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Solus 4.5 While it’s only been about seven months since I last tried the Solus distribution, my previous encounter with the independent, rolling release platform was mostly done as a “welcome back” tour. The project had apparently died near the start of 2023 and I was curious to see if it was still in working …
There Is No Material Design Spinner for Android | by Robert Mirabelle
Short rant: Google has a dream. A terrible, monomaniacal dream. Material Design portends the worldwide unification of both the aesthetic and language of design . Never-mind that the design itself is rooted in the absolute human travesty that is flat design. What about the hubris of imposing a single design upon the entire world? Witness …
Prisoners of Google Android Development
Aftermath I’ve read multiple articles about something similar happening with mobile apps development where Google (or Apple) prevent fixing problems in production or even worse where apps are taken down from the appropriate app store for no apparent reason. There’s nothing we as developers can do to speed up the reviewal process nor contact Google …
The Android Malware That’s Changing the Game
Discover the New Breed of Android Malware That’s Sending Shockwaves Through the Cybersecurity World Introduction In the realm of cybersecurity, a new threat actor has emerged from the shadows, shaking the foundations of our understanding of Android malware. This player, known as Fluhorse, is not a simple rogue but a sophisticated Flutter-based Android malware that …
US iPhone market share up as more people switch from Android
US iPhone market share increased in the first quarter of the year, despite the fact that the smartphone market as a whole suffered a major decline, according to new market intelligence data. It indicates that US smartphone shipments fell sharply in the first quarter of the year, with two main factors cited … Background The …
GHLBD Android calculator mini review – An Allwinner A50-based Android 9.0 calculator
I found this GHLBD calculator on a platform selling second-hand electronic products. Three labels of this product appeal to me: “Calculator”, “Android 9.0” and “Allwinner A50“. If you only look at the appearance, this calculator is not much different from that of ordinary calculators, but the Android operating system is running on it and the screen …
Android Developers Blog
Posted by Dave Burke, VP of Engineering Making Android work well for each and every one of the billions of Android users is a collaborative process between us, Android hardware manufacturers, and you, our developer community. Today we’re releasing the first Developer Preview of Android 14, and your feedback in these previews is a critical …
What are LG IMs and Why Do They Keep Stopping? How to Fix
Last year, LG-phone-lovers received some not so great news: After nearly six consecutive years and $4.5 billion worth of losses due to software and hardware issues, the South Korean company announced it would pull out of the mobile-phone competition and leave the rest to its biggest rivals, Apple and Samsung. At the time, LG said …
Apple opens its video conferencing software to Windows, Android
Apple Inc (AAPL.O)on Monday showed updates to its FaceTime video chat app, adding the ability to schedule calls with multiple attendees and making the software compatible with Android and Windows devices. The move, which puts Apple in more direct competition with companies like Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O)that gained prominence during the pandemic, was the …
Android 12 Beta GSI goes live ahead of Google I/O 2021
The first Android 12 Developer Preview was released back in February, followed by Preview 2, and recently, Preview 3. Google is supposed to release the Android 12 Beta 1 today to the Pixel lineup during Google I/O 2021. However, it looks like the official Android 12 Beta 1 Generic System Image (GSI) packages are already …
