What should I buy Thursday (Apr 18 2019) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

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Presenting search app and browser options to Android users in Europe
https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/presenting-search-app-and-browser-options-android-users-europe/

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Samsung unveils two more mid-range phones, the A60 and A40s
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/04/18/samsung-unveils-two-more-mid-range-phones-the-a60-and-a40s/

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Amazon and Google Announce Official YouTube Apps to Launch on Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast and Android TV | Amazon.com, Inc. - Press Room
https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-and-google-announce-official-youtube-apps-launch-fire-tv

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The Huawei P30 & P30 Pro Reviews: Photography Enhanced
http://www.anandtech.com/show/14165/the-huawei-p30-p30-pro-reviews-photography-enhanced?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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BBM Blog - Time to Say Goodbye
https://blog.bbm.com/2019/04/18/time-to-say-goodbye-english-version/

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MKBHD's statement on complaints about Galaxy Fold: "Almost nobody should actually buy it. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be made"
https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1118515339569041409?s=09

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Enjoy YouTube Music free on Google Home speakers
https://youtube.googleblog.com/2019/04/enjoy-youtube-music-free-on-google-home.html

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Google flips the switch on its next big money maker: Maps. The internet giant is increasing the ways advertisers can reach Google Maps users
https://adage.com/article/digital/google-flips-switch-its-next-big-money-maker-maps/2163976

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The Broken Galaxy Folds: Explained!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtqtyyGZvXM&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=jLyQfqEykQ37Jx7c%3A6

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Someone has figured out how to game the Google Play Music ranking system. Several of the albums on the Top Albums list are fake/spam albums.

I posted this in Google Play Music's sub but for obvious reasons it did nto get much visibility. This is a top Android music streaming service made by the creators of android. Absolutely appalling.

Gallery of proof: https://imgur.com/a/foncDd9

Edit: Google has since fixed this issue for now. It is no longer showing up. However I was able to get multiple people to recreate the issue yesterday....

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Exclusive: First Look At The Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL Official Renders | Android Headlines
https://www.androidheadlines.com/2019/04/google-pixel-3a-official-renders.html

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The massive Google shift you probably haven't noticed
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3389980/google-shift.html

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Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown pictures - Via Weibo
https://twitter.com/Samsung_News_/status/1118844959564685314?s=19

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BlackBerry Makes its Enterprise-Grade End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Platform Available to BBM Consumers
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackberry-makes-its-enterprise-grade-end-to-end-encrypted-messaging-platform-available-to-bbm-consumers-300834565.html

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 - The Best Budget Android Phone?
https://youtu.be/jMFKUsZeA34

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OnePlus enters the top-5 global brands
https://twitter.com/oneplus/status/1118861740802883584?s=09

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SP and other improvements for Nokia 9 out
https://twitter.com/TechAltar/status/1118870972428378113?s=19&

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Open source phone media backup/sync to a computer (for Android phones that have cable connection issues)
https://github.com/Xeoncross/android_media_backup

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Idea: It'd be great to have the option to rotate your screen 180° while in your car.

Not sure if anyone else experiences this, but in many cars (car mounts, chargers, cup holders, etc.) it would be infinitely more convenient to have the screen rotate "upside down". Often it's more convenient to have the charging port on the top rather than bottom, or the headphone jack (wherever they still exist) if applicable.

I know that Google maps supports this, but it'd be great to do this system wide....

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S10+ Snapdragon v/s Exynos Phonebuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts6DWsktKxY

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