I put two Pebblebee in my belongings as they were moved 500km across Canada.

TLDR: So far they've never worked unless they were near my phone.

I'm moving 500km across Canada, with Toronto being the origin. I'd preordered a pair of Pebblebee Tag for Android's last spring and they finally arrived a month or so ago. So I packed the two trackers in different boxes when the movers were here to see if I could track the moving truck as it moved across the country.

The movers finished loading everything early afternoon on Wednesday July 24th and so far they were last seen at...

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The Google TV Streamer might have an Ethernet port and Thread radio
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/28/google-tv-streamer-fcc/

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Google Photos making it easier to hide people you don't want to see (APK teardown)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-photos-hide-faces-3465522/

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Modern high end camera smartphones, and their biggest drawback ever - Smoothing & Noise Reduction

I feel like this feature, has been so much abused on modern smartphones, that instead of small dslr in your pocket (consistently) you get small dslr ONLY in some situations. They smooth out soooo much, that the photo becomes water-painting, don't know where the fear from noise come from but this is ridiculous. If they could only add control for denoise in the camera apks, modern phones will become super strong (they already are with 3rd party apks tbh)


BTW this is way worse then any sharpeni...

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Samsung's Upcoming Exynos 1580 Chip: Specs and Performance Details
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Gemini getting loads of new Google extensions (APK teardown)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-extensions-leaks-3465539/

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Samsung Powers Germany’s Q1 2024 Smartphone Market Turnaround - Counterpoint
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/germany-smartphone-market-q1-2024/

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My experience tracking checked bags with the GoogleFMD (Pebblebee)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Chipolo/comments/1ecsto7/heres_my_experience_traveling_with_the_googlefmd/

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Android Cross-device services rolling out: Call casting, Internet sharing [ Android 11+ ]
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/28/android-cross-device-services-rolling-out/

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Global Smartphone Market Grew 6% YoY in Q2 2024
https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-smartphone-market-q2-2024/

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Google's latest Android update lets you quickly switch calls and Wi-Fi hotspots between multiple devices
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/googles-latest-android-update-lets-you-quickly-switch-calls-and-wi-fi-hotspots-between-multiple-devices

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Google Drive for Android is rolling out the ability to save scanned documents as JPEGs as well as PDFs
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-drive-save-scanned-document-as-jpeg-apk-teardown-3449048/

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WhatsApp is working on a new double-tap message reaction feature for Android beta
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Google app can soon show contacts, apps, and device settings in search (APK Teardown)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-app-new-search-features-3465905/

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Gemini will soon allow you to fine-tune your generated images (APK teardown)
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-images-fine-tune-3465549/

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Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim may not be as thin as Chinese rivals
https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-z-fold-6-slim-not-thin-chinese-foldables/

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Exclusive: Here's Every Band & Color launching with Google Pixel Watch 3
https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-watch-3-band-colors

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SamMobile on X: "It is anticipated that there will be a delay in the release of the One UI 7 beta. The One UI 7 beta was originally scheduled to be announced on Monday. However, the One UI 6.1.1 update for the S24 series has not yet been released."
https://x.com/SamMobiles/status/1816431234932773333

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Files by Google switches to stories-like 'Recents' carousel
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/29/google-files-recents-carousel/

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Qualcomm's latest chip brings 5G to sub-$100 phones
https://www.androidauthority.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-4s-gen-2-3465642/

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For those who use Android’s built-in file management system, what tips or tricks have you found for keeping your files organized?

For those who use Android’s built-in file management system, what tips or tricks have you found for keeping your files organized?...

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