Blaze

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Android Apps Use Bluetooth and WiFi Scanning to Track Users Without GPS (cyberinsider.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/25439167

A new study reveals that thousands of Android apps covertly collect location data using Bluetooth and WiFi beacons, allowing continuous tracking and profiling of users without explicit consent.

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Samsung Galaxy A56 review (gsmarena.com)
 

Pros:

Sturdy, premium build with Gorilla Glass Victus+, aluminum frame, IP67 rating.

Brighter and bigger display with HDR10+ support.

Decent performance, great thermal behavior.

Excellent videos, great selfies.

Nice speakers.

Polished One UI 6.1, entitled to at least 6 generations of OS upgrades.

Cons:

No charger in the box, and not very fast to charge.

Fingerprint reader not very fast.

Underwhelming camera performance (except videos and selfies), no telephoto.

The virtual proximity sensor for turning off the screen during calls is not as good as a physical one.

No more microSD card support.

Expensive at launch.

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Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 adding satellite messaging on Spectrum and Xfinity Mobile (9to5google.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27122315

Following Verizon, Spectrum Mobile and Xfinity Mobile are adding satellite messaging on Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices.

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Researchers name six countries as likely customers of Paragon's spyware | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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John Oliver Set Up a Guide to Make Your Data Less Valuable to Mark Zuckerberg (gizmodo.com)
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Gboard for Android rolls out Undo and Redo shortcuts (9to5google.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27072928

After testing got underway in January, Gboard is now widely rolling out Undo and Redo buttons/shortcuts on Android...

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Facial Recognition Company Clearview Attempted to Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database (www.404media.co)
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Some Android users impacted by ‘Update Google Play services’ bug (9to5google.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27015254

Some Android users today have been getting a “Update Google Play services” notification today. Google Play services is...

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Blur Your House On Google (support.google.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/9313

cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/9311

In case you ever wanted to blur your house from google street view you can. A little privacy i suppose, its pretty easy. you dont need a reason to do it. This probaly the only thing google lets opt out of which is cool.

Originally posted on Reddit

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UK starts enforcing the Online Safety Act from today (www.neowin.net)
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How Phones Got so Big - Android Police - 8 minutes (www.youtube.com)
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OpenAI Says It’s "Over" If It Can’t Steal All Your Copyrighted Work (futurism.com)
The Unique ID You're Giving to Everyone in c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks for sharing

Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices in c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks, added the link to the post

The Wine development release 10.3 is now available. in c/linux@programming.dev
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing

P2P E2EE messaging and file-transfer in c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for chiming in!

P2P E2EE messaging and file-transfer in c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sad to hear

Bootloader walk of shame in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm eyeing a S23 or S23+. The phone is relatively compact and the CPU is powerful.

I'll see if it can be unlocked. That would be the only reason I would consider a Pixel at this point.

P2P E2EE messaging and file-transfer in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, crossposted to !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Bootloader walk of shame in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

Saw it posted in another thread, probably interesting as its own post

Privacy Roundup: Week 9 of Year 2025 in c/privacy@lemmy.world
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing, feel free to crosspost to !privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com for wider reach

Xiaomi Modular Optical System | Global Debut in c/android@lemdro.id
Upgrade from Mi 9T Pro to todays midrange in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sounds good! Feel free to let us know how it goes after you got it, it's always interesting!

Upgrade from Mi 9T Pro to todays midrange in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The Motorola Edge 50 Neo seems indeed nice. Performance wise, you might indeed not get that much more (https://www.topcpu.net/en/soc-c/qualcomm-snapdragon-855-vs-mediatek-dimensity-7300), because Motorola cheaped out a bit on the CPU.

I have a Motorola Edge 30 Fusion, the CPU is quite faster, in this case you would really see a gap: https://www.topcpu.net/en/soc-c/qualcomm-snapdragon-855-vs-qualcomm-snapdragon-888

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