Carriers really fucked a lot of android phones with the shutdown of 2G and 3G

With VOLTE being requirement now to make and receive calls and texts, a lot of older Android phones becomes paper weight. Likewise for older phones running recent firmware through custom roms like AOSP. I am not fan of newer Android phones seems they tend to cut corners and asks for higher price point to add to the injury. That leaves us with carrier android phones that are locked down to the core with bloats and such to ensure we have VOLTE working. No more options for international unlocked p...

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Follow-up from the person who purchased a Pixel 4a running ArcaneOS, and sold the device to Vice
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/is-it-bricked-cannot-flash-stock-android-to-remove-arcaneos.4285827/page-2#post-85315983

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Android 12 Beta 3 images are live
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/12/download

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Android Developers Blog: Android 12 Beta 3 and final APIs
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/07/android-12-beta-3.html?m=1

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Twitter thread with everything new in Android 12 beta 3 from Mishaal (XDA)
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1415355729687498753?s=19

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Google Camera hints the Pixel 6 XL could have a 5X "ultra tele" camera
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-6-xl-ultra-tele-camera-rumor/

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Android 12 Beta 3 has a wild new way to handle auto-rotation
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/14/22576164/android-12-beta-3-auto-rotate-screenshot-scrolling

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How WhatsApp enables multi-device capability - Facebook Engineering
https://engineering.fb.com/2021/07/14/security/whatsapp-multi-device/

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Europe’s Mid tier smartphone battle rages on - Counterpoint Research
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/europes-mid-tier-smartphone-battle-rages-on/

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UPC on the Z Fold3 + opportunity for questions - Chun

>- size: roughly the same size as Z Fold2 punch hole, could be slightly smaller but it's roughly the same size

>- is it noticeable? Yes, but if you try to look at it hardly in light mode. Otherwise, you won't notice it

Source

>- is it noticeable when watching video or scrolling webpage? Nope, not at all

>- does it have any werid effect? Yes, rainbow effect. And Samsung is trying to solve

>- how's the UPC selfie quality? It's be...

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Android 12 for Android TV will bring native 4K UI and refresh rate switching
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-android-tv-native-4k-refresh-rate/

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for those who have compatible devices it turns out that NextRadio STILL works... you just have to downgrade to 4.0.2

I was using 5.0 but that version wouldn't work on new devices- it'd just be forced in "look for location" and crash.

6.0 cut the tuner portion completely, don't even bother.

but 4.0? when "searching for location for stations fails my app asked me if I wanted to switch to the basic tuner...to which it worked! if anyone still cares for on board FM radio that was my workaround when the FM radio native apps wouldn't work at all...

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OPPO Reno6 Z unboxing video
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7DGTV2s9I0U

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Wifi Shorcut is back in Android 12 Beta 3

Proof is in the pudding

https://imgur.com/gallery/GFop1rT...

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No new Snapdragon 780G phones launching anytime soon, here’s why
https://www.gizmochina.com/2021/07/14/no-new-snapdragon-780g-phone-launching-soon/

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OnePlus says it will never sell the base model OnePlus 9 Pro in the US
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/07/14/the-969-base-model-oneplus-9-pro-is-never-coming-to-the-us/

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Exclusive: Galaxy Watch 4's new Exynos W920 chip boasts major gains
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-watch-4s-new-exynos-w920-chip-major-gains/

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Nokia Mobile teases a new smartphone with square camera & water resistance, then removes the image
https://nokiapoweruser.com/nokia-mobile-teases-a-new-smartphone-with-square-camera-water-resistance-then-removes-the-image/

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I'm going to miss my Zenfone 6. A Zenfone 6 appreciation thread

The camera broke on my Zenfone 6 and instead of trying to get it fixed by Asus (replacement flipping camera on a phone 2 generations behind) I ended up buying the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE on Prime Day.

Switching to the Galaxy ecosystem just made me appreciate the Zenfone software/hardware more, and for how much I paid for it ($500)

1. headphone jack
2. Dedicated smart button that completely customizable. Had it so one-press changes audio profiles, long press locks screen orientation, and double...

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Feature Idea: Temporary app installs

I've just had to wipe my phone due to the large amount of clutter slowing it down and realised I had a ton of apps I only ever used once. It'd be awesome if the play store gave you an option to automatically uninstall an app after a certain time period for apps you know you only ever want to use once or twice....

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Why is Android phasing out 32-bit support when most phones use only 4 GB or less RAM?

It seems to me that 32-bit support is advantageous in that 32-bit programs use up less RAM than 64 bit programs. Most phones use 4 GB or less of RAM so there is not much of an advantage in having 64-bit to access more RAM. Maybe there is something I don't know, but I don't see what the reason is in dropping 32-bit support....

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