Smart Lock is being rebranded to "Extend Unlock", while the Pixel Watch will get an enhanced "Watch Unlock" feature

You're probably familiar with "Smart Lock", a feature that keeps your phone unlocked while it's connected to a "trusted device" like your smartwatch via Bluetooth. The problem with "Smart Lock" is that it's really not smart or secure — just because your phone is connected to your watch via Bluetooth doesn't mean your watch is actively on your person or even within a couple of feet.

As such, Google appears to be rebranding "Smart Lock" to "Exten...

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Android update policy by manufacturer for their flagships

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|Rank|Manufacturer|OS Updates|Security Updates|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|Samsung|4 years|5 years|
|1|OnePlus|4 years|5 years|
|1|Oppo|4 years|5 years|
|2|Google|3 years|5 years|
|3|Xiaomi|3 years|4 years|
|4|Motorola|3 years|4 years|
|4|Realme|3 years|4 years|
|5|Vivo|3 years|3 years|
|6|Sony|2 years|3 years|
|7|Honor|2 years|2 years|
|7|Asus|2 years|2 years|
|7|TCL|2 years|2 years|
|8|ZTE|1 year|1 year|

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Towards a reproducible F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/2023/01/15/towards-a-reproducible-fdroid.html

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⌚️ Leak: Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 - one of the first watches to ship with Snapdragon W5(+) and Wear OS 3 - Kuba Wojciechowski⚡
https://twitter.com/Za_Raczke/status/1616547751948439565

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Home Assistant coming for your car!
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/01/20/android-auto/

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Samsung Wallet Will Be Available in 8 New Markets
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-wallet-will-be-available-in-eight-new-markets

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Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Teardown Disassembly (Samsung's first smartphone to have battery pull taps)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njDDyjcyTs

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Tweak New Twitter - Chromium (e.g. Android Kiwi Browser) to remove For you tab and add other Twitter customizations to any Chromium browser
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tweak-new-twitter/kpmjjdhbcfebfjgdnpjagcndoelnidfj

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Mobile World Congress 2023 is around one month away and there’s going to be a few new products to experience! One of them will be #OnePlusConceptTwo 👀 Stay tuned! - Max Jambor
https://twitter.com/MaxJmb/status/1616037021482455041

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Samsung Galaxy S22 series added to the iFixit Samsung Self Repair program (US only)
https://www.ifixit.com/collaborations/samsung

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I had a soft spot for the old CyanogenMod 9 wallpapers, so I decided to upscale them!
https://postimg.cc/gallery/cndTn8y

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Fritter is the only Twitter client that keeps working (Android)
http://fritter.cc

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Indian startups rejoice as Android ruling against Google upheld
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-startups-rejoice-android-ruling-against-google-upheld-2023-01-19/

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Fitbit Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications appearing on Pixel Watch
https://9to5google.com/2023/01/21/pixel-watch-irregular-heart-rhythm-notifications/

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Flashback: the Snapdragon 625 efficiently conquered the mid-field in 2016
https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_the_snapdragon_625_efficiently_conquered_the_midfield_in_2016-news-57259.php

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OnePlus 11 - Unboxing and First Impressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLa0jvjou8

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Exclusive: This is what the Moto G23 Looks Like
https://www.dealntech.com/this-what-the-moto-g23-looks-like/

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Have we reached the limit of hardware? Why can't smartphone cameras still achieve that 3D camera look?

I was playing around with my RX100 on the weekend, for those that don't know, it's a camera with a 1" sensor released in 2012. And I came to a realization. It clipped light, was blurry at lot and overall was nowhere near as easy to use as my Pixel 4a, but it managed to do something Pixel 4a cannot. And that is to make images look like they came out of a dedicated camera. Every photo, even blurry ones, came out with that "look". Images look 3D. It is an effect effect that smartphones cannot seem ...

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