There is in-app changelog (URL link?), I am assuming this update is not related to the new design.

This is a much needed update. While I like the functionality of F-Droid, the UI is unappealing.

Very well could be. No one in my has a phone with OneUI 7, and I am only happy out phones will be getting it once it’s been beta tested by someone else. 😀

Don’t get me wrong, I got a work issued Galaxy Note 3 in 2014 and I swore off Samsung for 6 years. I liked the phone itself, but software experience was just so bad. It felt like a completely different device after Installed Lineage OS.

But then tried the A50 (after reading several in-depth reviews) and I’ve been buying mid-tier Samsung device for myself and the family sense then.

I’ve been using mid-tier phones for the past ~10 years (including Samsung A series in the last 5) and I’ve never experienced a mid-tier smartphone working this bad on release.

I am surprised the performance was this bad at release. It almost sounds there could something else going on.

You could argue the same about the initial transition from hardware keypad phones to slab style touch screen phones.

I am not saying foldables will without doubt become mainstream, but it’s not beyond the realm of possibility.

I am not arguing for or against a given form factor, I personally like big screens, but I would only be happy for there to be offerings and more competition.

I am just saying that it’s not completely unreasonable to speculate that in the future almost all smartphone will use the foldable format.

I would argue there is also a national component to this. Huawei, a leading Chines tech company (heavily sanctioned by the US), was first to bring a trifold to the market.

I think in 5-10 years foldables will have a strong market presence.

Remember “phablets”; almost all smartphones eventually turned into phablets.

I was really hoping that OneUI 7 wouldn’t be too distracting. I use a custom launcher so that limits the damage, but change for the sake of change is always annoying.

Alternative article that references The Information: https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-lays-off-hundreds-employees-android-pixel-group-information-reports-2025-04-11/

Can you configure the output for something other than a podcast discussion and have a more dry, technical lecture format?

Not a fan of MKBHD, but I could totally see Pixels coming out on top.

I actually do use USB cable transfer, I didn’t realize mainline Galaxy phones have USB 3.0 (I use the A series).

You learn something new every day. :)

Are there any phones that don’t use USB 2.0? It seems to be a universal cost management choice.

The powerbank comes with some minor smartphone functionality as a bonus.

First time I’ve heard of this brand.

8GB RAM, 256GB storage, big screen for ~€250 where I live. The CPU looks very weak, but acceptable for €250 price.

The brand name doesn’t work that well, although it sounds worse in English than in other languages IMO.

Some users online have also recommended a virtual machine (VM) running an older version of Android to play 32-bit games. But this solution hasn’t worked for me, likely due to the intrinsic hardware limitations here.

I wonder if this refers to running the VM on a PC or on a smartphone. Are modern smartphone SoCs performant enough to run a 32 bit Android VM for some older games?

Seems like relatively minor changes. At any rate, this will only impact Pixel devices, I am sure OneUI and other skins will have their own evolutions and adaptions.