Fun with GSIs: A retrospective on Project Treble’s impact on custom ROMs

In my post from last week, I talked about how Google plans to standardize virtualization on Android in order to combat fragmentation. Fragmentation is a term you’ll see a lot in this subreddit, but when most people say it, it’ll usually be when they're talking about the distribution of Android OS versions — my post from last week was an exception. Android fragmentation is not a problem that Goo...

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Android's Best Feature (?): Scheduled messages

I'm not good at text messages.

Let me rephrase. I'm not good at sending text messages at reasonable times.

I'm not good at communication in general, but one of the biggest ways this works itself out is in the fact that I don't remember to send text messages, or if I do, it's way too early in the morning or like a day after I should've done it. I send out reminders about things the morning they're relevant instead of the night before. I send stuff over the weekend instead of on Monday morning w...

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Motorola will try foldable phones again with a third-generation Razr
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/27/22855629/motorola-razr-folding-phone-third-generation-processor-interface-appearance

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Daily Superthread (Dec 28 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discus...

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Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro debut with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipsets, 50MP main cams
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_12_and_12_pro_debut_with_snapdragon_8_gen_1_chipsets_50mp_main_cams-news-52456.php

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Android 13 may finally bring full support for Bluetooth LE Audio
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-13-may-add-blueooth-le-audio-support/

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MIUI 13 unveiled: Here’s a quick overview of Xiaomi’s latest Android skin
https://www.xda-developers.com/miui-13/

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S21 Fan Edition mini-review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94zqtHRUtA

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You can get the old Google emojis back with Gboard's Emoji Kitchen!

So I don't know if people know this already, but I was messing with emoji kitchen until I found out that you can combine the sparkle emoji (✨) with another emoji to get the old Google version of it!! It's awesome! My favorites are the ghost and fire emojis...

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AetherSX2 (PS2 Android emulator) Patreon Launch

>After about a month of public/open testing and many requests from users on how you can support us, we're opening this Patreon to fundraise devices and hosting. The most important part is in the next paragraph.

>The app will remain free, there is no plans to change that. There will be no early access, supporters will have the exact same builds as everyone else. We feel that it's unfair for those who can afford to support projects to get features ahead of others, so that's something that we ...

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Digital Turbine Announces Strategic Partnership with Google
https://ir.digitalturbine.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/627/digital-turbine-announces-strategic-partnership-with-google

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LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-users-warned-their-master-passwords-are-compromised/

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What were some of the niche smartphone features which were your favorite?

For me the following,

1) active edge from pixel 3

2) dual front cameras on pixel 3

3) OIS in front camera from htc 10.

4) speaker phone and earphone both gets active when you used speaker mode during call on S10.

5) headphone jacks....

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HONOR X30 UNBOXING and Detailed REVIEW - World's FIRST Snapdragon 695 Powered Smartphone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kopso0xKmiQ

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Mobile Android Version Market Share in Singapore, January 2020 - December 2021. Android 10's share fell, Android 11 didn't attract many users, and Android 7.0 Nougat's share abruptly surged.
https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobile/singapore/#monthly-202001-202112

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Daily Superthread (Dec 29 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discus...

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Xiaomi Mi 10T with Snapdragon 865 beats ROG phone 5 with GPU Overclock
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/xiaomi-mi-10t-with-snapdragon-865-beats-rog-phone-5-with-gpu-overclock.4381017/

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The Surface Duo Could Get Android 11 in January 2022
https://www.onmsft.com/news/android-11-surface-duo-coming-january-2022

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Samsung Galaxy A22 review
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a22-review-2357.php

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Galaxy S10 gets official Android 12 and One UI 4.0 update.
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s10-android-12-stable-update-released/

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OPPO Find X5 leaks and renders.
https://prepp.in/news/e-509-oppo-find-x5-2022-launch-exclusive-5k-renders-expected-dates-specifications-and-more

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