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Let’s talk about android’s vision

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Let’s talk about android’s vision I have been searching for just a simple task of clipboard sharing between devices (seemless), and it seems like this simple thing is just not possible. Let’s just think in a bigger picture, in computer OSes these things are never problematic, you can effectively use your hardware. I have my scheduler and AHK scripts running all the time, which …

Reddit Android 763 2024-01-29

Android 14 will make it easier for apps to support passkeys soon

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Android 14 will make it easier for apps to support passkeys soon Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAndroid apps are about to get better built-in passkey support. Google announced in a developer blog post last week that Credential Manager, a new Android-specific API for storing credentials like username and password combinations and passkeys, is going public on November 1st. Credential Manager, which has …

The Verge 904 2024-01-28

Google is investigating Android 14’s multiple profile update bug

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Google is investigating Android 14’s multiple profile update bug Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is looking into an Android 14 bug that’s been wreaking havoc for people with multiple user profiles. On October 27th, a Google representative acknowledged the bug and said the team is “working hard on a fix” for it. Thanks for sticking with us. Our team is looking into this storage issue affecting s…

The Verge 436 2024-01-27

These Are the Best Android Apps for 2023

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These Are the Best Android Apps for 2023 Each year, there are countless apps launched on the Google Play Store. The problem is, it’s hard to tell which are worth your time, and which are worth ignoring altogether. In my view, these are the 15 apps you need to have on your Android phone in 2023. Read more…

Lifehacker 1.1k 2024-01-25

How do you think Android will evolve in the future?

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How do you think Android will evolve in the future? I in the recent years there’s been limited innovation about phones in general, but how do you think Android will evolve or how should it? Will it die? and if so, when? I love Android but I am a little disappointed with the current progress and status of the phones submitted by /u/GrayReports

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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to

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Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSocial messaging platform Telegram has blocked channels used by Hamas, though only on Android phones. According to CNBC, two channels — hamas_com and al-Qassam brigades — were cut off for Android users, though other channels the group uses, like Gaza Now, are still accessible. Telegram blamed the blocks on …

The Verge 928 2024-01-18

Google will require Android apps to better moderate AI-generated content

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Google will require Android apps to better moderate AI-generated content Image: GoogleWith generative AI exploding everywhere, Google will start requiring that Android apps include a way to report offensive AI-generated content and follow new moderation rules around what kind of AI content is acceptable. Apps using AI-generated content will be required to add a button to flag or report offensive material early next y…

The Verge 760 2024-01-18

‘Best’ camera on any (older) Android phone

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‘Best’ camera on any (older) Android phone I recently had some memories appear via Google Photos from 2016 when I had an LG G5 (which subsequently died in only a few months of ownership but that’s irrelevant). It struck me how sharp and detailed the shots were without being overly processed. Colour rendition was fantastic and very pleasing to the eye, the only thing that seemed to lack …

Reddit Android 928 2024-01-15

Moving back to Android is stress relieving

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Moving back to Android is stress relieving This may not be safe for work as your work colleagues may hate to hear it. Tried iPhone for a few months. It was so painful the limitations. Difficult to backup over wifi and without Itunes unless paying for an iCloud subscription, third-party apps or alternative clouds. Predictive typing was so much worse. Google Assistant is simply better th…

Reddit Android 1.2k 2024-01-14