Google Photos now requires contact access

Apparently, contacts access is now a required permission for Google Photos app to work. Why force contacts access?...

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Sharp Aquos R6 Hands-On: 1-Inch Sensor, 240Hz Screen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICRviLEugnI

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Google tells Parliament IT Panel that its employees listen to some Ok Google queries
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/google-tells-parliament-it-panel-that-its-employees-listen-to-some-okay-google-queries-1820975-2021-06-30

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Swype is still working 😁

I tried it on my old Xiaomi a few months ago and it was doing something strange. Ran all the time and sucked battery.

Just installed it on my new Find X3 Pro and it seems to be behaving itself! I think the problem might have been that the old theme store was partially functional but no problems so far. It's soooooo nice to use a keyboard which can swype properly and has plentiful suggestions which match what you were typing. It's still on the Play Store. You just need the link into it's page as...

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[Exclusive] Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 design and colour options revealed via renders
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-design-colours-renders-exclusive/

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Initial Thoughts on Code Transparency
https://commonsware.com/blog/2021/06/29/initial-thoughts-code-transparency.html

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AT&T is switching all Android phones to Google’s Messages app for RCS
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/30/22556686/att-android-phones-rcs-google-messages

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Andrei F. on Twitter: Same Snapdragon 888, same Chrome version. S21 Ultra top, OP9Pro bottom Explanation: ???????
https://twitter.com/andreif7/status/1410230159379161088

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Google updates Passes API to store COVID vaccination and testing information on Android devices
https://developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/google-updates-passes-api-to-save-covid-testing-and-vaccination-information-on-Android-devices.html

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AT&T Android customers to have Messages app by default
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/att-android-customers-to-have-messages-app-by-default

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Google Play System Update shows percent progress on the boot animation
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-system-update-percent-progress/

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Exclusive: Here Is The Stunning Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic
https://www.androidheadlines.com/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-watch-4-classic

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Google commits to supporting Nest smart home devices for 5 years
https://blog.google/products/google-nest/privacy-security-commitments/

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Android Developers Blog: The future of Android App Bundles is here (RIP apk)
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/the-future-of-android-app-bundles-is.html?m=1

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Realme X7 Max 5G / GT Neo review
https://www.gsmarena.com/realme_x7_max_5g_gt_neo-review-2286.php

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What android apps would you add to windows?

Hi guys,

So windows 11 is going to allow sideloading and downloading of android apps. I was just curious if there were any apps people were looking forward to adding to windows.

For me personally, I want to try to sideload the google voice recorder because it has one of the best local voice-to-text I have ever come across.

Just interested to see what other people want to sideload.

I think this post doesn't break any of the rules if it does please let me know I will delete it...

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Possible unpopular opinion The Android 12 auto color theme picker kinda sucks

I have no idea how everyone feels about it and I am curious because I think it sucks. It always makes the primary color a off pastel color that doesn't look good and doesn't allow for contrasting colors. For the times it gets the primary right, the secondary color used elsewhere is ugly looking. (the last screenshot set has a good primary but this ugly off brown secondary) Here are a couple screenshots I took to help me make a case:

https://imgur.com/a/LblfvJL...

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Android Developers Blog: The future of Android App Bundles is here
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/06/the-future-of-android-app-bundles-is.html

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checkpoints founder on android security vs iphone

Here is a short article that makes a few really good standout points in the android vs ios security
debates.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/03/16/iphone-12-pro-max-and-iphone-13-not-more-secure-than-google-and-samsung-android-warns-cyber-billionaire/

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Now he is a security company founder, that does sell securit...

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Why aren't phone speakers equalized out of the box?

EQ involves the raising and lowering of certain frequencies in specific bands. EQ exists to balance out the sound coming out of whatever speaker preludes it, and so, tiny phone speakers obviously will have a unbalanced, unlikable sound.

Looking at a frequency response chart of a specific phone, as DXOMARK has rated for some, you can raise and lower frequencies according to such chart, using a system wide EQ, such as Wavelet. Wavelet is also good for EQing specific models of headphones within t...

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Google Photos for Android prepares to add a homescreen widget for your Memories
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-photos-android-widget/

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