Smart trackers are going to become a mess.

Now that every single manufacturer is going to create their own version of them and they would all only work within their own ecosystems.

Current examples are - Samsung smart tags? Only with Samsung phones. Apple Air tags? Only with Apple products.

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Google needs to create their own smart tracker API which 3rd party trackers can plug in to ASAP. Using Google Play services, this network would be far bigger than any other 3rd party ecosystem and would work on all android phones. Now If w...

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I have spent almost a week with the Pixel 4a 5G and it's been a nice but frustrating experience.

A brief history: I'm agnostic to mobile phone operating systems and try to keep an open mind. If I get frustrated by a company's decisions I'll take my money elsewhere and try to find another device that will work best for me. I usually buy a flagship phone every 2.5-3 years and do my research.

I was a huge fan of Sidekick phones, pre-ordered the first Android phone, the HTC Dream/G1, when it debuted. Loved it and suffered through early Android, jumped ship to an iPhone 4 a few years later (I ...

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Google pushes the May 2021 security update to Pixel phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-may-2021-security-update-pixel-phones/

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Foundry Strategy & Chipsets Supply Shaping Smartphone SoC Competitive Dynamics in 2021
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/foundry-supply-constraints-competition/

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The Instagram ads Facebook won't show you
https://signal.org/blog/the-instagram-ads-you-will-never-see/

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How to change the boot animation and charging screen on Xiaomi phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-change-boot-animation-charging-screen-miui-xiaomi/

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Pixel Buds A Announced
https://twitter.com/Android/status/1389678721850822658

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Google accidentally confirms the name of its new cheap Pixel Buds
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/05/04/google-accidentally-confirms-the-name-of-its-new-cheap-pixel-buds/

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Here’s why Nova Launcher works better on Google Pixel phones
https://www.xda-developers.com/third-party-launchers-animation-pixel-phones/

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YouTube's new translation experiment lets you browse noscripts in your native tongue
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/05/04/youtubes-new-translation-experiment-lets-you-browse-noscripts-in-your-native-tongue/

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Some things I did to improve privacy (and battery life?)

(Everything I did was without rooting my phone)

I love my Noki 7plus, but when I got it, it was just insane how much bloatware (Evenwell or Google) there was. With all that facebook criticism about privacy, I really wonder why there is really nothing like that concerning Google. I personally dont like google to know everything, gather personal data, have access to my files, personal notes, Photos, searches and more.

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So here are a few things I did before I was comfortable using my pho...

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Google’s Entertainment Space makes Android tablets look like Google TV
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22420405/google-entertainment-space-announced-android-tablets

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Blast off into Entertainment Space on your Android tablet
https://blog.google/products/android/entertainment-space

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[Exclusive] ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip, ZenFone 8 specifications, renders revealed-91mobiles
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/asus-zenfone-8-flip-specifications-renders-exclusive/

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Google I/O 2021 Schedule now live
https://events.google.com/io/program/schedule

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ASUS ZenFone 8 leak reveals compact "Mini" and larger "Flip" models
https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-zenfone-8-series-leak-specs/

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Oppo Reno5 5G / Find X3 Lite review
https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_reno5_5g_find_x3_lite-review-2261.php

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25 skin tone combinations, more than two years of work, a lot of code, one new emoji: The inside story of what it took to create a multi-skin toned handshake emoji.
https://twitter.com/Google/status/1390010888162365442?s=19

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Underappreciated market perfect for Android tablets?

I am a student and have been using a Samsung Tab S7 for the past few months to take notes with the spen and submit reports and assignments. I use my S7 in conjunction with my laptop so I never use the tablet for processor-heavy tasks or typing, I don't even own a keyboard for it. I'm noticing a lot of classmates are doing the same thing, however many of them have Ipad pros. It got me thinking after the release of the new M1 Ipad pros, I assume a large number of people who purchase tablets with s...

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Google Photos preps 'Storage saver' tier for Pixel that's 'free' - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2021/05/05/google-photos-storage-saver-pixel/

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This new emoji has been years in the making - Google Blog
https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/diversity/skin-tone-support-handshake-emoji/

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