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Some OnePlus users find swapped left/right audio channels with wired headphones

With the headphone jack dead, wired audio is a little less reliable than it once was. Now, some OnePlus users are reporting a strange issue that swaps the left and right audio channels when wired headphones are hooked up. Highlighted by , user reports from OnePlus’ forums, Reddit, and XDA’s forums that many OnePlus devices are seeing an issue that reverses the audio channels of wired…
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LG Velvet goes official w/ Snapdragon 765 chipset, 8GB RAM, and stylus support

After teases and leaks, the LG Velvet has now finally been officially unveiled in South Korea. Given the woes that LG has faced in recent years, the Velvet could be a turning point for the brand as it takes a step down from the established flagship space and the result is a more modest smartphone from the Korean firm. We already knew just what to expect thanks to some teasers. So just to jog…
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Samsung and Google are working to bring RCS to Galaxy phones

RCS messaging has had a rocky rollout so far, but Samsung and Google are now teaming up directly to enable the rich text message service on more Galaxy phones. Samsung announced that the partnership with Google to bring RCS messaging to more Galaxy smartphones officially…
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Chrome for Android may bring dark mode to Google Search results

Since even before the launch of Android 10, Google has been putting special focus on bringing dark mode to its apps and services, especially on Android. Now Chrome for Android is working to bring dark mode to the Google Search results page in something of an unusual way. Google Chrome for Android has had a dark mode of its own, for over a year now, darkening nearly every part of the app’s UI…
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Android 11 DP4: Picture-in-picture gets resizing and other UI changes

The fourth Android 11 Developer Preview released today, bringing a small swath of changes and upgrades. Included in these, you’ll find that Android 11 is making picture-in-picture resizable and bringing some minor changes to its UI. As our phones get bigger and more capable of doing multiple tasks simultaneously, picture-in-picture in video apps, and especially YouTube, has become more…
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