Enable OEM Unlock on US Carrier-Unlocked Models - Samsung Idea Exchange Board | Seeing how Samsung has changed their software and update policies drastically over these past few years, I think we may actually have a shot at this. It's worth trying.
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-board/Enable-OEM-Unlock-on-US-Carrier-Unlocked-Models/idi-p/1771052

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Google Hires Intel CPU Expert, Doubles Down on SoCs as the “New Motherboard” - News
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/google-hires-intel-cpu-expert-doubles-down-socs-new-motherboard/

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Xiaomi president says chip shortage has increased costs, may pass on to consumers
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-xiaomi-chips/xiaomi-president-says-chip-shortage-has-increased-costs-may-pass-on-to-consumers-idUSKBN2BG222

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US government's Huawei ban pushes business to Qualcomm's rival
https://www.lightreading.com/security/us-governments-huawei-ban-pushes-business-to-qualcomms-rival/d/d-id/768367?_mc=RSS_LR_EDT

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Google can't seem to fix (or doesn't care about) broken app update notifications
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/03/26/google-plays-updated-apps-notification-setting-is-broken-for-many/

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[Dave Lee] The $350 POCO F3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3daDnnz-2o

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I bought the Samsung Galaxy A52 (5G) recently, AMA

Towards the start of this year, it was coming up on three years of use with my Nokia 8. However, none of the options on offer looked particularly compelling at their price points, especially given my requirements.

TBH, even though it hadn't received updates for a while, the Nokia 8 was actually chugging along quite nicely without any of the issues that people were complaining about in various forums, so I guess I lucked out on that front. I wouldn't ...

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Custom kernel boosts the refresh rates of the ASUS ROG Phone II and ROG Phone 3
https://www.xda-developers.com/rog-phone-2-3-boosted-144-165hz-frame-rates-with-custom-kernel/

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New Spyware Masquerades as a System Update
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/03/26/new-spyware-on-android-pretends-to-be-a-system-update-for-your-phone/?

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Action Launcher v47 Introduces Widget Stacks
https://blog.actionlauncher.com/action-launcher-v47-introduces-widget-stacks-3183e9fc91d0

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AMA with Gaël Duval, founder of the de-googled Android OS /e/

Hi /r/Android,

/r/privacy are currently hosting an AMA with Gaël Duval, the founder of /e/ Android OS and previously Mandrake Linux.

You can find it happening here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/mdk6xn/imga%C3%ABlduvalfounderofthedegoogledandroidos/

Unfortunately Gael, won't be able to respond to questions asked in this /r/Android post

(Thanks to the /r/Android mods for allowing the cross post)...

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It's Official...Single SIM Only for North America OnePlus 9 & 9 Pro!
https://www.oneplus.com/9/specs

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Google Assistant using federated learning to improve hotword - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2021/03/26/google-assistant-hotword-federated-learning/

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iQOO Z3 unveiled with Snapdragon 768G, 5G, 120Hz LCD display and 55W fast charging (6/128: ¥1,700/$260/€220)
https://www.gsmarena.com/iqoo_z3_unveiled_with_snapdragon_768g_5g_120hz_display_and_55w_fast_charging-news-48372.php

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Do you prefer 3 button or gesture navigation in your Android phones?

Ideally, I would have loved to do a poll but since it's not allowed, putting up a post here. Needless to say that navigation is a core part of our phone experience. Till couple of years back, everyone was using 3 button navigation that worked well. But since I started using gesture navigations (swipe up for home, swipe right for back), I hate using 3 button navigation.

Recently, I got my Dad a new phone and while setting it up, asked him to try Gesture navigation which he absolutely refused to...

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Review of the Oppo Find X3 Pro

TL;DR:

Pros -

* Good build quality
* Great screen
* Fast CPU
* Waterproof
* Few annoying ads in the system (unlike samsung/huawei)

Cons -

* Buggy software (UI/Camera/screen color/dimming)
* Rattling top speaker
* Poor battery life
* Super easily overheats
* Selfie camera tends to give faces a weird hue
* Battery life is not great

​

I've had the Find X3 Pro for around a week now, imported directly from China. Prior to this device, I have owned and used:

HP PDA (around 2003), iphone ...

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Nostalgia...

I’m interested in hearing everyone’s favorite android that they ever owned.

The first android I purchased for myself was a Nexus 6P and, to this day, it is my favorite device that I’ve ever owned. I’ve had LG’s, Samsung, Apple, OnePlus, Pixel’s..... nothing compares to the cold metal of the 6P and the stock UI.

What’s the android phone you’re most nostalgic for?...

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Saturday APPreciation (Mar 27 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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I Hope You Love Samsung or OnePlus
https://www.droid-life.com/2021/03/26/i-hope-you-love-samsung-or-oneplus/

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New Lawnchair Launcher released

It's on Apk Mirror:

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lawnchair/lawnchair-3/lawnchair-3-11-0-alpha-1a37425d-release-release/lawnchair-11-0-alpha-1a37425d-release-android-apk-download/#file

Their denoscription:

We’re thrilled to release Lawnchair 11 Alpha 1 – an early version built from the ground up and based on the latest from AOSP....

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 review
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_redmi_note_10-review-2244.php

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