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I know covid is "over", but please continue washing your hands!
No wonder they found fecal bacteria on shopping carts handles.
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I know covid is "over", but please continue washing your hands!
No wonder they found fecal bacteria on shopping carts handles.
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Cassia Wine coming to Android in 2024
So can Cassia Wine play any DX9 game since you mentioned GTA IV or there are other limitations?
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HSBC UK banning KDE Connect from F-Droid, and non whitelisted keyboards
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My medical app doesn't let me take a screenshot of the bill statement when I wanted to contest an upcharge.
luckily there was still an option to download a pdf, but still there was no option at all to disable that BS.
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No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard
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Hopefully with the more available space between the keys, then there will be less typos.
I type with my thump cause I like to use my phone one handed but I get a lot of typos due to that.
Florisboard beta keyboard lets you increase that available space even further by decreasing the letter size. It's still missing other features tho, like word suggestions, auto correct etc.
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Google introduces compact Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL
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Me too! I initially I wanted to wait for the (Pixel X?) for the TSMC based processor.
but since the Pixel 9 brought QOL improvements like the Ultra sonic finger print, improved Telephoto Autofocus and smaller Pixel Pro that can be used in one hand. Top that with $625 credit and $200 BB giftcard. I couldn't hold anymore and gave in :)
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Humvee hits mine during engagement
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so it was an artillery shell, it says all soldiers will recover according to the caption
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RethinkDNS got updated and it's amazing now
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I switched, it's definitely more complicated but it got much more options. Blokada has much more simple UI.
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Vision of the Future by Ari Ibarra
Amazing work!
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While Android as a whole continues to shrink in the US, Google Pixel keeps growing
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I'm not advocating for Chinese phones in particular, but there are no other alternatives as far as I know. Samsung & Google seems to be stagnating and the only valid alternative is just Apple for us.
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Five years later, ultrasonic fingerprint sensors are finally coming to more Android phones
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I have the P9p and have more issues with the (ultra sonic) sensor than I did with the (optical sensor) on the previous P8p.
I even compared both in hand before trading in the older phone and the P8p scanning was much better.
Though I have to mention; to improve the optical sensor reading I had to do 4 fingerprints with different brightness for each scan, and that what helped a lot.
Too bad I can't do the same with the Ultrasonic sensor since it doesn't care about the brightness on the screen.
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Automatically turn off cellular when on wifi?
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I think it made little difference for me in terms of battery drain
If you have a Pixel 6/7 or any phone that uses Exynos modem in general, it will make a noticeable difference in battery life. Simply because the modems are not as as efficient as the Qualcomm modems.
Source: I found the tip under r/GooglePixel and I noticed the battery life difference on my P7pro
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Google introduces compact Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL
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I had the P8P and i'm getting the smaller P9P. see my previous comment for more details but basically I went with the Bestbuy pre order because they were giving away $200 giftcard in top of the $625 trade in credit.
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How VPN connection affects your phone’s battery life?
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Since you mentioned wireguard. I can't fight the argue to mention the remarkable app called "Rethink". This app finally let me use wirequard and local DNS blocking at the same time. it also got a big variety of settings and filters. and top of that it's opensource! I no longer need or use Blokada after I found this app.
now that I got that out of the way, I feel much better right now :)
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Google is blocking RCS on rooted devices
Can we redo this please with modern specs and cameras? The ubuntu edge phone.
imagine if this kickstarter reached it's goal 10 years ago... So sad.
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Android Identity Check will secure your phone from even a stolen PIN
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I learned it from another poster. I did the brightness trick when when I setup my fingerprintes (you setup four finger prints with the same finger, but with each fingerprint setup you change the brightness by %25 step. you start with the lowest brightness [assume it's 0%] to the highest [%100] with each setup).
Thanks to that trick, I had at least %80 unlock success rate with my previous pixel 8P Pro!
I upgraded to the P9 Pro with the ultrasonic sensor, and unfortunately it's actually worse than the optical for me, and add to that brightness trick doesn't work with it either since it uses a different tech...
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Five years later, ultrasonic fingerprint sensors are finally coming to more Android phones
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Pixel 9 pro struggles with my finger scan if it's too dry. I guess washing hands removes the body naturally produced oil and that makes it harder to scan.
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HSBC UK banning KDE Connect from F-Droid, and non whitelisted keyboards
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There is also Hide My Applist xposed module for rooted phones.
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DivestOS ends development
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Iceraven has more options like I can hide that ugly homepage that Firefox made mandatory to see every time you open/return to the browser. also has the option to remove that permanent qr code camera shortcut next to the address bar.
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People who charge/discharge between 20-80%, how's your device?
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This one is flashable with magisk
https://xdaforums.com/t/mod-magisk-root-set-charging-limit-to-80-85-90-95-v2.4482011/