Saturday APPreciation thread (Dec 10 2022) - Your weekly app recommendation/request thread!

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Google Tensor G2: How has the signal strength and speed improved on Pixel 7?
https://9to5google.com/2022/12/09/google-pixel-7-tensor-g2-signal-modem/

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iQOO 11 review
https://www.gsmarena.com/iqoo_11-review-2512.php

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Sunday Rant/Rage (Dec 11 2022) - 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 com...

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The developer who unlocked 90Hz on the Pixel 6A needs help finishing the project
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/11/23503314/mod-unlocked-90hz-google-pixel-6a

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Xiaomi 13 and 13 Pro announced with SD 8 Gen 2, new Leica cameras
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_13_and_13_pro_official_sd_8_gen_2_new_leica_cameras-news-56834.php

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MIUI 14 based on Android 13 debuts touted as Xiaomi's most powerful and secure, yet most efficient and integrated, mobile OS to date
https://www.notebookcheck.net/MIUI-14-based-on-Android-13-debuts-touted-as-Xiaomi-s-most-powerful-and-secure-yet-most-efficient-and-integrated-mobile-OS-to-date.673936.0.html

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Which Android phones has the most accurate voice typing and why?

Accurate voice typing is something I value tremendously. And because I use Gboard on most of my phones I imagine there's a fair amount of redundancy.

Still, some phones are still more accurate than others. Obviously some of the pixels have pixels specific recording features like assistant voice typing. I'm sure there are different microphones and internals in different phones as well.

But for all the battery tests and speed test you can find in reviews on YouTube and the tech media space, I h...

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The best portrait camera is attached to a quirky smartphone (Tecno Phantom X2 Pro) - GSMArena
https://www.gsmarena.com/the_best_portrait_camera_in_a_smartphone-news-56821.php

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Any users here that have tried switching to iOS a few times but keep coming back to android after a while, what are your reasons?

Almost every 2 or 3 years I try switching to an iphone but after a weeks to a month, I switch back to android. My S21U screen's broken and I cannot find good deals for S22U at the moment but I haven't heard good things about the shitty exynos version that we get so looking at jumping ship to 14Pro Max.

I am not big on customising icons and themes but let's be real android phones are becoming more and more restrictive with what we can and cannot do especially call recording.

There are a coup...

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Daily Superthread (Dec 12 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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The 2022 MKBHD Blind Smartphone Camera Test voting is live!
https://vote.mkbhd.com

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Xiaomi 13 performance analysis: Snapdragon 8Gen2 has good energy efficiency! (Geekerwan_Chinese)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j3P0INFPSPQ&feature=share

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@MishaalRahman Here's what's new in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 (thread)
https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1602452579186839552

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YouTube & YouTube Music are rolling out support for switching playback to cast devices through Android 13's output switcher

It looks like YouTube and YouTube Music are starting to roll out support for the Output Switcher feature on Android 13! I've seen a few reports of this rolling out tonight, from a few Samsung users but also a couple of Pixel users on Android 13. (I myself do not see this yet on a Zenfone 9 or Pixel 6 Pro running Android 13.)

To check if you have this, play something in YouTube/YouTube Music, leave the app, pull down the status bar,...

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Daily Superthread (Dec 13 2022) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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3 ways to share your favorite memories with Google Photos
https://blog.google/products/photos/share-with-google-photos/

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Samsung Good Lock expands to more countries
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-good-lock-available-more-countries/

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Here's a summary of EVERYTHING I found in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1 so far.

Hi /r/Android, after Google released the first beta of the second Quarterly Platform Release for Android 13 (ie. Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1), I've been meticulously poring over the build to document what's new, including both user-facing and under-the-hood changes. As usual, I've been sharing my discoveries as I discover them via Twitter.

I know many don't like Twitter, so here's a summary of what I found in Android 13 QPR2 Beta 1, so ...

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apk.sh, make reverse engineering Android apps easier!

# 🕹 apk.sh

[apk.sh](https://github.com/ax/apk.sh) is a Bash noscript that makes reverse engineering Android apps easier, automating some repetitive tasks like pulling, decoding, rebuilding and patching an APK.

## Features

apk.sh basically uses [apktool](https://ibotpeaches.github.io/Apktool/) to disassemble, decode and rebuild resources and some bash to automate the [frida](https://https://frida.re/) gadget injection process. It also supports app bundles/split APKs.

* 🍄 Patching APKs to load f...

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Disable those nasty banner ads on Infinix phones

1. Go to "Settings"
2. Search for "Display over other apps"
3. Switch "App Update" to "not allowed"

While you are at it, maybe disallow some other apps to display over other apps. There might be other apps that display ads as well.

This worked for me and both of my Infinix phones now do no longer show those annoying banner ads when unlocking.

Good for Infinix / XOS, but likely to work with Tecno / HiOS....

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