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Gboard getting even more Material You, settings redesign
https://9to5google.com/2021/08/22/gboard-material-you

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The battery indicator on Android is still missing, even in 2021

What is stoping Android from enabling battery health indicator like the one which we have on iOS? Apple introduced the battery indicator with their iPhone 6 in 2014 if I am not wrong. Its been 7 years there's no sign of it on Android. Anyways you can use the Accubattery app for this functionality but why can't this be baked into the software. Surpriingly Google also didn't think about introducing this feature in their Pixel lineup. Just why??...

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OPPO Showcases New MagVOOC Series and in-Car Connectivity Technologies at Smart China Expo 2021
https://www.oppo.com/en/newsroom/press/magvooc-series-and-car-connectivity-showcased-at-sce/

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Andrei F on Twitter: "Graphene pads are higher performance than vapor chambers. People need to stop listening to this stupid."
https://twitter.com/andreif7/status/1429828922473173005?s=19

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Finally! No more banner ads in the Samsung stock Weather app! - Tron (South Korea)
https://twitter.com/FrontTron/status/1429689201339949062

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Some Material You elements are showing up on older versions of Android
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/08/23/samsung-phones-are-getting-some-material-you-elements-before-everyone-else/

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Goodbye Mi, hello Xiaomi: Future Xiaomi products won’t carry Mi branding
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-ditches-mi-branding/

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Samsung’s new foldable phones draw strong preorders: reports
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210822000163

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Making Ratings and Reviews better for users and developers
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/08/making-ratings-and-reviews-better-for.html

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Fold 3 - just got mine - AMA

I've just received my Fold 3 so if you have any questions reviewers haven't covered let me know. Loving it so far, coming from a Oneplus Pro 7....

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Google Pixel 5a Review
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YzkiIS985Qg

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 & Watch 4 Classic Review
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FhD0jZYwtGo

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People can’t stop buying Samsung’s new foldable phones
https://www.sammobile.com/news/people-cant-stop-buying-samsungs-new-foldable-phones/

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SVP is a new video player for Android that makes videos look smoother (60fps interpolation)
https://www.xda-developers.com/svp-android-memc-boost-framerate/

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Clock with seconds on Samsung.

I googled it a bit a while ago, but came up with nothing. I accidentally found a clock with secondcounter now, so thought to share it here. With screen locked, click the clock and it should transform into a clock with secondtimer. Come in handy when you have a shop to close....

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Tron ❂ on Twitter: (S22 Thermal Cooling Rumor) Vapor chamber cooling (that was in the S10 series) will NOT be added as of now due to "save costs" nagging from the higher management guys. (1/3)
https://twitter.com/FrontTron/status/1429810495083610112

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I Don't Hate Them Anymore - OnePlus Buds Pro | ShortCircuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jxwz7ZXynQ

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Hiroshi Lockheimer apparently posted (and then deleted) a screenshot from what's likely the Pixel 6 Pro (the image resolution was 1440x3200.) The phone is connected to Verizon 5G, likely the carrier's sub-6GHz network. Also shown is the position of the UDFPS. - Mishaal Rahman
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1430032693702676492

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Samsung kills the cameras on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 if you unlock the bootloader
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-unlock-bootloader-broken-camera/

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Samsung is giving incredible trade-in prices for the Flip3 (at least in France)

If you're planning to buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 with pack, you can get it for 470€ or less if you have at least a Galaxy S9 ( Trade-in value : 430€!! ).

A second hand Galaxy S9 is sold for approx 200€ so you can save 230€ !...

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