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Google Messages bug leaves camera on in background, draining battery — Here’s how to fix [U]

A new bug in Google Messages leaves your camera on in the background, quickly draining your battery and heating up your device. Update: Google has begun rolling out a fix for the Messages app. Within the Google Messages app, there’s an easy way to quickly snap a picture and immediately attach it to a message and send it to a friend. In the view for attaching images from your gallery, there’s…
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LG V60 ThinQ is getting its Android 12 update now

LG is living up to its promise of ensuring its final batch of Android phones continue to get the updates they’re deserved, and now another one is rolling out. This week, the LG V60 ThinQ picked up its Android 12 update in the US. Rolling out now to the T-Mobile variant…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 won’t have a bigger battery, but the inner screen will be wider

As the foldable market gets more competitive, Samsung will need to improve its own offering. According to a couple of new reports, Samsung is planning to have a wider screen for the Galaxy Z Fold 4, but it won’t have better battery life from the looks of it. GalaxyClub uncovered a safety listing that show that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will have roughly the same size battery as the Fold 3. As per…
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Data shows Android losing ground to iOS, but Google’s platform still dominates the market

Android is unsurprisingly the most popular mobile operating system in the world, as it’s available on a huge variety of devices. However, data from StockApps shows that iOS has been taking Android’s market share in recent years – although Google’s platform still dominates the market. As of July 2018, Android dominated 77.32% of the global mobile operating system market share. However…
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My Pixel 6 Pro’s display died – Here’s how Google’s recommended walk-in repair went

“Are you breaking stuff over there?” my wife said, seconds after my phone hit the ground. Sadly, though, I was. My Pixel 6 Pro’s display was dead and, for the first time in years, it was time to figure out the cost and time it would take to repair my daily driver. Here’s how that went. Wrapped up in a case and Whitestone screen protector, I figured my Pixel 6 Pro would easily survive a…
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