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PSA: Grayjay is really good
Saw Louis Rossmans original video on the app and figured (and it may well have been) it would be buggy and awful at that point. Decided to gike it a try, the app has all the options I could want for watching youtube, it's multiplatform to a much greater degree than Newpipe and it's forks.
The reason I don't ever expect to go back to Newpipe or Libretube is the plugins update through the app, meaning I can get bypasses to YouTubes bullshit as fast as they're developed.
Newpipe is usually updated quickly, but in my experience forks like Tubular that include sponsorblocks often delay me from getting that update.
Overall, very good experience so far!
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How to handle a miss-communicated repair?
I broke the screen on my pixel 7 pro, I took it to get repaired by a local shop & we discussed that I wanted an original part. They interpreted this as I want a “new” part, but not an original one. They've now done the repair with an aftermarket screen, which is much lower quality than an OEM part.
I've asked them to make this right, but they say they've done what they said they'd do. I feel ripped off, but I also don't want to be unfair to the work that they've done, installing the part and all. I'm just looking for guidance on how to handle this situation? Has anyone been here before?
- 9to5google.com Google Drive video uploads now have auto-generated captions
Google Drive is adding support for automatically generated captions to videos you upload. Google is leveraging "speech recognition...
> Google Drive is adding support for automatically generated captions to videos you upload.
>Google is leveraging “speech recognition technology to transcribe the audio.” This feature is available for personal Google Accounts, but users “must request automatic captions after uploading a video to Drive.”
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Is there anything like Native Alpha using the Firefox engine?
I have been loving Native Alpha. Being able to use web versions of apps and not be forced to hand over absurd privacy violating permissions is awesome. My only problem is it appears to run straight off of Chrome's web engine, and I would rather use Firefox. In large part because of extensions/addons.
- www.idc.com IDC: Chinese Smartphone Market Accelerates to 8.9% Growth in 2Q24, Led by Chinese OEMs
IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.
- 9to5google.com YouTube app miniplayer redesign works like picture-in-picture
YouTube for Android is testing a redesign of the miniplayer that serves as an in-app picture-in-picture (PiP)...
> YouTube for Android is testing a redesign of the miniplayer that serves as an in-app picture-in-picture (PiP)...
- 9to5google.com YouTube Music rolling out artist page redesign on Android, iOS
After Mark as played for podcasts and Sound Search, YouTube Music is rolling out a redesign of artist pages on Android and iOS...
> After Mark as played for podcasts and Sound Search, YouTube Music is rolling out a redesign of artist pages on Android and iOS.
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Is there any way to prevent side swipes from leading me back to the home screen?
Hi,
I can't seem to find an answer to this. I have the navigation bar configured to recieve upward swipe gestures: switch app; home screen; and back. (I don't like accidental button presses when typing.) Unfortunately, swiping upward along the bottom right also takes me to the home screen. I'm constantly doing by accident.. Is there a fix?
Thanks~
- 9to5google.com Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones
After slowly phasing the app out in some regions, Samsung has announced that it will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17792695 >After slowly phasing the app out in some regions, Samsung has announced that it will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages...
- www.androidauthority.com Will you pay for satellite features?
Google could be working on an emergency SOS service called Pixel Satellite SOS, but it won't be free forever. Would you pay for it?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17858715 > Google could be working on an emergency SOS service called Pixel Satellite SOS, but it won't be free forever. Would you pay for it?
- 9to5google.com Google Chrome is no longer 'deprecating third-party cookies'
In a rather stark turnaround, Google is no longer ending support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17858717 > In a rather stark turnaround, Google is no longer ending support for third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
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A little rant about the Android operating system
A little rant about the Android operating system @android Everyone felt weird when I said I was using custom ROMs. Most of them haven't heard about anything beyond stock android. I wrote a blog trying to normalise it. https://text.tchncs.de/czars-blogs/custom-roms-and-my-phone
- www.androidauthority.com Google set to purge the Play Store of low-quality apps
Google is putting the clamp on low-effort apps in the Play Store. Apps that don't offer basic functionality or quality may be removed.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17702667 >Google is putting the clamp on low-effort apps in the Play Store. Apps that don't offer basic functionality or quality may be removed.
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Difficulties pasting image links
Hi y'all. Disclaimer I'm 1) running GrapheneOS, 2) returning go Android after many years of using iPhone.
Maybe I'm stupid, but I find it way harder to paste image links (inserting the image) on Android than iPhone.
I find an image on the web, press it and select "Share" then "Copy image with link". Except the link won't appear. It does not exist in my clipboard. Weirdly enough, I can paste it in this post and Voyager will automatically convert it to an image.
I think I'm stupid because this shouldn't be hard. I insert images using urls all the time to avoid downloading a bunch of files. Is it an issue with Vanadium? The OS? Me? Point me in the right direction.
- www.androidauthority.com Google Messages is fixing this glaring RCS issue (APK teardown)
Just weeks after we complained about how over-compressed Google Messages RCS images are, it looks like a fix is already in the works.
> Just weeks after we complained about how over-compressed Google Messages RCS images are, it looks like a fix is already in the works.
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How come Android doesn't have a built in PDF viewer?
Forgive me for this stupid question. I just transitioned from iPhone to Pixel (GrapheneOS) and I'm curious why there isn't a built in PDF viewer like on iPhone? It feels like you have to open things externally pretty often, but I figure there's a reason for that. I haven't used Android in many years and I recently developed an interest for the technical aspects of things, so again, do forgive this beginners question.
