Revegnus: Oppo ends its own chip business. Despite many rumors that Oppo was planning to make its own chips, the company has decided to give up its own chip business.
https://twitter.com/Tech_Reve/status/1656866764503007237

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Daily Superthread (May 12 2023) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Google Authenticator now encrypts 2fa codes

this got overshadowed by Google I/O I'm sure, but I got an update to Authenticated and the change log listed "Added device encryption to storage of secret values." maybe they fixed the plain text issue people were having....

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I won't spend more than $250 on a new smartphone
https://www.theverge.com/23719879/smartphone-price-budget-pixel-7a-editorial

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Oppo abruptly closes chip design unit Zeku
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3220308/chinese-smartphone-maker-oppo-abruptly-closes-chip-design-unit-zeku-another-casualty-semiconductor

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HTC teasing U 2023.5.18
https://twitter.com/htc/status/1657097097135415315?s=19

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16 ways that Android 14 will subtly improve your phone
https://www.theverge.com/23693781/google-android-14-features-update-io

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Android Developers Blog: Price in-app products with confidence by running price experiments in Play Console
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/05/price-experiments-in-play-console.html

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Poco F5/Redmi Note 12 Turbo review
https://www.gsmarena.com/poco_f5-review-2568.php

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BALMUDA Technologies: Notice Regarding Mobile Terminal Business
https://tech.balmuda.com/jp/phone/announcement/

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Millions of mobile phones come pre-infected with malware
https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/11/bh_asia_mobile_phones/

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YouTube tests new ways to stop ad blockers: what to know and expect
https://adguard.com/en/blog/youtube-ad-blocking-ban.html

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Can Google’s Pixel Fold really hang?
https://www.theverge.com/23721370/google-pixel-fold-tensor-performance-customer-service

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(Discussion) Should Google offer out Soli tech to other android manufacturers?

Wouldn't Google offering that tech to Samsung make it more popular and adopted by app devs? Plus they could make some money licensing it out?

Adoption is key, so wouldn't it make sense to offer it to their biggest, bestest friend, Samsung? That way app devs see it becoming more popular and more likely to consider taking advantage of its abilities?

I get they want exclusives to pixels and their devices, but I feel it would be better and long term beneficial to offer it up. To keep a fancy new t...

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Pixel owners: Do not update to the May security patch

The May update has been a complete mess. Battery drain is off the charts and the phone bakes in your hand with how hot it gets. Camera starts to stutter and everything feels janky. Happened to my Pixel 7 and my wife's Pixel 6A.

Not sure what Google "fixed" with this update but it's been a disaster. It should be rolled back, but don't update if you can avoid it.

And it's not just me - see here and here...

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The 8bitdo Ultimate 2.4g controller just got a firmware update which activates Bluetooth capabilities on Android/d-input

Originally you needed to use the USB dongle with an OTG adapter or buy the more expensive Ultimate Bluetooth model with Hall Effect sticks for $20 more to connect without wires.

I am very surprised that they just randomly pushed this update. Going to get a lot more use out of this controller now.

In my opinion this makes this a beast if you're only gaming on PC, android, or Raspberry Pi.

Plus it comes with a dock, which for this price range is unheard of....

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Samsung Pay won't be free for credit card companies in South Korea
https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-pay-not-free-credit-card-companies-south-korea/

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OC Google...Android...what have you become?

Anyone remember the better days? When Google still had that "Don't be Evil" statement? When their employees would protest major shifts into questionable ethical behavior?Google now feels like a profit-obsessed saddled, now red alert because the building's on fire (and not in that good way, Silicon Valley IPO first day share fire).

Google welcoming and handing over reigns to empires of SEOs is the reason why there's all this junk in your searches, with link names that clearly have zero relation ...

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SeatGeek: "Something went awry!" error

tl;dr - If you're rooted, temporarily disable ad blocking.

Hi. For awhile, I was having trouble logging into the SeatGeek app on my phone. After punching in the 2FA code, I'd get the "Something went awry!" error. I kept meaning to figure out what was going on. I finally did.

The problem, in my case at least, seems to be that SG expects to hit some endpoint somewhere, and if it can't, it errors out. In my case, my phone's rooted, and I use AdAway to block ads. This was apparently enough to make...

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