People on this sub are often complaining about bloatware, but no one ever talks about Wear OS (Android Wear) and the half-baked Google bloatware being shoved down out throats with each automatic update.

Hello I'm one of the dozens Wear OS users still around today; I have a Huawei Watch 2 which I initially loved but now hate with passion because of what Google has done to the software on it.

I've just had to reset my watch because of some bugs that were introduced (with automatic and seamless updates) which broke some features I often used (like theater mode, fixed by the factory reset, and telegram notifications) and added some features which I have no interest in using like Google Pay and Goo...

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Play Store update (A/B test?) removes 3 dot menu (for installing without opening the product page) in search results

Not sure why, and it's quite annoying IMO. I used it all the time.

[Screenshot](https://i.imgur.com/WFQ8bAe.jpg)...

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"HTC hopes it still rings a bell in India" (BrandEquity)
https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/business-of-brands/htc-hopes-it-still-rings-a-bell-in-india/68195619

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The Exynos 9820 s10 variant does not seem to suffer from bad battery life based on this test? Could it explain lower performance vs 955 variant of s10?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgqinnFGqmQ...

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Chrome dark mode (Android)
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN6Wv67WAZ8o5qYFZ6Fu85Sgoxdx8ip16E1F2MPQIM4Y8p0a6sfSdd3pAU5aulvbA?key=ZGVjMEw1dmNMVERSWklMa3o1dVYtd0MwdnA4Z2d3

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Viber on Twitter: Walk on the dark side 🌃 Check out our new dark mode theme on Android! Save battery 🔋, protect your eyes 🙄, and keep the room dark when other people are trying to sleep. Try #DarkMode Now: https://vb.me/eb5fb4
https://twitter.com/Viber/status/1102867635111428098

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Galaxy S10's first-day registrations fall shy of predecessors
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190305000248

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Oppo announces the F11 Pro with pop-up selfie camera and no notch
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/3/5/18251270/oppo-f11-pro-announced-india-specs-release

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The Hangouts app is no longer available on Wear OS
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/05/the-hangouts-app-is-no-longer-available-on-wear-os

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Galaxy S10 Teardown [Jerry Rig Everything]
https://youtu.be/kHzmFPoZbCA

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Re-use previous Android phone

So I just got an old Samsung A5 (2016) from my ~~boyfriend's sister~~ sister's boyfriend as he got himself a brand new.

I was thinking about how to use it and not put it to sleep in a drawer.

My first thought was to use it as a server for music streaming instead of my PC. I currently use subsonic and am really happy with it and didn't search yet if I could easily install server side on Android.

Do you have others ideas ?...

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Galaxy S10E: Cheaper AND Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfF0Mri_t8

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Ubuntu on the S10

https://imgur.com/a/jCurFHx

Linux on Dex works on the S10e. Just download the latest APK and install an Ubuntu image.

I'm having a problem with the French keyboard. I've read that installing the Mate desktop environment should let me set the keyboard's language.

Bravo Samsung for your work. I hope it goes out of beta soon, and a few other distros are officially made available. ...

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Essential Phone 2 patent points to an in-screen camera
https://www.techradar.com/news/essential-phone-2-patent-points-to-an-in-screen-camera

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The Xiaomi Mi 9 with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 emulates GameCube and Wii games with ease
https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-9-qualcomm-snapdragon-855-gamecube-wii-dolphin-emulator/

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Want a foldable phone? Hold out for real glass
https://www.wired.com/story/folding-phones-wait-for-glass/

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Google is working on securely storing Digital Driver’s Licenses in Android
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-android-digital-drivers-license/

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Good Lock will be compatible with Android 9 Pie on March 8 - including new features, like new styles for the recent apps screen
https://www.androidauthority.com/good-lock-android-9-pie-962713/

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Samsung Galaxy S10 review (GSMArena)
https://gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s10-review-1903.php

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Yelp, Duolingo, and Indeed apps send your personal data to Facebook without consent
https://privacyinternational.org/blog/2758/guess-what-facebook-still-tracks-you-android-apps-even-if-you-dont-have-facebook-account

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Chinese man "hacks" into Android-powered payphone for free movies, video games
https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/2187950/jobless-man-china-found-have-hacked-public-phone-booth-years-accessing

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