Cheers y'all!
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Best way to transfer local files to my Android device.
I have a Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G. It comes with the painfully slow USB 2.0. I wish to transfer local music files to it, but it's taking a long time to get copied over USB connection as well as it fails in-between sometimes. Is there any way to transfer the files in a quick and reliable manner?
- www.theregister.com Smartphones sales grow, Xiaomi biting at Apple's heels
Chinese corp gives iPhone a run for its yuan
- 9to5google.com YouTube Music finally adds 'Mark as played' for podcasts
In addition to announcing sound search and AI-generated conversation radio today, YouTube Music is rolling out "Mark as played" for podcasts.
> In addition to announcing sound search and AI-generated conversation radio today, YouTube Music is rolling out "Mark as played" for podcasts.
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NewPipe stopped working?
Newpipe hasn't worked on my Android for several days now. Has YouTube blocked the app, or did an update break it?
- 9to5google.com Google Maps directions, sheets redesign rolling out on Android
Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheets...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17574522 > Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheets...
- 9to5google.com Qualcomm is suing Transsion, the largest smartphone maker that doesn't use Snapdragon
Qualcomm is suing Transsion, one of the world's largest smartphone makers, over patent disputes. Transsion doesn't use Snapdragon chips.
- gsmarena.com Nothing sells 100,000 CMF Phone 1 units in three hours
It's selling eight times faster than the Nothing Phone (2a). Nothing unveiled the CMF Phone 1 this past Monday, and the phone went on sale earlier today....
- www.androidauthority.com Android's QR code scanner is getting a redesign for easier one-handed use (APK teardown)
Android's QR code scanner could soon get a UI refresh that makes some buttons more accessible and brings a new animation.
> Android's QR code scanner could soon get a UI refresh that makes some buttons more accessible and brings a new animation.
- www.theregister.com Android 15 beta has an optional desktop mode
Future Androids may let you dock them and use them as a desktop – as standard
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Features of Dual sim on Android ?
Hi,
I've been looking info on how work (features available etc..) Dual sim on android . But all the websites talking about it trow back
https://stallman.org/cloudflare.html
Does someone have an URL that is not
censored"protected" by cloudflare ?Thanks.
This question might have been already asked ?
Sorry if this question might have been asked.. But it seem Lemmy of search option, like search within a community and by title only....
- www.wired.com Everything Samsung Announced at Galaxy Unpacked in Paris
The long-awaited Galaxy Ring arrives alongside new folding smartphones, wireless earbuds, smartwatches, and a premium wearable that looks a lot like the Apple Watch Ultra.
- www.gsmarena.com Samsung Galaxy Watch7 brings 3nm chip, Wear OS 5, Watch Ultra adds titanium body
The Galaxy Watch Ultra brings a 590mAh battery and Grade 4 Titanium shell. In addition to the Galaxy Ring, Samsung expanded its smart wearable lineup with...
- 9to5google.com Google One 'Dark web reports' coming to all Google Account holders from late July
After the Google One VPN shutdown in late June, the "Dark Web reports" function is coming to all Google Account holders from late July 2024.
> After the Google One VPN shutdown in late June, the "Dark Web reports" function is coming to all Google Account holders from late July 2024.
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What are your favorite music streaming apps? (Spotify replacement)
I've recently moved to pixel/graphene and I'm looking for a more open replacement for spotify.
I installed a bunch from F-droid to test (newpipe, pipepipe, libretube, RiMusic, SpMp, SimpmMusic, InnertTune, ViMusic, etc)
I’m testing them all but I’m a bit overwhelmed with choice.
I'd like to find something that lets me control the music from my desktop, either through KDE connect or a standalone app. FOSS / F-droid preferred
I plan to start maintaining my library locally but I still need some kind of streaming solution.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
EDIT: I'm not interested in a paid subscription service, if I was ok with that I would have stayed on spotify. Thanks for all responses.
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any roms for this tv box or if there is no roms or hard is there any way to get past the providers tv
Hi so I have this tv box with model number EC6108V9 and it's very hard for me to find mods they are all in Chinese I have been trying for almost a day now or it's just hard and I also want to find a way to get passed the menus (with keyboard shortcuts or smth idk) and to a android launcher (it runs android kitkat) Thanks Idk if this is the right lemmy room for this I have tried xda forums but one of the roms had a error
- 9to5google.com Google Maps is not adding pop-up ads during navigation [U]
Google appears to be testing a new pop-up ad format during navigation that advertises a "quick detour" for nearby locations.
>A Google spokesperson explains:
> Promoted pins in navigation are not new – they let people see relevant ads for businesses like gas stations, restaurants, and stores along their route. To avoid driver distraction, these ads do not pop up, expand only if they’re tapped on, and disappear quickly after a short time.
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Local Driving App
Google Maps is changing and will keep drive log data on the phone. I like to go on photo-drives following roads to find "Kodak moments", I also would like a map of my random rambles. I would prefer that the data for that map be locally collected on my phone but the map itself uploadable to my laptop. Does anyone have an App for that?
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Sadly sideloading xbox fire tv app on a google tv doesn't work :(
You can sideload the xbox fire tv app on a android/google tv. However you are unable to sign in as it boots you to the wrong page. On a fire tv its supposed to have you do some steps.
On a side note you can sideload the new xbox app to an unsupported fire stick and sign in like normal.