No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof (www.androidauthority.com)
Rabbit R1, AI gadget, runs on Android app, not requiring "very bespoke AOSP" firmware as claimed by Rabbit....
RISC-V support in Android just got a big setback (www.androidauthority.com)
Qualcomm benchmarking controversy: What's happening? (www.androidauthority.com)
ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
VPN by Google One is shutting down for good (www.androidauthority.com)
More and more people are ditching carrier roaming in favor of travel eSIMs (www.androidauthority.com)
Android 15 may let you control when your location is shared with carriers (www.androidauthority.com)
TikTok prepares to challenge Instagram with 'TikTok Photos' (www.androidauthority.com)
Google is silently blocking RCS messages on rooted Android phones and custom ROMs (www.androidauthority.com)
TL;DR...
Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
This means:...
This Windows tool makes it super easy to debloat and cut down ads on your Android TV (www.androidauthority.com)
Google may let you choose which of its services are linked, thanks to EU (www.androidauthority.com)
Google originally did not want to make any money from Android's app store (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads. (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.::Google is increasing the prices of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscriptions in some regions, right after blocking ad-blockers.
ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated (www.androidauthority.com)
Update from Asus...
Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter (www.androidauthority.com)
Samsung sees 95% drop in profits for a second consecutive quarter::Today, Samsung posted its Q2 2023 financial results. The report says Samsung's profits have dropped considerably compared to last year.
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.
Deleting your Threads profile will also kill your Instagram account (www.androidauthority.com)
Meta’s new Threads app is closely linked to Instagram, so much so that you can’t delete your Threads profile without deleting your Instagram account....
Apparently deleting one's thread account will also delete ones Instagram account. (www.androidauthority.com)
Very sly of meta in deed
Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans (www.androidauthority.com)
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