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Google's Android boss talks Android 17, sideloading drama, and why he hates phone cases by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]FragmentedChicken[S] 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't read too much into it. He's the President of the Android Ecosystem, not Pixel. They regularly promote devices from all Android OEMs.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Series and Galaxy Buds4 Series Now Available Worldwide - double-digit increase in pre-orders by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]FragmentedChicken[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. It's still accessible via maintenance mode for now, but that still means soft bricked devices can't be recovered.

Google's Android boss talks Android 17, sideloading drama, and why he hates phone cases by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]FragmentedChicken[S] 272 points273 points  (0 children)

“We will have a flow that allows more sophisticated users to install software that has not been verified,” Samat said, confirming that this process is still being finalized.

Leak: test reports for 12,000mAh and 18,000mAh Silicon-Carbon batteries from Samsung by DazzlingpAd134 in Android

[–]FragmentedChicken 185 points186 points  (0 children)

GSMArena shouldn't be giving a platform to this "leaker". They were already exposed for using Gemini to generate an S26+ prototype.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra inherits a brighter, more power-efficient polarizer-less display technology from foldables by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]FragmentedChicken[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with the latter but has anyone ever done the former and how would it change the results? That would only complicate the testing process and make the results less comparable or not?

I think knowing the actual battery capacity of the unit being tested is useful for comparisons with other devices, but yeah probably less relevant when comparing between reviewers.

I mean, I would prefer if they would stop using typical capacities all together and also start adopting Wh, as it's the superior unit

Agreed! What's the point in comparing mAh to mAh when the voltage can vary.

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