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FlyTrap Android Malware Compromises Thousands of Facebook Accounts
https://blog.zimperium.com/flytrap-android-malware-compromises-thousands-of-facebook-accounts/

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Google rolling out larger material time picker across Android apps. .
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/new-android-material-time-picker/

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Galaxy Z fold 3 leaks show off under display camera
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/galaxy-z-fold-3-under-display-camera-cases-leak/

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"One thing I found out after working both at Google and Apple: many engineers working on Android know nothing about iPhones, and many engineers working on iOS know nothing about Android. And by nothing I don't mean the technical aspects, I mean like general features and stuff."
https://twitter.com/topjohnwu/status/1424831451732733968?s=19

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What Android apps are you excited to try in Windows 11?

I can't wait to try Mi Share, Twitter (For the full picture experience. Going to save a lot of clicks), Boost for Reddit, Google Photos (If someone manages to port microg) abd Google keep

What are you guys excited to try?...

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Samsung Introduces the Industry’s First 5nm Processor Powering the Next Generation of Wearables
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/exynos/newsroom/pressrelease/samsung-introduces-the-industrys-first-5nm-processor-powering-the-next-generation-of-wearables/

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Public Report – VPN by Google One: Technical Security & Privacy Assessment
https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/04/08/public-report-vpn-by-google-one-technical-security-privacy-assessment/

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Android 12 starts showing ‘Ongoing call’ chip for Google Phone app in the status bar
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/android-12-google-phone-ongoing-call-chip/

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Xiaomi announces Mix 4 with under-display camera
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22617979/xiaomi-mi-mix-4-announced-under-display-camera-cup-specs-price

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Firefox for Android 91.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/91.0/releasenotes/

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Xiaomi Announces Mi Pad 5 and 5 Pro tablets starting at $310 with snapdragon 860
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/xiaomi-mi-pad-5-news

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Google Now is back! Kind of at least.

https://i.imgur.com/XmQg3ap.jpg

This change in Google assistant I just noticed allows you to select lens which scans your screen for related information, copy text etc, rather than opening the camera app to use Lens. I am not sure how I feel about this since some info is harder to find compared to the "what's on my screen" option, but I am definitely glad to have back an easy way to copy text from the screen.

Screenshot in action: https://i.imgur.com/ZaaFfNk.jpg...

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8.11 10am ET - OnePlus Twitter (potential foldable teaser)
https://twitter.com/OnePlus_USA/status/1425124239477284871

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Google has given up on the compact Android flagship
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-gives-up-compact-flagships/

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VPN by Google One White Paper
https://one.google.com/about/vpn/howitworks

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OnePlus Nord 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (Exynos 2100)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvngzd8nH4E

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OnePlus teases a ‘foldable’ reveal at the same time as Samsung’s event
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618252/dual-screen-oneplus-samsung-unpacked-foldable

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Samsung unpacked event on the 11th of August
https://twitter.com/threeuk/status/1425108316900970504?s=21

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Comment: Google Now, Glass, & Wear — The future we lost by making watches miniature phones
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/10/google-now-wear-glass-unsiloed-future/

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Google will drop devices still on Android 2.3.7 and earlier in September
https://greatofreview.com/2021/08/10/google-will-drop-devices-still-on-android-2-3-7-and-earlier-in-september/

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