My old photos on Google Photos suddenly have a lot of artifacts, please check yours too.

I was scrolling through my old photos on Google Photos and found out a lot of my old photos have artifacts. The photos affected from this issue are mainly from 2013-2015.

Some of the affected photos

Some other users are also affected
https://www.reddit.com/r/googlephotos/comments/xmm07k/whataretheseweirdartifactsonmyphotoi/


Update: At this moment I can't see any corrupted photos while scrolling, some of them are fixed but a LOT of the photos are just go...

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Samsung Brings the Rugged Galaxy XCover6 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro to the U.S.
https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-rugged-galaxy-xcover6-pro-galaxy-tab-active4-pro

https://redd.it/xoa94w
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Daily Superthread (Sep 26 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Chrome for Android working on Omnibox redesign
https://9to5google.com/2022/09/22/chrome-android-omnibox-redesign/

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The horizontal 3D shmup “Rigid Force Redux” is now available for Android devices
https://thegg.net/press-releases/the-horizontal-3d-shmup-rigid-force-redux-is-now-available-for-android-devices/

https://redd.it/xodmp4
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Pixel Watch's black color will have a matte finish
https://9to5google.com/2022/09/26/pixel-watch-matte-black/

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Google Pixel Buds Pro Truly Wireless Review - RTINGS.com
https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/google/pixel-buds-pro-truly-wireless

https://redd.it/xopmqi
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Here’s everything new in Google TV 12 on the Chromecast [Gallery]
https://9to5google.com/2022/09/26/chromecast-android-12-google-tv/

https://redd.it/xot5pw
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Pixel Watch in Target DC : PixelWatch
https://www.reddit.com/r/PixelWatch/comments/xo1z0l/_/

https://redd.it/xobyfd
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How to get a stellar battery life out of the 6.1inch S22

Tl, Dr; I was initially getting approx 5.5 hours SoT with S22, but with a few small settings changes, was able to get >9 hours (extrapolated, its sitting at 7 hours 20 minutes now) of normal usage (with location, sync, etc. turned on) https://imgur.com/a/MwsjDA4

A couple of days ago I wrote a post on https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/xmjppn/been\_using\_an\_s22\_ama\_if\_youre\_on\_the\_fence\_about/
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WPR - Compatibility layer to run Windows Phone XNA games on Android and PC!

- WPR is a WP7-8 XNA app runner

#Features

- Installing WP7-8 decrypted XNA XAPs locally on your machine.
- Earning achievements locally for Xbox Live games, with a pop-up appear everytime achievement is unlocked.

- GitHub page
- WPR Android Alpha 0.0.1 download (https://github.com/8212369/WPR/releases)

#Tested and supported games:

- Earthworm Jim (no achievements yet, add them to json)
- Skulls of the Shogun
- Ilomilo
- Zuma's revenge
- Plant ...

https://redd.it/xo6bsl
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Google Messages now supports sending reactions to sms texts from iPhones.

I noticed today that Google Messages now lets me send reactions to iPhone texts, and it sends the iPhone user a text similar to the old x person liked "text". So now android can interpret iPhone reactions, but not the other way around.

I'm glad Google is finally playing hardball with Apple, and hopefully this leads to RCS adoption. Google is finally using the same tactics that Apple has been using for years....

https://redd.it/xnzlrb
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Any of you wish that Sony could make a big comeback into the Smartphone Market? I miss the Xperia days and the first Android phone which I envied was a Sony Xperia X10 Mini and Of course the Galaxy S2 (My first Android Phone)

Sony Xperia Phones are getting released but is failing to make any major splashes in terms of sale.

Wish Sony could enter the Foldable market too. I would love to see the once glorious Smartphone brand get revived.

Right now my favorite Android phone is Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. Love it and I even edit 4k Videos on it from my GoPro.

Sony also has Alpha series cameras and so many people use their sensors. They can use that knowledge to improve their cameras

https://electronics.sony.com/mobile...

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Google camera software is as good or better than iPhone 14 pro photos…

Don’t really feel like posting this in the Apple subreddits for obvious reasons (I’d get a lot of hate probably)

But Ive recently upgraded to the iPhone 14 pro after previously owning the pixel 3a and galaxy s10e (on which I downloaded the Google camera software)

Anecdotally, the iPhone pictures don’t look any better, which is pretty disappointing. Or at least not to my casual eye

And the battery life is fine, not groundbreaking.

I think the iphone generally just runs better than android ...

https://redd.it/xo01jb
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Xiaomi started releasing Source Codes again

Xiaomi stopped releasing source codes a year ago. Now they started releasing codes. Efficient Custom roms are back on the menu boys.

Xiaomi's Micode github page...

https://redd.it/xnq5xy
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Daily Superthread (Sep 27 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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AI will help phone photos surpass the DSLR, says Qualcomm
https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-camera-future-interview-3183730/

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Very few Google apps actually support Themed Icons on Android 13

In Android 12, Google introduced Themed Icons for Pixel, a feature that lets the Pixel Launcher apply Material You dynamic theming to app icons on your home screen. This feature was limited to a handful of Google apps, however, because there wasn't a proper API in place yet. Instead, the Pixel Launcher had a hardcoded list of themeable icons. I wrote more about how Themed Icons worked in Android 12 here if you're interested.

In a...

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Samsung phones are Blowing Up - Here’s Why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfM0GqsIB6c...

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The Design of Google Pixel 7 Pro
https://youtube.com/watch?v=p5ggy3BcZwk

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Galaxy S23 early look (by OnLeaks)
https://twitter.com/OnLeaks/status/1574847814512828418?t=eJF1rBBnvrWcyCsF573vrQ&s=09

https://redd.it/xpqzju
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