There's messages in Google Maps now

So as noscript says, we now have messages in Google maps. It's only to connect with businesses as of now.




[Sidebar](https://vgy.me/Te0awf.png)


[Messages page](https://vgy.me/DSpLEl.png)
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[MKBHD] Huawei posts “Happy 2019” wishes on their Twitter... from an iPhone
https://twitter.com/mkbhd/status/1079963374061080576?s=21

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Why not support iMessage effects, Android Messages? (How Google could support Apple's chat effects)

So, as you may know, Apple has neat [chat effects](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206894) that blow up and slam into the chat. This requires iOS 10 and above to work on iMessage. Why am I bringing this up here? Well, with these effects, if you do not have iOS 10 or above (or iOS at all), it will come out as this instead:


This message is loud!
(sent with Loud Effect)


[Photo example](https://i.imgur.com/ZseDsCF.png)

What can we do with this? Why not create a system that reads a messa...

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Phones we caught cheating benchmarks in 2018
https://www.androidauthority.com/the-companies-we-busted-cheating-on-benchmarks-in-2018-936168/

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From Jan 9th Where's My Droid can no longer be controlled by SMS. Thanks Google.
http://alienmantech.com/blog/sms-privacy-changes-to-android/

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X-post: Guidelines for Call Recorder apps for Google's Jan 9, 2019 deadline - and references to previous posts on Call/SMS fiasco
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/abh353/guidelines_for_call_recorder_apps_for_googles_jan/

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21 Hidden Smartphone Superpowers
https://www.consumerreports.org/smartphones/21-hidden-smartphone-superpowers/

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Essential in 2019: A clouded future
https://www.androidauthority.com/essential-2019-938066/

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Moto g6 plus soak update, android 9
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g6-plus/how-to/moto-g6-plus-soak-update-android-9-t3884817

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Termux users, nnn v2.2 is released with many new features!
https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v2.2

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Sony Xperia XZ4 hit 395,721 points on AnTuTu
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/01/01/sony-xperia-xz4-hit-395721-points-on-antutu/

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I got the option to delete messages on Facebook Messenger

https://imgur.com/a/NNmhCgX

It could still be in A/B testing, because I only have this option on one of my phones....

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Has Project treble worked?

Pie was supposed to be the first android OS to take advantage of treble and make sure updates are faster because the onus was on the android developers to work out how to make the OS work on their phones and not depend on the chipmakers to deliver drivers and optimize on their end (which was an added step, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)


So what happened? All OS updates announced are going at the exact same pace as before, nothing has sped up, google released Pie beta in April or somet...

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2019 Tech I'm Ready For!
https://youtu.be/wIdpm7cKtFc

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Pocophone is a phone for old people...

And that's not a bad thing.

How often do we see relatives in their 50s-70s using some piece of shit phone tossed at them for free by a telco?

Typical problems with these phones are that they slow down, run out of space or battery within a year or two.(old ppl like to keep their phones for a longgg time)

Pocophone with snapdragon 845 and 6gb ram and 4000mah batt is built for longevity. It gives old folks everything they need (headphone jack, big bright screen) and cuts corners on things the...

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What app do you wish existed on android?

Whether it exists on another platform or just in your mind, what app is missing from the android arsenal?...

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Always thought the HTC hate was unfair, but even I'm about to move on

I know there's been a lot of hate to HTC in the past few years, some of it unfair IMO. Edge Sense is great, camera is underrated, phones have a nice aesthetic, overall I love my U11. BUT there's a major problem going on right now. I'm on a security update from NOVEMBER OF 2017!!! AND theyve been stringing us along on the pie update forever. I knew it wouldn't come quick, but after years of being in the top end of OEMs as far as steady updates I'm honestly surprised by the lack of updates or comm...

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TIL that Antutu is owned by Cheetah Mobile.

When going to the app's privacy policy through their play store page it redirects to http://www.cmcm.com/protocol/site/privacy.html...

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LG is taking a long time to roll out the latest big Android update — just like always
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/1/18164265/lg-android-pie-update-g7-v40-q1-2019

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Controversial WhatsApp update will bring ADVERTS to the popular messaging platform in the New Year
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6542605/Controversial-WhatsApp-update-bring-ADVERTS-popular-messaging-platform-New-Year.html

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YSK: There's a new shortcut to the contextual help screen that used to be called "Google Now"

Those contextual cards that show things like where you parked, your flight status, package deliveries, etc etc etc. It's slightly different now in terms of how it looks, but the functionality seems to all be there!

1. Hold your physical google assistant button (be that the home button, a gesture shortcut, a squeeze if you're on the pixel, etc etc)

2. Swipe up

Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/O4E4EBo.jpg...

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