YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
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YouTube Tests Showing Ads When You Pause a Video, Calls it ''Pause Ads'' (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it....
It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027 (www.androidauthority.com)
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ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US (www.androidauthority.com)
Reddit's crappy app has code for a "get money for your karma" program (www.androidauthority.com)
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Google is silently blocking RCS messages on rooted Android phones and custom ROMs (www.androidauthority.com)
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YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users (www.androidauthority.com)
Google's Manifest V3 changes will soon disable uBlock Origin on Chrome (www.androidauthority.com)
ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfone, Updated (www.androidauthority.com)
Update from Asus...
Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default (www.androidauthority.com)
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Chromecast with Google TV is now serving full-screen, auto-playing Chicken Tender Wrap ads (www.androidauthority.com)
Reddit users thevincentasteroid and MMD3_ posted about an auto-playing video ad (with sound) on the home screen. The ad is for Chicken Tender Wraps from Carl’s Jr. When it begins auto-playing, it pushes all the other UI elements out of focus and goes almost full-screen, returning to the home screen after it has played through...
Apple's called Android a "massive tracking device" in an internal presentation (www.androidauthority.com)
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More and more people are ditching carrier roaming in favor of travel eSIMs (www.androidauthority.com)
Looking for a Reddit alternative? Lemmy tell you, they currently kinda suck (www.androidauthority.com)
Yeah, this describes my experience so far. I really want to like it here, but so far it's been an effort....
Beeper vs Apple battle intensifies: Lawmakers demand DOJ investigation - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
US senators have urged the DOJ to probe Apple’s alleged anti-competitive conduct against Beeper.
VPN by Google One is shutting down for good (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blocking (www.androidauthority.com)
Google's plan is to annoy you relentlessly until you update Messages (www.androidauthority.com)
There’s a new Google Messages update page that takes up your phone’s entire display every time you open the app....
This Windows tool makes it super easy to debloat and cut down ads on your Android TV (www.androidauthority.com)
Only the EU can save Android in the US now (www.androidauthority.com)
TL;DR: Apple dominates the US smartphone market, but EU regulations may offer Android a chance for resurgence by enforcing messaging interoperability and standardizing hardware features.
Android may soon tell you when it's time to replace your phone's battery (www.androidauthority.com)
YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2883134 (!android)
Exclusive: Google Pixel 9 processor won't be the ambitious chip we hoped for (www.androidauthority.com)
Your WhatsApp chat backups on Android won't be free anymore (www.androidauthority.com)
