Moronic Monday (Feb 18 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!
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Android news, reviews, tips, and discussions about rooting, tutorials, and apps. General discussion about devices is welcome. Please direct technical support, upgrade questions, buy/sell, app recommendations, and carrier-related issues to other subreddits.
Samsung Galaxy M30 Vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7: 5 things you need to know
https://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/samsung-galaxy-m30-india-launch-date-revealed-price-specifications-features-xiaomi-redmi-note-7-mi-a2/story-YdQIA3eBFIOqubErNv0dAM.html
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Samsung Galaxy M30: 5 things you need to know about new Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 rival
Samsung Galaxy M30 with three rear cameras will launch in India on February 27, a day before the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 launch. Here’s what to expect from the new Galaxy M30 smartphone.
WhatsApp will soon sort Status updates from contacts based on relevance
https://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/whatsapp-status-update-algorithm-driven-listing-of-status-from-contacts/story-W6oCIfJ82hSOc8lhrKuPiP.html
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WhatsApp will soon sort Status updates from contacts based on relevance
WhatsApp is testing algorithm-driven Status listing with select users on Android and Windows platform. The update will allow users to see Status from the contacts they frequently interact with.
5 best ad blocker apps for Android!
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-ad-blocker-apps-android-954917/
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The best ad blocker apps for Android in 2025
There are several ways to get ad block on your Android device, at least in some capacity. Here are the best ad blocker apps.
How Huawei Targets Apple Trade Secrets
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The Information
How Huawei Targets Apple Trade Secrets
As U.S. companies grow more concerned about efforts by Chinese firms to obtain their intellectual property, all eyes are on Huawei Technologies, which the U.S. government recently accused of stealing trade secrets. New reporting by The Information sheds light…
New Year, New Samsung Internet
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New Year, New Samsung Internet
We’re excited to be rolling out a big update to our Samsung Internet Beta channel. Along with updating our engine to Chromium 67, our new…
Google’s new permissions policy could cripple popular sex workers‘ safety app
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Google’s new permissions policy could cripple popular sex workers’ safety app
Google's new policy for calling and SMS permissions could result in a sex workers' safety app being pulled from the Play Store. Ugly Mugs's plea was rejected by Google this month after the organization behind the app filed an exception application in December.
Exclusive: The Back Button may disappear in Google’s revamped gestures for Android Q
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Exclusive: The Back Button may disappear in Google’s revamped gestures for Android Q
Google may be working on revamped navigation gesture controls for Android Q, and in their prototypes, the back button is no longer necessary.
QM215: Qualcomm plans new CPU for extremely cheap smartphones
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QM215: Qualcomm plant neue CPU für extrem günstige Smartphones
Der US-Chiphersteller Qualcomm arbeitet offenbar an einer neuen, noch günstigeren Plattform für Einsteiger-Smartphones, mit der man vermutlich einerseits das Android Go-Programm bedienen will, andererseits aber noch unerschlossene Märkte stärker ansprechen…
Mi9 Explorer Edition Real Life pictures : Confirms wireless charging
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/02/18/xiaomi-mi-9-explorer-edition-shown-in-real-photos/
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Gizchina.com
Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition Shown in Real Photos
If previously we’ve been getting leaks and news referring to the original Mi 9, now it’s the right time to learn about the key features of the Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition. In fact, this handset is…
The Github situation - Open GApps Blog
https://opengapps.org/blog/post/2019/02/17/github-situation/
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The Github situation
OpenGApps.org offers information and pre-built packages of The Open GApps Project. The Open GApps Project is an open-source effort to noscript the automatic generation of up-to-date Google Apps packages. All Android versions and platforms supported.
[DEV] Major update to All Clear Weather today: new radar modes, improved UI for better contrast/readability, and most importantly, a new Feels Like calculation using NWS formulas. What do you think>
Hi everyone!
Last night I updated [All Clear Weather](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.allclearweather.android) (US) for the first time in a month with some major changes. This is my weather app that is more than a weather app! With a focus on *clear communication of weather data*.
I've heard a lot of your feedback saying the design was too old, too full of strong gradients, and overall just poorly designed. I am listening to your feedback and made a number of UI improvements...
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Hi everyone!
Last night I updated [All Clear Weather](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.allclearweather.android) (US) for the first time in a month with some major changes. This is my weather app that is more than a weather app! With a focus on *clear communication of weather data*.
