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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by MargotRobbie@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

The Fairphone 4, as nominated by @be_gt@lemmy.world!

As promised, you will be receiving 1 Lemmy Silver, and of course, bragging rights.

But, we also have an honorary Golden Lemmy award, which goes to...

Every Android device that is not the Samsung Galaxy S22+, as nominated by @OpenStars@discuss.online!

You get 1 Lemmy Silver (and bragging rights) too!

That's it for this year's Golden Lemmy, folks!

(Nomination thread is here for future references.)

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MargotRobbie@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

Previously: Submission Statement Edition

Haven't done these in a while, so let's get started.

  1. Since we haven't really heard any feedback one way or the other, rule 8 is now official. To be fair, we've had a lot less microblog posts than I expected (only one Twitter/X post in the last month even after I waited longer than the initial 1-2 weeks expected, and that was a crosspost.)
  • Again, the rules are always a work in progress, feel free to give your two cents here whenever you like.
  1. As you guys know, PipedLinkBot went completely insane 2 days ago and looks like it's temporarily shut down. So, I'd like to use this opportunity to explain why I banned the bot pretty much immediately after our community reopened. (And gloat a bit, of course)
  • Even though I do agree with the principle of using open source, privacy focused frontend instead of using Youtube directly, I have a real problem with using a bot to respond every time somebody posts a Youtube link. It feels like spam, and it doesn't feel like it serves any utility besides pushing an agenda (even though many people here would agree with it). Most people have seen it around here enough to use pipedvideo if they wanted it to use it already.

  • I think it's always been a rage inducing part of the reddit experience that you see you received a response to your comment, but only have it been a bot smugly correcting your grammar or tell you all your letters are in order or something useless like that. So, for this place, I would like to make sure that everyone you talk to here is a real person as much as possible, because people inspire people to be greater, but bots don't.

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The image is from GSM Arena. The phone Infinix has only 45W charge capability yet it does slightly faster than two other phones with much faster charging rates(and same battery capacity).

I know some phones throttle charging speeds but that is usually post 80% threshold. Why the discrepancy then?

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Google Messages could soon change the way timestamps appear. Swiping from the side will reveal timestamps for every message.

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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by GreenEngineering3475@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

In-display fingerprint sensors have become commonplace in virtually all Android smartphones, for better or for worse, and five years later...

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Google appears to be working on adding "HD" and "HD+" icons to the Messages app, allowing you to choose photo resolution.

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Following the last redesign in early 2023, Google Messages is testing a new look for read receipts in RCS conversations...

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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Sylvartas@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

Hi, I'm looking for a way to record voicemails that my recently deceased grandfather sent to my grandmother. Visual voicemail is setup but it does not show the messages, so I can't just save them by sharing them with my phone. Also her SIM is not "nano" format so I can't use it in my fairphone 4 to record it from there

If anyone can recommend a play store app that is not a privacy nightmare, or a way to install f droid on her phone, that would be lovely (even after enabling apks it couldn't open the f-droid apk, I assume because the API on her phone is too outdated)

Edit : nevermind, I remembered that her phone carrier has a web interface with the option to download the messages as a .mp3 file. Thanks to everyone for your replies, recording through jack was also a good idea but it completely went over my head after years of using a phone with no jack

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Family Link is getting a Google Wallet app for kids in 2025.

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submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/android@lemmy.world
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It turns out not every phone with the Snapdragon 8 Elite will actually support UWB, as it's up to device makers to actually enable it.

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I remember using an app that blocked spam calls using a collaborative database. The one I use now is Truecaller, but it's always trying to get me to subscribe. I liked the one I used before better. What is the best caller ID app that can block spam that you know about?

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submitted 2 days ago by tiz@lemmy.ml to c/android@lemmy.world

I like Gcam mod by BSG. But this popup is a bit annoying. Do anybody here also use modded Gcam? If so do you know how to stop this?

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Is there a way to manually change GNSS Networks (Galileo, GLONASS, Navstar, BeiDou) on android? Or at least deactivate a specific one? Maybe with root access?

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Code analysis of Google Photos app version 6.87 reveals a potential upcoming feature called "Undo backup for this device."

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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/android@lemmy.world

Mobvoi's alternatives always boasted of much longer battery life than Pixel or Galaxy counterparts. The author moans about lack of Google Assistant support and wireless charging but honestly, significantly larger battery life is more than worth any Assistant. Also, wireless charging might be more convenient but it genersted

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by solrize@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro 4G. From 2022 but there are newer models. So stop saying HUR HUR WATER RESISTANCE when people ask for phones with swappable batteries. This shows it can be done.

Edit: was $120, now sold out.

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I am surprised that Google spends so much time tackling custom ROMs via it's Play Integrity API. If only they paid that much attention to say, curating the Play Store more, it had be much better for everyone

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21410090

According to a new report, Google's Pixel 9a is set to adopt a much larger battery, despite being roughly the same physical size.

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/46066494

I followed the recommended processes for adding images to my app, and it is being displayed correctly on the layout preview, but not at all on the app. I have vector assets, webp, png images, but none are being displayed.

The project is too big to put here in its entirety, but please ask for any snippets that could help you solve the issue. I've tried searching the web and asking LLMs and neither could help, so please help me, fellow humans.

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submitted 3 days ago by sv1sjp@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21426489

Google’s Pixel 9a is shaping up to have an earlier launch next year, and as that nears, more information is...

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