Studies reveal that location tracking apps do more than just monitor your whereabouts; they collect a lot of sensitive information about the user's residence, habits, interests, demographics, and personality traits
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/udb-lta021921.php

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Obsolete phones should unlock bl

It can continue to play a role in environmental protection by unlocking BL on the obsolete mobile phones。

Why don't cell phone manufacturers do that？...

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Ideas for a better play store imo

play store really is missing a lot of features and i have some ideas that i think a lot of android users would agree i guess,

\- pause button when downloading app/game

\-notification when app/game in wishlist goes on sale

\-notification when developer releases app/game

so what do you think ? and do you ve got also any other ideas...

https://redd.it/lmw8cu
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Tapping notifications will open apps instantaneously on Android 12
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/02/19/tapping-notifications-will-open-apps-instantaneously-on-android-12/

https://redd.it/lo1joh
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Android 12 feature request: Add an option such that one requires to use both fingerprint and pin to unlock the phone

For even more security.

Having a pin means even if someone forces you to unlock with fingerprint it won't unlock unless you tell the pin which gives you some time.

Having fingerprint means if someone stole your phone and saw you enter the pin secretly then would not be able to unlock the phone with pin alone....

https://redd.it/lo0zbh
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Possible fix for autocorrect issues on Android

Hey y'all, if you're experiencing constant autocorrect issues on Android I may have a small solution for you I was unaware of.

I have a Samsung phone and since switching from my Pixel I've had a lot of issues typing on most keyboards.

I've noticed that gboard and swiftkey now have this weird issue where they instead of correcting a misspelled word, it adds it to its learned words list.

Since this I've had this issue I've taken to wiping my gboard history weekly to unlearn all these bad spel...

https://redd.it/lmsn3z
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Poco unveils its new brand logo and mascot
https://www.gsmarena.com/poco_india_unveils_its_new_brand_logo_and_mascot-news-47810.php

https://redd.it/lmkyu9
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Samsung becomes the unofficial worst offender for killing background apps on Android
https://9to5google.com/2021/02/18/samsung-background-apps-androind

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Saturday APPreciation (Feb 20 2021) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

Note 1. Check out our apps wiki for previous threads and apps curated by the reddit Android community!

Download the official /r/Android App Store based on our wiki!

Note 2. 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! ...

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Find my device for rooted phones

Note all of this only applies to rooted phones: My device is running Lineage OS 18.1, android 11.
So I have been struggling to find a good find my device app that works consistently and without any hassle and I have not had a lot of success.

ALL find my device apps need network connectivity and location services on to use. The main problem is that if you ever went out with either or both of them off then there is 0 hope of you finding your device.

The solution to this was to find an app that ...

https://redd.it/lmmc2m
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OnePlus is stepping away from its Oppo roots in 2021 — and that's exciting
https://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-stepping-away-from-oppo-roots-2021-and-thats-exciting

https://redd.it/ln9y8s
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Android 12 may use machine learning to fix the Back Gesture Problem
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-machine-learning-improve-back-gesture-problem/

https://redd.it/lo8mgb
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It's now easy to bypass MediaTek's SP Flash Tool authentication
https://www.xda-developers.com/bypass-mediatek-sp-flash-tool-authentication-requirement/

https://redd.it/loahrw
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Goodbye Pixel 5...I'm Switching to the S21 Ultra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnbOb3JMxg0

https://redd.it/ln0e0t
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Micromax Releases Kernel Source Code for IN Note 1 & IN 1b
https://github.com/MicromaxOSS

https://redd.it/lodiaq
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Prepare for a crease-less future. A foldable for today and beyond. 22.02.2021. Stay tuned.
https://twitter.com/HuaweiMobile/status/1362839702752083969

https://redd.it/loeqr5
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Upcoming Android Emulator for iOS

Original thread was removed from Jailbreak subreddit.

>I am a small developer who has not made any tweaks before however I have set my goals high and I am excited to announce that I will be working on a new tweak or app that will allow the user to run Android on their iOS device.

>At the moment there a few software limitations as I am planning on creating an emulator rather than a sideloading tool. I believe that with the emulator basic apps like YouTube and Spotify will be able to work b...

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Does anyone else wish the modern day smartphone focused on being a good, well... Phone?

All these fantastic devices coming out. We have monster powerhouses of technology literally in our pockets, and it feels like the actual main "communication" aspect of these devices seem to be, in my opinion, an after thought.

It'd be nice to see super high quality microphones and speakers in these $1k+ devices and not just "call quality is good" level of expectations.

Arguably, texting and social media are primary focal points of communication in this day in age, but when you buy a phone, esp...

https://redd.it/loqg8b
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Sunday Rant/Rage (Feb 21 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/lovojp
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Google Photos gets new paywalled editing features for Google One subscribers
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/11/22278149/google-photos-pixel-paywall-editing-features-one-subscribers

https://redd.it/loveix
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Advertisers are starting to abuse the background music in Chrome feature. (Bug needs immediate attention Google!)

My wife was on Nookazon looking to trade for some items and she turned her screen off and put the phone down. About 15 seconds later, we heard an ad for some movie coming out in the near future. I looked at the phone thinking she left her screen on - she didn’t... The phone showed the “music” notification and showed Nookazon as playing an ad. I hit the pause button and turned the screen off - about a minute and a half later, a new ad queued up and started playing.

This needs to be addressed i...

https://redd.it/lp3pfr
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