I've heard a lot of your feedback saying the design was too old, too full of strong gradients, and overall just poorly designed. I am listening to your feedback and made a number of UI improvements...
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Google Play
All Clear Weather - Apps on Google Play
Current weather conditions, hourly/daily forecasts, radar, & wx experiments!
Xiaomi Mi 9 and Mi 9 Explorer prices leak: starts at $490 for 6GB/64GB
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_9_and_mi_9_explorer_prices_leak-news-35570.php
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Instagram
Xiaomi Mi 9 and Mi 9 Explorer prices leak
Along with some live photos of both devices. There may be two special edition versions of the phone, however, not just the Explorer.
YouTube Music finally comes to Android Auto [APK Download]
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Android Police
YouTube Music finally comes to Android Auto [APK Download]
There's probably no other feature that's more often cited as missing from YouTube Music than Android Auto support. Sure, you can manually start and
Energizer® P18K Pop With 18.000 mAh battery Will Be Unveiled at MWC 2019
https://www.gizchina.com/2019/02/14/energizer-p18k-pop-with-18-000-mah-battery-will-be-unveiled-at-mwc-2019/
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Energizer® P18K Pop with 18.000 mAh battery will be unveiled at MWC 2019
Avenir Telecom, under exclusive licence from Energizer® , will unveil its highly-anticipated new model, the Power Max P18K Pop, at the Mobile World Congress. This unique smartphone incorporates fiv…
The "hole punch" displays are all about branding.
Does anyone else feel like Samsungs "hole punch" displays are nothing more then a branding exercise?
They could have done a teardrop design but that would look like Oneplus. They could have done a notch but they made fun of it and it would look like every other phone that has one. They chose the hole punch so when you see it from across the room, you know it's a Samsung phone. ...
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Does anyone else feel like Samsungs "hole punch" displays are nothing more then a branding exercise?
They could have done a teardrop design but that would look like Oneplus. They could have done a notch but they made fun of it and it would look like every other phone that has one. They chose the hole punch so when you see it from across the room, you know it's a Samsung phone. ...
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r/Android - The "hole punch" displays are all about branding.
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BEWARE: Kia and Pixel phones are 'incompatible'
Just got off the phone with Kia customer service reps. After having my pixel 2 replaced 3 times by Google's awesome customer service, I finally got ahold of Kia. I was told that pixel phone permissions prevent them from being connected to the UVO console in Kia vehicles. I was advised to purchase a device that is not a pixel for any connectivity such as for Android Auto. Wish that had been disclosed to me prior to purchasing my vehicle....
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Just got off the phone with Kia customer service reps. After having my pixel 2 replaced 3 times by Google's awesome customer service, I finally got ahold of Kia. I was told that pixel phone permissions prevent them from being connected to the UVO console in Kia vehicles. I was advised to purchase a device that is not a pixel for any connectivity such as for Android Auto. Wish that had been disclosed to me prior to purchasing my vehicle....
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r/Android - BEWARE: Kia and Pixel phones are 'incompatible'
39 votes and 74 comments so far on Reddit
The next generation of Smartwatches should have swappable bezels
Some days I want to have a silver accent, some days I want gold.
Most people who wear watches own multiple different watches so why not let smartwatches act similarly?
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Some days I want to have a silver accent, some days I want gold.
Most people who wear watches own multiple different watches so why not let smartwatches act similarly?
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reddit
r/Android - The next generation of Smartwatches should have swappable bezels
20 votes and 13 comments so far on Reddit
Exynos Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ can now taste the AOSP-based Pixel Experience and unofficial LineageOS 16
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-galaxy-s9-pixel-experience-unofficial-lineageos-16/
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XDA Developers
Exynos Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ can now taste the AOSP-based Pixel Experience and unofficial LineageOS 16
You can now install AOSP-based Pixel Experience and unofficial LineageOS 16 custom ROMs on the Exynos variants of Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+.
The Cedar CP3 New Rugged Android Smartphone Has a Volatile Organic Compound Sensor
http://blog.junipersys.com/cp3-rugged-smartphone-organic-compound-sensor/
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Get Rugged
The Cedar CP3 Rugged Smartphone has a volatile organic compound sensor | Get Rugged
Trade workers can reduce the amount of time they spend exposed to dangerous pollutants with the volatile organic compound sensor on the CP3.