Custom ROMs are the only thing keeping tablets alive

This may be an unpopular opinion but I feel custom ROMs are the only thing keeping tablets relevant and usable in 2020.

Many older tablets are still supported by custom ROMs to get new Android versions and make them somewhat usable years after release as there isn't anything to replace them.

As the high end tablet market is mostly dead I was seriously considering getting a tab S 10.5, pixel C, tab Pro 12.2 and installing lineage os . Even a surface with Android x86 seemed better as it was ...

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533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online
https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4?r=DE&IR=T

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Apr 04 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

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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...

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Google is limiting which apps can see everything else you have installed
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/2/22364632/google-play-store-apps-see-other-installed-may-5-query-all-packages

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Android 12 may allow universal device search from third party launchers
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/04/android-12-may-allow-universal-device-search-from-third-party-launchers/

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https://t.co/2N0KCKhlFl Samples taken March 20-23rd. S21U running a February 5th firmware, March update was released Feb 24th. Mate 40 Pro+ running a non-public prototype firmware from December. 🤔🤔🤔
https://twitter.com/andreif7/status/1378763269163343877?s=19

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Save $20 on the OnePlus Watch
http://oneplusradar.com/deals/how-to-save-20-on-the-oneplus-watch/

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LG Electronics exits from loss-making mobile biz
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210405001600320

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LG to close mobile phone business worldwide
http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2021/04/lg-to-close-mobile-phone-business-worldwide/

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Goodbye LG Smartphones (from an actual LG fan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yWaBiB0dkI&feature=youtu.be

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Oppo smartphone adds 60x microscope camera
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-56616569

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Get Android 12's new emojis on any rooted Android device
https://www.xda-developers.com/get-android-12-new-emojis-rooted-android-device/

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Moronic Monday (Apr 05 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!

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Google AI Blog: Experimental Nighttime Photography with Nexus and Pixel [from 2017 when night sight wasnt a thing]
https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/04/experimental-nighttime-photography-with.html

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Supreme Court, in a 6–2 ruling in Google v. Oracle, concludes that Google’s use of Java API was a fair use of that material
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/18-956_d18f.pdf

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Google Assistant Driving Mode is going international
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/05/google-assistant-driving-mode-is-going-international/

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There should be a bootloader unlocking standard passed by law that that would conveniently enable us to free our devices from propriatery nonsense!

I hope you read this, it's really important to me and should be to all that try to free their devices by unlocking bootloader and installing custom roms.

IMO the bootloader unlocking "scene" is a mess. Some manufacturers make it simple to unlock a phone's bootloader, some require you to register your device with your personal info before unlocking on the device itself, some require downloading special proprietary software on a pc also with registrations, and some completely disabled the bootloa...

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In memoriam: LG's great smartphone inventions
https://www.gsmarena.com/in_memoriam_lgs_great_smartphone_inventions-news-48515.php

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Start Your Engines: Launch New Android Auto Apps to Production!
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/04/start-your-engines-launch-new-android.html

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Factory Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices (April 2021 patch/update)
https://developers.google.com/android/images

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These are the Chromebooks getting Android 11
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/05/these-are-the-chromebooks-getting-android-11/

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