it/lettre
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What RSS reader you use and what're your favorite RSS feeds?

For me, I use Feedly. My favourite ones are The Verge, AP news, ZDNet, DigitalOcean, MalwareBytes, etc. What are your favourite ones, and what reader you use?

^I ^hope ^this ^doesn't ^break ^any ^rules ^of ^this ^sub...

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GSMArena Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888

Interesting results - look basically identical, seems to be at odds with other reports we've seen? I've never seen such high Geekbench 5 scores on my exynos unit (I get a 3100 multicore max)

Link...

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Copperhead scamming people yet again, by tracking users and an insecure OS
https://reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/letb7y/copperhead_is_tracking_users_and_manipulating/

https://redd.it/lexbxb
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What went wrong with LG in Smartphone industry?
https://piunikaweb.com/2021/02/07/what-went-wrong-with-lg-smartphones/

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Comparing the OG G1 to the Pixel 4a 5G. What a long way we have come since 2008.

I've been looking for days and the only benchmark score I could find for a G1 was a Geekbench 3 score of 45. Single core only obviously. If we just compare single cores the 4a 5G nets 2825. A nearly 63x improvement. And that's not even counting the other 7 cores at the Pixel 4a 5G's disposal. If we do that it's 150x. 192mb of ram vs 6gb? A 32x increase.

And to think how amazing the G1 seemed at the time even giving the iphone a run for it's money in several ways. I've used android phones sinc...

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FYI: The S21 Ultra and S21 have a very different camera system this year.

Unlike last year, this year the S21 Ultra has a clear advantage outside zoom. This is an important distinction that only a few reviewers like Andrew Martonik (DigitalTrends) point out:

>Zoom capabilities aside, the S21 Ultra’s camera is so clearly a level above the base S21. The clarity, sharpness, and colors are all next-level. Then you add in capable zoom, where the S21 is lacking … it’s not a competition.The S21 still struggles indoors. The Ultra is much much better. tweet
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[Official] Android 11 Omnirom is out for the Zenfone 6
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-official-omnirom-android-r-11-for-zenfone6-2019.3999441/

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Anandtech: "The Snapdragon 888 vs The Exynos 2100: Cortex-X1 & 5nm - Who Does It Better?"
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16463/snapdragon-888-vs-exynos-2100-galaxy-s21-ultra

https://redd.it/lf7eqm
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Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked (x-post r/games)
https://redd.it/lf7iie

https://redd.it/lf86o4
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South China Morning Post: "From phones to game consoles: global chip shortage spreads beyond cars"
https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3120936/phones-game-consoles-global-chip-shortage-spreads-beyond-cars

https://redd.it/lf8fwz
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