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Assistant Driving Mode on Android 12 gets homescreen
https://9to5google.com/2021/09/12/google-assistant-driving-mode-homescreen/

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Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: 7 New Things To Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVzWR5eK-yE

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One UI 4 beta has been delayed to October due to bug fixes
https://twitter.com/FrontTron/status/1437302653638230021?s=19

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Xiaomi's reported move to lock smartphones in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea not targeting any specific market: company
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1234058.shtml

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Samsung Opens One UI 4 Beta Program for Galaxy S21 Devices
https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-one-ui-4-beta-program-galaxy-s21-devices/

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Android Auto tests a new UI with a media player and notification overlay
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-auto-coolwalk-redesign/

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DSCC Sees Progress in Foldable Display Market Demand and Display Cost Reduction, Raises Forecasts Out to 2026
https://www.displaysupplychain.com/press-release/dscc-sees-progress-in-foldable-display-market-demand-and-display-cost-reduction-raises-forecasts-out-to-2026

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Qualcomm SM6225 & SM6375: New chips for mid-range smartphones
https://winfuture.de/news,125122.html

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Google fined $176M in S.Korea for anti-competition practice in OS, app markets
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210914003800320

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Samsung One UI 4.0 screenshots and videos - Tron

Imgur album for easy viewing

Here is the full S21 Series One UI 4 Beta update changelog in English

This is the new quick panel and notifications in One UI 4 The VPN label is a bit off...

If you open an app for the first time afte you updated to One UI 4, it will ask whether you want get notifications from the particular app.
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Google Messages preps Gmail-like “nudges” to remind you to reply to important texts
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-messages-preparing-nudges-feature/

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy S22+ Exynos 2200 Geekbench 5 score
https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/9802462

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Pixel 6 and 6 Pro case product listing reveals colours and support for Active Edge and Battery Share

Pixel 6 Fabric Case: Stormy Sky, Light Rain, Cotton Candy Pixel 6 Pro Fabric Case: Stormy Sky, Light Frost, Golden Glow, Soft Sage - Roland Quandt

Could just be a placeholder, but those product listings mention both Active Edge support and Battery Share. Pixel 4 had the former but lacked the latter, while Pixel 5 had the latter but lacked the former. If this is placeholder text, that's weird. - Mishaal Rahman
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Pixel 6 and 6 Pro case product listing reveals colours and support for Active Edge and Battery Share

Pixel 6 Fabric Case: Stormy Sky, Light Rain, Cotton Candy Pixel 6 Pro Fabric Case: Stormy Sky, Light Frost, Golden Glow, Soft Sage - Roland Quandt

Could just be a placeholder, but those product listings mention both Active Edge support and Battery Share. Pixel 4 had the former but lacked the latter, while Pixel 5 had the latter but lacked the former. If this is placeholder text, that's weird. - Mishaal Rahman
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Fairphone 4 5G product listing and pictures

Product listing (offline)

Twitter mirror 1 - L4yzRw

Twitter mirror 2 - L4yzRw...

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S.Korea fines Google $177 mln for blocking Android customisation
https://www.reuters.com/technology/skorean-antitrust-agency-fines-google-177-mln-abusing-market-dominance-2021-09-14/

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Fujifilm Designs a Foldable Smartphone with a Stylus Pen.
https://petapixel.com/2021/09/13/fujifilm-designs-a-foldable-smartphone-with-a-stylus-pen/

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DotOS 5.2 adds new features inspired by Android 12, including wallpaper-based theming and more
https://www.xda-developers.com/dotos-5-2-adds-many-android-12-features/

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[Exclusive] Xiaomi Pad 5, Smart Pen, and Xiaomi 11T Series Pricing Details Revealed Ahead of Launch
https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/exclusive-xiaomi-pad-5-smart-pen-xiaomi-11t-series-pricing-details-revealed/

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Samsung Galaxy M22 official product page
https://www.samsung.com/de/smartphones/galaxy-m/galaxy-m22-black-128gb-sm-m225fzkgeub/

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