Google Now was the better phone assistant, no AI or LLMs needed (9to5google.com)
Sony Xperia 5 v megathread/stream
Live event...
Asus only cut the PC department in July, and now the commercial department is also going to be cut (Asus Zenfone 10 is their last phone) (finance.technews.tw)
Here is the English translation...
Gadgetbridge (codeberg.org)
Gadgetbridge users, can you tell about your smart watch and what are it’s pros/cons.
Lemmy Handshake - Beta release (sh.itjust.works)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/3365629...
Eternity v0.1.0 released! Formerly Infinity for Lemmy (codeberg.org)
cross-posted from !eternityapp...
[Rant] Cloud service is not a reason to have phones with only 128 GB
I am in the process of looking between repairing my phone or switching to a new one. And the no brainer evolution to the OnePlus 7 Pro I have is a Pixel phone. Pixel Phones are definitely not perfect, I know that the battery would fall faster than other phones but hey, that’s ok, google chip in it, possibility to go...
Samsung's Exynos 2400 specs surface, to feature a 10-core CPU (m.gsmarena.com)
The original source is in Chinese, so posting the gsmarena article
The Nvidia Shield TV still holds up four years later, but it’s due for a refresh (9to5google.com)
This is the $300 Android phone to beat in 2023 - and it even has a stylus (www.zdnet.com)
AirTag stalking protection is live on Android — here’s how to set it up (www.tomsguide.com)
Prepare your Firefox desktop extension for the upcoming Android release (blog.mozilla.org)
Infinity for Lemmy is now available on the Izzysoft F-Droid Repo (apt.izzysoft.de)
https://lemdro.id/pictrs/image/bb959109-d7ec-4b6b-99da-47881e17c3ba.png...
How likely am I to brick the fairphone 4 if I buy one?
Thinking about buying the fairphone 4. Coming from oneplus 8, which is almost unbrickable, thanks to an EDL MSM tool....
Sync for Lemmy is now available for everyone (play.google.com)
About the popularity of 2 button navigation
Ever since its appearance in Android Pie, I always consider 2 button navigation is a bad attempt by Google trying to play catch-up with the fad generated by the iPhone X. However, due to a bug with A13 QPR2 it had to be temporarily removed and many were not happy about this. So, 2 button navigation users, may I ask why do you...
What's your favorite email client?
I’m tried of how terrible Gmail is. Id like an email client with folders or categories. If it can sort them automatically (like how Googles now defunct inbox app used to) that would be even better....
While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing (9to5google.com)
Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market....
Phones should have 2 USB C ports
One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is...
Sync for Lemmy is available in the Play Store for pre-registration (play.google.com)
Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/795697...
What's your favourite open source app and why?
10 years ago, Google launched the 2nd-gen Nexus 7, and no tablet has captured its magic since (www.androidpolice.com)
Ten years ago today, Google released the 2nd-generation Nexus 7, just days after a surprise announcement. Back then, Android tablets still felt fresh and exciting. It seemed like anything was possible, and things could only improve from there. Well, we know what happened next. But the depressing state of the tablet market to...
Privacy with Google's Gboard (lemm.ee)
The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while...
Samsung might make a shock return to Exynos for the Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy S24 models (www.pocket-lint.com)
Pocket-lint has been told by a reliable source that Samsung may be considering using its own Exynos hardware again for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE and potentially the 2024 Galaxy S24 series in some regions, moving away from Snapdragon....
