Daily Superthread (Oct 20 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro India Launch Not in Plans, Google Confirms
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/pixel-6-pro-india-launch-availability-plans-google-2581674

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Introducing Android™ Apps on Windows 11 to Windows Insiders
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/10/20/introducing-android-apps-on-windows-11-to-windows-insiders/

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Samsung will now let you design your own Galaxy Z Flip 3 - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22735494/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-3-bespoke-edition-design-unpacked-2

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So Moment Pixel 6 cases work with MagSafe. You can charge your phone, use the wallet, other accessories. This is hilarious but also amazing.
https://twitter.com/DurvidImel/status/1450859795267964935?s=20

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Galaxy Watch4 Feature Updates: Fall Detection, Gesture Control and More Customization Options
https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-watch4-feature-updates-fall-detection-gesture-control-and-more-customization-options

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here’s a first look at Android apps on Windows 11. I’m running them on an ARM-powered Surface Pro X - Tom Warren
https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1450879550037057540

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Google Recorder gets Material You redesign, support for French, German, & Japanese on Pixel 6
https://9to5google.com/2021/10/20/pixel-recorder-material-you-redesign/

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People always talk about what they miss about older android phones. But what are some features older generation Android phones had that you are happy are not industry practice anymore?

inb4 3.5mm jack or expandable storage


For me, it'd probably have to be resistive screens. Words cannot describe how painful it was to use anything that had a resistive touchscreen, even good hardware inside was for naught when you had a resistive touchscreen with the need to use a hard stylus for.

Thank good for real touchscreens....

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Pixel 6 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max Night Shot

Sourced from the Google Pixel reddit

Pixel 6 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max Night Shot...

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Surface Duo 2 kernel sources
https://github.com/microsoft/surface-duo-oss/blob/main/surfaceduo2/kernel.md

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Daily Superthread (Oct 21 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Looks like Chrome is dropping support for Android 5 with version 95

Updated Chrome on my secondary Android 5.0.1 phone, got this screen in About Chrome - https://i.imgur.com/yQrcM4b.png

Looks like Google decided to finally stop supporting Android 5....

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[MKBHD] Surface Duo 2: Can This Be Saved?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y72bAm4SvkE&feature=youtu.be

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Google dropping Play Store subnoscription fee from 30% to 15% on day one for all Android devs.
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/10/evolving-business-model.html?m=1&s=09

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Free YouTube Music tier going audio-only as video watching becomes Premium perk
https://9to5google.com/2021/10/20/free-youtube-music-audio-only/

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Windows 11's New Android Subsystem got rooted.
https://twitter.com/topjohnwu/status/1451282578514735131?t=IHjsl9ikP6MsmH7a4lqdRw&s=19

https://redd.it/qd22sy
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How to run Android apps on any Windows 11 PC without Windows Insider
https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-run-android-apps-on-any-windows-11-pc/

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Daily Superthread (Oct 22 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Pixel 6 & Pixel 6 Pro benchmarks

Pixel 6:

https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/10489746

Pixel 6 Pro:

https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/10141287

Pixel 5 for reference:

https://browser.geekbench.com/android\_devices/google-pixel-5

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Huge jump in performance in a single generation pretty good upgrade...

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Pixel 6 Pro & Pixel 6 | Deeper Dive Camera, Build, and Software First Look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sYLYY5y5Wo

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