I have an aftermarket charger because the original charger is no longer made, so I would like to test it's charging stats (watts, volts, ampere, temperature, etc).

From what I've seen, most of the apps on PlayStore aren't showing proper stats. For example, in "AccuBattery", when my phone is on, it shows around 4.5W, but when I shut down the screen and immediately open it, it drops from 10W back to 4.5W, which is funny because the charger is rated 18W, and just as it's claim, it is almost as fast, although a bit slower than the original VOOC 3.0.

In some other apps like "Ampere", the ampere and volt is shown as zero, and in some, it shows as not charging, but it is clearly charging. Is there any accurate app that works on a hardware level?

Day, does anyone have problems with the zepp or satispay app regarding map rendering? I have crdroid a13 and latest version of microg! #help #microg #android #systemwebview Screenshot_20231111-073126_Satispay

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/1519899

EDITED: As I am not in a rush, I've decided that my budget is now $500. I am picky about the features I look for in a smartphone. Hopefully this post can be a good resource for myself and others who have similar preferences. For reference, I am using a Oneplus 7 Pro with a non-functional camera and flashlight.

Very important features

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Battery life

It should handle a day's worth of general usage before charging. Heat kills batteries, so decent heat dissipation is important too.

Durability or repairability

I recently bought a Google Pixel 5a, a phone I greatly enjoyed before I dropped it 5 feet and the display decided its work was done. My top priority is to have a useable device for ~5 years before needing an upgrade.

Storage

I like storing my music collection (30 GB and growing) and expandable storage would save me from having to carry a DAP (mp3 player). Without expandable storage it should have 256 GB storage.

Price

Electronics aren't meant to last a long time; I'd prefer devices costing ~300 USD, but I would gladly pay a little more for reliability.

Microphone

Please let me be intelligible on phone calls. Please? Pretty please?

Software updates or custom ROM support

OS updates for 3+ years or resources on XDA for flashing a custom ROM. Ideally LineageOS.

Would be nice

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Root capability

It's a bit dated nowadays, but I really do appreciate having that extra bit of control. This also ties into custom ROM support.

Fingerprint Sensor

I loved the dedicated fingerprint sensor on my Pixel 5a. Power button fingerprints are worse, but better than nothing. Typing in my passcode every time is a bit of a pain.

Speakers

Preferably dual front facing stereo speakers. Having some decent output for videos when I don't have anything else with me would be nice.

OLED/AMOLED display

Makes stuff WAY easier to see when the sun's all sunny.

Processing power

I don't play phone games. I watch a lot of media and I message people. Must be capable of simultaneously running muliple apps and background services.

IPA ratings

It'd be pretty sick if I could bring it with me in the shower without worrying about water damage.

Fast charging

Won't always use it, but it'd be great to have.

Cutting corners

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Screen resolution

I don't need a 4K display. Hell, I don't need a 1080p display. If it cuts costs, 720p is just fine so long as it looks okay.

Size

It can be big or small, thick or thin. Not picky.

Other features I don't need

Headphone jack, NFC, 5G, wireless charging

The phones I am looking at right now are as follows

• Sony Xperia 10 V - No custom ROM support, long term durability is unclear.
• Fairphone 4 - Slightly out of price range.
• Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro - Way out of price range. I would appreciate any input or questions.

Hello everybody! I'm a student who wants to start building android apps, but i'm noticing that android development is so structured and overcomplicated to learn that i'm loosing any hope. Could anybody of you explain me the basics? I'm not talking about code, but how to manage the IDE, what do we have to learn etc. Any advice would be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/124934

Feedback and criticism is welcome and encouraged!

This is a small jetpack compose app that I'm currently making for android devices to browse... federated link agregators (Lemmy, kbin etc.).

I promise I'm not just bandwagon-ing. However, I thought that the current situation could make for a good excuse to learn android development/mobile design (something I've never actually done before).

Some notes:

• This application will be open source. I think it's just a bit too early to share it right now. [^1]
• Some icons are placeholders, e.g. "upvote" and "downvote" are upload and download at the minute.
• Some of the padding and card-style is inconsistent in the mockups I've shared here.
• There are quite a few "language-choice" issues. Most notably the vague term "Mods" on the profile page (this refers to the communities the profile moderates). I plan to adjust this through development (and as the mainstream fediverse establishes itself).
• I'm doing this for selfish reasons like "fun" and "education", so there aren't any guarantees for a fully working... anything...
  • If I was to do this for altruistic reasons, I'd contribute to Jerboa which seems to be undergoing a lot of development from what I can tell on GitHub,

[^1]: If you're on the tildeverse, I've already open-sourced it to tildegit. I'm also tracking my progress over there: https://tildegit.org/delph.seiji/lemulink.

