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How to customize the lock screen in Android 14

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How to customize the lock screen in Android 14 Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeYou spend a lot of time looking at your lock screen, so it’s worth making sure that it’s tailored to your tastes — and with the right information on display, it can save you several dozen phone unlocks a day as well. While Google’s new Android 14 OS is hardly packed full of headline-grabbing new features —…

The Verge 648 2023-12-18

What Android phone do you have?

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What Android phone do you have? Me Motorola G power 5G 2023 And yes people Motorola is still a thing I guess I’m one of those rare people still owns one. submitted by /u/Odd-Arugula-4366

Reddit Android 791 2023-12-15

How to Download Pictures and Videos From Threads on Your Android

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How to Download Pictures and Videos From Threads on Your Android Instagram’s rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, is Threads. It’s not quite the same as what Twitter used to be, but it has one thing in common with its biggest rival: You see a lot of nice photos and videos on Threads too. If you use Threads on Android, there’s an easy way to download photos and videos from the app… Read more…

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FLIR ONE Pro LT – Android (USB-C) – Pro-Grade Thermal Camera for Smartphones – with VividIR and MSX Image Enhancement Technology $175 at Amazon

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FLIR ONE Pro LT – Android (USB-C) – Pro-Grade Thermal Camera for Smartphones – with VividIR and MSX Image Enhancement Technology $175 at Amazon Amazon has for *Prime Members: FLIR One Pro LT Thermal Imaging Camera* on sale for *$174.99*. *Shipping is free*. Thanks to Community Member *ThriftySquirrel814* for finding this deal. …

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One of our favorite smartwatches for Android users is down to $170

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One of our favorite smartwatches for Android users is down to $170 The crisp OLED display on the Amazfit GTR 4 is easily one of its best features, if not the best. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLooking to add a smartwatch to your wrist but not excited about spending over $300 on an Apple Watch Series 9 or Samsung Galaxy Watch 6? Lucky for you, the Amazfit GTR 4 — a budget wearable that offers man…

The Verge 515 2023-12-12

NFC payments a breeze on Android now + program NFC to auto turn off

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NFC payments a breeze on Android now + program NFC to auto turn off I have always envied my iPhone mates, when they just tap their phone to activate Apple pay. Now I have found a way to do that in Android + a bonus on top (turn off NFC automatically) ​ Install “Button Mapper” app (free) and assign a button to do this action with just one click (e.g. double tapping the volume down button) This works surprisingly …

Reddit Android 738 2023-12-12

Left / Right Balance accessibility on Bluetooth Calls (discord, etc.) doesn’t work on Windows / Android, and no one seems to care.

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Left / Right Balance accessibility on Bluetooth Calls (discord, etc.) doesn’t work on Windows / Android, and no one seems to care. It’s “by design” because Bluetooth microphones are in a “mono” mode, that’s really a poor excuse and right left-balance is important for some people with hearing difficulties. Someone needs to light a fire under the bluetooth SIG companies and hold them accountable for sitting on their hands for decades Even LE Audio (which is still largely vap…

Reddit Android 531 2023-12-07

I love Android but.. iOS is smoother (hear me out)

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I love Android but.. iOS is smoother (hear me out) I have many devices iPhone 13 mini (not really considered flagship). Work has me on a Pixel 6 Pro and I have another personal device Note 20 Ultra and I was shopping and looking for a new phone to replace the N20U and I was really interested in the Pixel 8 Pro, However I saw the viewfinder on a display model of the camera and it was extremely ch…

Reddit Android 842 2023-12-07

Android 14: Storage Access Framework no longer allows access to /Android/data/, third party file managers unable to read this folder

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Android 14: Storage Access Framework no longer allows access to /Android/data/, third party file managers unable to read this folder I noticed this shortly after updating when I tried to look in this folder with Amaze. All that I can see there is Amaze’s own app folder, and for some reason Google Maps’ . If I try to grant SAF access I’m taken to the file picker, but the data and obb folders are gone . I have a couple legacy apps that don’t know about Scoped Storage, so …

Reddit Android 437 2023-12-06

LPT: Limit the volume on your earbuds and headphones to 70 decibels or less. Both iPhone and Android have settings to allow this.

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LPT: Limit the volume on your earbuds and headphones to 70 decibels or less. Both iPhone and Android have settings to allow this. Just a few hours at 85 decibels or above can cause permanent hearing loss. And tinnitus is something you don’t want for the rest of your life. Do yourself a favor. Turn it down. submitted by /u/NCRider

Life Pro Tips 671 2023-12-05

Any former iPhone users feel like their relationship with the smartphone has improved since switching to Android?

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Any former iPhone users feel like their relationship with the smartphone has improved since switching to Android? Currently on Pixel 7 Pro. Longtime iPhone user here (4, 5s, 6 Plus, XR, 12, 13 Mini, 14 Pro Max, 13 Mini Again). I used to love iOS but as I got older, I noticed that I was growing more susceptible to distractions on my iPhone (YouTube, social media, games, streaming, etc). I tried to use my phone as a productivity tool and it would be more of a…

Reddit Android 842 2023-12-02

Here’s Everything You Have to Look Forward to in Android 14

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Here’s Everything You Have to Look Forward to in Android 14 Now that Android 14 is officially available on Pixel devices, it’s only a matter of time until it begins to make the jump to other Android smartphones. While the update does follow in the footsteps of Apple’s iOS 17 by offering a modest upgrade over last year’s Android 13, Android 14 has plenty of great new features… Read more…

Lifehacker 1.1k 2023-11-30