Android

Tired of slow file transfer speeds? Quick Share for Windows no longer needs your Windows PC and Android phone to be on the same network.

Android 16 could let you resize Quick Settings tiles, but you'll only be able to pick between two different sizes.

Background: In my quest to migrate from iOS to Android, I’m searching for a way to watch YouTube on my phone, with SponsorBlock (no ads or sponsorship segments), while also signed into Google so that when I switch from android device to desktop computer or SmartTube on my TV, videos I’ve already watched are marked watched.

On my smart TV, the SmartTube app checks both boxes—incorporates SponsorBlock and enables me to sign into my Google account, with usability enhancements to boot. On my desktop computer, Firefox w/ SponsorBlock extension meets my needs just fine.

From digging around android forums, I gather there are several apps that incorporate SponsorBlock (e.g. various invidious/piped clients), but do not have the ability to log into Google. I understand the premise is to protect users’ privacy from Google, but in my case, I actually want to be signed in.

On my android device I’ve tried various Firefox forks with SponsorBlock extension (Fennec, Mull), but in all cases, the SponsorBlock extension does not pull any segments even though I know they exist (verified on another device).

Has anyone else gotten sponsorblock + signed into google working on an android device? If so, how? Thanks in advance!

Android 16 could add a new API that lets apps create Rich Ongoing Notifications, reminiscent of the iPhone's Dynamic Island.

OxygenOS 15 adds a new feature called Simple Mode that makes everything larger and louder, making OnePlus phones easier to use.

I've been using the releases from github for a while, but this is a great step towards availability for many.

Leakster Digital Chat Station reports that the Red Magic 10 Pro and 10 Pro+ will have a flat, high-resolution screen that is “about 7 inches” in size. This with an under display camera, just like other recent models from the company.

And here’s the kicker – the Red Magic 10 Ultra will have a 7+ inch screen, according to DCS. It might measure 7.5 inches, but exact dimensions are just a guess for now. Anyway, a 7+ inch display on a non-foldable phone means that the device will be huge.

Red Magic also teases that the upcoming models will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite “Extreme Edition”. We don’t know what that means – in the past, Red Magic has used overclocked versions of Qualcomm’s chips. But the 8 Elite already runs at a bonkers 4.32GHz, is there really room to go higher? Maybe, Red Magic phones have active cooling, after all, so they don’t have the same heat dissipation limits as other phones.

OnePlus has just announced its Android 15 update, OxygenOS 15, which delivers new features and other upgrades, and it certainly delivers on being remarkably smooth.

Some of these features are foldable only and Atleast one that that's more a bug than a feature(read: deeper Gemini integration). Either case, I can only hope how individual OEMs apply them onto their skins

A hands-on video offers the best look yet at Samsung's heavily delayed Android 15 update, One UI 7, on a Galaxy S24 Ultra.

There aren't many "cheap" foldable phones but the Tecno Phantom V Fold 2 hits the mark while being more impressive that it ought to be.

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/28192103

The CPU of the Exynos 1580 moves to a three-cluster design with one prime Cortex-A720 core (2.9GHz), three big A720 cores (2.6GHz) and four A520 (1.95GHz). This alone represents a major performance boost compared to the 1480, which used ARMv8 cores.

The GPU is based on AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture, now featuring two Work Group Processors – up from just one on the 1480 (the Exynos 2400 has six). Samsung says that maximum performance is up by 37% while performance at the same power level as the 1480 is up by 20%. This GPU also increases the GL2 cache.

The NPU delivers 14.7 TOPS of performance. The 1380 had just 4.9 TOPS, while the 1480 went up to... Samsung doesn’t say. However, both the 1480 and 1580 NPUs are described as “6K MAC”, so presumably there’s no difference. The spec sheet does say the new NPU has an increased cache capacity of 2MB, but the effects of that will only be known after benchmarks.

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The new chip supports LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity is mostly the same with 5G (both sub-6GHz and mmWave), Wi-Fi 6E (ax) and Bluetooth 5.4. There is no AV1 decoder.

	Exynos 1480	Exynos 1580
Node	4nm EUV	4nm EUV
CPU (prime)	-	1x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9GHz
CPU (big)	4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.75GHz	3x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6GHz
CPU (small)	4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz	4x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95GHz
GPU	Xclipse 530 RDNA 3, 1x WGP	Xclipse 540 RDNA 3, 2x WGP
NPU	6K MAC	6K MAC (14.7 TOPS)
RAM	LPDDR4X, LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Storage	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Screen	1080p+ @ 144Hz	1080p+ @ 144Hz
Camera	200MP, 4K @ 60fps	200MP, 4K @ 60fps
5G	NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up)	NR (5.1Gbps down, 1.28Gbps up) mmWave (4.84Gbps down, 0.92Gbps up)
4G	Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up)	Cat. 18 (6CC 1.2Gbps down, 2CC 211Mbps up)
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth	5.3	5.4

Android 16 may organize Quick Settings tiles into distinct categories like accessibility, connectivity, and privacy. Here's a first look.

Google today released what should be the last major release of the Android 15 QPR1 preview cycle with Beta 3 for Pixel devices ahead of the December launch. It comes almost six weeks since the last release with no patch in-between despite some outstanding bugs.

Google's new Longevity GRF program makes it easier for chipset vendors to support 7 years of Android updates. Here's how.

Boox today announced a new generation of its phone-sized e-reader with the Palma 2.

The dispute between Qualcomm and Arm has escalated with the latter canceling Qualcomm’s ability to use the instruction set for designing chips.