Started this morning with Messages, it is only showing the phone numbers in the chat threads. The Contacts app is only showing 2 contacts and searching only yields SOME results, ie. It is only showing 3 Jeffs out of many. Contacts on the desktop browser shows 100 contacts (i should have closer to 400), but i can search for the ones not being displayed.

EDIT: Just noticed my Favorite contact list is empty, and below it has 2 "Frequent" contacts listed, but they are not people I have talked to in the passed 3-6 months.

The latest Feature Drop is here, and it’s jam-packed with helpful tools and updates for your Pixel Phone, Pixel Watch, and Fitbit devices. These begin rolling out to devices today and will continue over the next few weeks.

For Pixel Phones:

• Peace of mind from Google Assistant
• Added safety on the road
• Stunning videos, down to the smallest detail
• Easier hands-free photos
• Express yourself with wallpapers that wow
• Recorder speaker labels are even better
• Quick access to smart home controls
• Smarter haptics
• Charging that adapts to your habits
• New Google Assistant voices

For Pixel Watches:

• Monitor your health with SpO2
• Keep a close eye on your heart rate
• Google Assistant in more languages
• Spotify on your wrist
• Auto-Pause your run
• Elevate your Pixel Watch accessories

For Fitbit Devices:

• Health & Fitness Upgrades
• Daily Readiness in a glance
• New menstrual health tile
• Notifications in more languages
• Switch clock styles
• Say hi to four new clock faces!

I do like glide/swipe typing. But I've noticed recently that the word I'm trying to glide is showing up as the prediction, so I lift my finger, only to find a different* word has been inserted.

*It's not a completely different word, it is compatible with my glide path, but why predict the correct word, show it to me, and then insert something else?

Any ideas on how to increase the accuracy? (just happened again: showed accuracy and inserted activity instead)

Gboard version 13.0.08.528826899-beta-arm64-v8a on Android 14 UPB3.230519.008 Pixel 6a.

On my new device I was asked to add some overlay for Link to Windows when doing the setup. It seems like it does have zero functionality it does not even open the App.

How do I remove this again?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/813704

r/Android

Hey everyone, I’ve got a software suggestion for all you android users. Here’s the cheesy sales pitch, though I’d share: Sunbird is a new All-In-One messenger that will hopefully be coming out in mid-2023. It will basically aggregate multiple messengers on android (whatsapp, facebook messenger, sms, rcs, discord, signal) including imessage! NO MORE GREEN BUBBLES!!! Best part (other than imessage), there going to keep it free for as long as they can. (at least that’s the vibe I’m getting from the discord server). This app looks so freaking cool! Currently they’ve just got it open to some alpha testers but they will start releasing it to beta list soon. Let me just say, the alpha’s screenshots of imessage are looking very nice. You can use this link to sign up for the beta https://sunbirdapp.com/?r=jVmdy

I don't see the backups in my drive, but I also want a copy of them on my desktop.

What phone has the largest battery?

Smartphone-oriented websites tend to focus only on the latest devices, but a large chunk of users choose not to upgrade their phones for one reason or another. Barring hardware failure, many of these devices may still have years of use ahead of them because, to their owners, they still work just fine. While custom ROMs can keep legacy smartphones alive for ages, it can be a nightmare for the modders to keep things like the camera and graphics drivers up to date without official manufacturer support.

Unlike the smartphone ecosystem, updating the graphics driver on your PC is something you can always think about. This is possible because of the modular architecture of PC hardware drivers, which allows power users to tinker with closed source driver packages, or even opt for open source drivers instead of OEM-provided binaries. In the case of Android, however, driver updates generally only come to your phone alongside larger OS updates.

Updatable GPU drivers can come in handy for fixing bugs, improving graphics performance, or adding new features from OpenGL or Vulkan APIs. Nowadays, smartphones are bigger and faster than ever, making them the perfect vehicle for gaming, hence porting the PC-esque driver design to them does make sense.

Thanks to XDA Senior Member bylaws, we now have a genius solution named Adreno Tools that allows on-the-fly GPU driver modifications or replacements on Android — that too without root! Fellow Skyline developer Mark “Pixelylon” pitched the idea of runtime drive replacement to bylaws, which eventually materialized into Adreno Tools. Being a rootless library, Adreno Tools can help any regular app to load custom GPU drivers, deal with BCn textures, and redirect file operations for further complex modifications. It does so by hooking into system libraries and seamlessly swapping in the new driver.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/adreno-tools-update-android-graphics-drivers/

#technology #android #gaming #adrenotools #graphics

Official Live event, #Pixel6Launch, is on Made by Google channel.

October 19th, 2021 @ 10am PT.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WNarpiGz3Kk

Or

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=WNarpiGz3Kk

Pixel Fall Launch

On October 19, we’re officially introducing you to Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro—the completely reimagined Google phones. Powered by Tensor, Google’s first custom mobile chip, they’re fast, smart and secure. And they adapt to you.