Daily Superthread (May 04 2023) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Revegnus: Samsung's president officially commented today on the technology level of Samsung's foundry and TSMC. "Currently, Samsung's 4nm technology is about two years behind TSMC's, and 3nm is about one year behind, but that will change when TSMC comes to 2nm, Mr. Kyung said.
https://twitter.com/Tech_Reve/status/1654054869022691329

https://redd.it/137fqdm
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Google working to bring Bard AI to Pixel phones as a widget
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/04/google-bard-ai-pixel-widget/

https://redd.it/137rosf
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Made by Google on Twitter: ✨May The Fold Be With You✨ (Pixel Fold official teaser)
https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/1654170933417086978

https://redd.it/137tmk5
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The first foldable phone engineered by Google
https://store.google.com/intl/en/ideas/pixel-is-open/

https://redd.it/137tmt4
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[X-Post] I have Pixel 7a, AMA
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/137npq7/i_have_pixel_7a_ama/

https://redd.it/137o9o0
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Rumor: Tensor G4 to be made at TSMC 4nm, Tensor G5 to be made at TSMC 3nm
https://twitter.com/Tech_Reve/status/1653604288978124806?t=g6ah7awO0s9XFP8MVvFmaw&s=19

https://redd.it/137wpuj
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Google's 'Making Material You' design films feature wild early concepts
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/04/google-making-material-you/

https://redd.it/137x5cd
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New updates to Polls and sharing with captions on WhatsApp
https://blog.whatsapp.com/new-updates-to-polls-and-sharing-with-captions-on-whatsapp

https://redd.it/137rnjo
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Google Pixel 7a Hands On & Initial Impressions; Arctic Blue on Deck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Pt0tufIag

https://redd.it/137r5ji
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Google Workspace Updates: Quote a previous message in Google Chat
https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/05/quote-previous-message-google-chat.html

https://redd.it/137v5f1
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Daily Superthread (May 05 2023) - 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!

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https://redd.it/138jja3
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Considering that we are in 2023, there is still any big difference between Android and IOS for the average user?

Never had a iPhone, but for a few years the main things that seems to influence most users of both platforms are brand loyalty, price and the convenience of keeping using what is working for them.

In the early days the iPhones had the reputation of devices that "simply worked for everything ", while the Android phones were more prone to be considered unpredictable by the consumers in terms of general quality (sometimes good surprises like the Moto G being a really good phone even with its cheap...

https://redd.it/13891as
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[PBKreviews] Google Pixel 7a Teardown Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKEX8jNNzck

https://redd.it/138ivi7
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Desktop mode for Asus ROG Phone 7

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(also woks for older ROG devices)

UPDATE: it seems like there's already an option to force desktop mode on this phone's developer settings, just turn it on lol

It might be showing up for me because i already ran the command below

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This is a guide for connecting the ROG phone 7 to an external display and using desktop mode without any 3rd party apps or root access.

For this process, you'll need a type c to HDMI adapter, a PC with adb installed on it, drivers, and...

https://redd.it/138muok
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Pixel 7 Pro flickering lock screen/black screen lock up fix

On my Pixel 7 pro, the lock screen began flickering and would go into a black screen and basically lock up. It could come back on in a few minutes to an hour, but I would monstly have to do a soft reset to get it back on.

I did a factory reset, that didn't help I was about to get a warranty replacement, then I tried this random thing at work and it fixed it.

Settings>Display>Lock Screen

I turned off all the options so my lock screen is just a black screen. And it completely fixed the issues,...

https://redd.it/138846r
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Let’s talk Notifications

Let’s talk about notifications

I see a lot of you mention that you think android’s notification system is better. This has never been the case, in my opinion. I prefer iOS notifications philosophy over android’s in almost every way.

Largely, I think this depends on the way you use your phone. So each of us will probably have different preferences.
I’m someone that tries to deal with all notifications from the notifications themselves. I don’t want to open the app at all unless I can help ...

https://redd.it/138dui5
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Meizu 20 Pro AMA

Hey guys, just got the Meizu 20 Pro from China and since before buying I couldn't find any reviews or info about it I decided to make an AMA :)

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Pics...

https://redd.it/138m202
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Google Messages 'Magic Compose' AI can reply to friends – or write them a song
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/05/google-messages-magic-compose-ai/

https://redd.it/138wx26
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Android Developers Blog: Improving Consistency of Background Work on Android
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/05/improving-consistency-of-background-work-on-android.html

https://redd.it/138xomi
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Source: Google planning to launch Pixel Watch 2 with Pixel 8
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/05/google-pixel-watch-2-2/

https://redd.it/1390q2p
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