Daily Superthread (May 30 2023) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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Google confirms it was working on a second foldable phone
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-second-foldable-phone-canceled-3330167/

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Sources: Pixel Watch 2 gets major battery life boost with switch to Snapdragon chip
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/30/pixel-watch-2-specs/

https://redd.it/13vw3vd
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Apple releases Apple Music Classical for Android before iPad or Mac apps
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/30/apple-music-classical-android-no-ipad-mac-carplay/

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Here's a better look at the lock screen shortcut customization feature Google announced at I/O

At Google I/O, Google announced that "you'll be able to bring your own inspiration to customize your lock screen with new shortcuts and beautifully crafted clocks." They shared a video showing lock screen shortcut customization, but they didn't show off every shortcut that'll be available. I was able to get the feature fully working on my device, so if you're wondering,...

https://redd.it/13w0bb1
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Ensuring your Android TV OS device is secure
https://support.google.com/androidtv/thread/217840369

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Rare budget phones that truly passed the test of time?

Most of the time we come across whining towards phones, especially budget ones. I randomly happened across my old phone's reviews on gsmarena and was shocked to see that like myself, everyone else was still raving about it how good of a phone it was for it's time. It launched at 169$ ffs!



Not sure if i am allowed to link but check the reviews on gsmarena for urself on "Redmi Note 7". What other excellent budget android phones have done well?...

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[WABetaInfo] WhatsApp for Android is preparing to add a screen sharing feature
https://wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-23-11-19-whats-new/

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New Platform Release - yuzu on Android
https://yuzu-emu.org/entry/yuzu-android/

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To my big phone lovers. How big do you want it?

I prefer big phones.

Despite the circlejerk around these parts of wanting smaller phones. I definitely am a big phone lover.

I want a phone so big that if it slips from my hand instead of going inside the toilet it doesn't fall inside instead lands on the toilet seat.

I want a phone so big that when it falls on my face I go to sleep

I'm talking over 8 inches.

Phones have completely changed man. There are people who fit a Nexus 7 in there pockets. Nowadays the biggest we can get is either ...

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Which smartphones have you used so far ?

I started using smartphones from 2013.

Here is a list of what i used so far :

Samsung Galaxy S2
Xperia Sola
Samsung Galaxy S3
Lenovo A516
Innjoo Fire 2 LTE
Samsung J2 2016
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4x
Xiaomi Redmi 5
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
Huawei P20 lite
Huawei Mate 20 pro
Iphone 11
Samsung Galaxy S10e
Pixel 6a
Asus Zenfone 9


Will be eager to know other peoples experiences. :)...

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Daily Superthread (May 31 2023) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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https://redd.it/13wk94x
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New Google Weather is a standalone app, integrate with Clock
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/30/new-google-weather-app-clock/

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Sony Xperia xz2 premium retrospective: how I learned to love the hump ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) pt1

Note this was written a few months ago, I tried to update the relevant information. so sorry if some stuff is a bit outdated.

Intro:
So I got this phone from a friend of mine to mess around with. It's the Japanese au model. I was wondering how this phone felt like being used since it's such a quirky phone even for 2018 standards.

Software:

The software on the Sony is quite stockish with some weird omissions. Some quirks I noticed with it is that it uses horizontal app dra...

https://redd.it/13wpdk2
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A look at Android's hidden "forced themed icon" feature: Is it any good?

When Google released Android 13 QPR2 Beta 2 back in January, I spotted a new launcher flag named "ENABLEFORCEDMONOICON" that "enable[s] the ability to generate monochromatic icons, if it is not provided by the app."

The existence of that launcher flag got quite a few people excited, because many popular Android apps have yet to implement [Themed Icon support](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fw5826JWcAITiQ?format=jpg&name=large), ...

https://redd.it/13wrktx
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Developer of third-party reddit client, Apollo for iOS states reddit is asking him for $20M to keep his API Access. What will you do if third party Reddit clients get shut down?
https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/

https://redd.it/13wt3fg
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BoM Analysis: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Costs $469 to Make
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/bom-analysis-samsung-galaxy-s23-ultra/

https://redd.it/13wtng9
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Waze announces tennis legend Roger Federer as the new voice actor for turn-by-turn directions
https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/1663949421736755211

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Ross Young: DSCC expects the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra to be the first foldable clamshell with color on encapsulation (CoE) technology, significantly boosting brightness and efficiency. This is expected to be the first CoE device using a non-Samsung panel, coming from China Star
https://twitter.com/DSCCRoss/status/1663904514229911553

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Hands-on: Pixel’s Dashcam feature is solid but needs accessories
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/31/hands-on-pixel-dashcam/

https://redd.it/13wzcbi
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Daily Superthread (Jun 01 2023) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

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