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Asus Rog 2 comes with a 5800mah battery,120hz amoled and Snapdragon 855+ processor

https://www.gizchina.com/2019/07/18/asus-rog-phone-2-with-monstrous-5800mah-battery-spotted-on-tenaa/...

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Android Pie is now available for the Moto G6 Play

Better late than never I suppose, but my Moto G6 Play got the Android Pie update last night.

Proof: https://imgur.com/gallery/JmGh7Kg...

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Gboard v8.5 prepares Google Assistant integration and enhanced auto-complete [APK Teardown]
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/07/18/gboard-google-assistant-auto-complete/

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Stalkerware Apps on Google Play Installed Over 130,000 Times
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stalkerware-apps-on-google-play-installed-over-130-000-times/

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Antitrust: [European] Commission fines US chipmaker Qualcomm €242 million for engaging in predatory pricing
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_19_4350

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Nokia 6.2 & 7.2 have Nokia Daredevil & Star-Lord codenames
https://nokiapoweruser.com/exclusive-nokia-6-2-7-2-have-nokia-daredevil-star-lord-codenames/

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I got a version of Android Messages with new send/attachments icons, and it draws content below the gesture bar on Q

I feel like this might be a server-side thing, cause the last time I got an update through Messages was yesterday but I didn't start seeing these changes until a few minutes ago.

[Here's the new icons](https://i.imgur.com/Lsf9Jn8.png)

[Here's how the content gets drawn all the way to the bottom of the screen so there isn't that sliver of navbar](https://i.imgur.com/gZm2mzD.png)

Google Pixel 3
Version 4.6.375 (Imp_RC21_xxhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone)...

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Xiaomi posts Mi A3 teardown video that rushes past the screen to get to the cameras
https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_posts_mi_a3_teardown_video_that_rushes_past_the_screen_to_get_to_the_cameras-news-38209.php

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Razer Announces Pie is Coming to Original Razer Phone in Coming Weeks
https://www.droid-life.com/2019/07/18/razer-announces-pie-is-coming-to-original-razer-phone-in-coming-weeks/

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Someone made an incredibly clean Android 11 R concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lin7UPEVh_A

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Unihertz Titan is a BlackBerry Passport clone with Android, huge battery
https://www.androidauthority.com/unihertz-titan-1009721/

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PixelExperience Blog: August Plans - Change of mind, new version and GSIs are back
https://blog.pixelexperience.org/2019/07/august-plans-change-of-mind-new-version-and-gsis-are-back/

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LinusTechTips - Amateur vs Pro Photography Challenge - Google Pixel 3 vs Fujifilm GFX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaJQpgWV9f0

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VLC 3.2.0-beta-01 is now testing with a UI redesign, including the player and TV browser, ViewModel layer refactoring, and subnoscripts are now saved in the media folder when possible
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/videolabs/vlc/vlc-3-2-0-beta-1-release/

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Google Fi is taking $300 off of any Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL phone

Better than the Prime Day deals. Today only. Brings price of Pixel 3 to $499 and the XL version to $599 for 64GB storage.




https://fi.google.com/about/phones/#pixel-3...

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F-Droid - Public Statement on Neutrality of Free Software
https://f-droid.org/en/2019/07/16/statement.html

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First image leaks of purported Nokia Android feature phone
https://9to5google.com/2019/07/18/image-leak-purported-android-feature-phone-nokia/

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Any really useful under rated apps?

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Galaxy S8 Assists in Emergency Rescue
https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-s8-assists-in-emergency-rescue

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[MrMobile] Sony Xperia 1 Review: Kind Of A Stretch
https://youtu.be/fjSX1j4WBRo

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