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    Android Help Sunday Rant/Rage (Jan 07 2018) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    January 07, 2018

    Android Help Sunday Rant/Rage (Jan 07 2018) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Sunday Rant/Rage (Jan 07 2018) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 03:10 AM PST

    Note 1. Join our Discord, IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

    This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

    • Your device.

    • Your carrier.

    • Your device's manufacturer.

    • An app

    • Any other company

    Rules

    1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/Samsung/HTC etc. for one thing that is fine, but do not be rude to an individual app developer.

    2) If you have a suggestion to solve another user's issue, please leave a comment but be sure it's constructive! We do not want any flame-wars.

    3) Be respectful of other's opinions. Even if you feel that somebody is "wrong" you don't have to go out of your way to prove them wrong. Disagree politely, and move on.

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    Google Camera Mod Updated with Portrait Mode/Lens Blur Toggle and 4K Video Support

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:54 PM PST

    ProTip: Use rsync instead of Android File Transfer to copy files from phone to computer more reliably

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 08:15 AM PST

    I have had a lot of trouble copying photos using Android File Transfer from my Google Pixel 2 XL to my computer. With large transfers (10GB+), the MTP connection would intermittently disconnect. Super frustrating.

    So, here is my new workflow which is working very well! I have a Pixel2XL with a MacBook Pro. If you are using Windows, you will have to download your own rsync client.

    (0) Make sure your phone and laptop are connected to the same network.

    (1) Install SimpleSSHD on your phone. Does not require root.

    (2) When starting SimpleSSHD, take note of your phone's IP address. For this example, let's assume that it is 192.168.1.100.

    (3) On your computer, start up Terminal and use a command like this:

    rsync --update --progress -e 'ssh -p 2222' -azv 192.168.1.100:/sdcard/DCIM/Camera /path/to/destination/on/your/computer

    That command will start listing out all of the files being transferred. If the connection is interrupted, it can resume where it left off. The operation is idempotent.

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    Google is also running customer surveys inside Android Messages — and not just on Pixels

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:34 PM PST

    Psion PDA gets Android makeover

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:10 AM PST

    Android users using bad play store reviews as a support mechanism- why?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:13 AM PST

    Hi /r/android! Just wondering if you can give me some insight. I work for a company that has both an iOS and an Android app.

    Lets say we have a bug in the app that we're working on - something that we have a 5 second workaround for. iOS users will tend to contact support / look at our knowledge base / forums, etc. Android users will almost always leave a 1 star review and wait for us to respond instead. I'm wondering if you can provide some ideas as to why and perhaps how we can steer users away from this behavior. Thanks!

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    Planet Computers' Gemini is a tiny Android laptop with the spirit of Psion

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:27 PM PST

    Zerolemon 10,000mah for Galaxy Note 8

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:31 AM PST

    Note 8 Zerolemon https://imgur.com/a/o8xFV

    Charge your brick every 3-4 days

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    Flossy's Top 10 Phones of 2017

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:34 AM PST

    Huawei's Honor 7X and View 10 are coming to the US

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:38 PM PST

    "Confidential" banner appearing over Google Settings icon with Google Play services 11.9.51

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 03:32 PM PST

    Windows spawned by Google Play services that use the Google Settings icon (such as Settings -> Google -> Restore contacts) use a version of the icon with a "Confidential" banner. I'm on a Google Pixel (Android 8.1) with Google Play services 11.9.51 (940-177350961), which can be downloaded here (SHA-256 hash: 441141b91082c159839b3d2c7b551dc681f8c706811b98dd1d6844ea34f486b4).

    Extracted from the APK:

    Is this happening for any of you as well?

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    Why are Chromebooks and the chrome browser, not cast enabled?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 05:09 PM PST

    It works for TVs and speakers, why can't the same work in the chrome browser and even on Chromebooks? Being able to quickly share photos, videos and other content on a laptop or computer monitor in a study would be far more elegant then: open browser > navigate to YouTube > search for video > start playback.

    Chrome already has desktop notifications, and this could be levied for a 'single button to shared content' concept.

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    With the whole fragmentation in messaging apps, I think you guys might be interested in the Matrix Protocol

    Posted: 06 Jan 2018 08:59 PM PST

    I know one of you will definitely comment https://xkcd.com/927/ without reading this post, but Matrix is not meant to replace every other messaging app out there. I'll mention why in this post.
    TL;DR : It's an Open source communication protocol which anyone can implement. Any server and client implementing this protocol can talk with each other. It's kind of like email, but for instant messaging.

    One of the major problems with messaging apps these days is vendor lock-in.
    A second major issue is they're not decentralised. If the company's server goes down, you cannot communicate anymore.
    Third, some apps require you to register your phone number so that's not very privacy oriented. As for multi device support -- the desktop versions of their app are usually web apps using your phone as a proxy.

    Matrix can solve all these problems. In addition to the standard features you'd expect from a standard messaging app such as - file sharing, true multi device support, E2E encryption for both 1-1 and group chats, audio and video calling for both 1-1 and conference calls, here's where Matrix shines :

    1. Decentralised Federated - anyone can run a Matrix server. Your data resides in your control and you can choose what to do with it.
    2. Vendor neutral - Anyone can write their own server and client using a programming language of their choice. They can communicate with each other as long as they follow the protocol.
    3. Privacy oriented - You don't have to provide your phone number to use it. All matrix uses to identify you is the Matrix ID (MXID) example: @jack:matrix.somedomain.com. You can add whatever information you want to be searched with like your phone number, email etc. It uses Identity servers to map your 3rd party ID (your email, phone ...) to your MXID. It uses an implementation of the The Double Ratchet Algorithm (which is also what Signal uses) for E2E encryptionand has already undergone a security review.
    4. Bridging - What's the point of a new protocol if nobody uses it? Matrix was built with bridging in mind allowing you to talk with people from other platforms. Want to talk with someone in IRC? Use the IRC<->Matrix Bridge. Work uses slack but you want to use Matrix? Use slack <-> matrix brige. Want to make gitter users talk with slack ? You can do that too. There's also a discord bridge in beta. The Bridging possibilities are endless.

    All of this may seem familiar, as this is what XMPP tried to accomplish. Even Matrix tried to use the XMPP framework at first but they found that it had some shortcomings. Even XMPPs group chats (MUC) are centralised. If the server hosting the MUC goes down, you can't talk with others even if they're on a different server

    It's a hit with r/linux : Reddit Search. Its also the default way of communication in the Librem phone.
    Personally, I use it as an IRC client with its bridge. It has seamless syncing with multiple devices and also supports nickname registration. If you're still with me, you can pick any client of your choosing : https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html
    Right now Riot is the recommended Android client : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.alpha&hl=en

    You can read more about matrix here : https://matrix.org
    EDIT: I am in no way related to the Matrix project. I'm just a satisfied user. Thank you /u/verdoge for the federation correction

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    Best Android phone in 2018: Pixel 2 XL vs Galaxy Note 8 (Android Central)

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:12 PM PST
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