Daily Superthread (Nov 05 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Asus’s latest overkill gaming phones arrive in Europe with up to 18GB of RAM
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/5/22765036/asus-rog-phone-5s-pro-europe-launch-price-release-date-features

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Android Authority: The Pixel 6 charges much slower than Google implied
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-6-charging-test-3051231/?fbclid=IwAR1oeYZzVeG8xdiv2dSDBMY5vfnrJDKyCJL9IqHyCudfrwZ5OHDijVbOlI4

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EXCLUSIVE: First Real-Life Photos of Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra - FrontPageTech.com
https://www.frontpagetech.com/2021/11/05/exclusive-first-real-life-photos-of-samsung-galaxy-s22-ultra/

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JerryRigEverything - Pixel 6 Pro Durability Test! - How much Plastic this time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3EfFBRAYQQ

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Pretty sure I figured out what's causing the Pixel 6 phantom calls (thread)
https://twitter.com/ArtemR/status/1456760829156626435

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[Windows Insider] We are making the preview of Android™ apps on Windows 11 for available to WindowsInsiders in the Dev Channel (U.S.)!
https://twitter.com/windowsinsider/status/1456408794737483779

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Motorola Moto E30 in blue and grey. - evleaks
https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/1456608940352057357

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One UI 4: Organize your Galaxy, your way | Samsung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ogMFp3ZEJ8

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Daily Superthread (Nov 06 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Saturday APPreciation (Nov 06 2021) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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Google Messages working on ability to send MMS video using Google Photos
https://9to5google.com/2021/11/05/google-messages-photos-video/

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Made By Google: "The Pixel 6 fingerprint sensor utilizes enhanced security algorithms. In some instances, these added protections can take longer to verify or require more direct contact with the sensor."
https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1457043416139898881?s=20

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[Michael Fisher] The Future Of Foldable Flip Phones (Can Be Found In The Past)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PQHn4Dk7wqc&feature=youtu.be

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Bring back SOT since last charge using tasker

After Google's decision to remove the screen on time stats since last charge in Android 12, I decided to bring it back with tasker. You can import the below profiles/tasks using Taskernet to see SOT since last charge.

Reset SOT

Show SOT
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Quick explanation of "Call James" background noise bug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzEFZ79rJ6s

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Found a way to make the notification drawer temporarily transparent

https://i.imgur.com/eb1i6zR.png

1. Swipe down to show the notification drawer
2. Swipe down again and adjust screen brightness
3. Swipe up
4. Profit

This resets to the solid background when you lock your phone.

Tested on a Pixel 6, Android 12 SD1A.210817.036...

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Speculation on how to restore the UNIX philosophy in mobile phone apps

Unix philosophy is that all app should do one thing and one thing well. And often these can be chained together to make more complex behaviours. Which allows for automations as well.

There is a kernel of this with software intents in android but it's often inaccessible for the users.

What would be good is to have a class of apps called miniapps or something. Where you can manually chain them together using a phone GUI that may look like NODE-RED interface.

E.g. So you can chain the reception ...

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Falling Back in Love with my Poco F3 (and Android).

I wanted to share the journey that I've had with this phone and this sub seemed like the perfect place for it.

I bought a Poco F3 a few months ago, the first few weeks were amazing, the performance was fantastic and I couldn't believe that a phone that performs this good could be priced so low. However, this honeymoon period with the Poco F3 ended shortly after, there were huge problems with the phone. I couldn't open voice notes (on whatsapp and telegram) without the screen getting stuck. Noti...

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Daily Superthread (Nov 07 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Nov 07 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

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This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

Your device.

Your carrier.

Your device's manufacturer.

An app

Any other company



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