Deep diving into Samsung's A and S series update policies

As those who follow Android news know, Samsung has expanded their smartphone updates in the last 2 years greatly, first to 3 OS updates and 4 years of security updates, and now 4 OS updates and 5 years of security updates
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Android 12 added status bar privacy indicators for the camera and microphone. When an app uses location, an icon is shown in the status bar, but it isn't green/expandable like the other two. However, Google is testing a proper privacy indicator for location use in Android 13. - Mishaal Rahman
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1516051311644622852

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In Android 13, Google is testing combining the "security" and "privacy" settings into one page called "security & privacy". It isn't fully working, though. - Mishaal Rahman
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1516050589704241152

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Latest Bromite update adds "Move Toolbar to Bottom" option
https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/100.0.4896.135

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Nearby Share's "self-share" mode will let you quickly share files to other devices signed into the same Google account without needing to approve the share. This hasn't rolled out yet from what I can see, but it's present in the latest version of Google Play Services. - Mishaal Rahman
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1516289049144832004

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Google’s ‘Switch to Android’ app now officially rolling out
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/19/googles-switch-to-android-app-now-officially-rolling-out/

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Android preps passkey support, will sync to Google Account - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2022/04/19/android-google-account-passkey/

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[Exclusive] This Is Rohan, Google’s Pixel Watch
https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/exclusive-this-is-rohan-googles-pixel-watch/

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Samsung's Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4 phone production for July are more than double what it was for the Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3. Pointing to a very strong launch. Might see a price cut. - Ross Young
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Google will kill call recording apps once and for all on 11th May

Not sure how many of you care about this. Probably not many 😅

There is a new Google Play Store policy coming up. Apps are no longer permitted to use Accessibility API for call recording on Google Play Store.

Google have been working to stop call recording on Android for some time. They have blocked access to real call recording on Android 6 and completely blocked call recording over the microphone ...

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Galaxy Watch 4 is Finally Getting Google Assistant in New Update
https://www.droid-life.com/2022/04/20/galaxy-watch-4-google-assistant-update/

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Google Assistant is not rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 4 today
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/20/23034335/google-assistant-samsung-galaxy-watch-4-wear-os

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PCMag: Samsung 5G Speeds Beat Apple's, Speedtest Finds

PCMag: Samsung 5G Speeds Beat Apple's, Speedtest Finds.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsung-5g-speeds-beat-apples-speedtest-finds...

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Lenovo's main tablet has been unusable for everyone since early January and no fix yet

Multiple users have reported an issue with their Lenovo P11 Pro as far as early January. The device lost its ability to play Netflix in HD, and even play Prime Video at all. A post has been created on Lenovo's forums (https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets-and-Phablets/Lenovo-P11-Pro-Netflix-Widevine-downgraded-to-L3/m-p/5122171?page=20#5623661), it took ages for us to get any news about the issue. Then we had an OTA expected in late March (which we didn't had), and until now,...

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Exclusive: OnePlus 10 to launch with 150W fast charging, 50MP triple cameras and more
https://www.digit.in/news/mobile-phones/exclusive-oneplus-10-to-launch-with-120w-fast-charging-50mp-triple-cameras-and-more-63564.html

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Google Photos Library tab redesign delayed on Android, iOS
https://9to5google.com/2022/04/20/google-photos-library-tab-redesign/

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Android loses 8% of its global OS market share in five years
https://stockapps.com/blog/android-loses-8-of-its-global-os-market-share-in-five-years/

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