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Android's iconic dessert names are going away, starting with Android 10
The last dessert to grace the name of a version of Google's Android operating system will officially be pie. At a meeting in the Android team's new office in Mountain View last month, we sat down with some of the Googlers responsible for handling Android's biggest rebrand since, well, Android.
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You Could Control the Pixel 4 XL Without Touching It (Report)
Leaked 3D models of the Pixel 4 XL reveal a mysterious large hole on the top right of the forehead. This may indicate that the 4 XL could get radar technology that will allow you to control the phone’s functions without touching it.
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3 ways Android Q is being built for 5G
Android Q has a lot of exciting UX additions and improvements, like Dark Mode, but it also has some under-the-hood additions to help usher in the era of 5G phones. Chief among them, we learned at Google IO 2019, are new capabilities for app developers to detect user data download speed and latency, as well as whether their connections are metered by carriers.
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Google bans slew of malicious Android apps that stole user photos and advertised scams
Google has removed dozens of popular fake photo apps meant to hurt its users. Security firm Trend Micro discovered 29 malicious apps that were listed on the official Google Play store, all advertised as “beauty camera” applications. The apps have since been removed by Google.
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Samsung Still Seems Confused on Its Foldable Phone, But It’ll Run...
Samsung is planning big things for its next round of phones, that much has been made clear by rumors and on-the-record interviews from executives. A new report today adds additional clarity into what we can expect from the Galaxy S10 when it arrives in 2019, but Samsung’s years-in-the-making foldable Galaxy phone sure sounds like it’s still in limbo or that Samsung isn’t sure what to do with it.
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Choose Best Battery Saver App for Android Purify App
There are tons of applications out there that apparently claim to save your phone’s battery. The real question is, do they actually work? How can you prevent battery drainage when your phone has so many apps?
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2016 Pixel XL owners experiencing issues with quick chargers after Android Pie update
Over the past few weeks, some owners of the 2016 Pixel XL have reported problems using quick chargers on Android P. For most of that time, Android P was still in beta, so bugs were to be expected. Unfortunately, issues with quick charging are still present in the final 9.0 release.
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How to Fix Pname com Error on Facebook App
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Google Has Been Letting App Developers Read Users' Gmails, Unsurprisingly
Google has reportedly allowed third-party developers of Android apps to review millions of Gmail messages, which seems about right.
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Google, please fix Android's slow, bloated share UI
Sharing from one app to another has been a mainstay of Android for years and years. It was one of the features that first drew me to Android: no more copying and pasting, no more having to open Twitter or WhatsApp to send a picture I just saw in my Gallery. Apps could talk to each other and the experience felt more cohesive and seamless.
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Android P will have notch support and improve indoor mapping
Google has released the first developer preview of Android P, bringing support for notched displays and indoor location services.
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Microsoft is optimizing Skype for low-end Android phones
Microsoft is rolling out an updated version of Skype for Android, one that’s optimized for devices running older versions of the OS, providing better audio and video quality for lower-end devices. The new update will optimize the app for Android devices running versions 4.0.3 to 5.1. Microsoft says that this version “is lighter on both disk and memory consumption,” and that it’ll provide better audio and video for those devices, in addition to better performance when the connection isn’t so hot. The update will be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks.
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CIA, FBI, and NSA chiefs say they wouldn’t use Huawei or ZTE phones
Officials from top U.S. intelligence agencies commented on potential cybersecurity threats from Chinese companies including Huawei and ZTE.
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Skygofree: More Android malware malarkey
A lot of Android virus and malware stories are hooey. Skygofree is a prime example.
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Eelo: Gaël Duval's Open Source, Privacy Respecting Android Phone Clone
The man behind the first user-friendly Linux distribution now seeks to produce a free-as-you-want-it-to-be Android phone that respects user rights.
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Researchers Find Hidden Trackers in Android Apps
Researchers from several groups have discovered hidden tracking software inside of more than 300 Android apps available on the Google Play Store. Researchers with a French non-profit organization called Exodus Privacy initially discovered 44 trackers in over 300 Android apps. Researchers at the Yale Privacy Lab, an initiative created by the Information Society Project at the Yale Law School, hope to reproduce Exodus’ findings.
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Google bans Android developers from adding lock screen ads
Google is cracking down on one of the most annoying ad types on Android. As first spotted by Android Police, the Google Play Developer monetization rules have been updated to ban lock screen ads. Here's the new section...
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I Booted Stock Android Oreo on the Huawei Mate 9 thanks to Project Treble
Just a week before this year’s Google I/O, Google unveiled one of the most fundamental, low-level changes to the Android OS framework: Project Treble. Project Treble modularizes the Android OS framework to separate it from vendor code, allowing OEMs to work on new software updates without having to wait for vendors (like Qualcomm) to update their code. As part of the Vendor Test Suite (VTS), all Treble-enabled devices must be able to boot a raw, generic AOSP build...
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Even new phones are no longer guaranteed to have the latest version of Android
Why do Android companies think they can ship new devices without the latest and best version of the operating system on board? The OnePlus 5T and Razer Phone are two fundamentally different devices, which are nonetheless united by one unfortunate downside: both of them are going on sale this month without the latest version of Android on board.
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How Microsoft is turning Android into the mobile OS for Windows users
With Windows 10 Mobile dying, many former Windows phone users are turning to iOS and Android. But has Microsoft successfully turned Android into a phone for Windows? The fact that Microsoft didn't play nice with its major competitors has been in the rear-view mirror for years. With Microsoft apps filling the Google Play Store and Apple's app store today, it's easier than ever for users of Microsoft services to jump ship to other mobile OSes. Even Bill Gates is on Android.
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