iFixit: We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration (www.ifixit.com)
Minimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboard (www.notebookcheck.net)
LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices (9to5google.com)
Android now lets you transfer eSIMs between your phones (www.androidpolice.com)
Google starts rolling out a separate Contacts Ringtones section in Contacts app (thespandroid.blogspot.com)
It's time to stop thinking plastic phones can't be premium (www.androidpolice.com)
Fossil is quitting smartwatches (www.theverge.com)
Sync for Lemmy is now available for everyone (play.google.com)
Android may soon tell you when it's time to replace your phone's battery (www.androidauthority.com)
Google clamps down on VPN workarounds for cheaper YouTube Premium subscriptions (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube is finally cracking down on third-party apps like ReVanced (www.androidpolice.com)
I’m sure they are working on a youtube messaging app behind the scenes.
Indian government moves to ban ProtonMail after bomb threat (www.androidcentral.com)
Google is blocking RCS on rooted devices (www.theverge.com)
Wtf is the reasoning here, just checked and it’s broken for me also.
YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers (www.androidpolice.com)
Beeper ready to wave white flag if its latest iMessage fix gets shut down (www.androidauthority.com)
ASUS now actively sabotaging attempts to unlock Zenfone 9 bootloader (xdaforums.com)
Google's inconsistent Pixel experience makes its phones impossible to recommend (www.androidpolice.com)
We typically like Pixel phones a lot, but we have some reservations about Google’s quality control
Google is switching the Pixel 9 to an ultrasonic fingerprint reader (www.androidauthority.com)
Android 15 can automatically delete your face or fingerprint unlock if they aren't working well (www.androidauthority.com)
TL;DR...
Dual headphone jack smartphone scores high in new reparability video (www.notebookcheck.net)
Free VPN apps on Google Play turned Android phones into proxies (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Lenovo bets its Motorola smartphone brand will be the third-biggest globally in 3 years (www.cnbc.com)
Bitwarden's app is about to get a lot prettier (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Play Store rolling out simultaneous Android app downloads (9to5google.com)
Finally all that power won’t be wasted waiting for a single app download to finish and install....