One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
https://www.theverge.com/1024807/google-botnet-android-tv-shut-down
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One of Google’s Android partners turned 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet
A manufacturer intentionally hijacked its Android TV devices.
I built Moto Battery – a battery monitor app designed for Moto phones
Hey everyone 👋
I've been working on Moto Battery, a battery monitor app designed to feel at home on Motorola phones. It follows the Moto "Hello UI" look, picks up your wallpaper's system colours, and adapts to any screen size and font size.
https://preview.redd.it/j8hdc7flwmyh1.png?width=1940&format=png&auto=webp&s=8188284a5bb99df8a63c506f29a73618edca8640
What it does
\- Live readings – level, current (mA), power (W), temperature and voltage, updated every 3 seconds
\- Battery health – estimated capacity vs design capacity, wear level, charge cycles and a green / amber / red rating
\- Sessions – every charge, discharge and idle period with speed, mAh, time and temperature, plus a "when you charge" heatmap
\- Alarms – charge limit (e.g. unplug at 80%), low battery and high temperature, with a short tick-tick sound
\- Status bar icon showing live level, current or temperature next to the clock
\- Home-screen widgets and a Quick Settings tile
\- Interactive charts – tap or drag to read exact values
\- Privacy – no internet permission at all; everything stays on your phone
Tested on: edge 50 neo (Android 16), moto g67 power 5G (Android 16) and moto g13 (Android 14). It works on Android 8.0 and newer.
Looking for testers and contributors
I'd love feedback from people on other Moto models – especially razr, edge 40/50 series and older G phones. If you're interested in testing or helping improve it, comment with your model and Android version or send me a DM. Code contributions are welcome too; every change is reviewed before it goes in.
What would you want from a battery app on your Moto? Feedback welcome! 🔋
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Motorola – just a Moto fan who wanted a battery app that matched the phone.
https://redd.it/1xk051j
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Hey everyone 👋
I've been working on Moto Battery, a battery monitor app designed to feel at home on Motorola phones. It follows the Moto "Hello UI" look, picks up your wallpaper's system colours, and adapts to any screen size and font size.
https://preview.redd.it/j8hdc7flwmyh1.png?width=1940&format=png&auto=webp&s=8188284a5bb99df8a63c506f29a73618edca8640
What it does
\- Live readings – level, current (mA), power (W), temperature and voltage, updated every 3 seconds
\- Battery health – estimated capacity vs design capacity, wear level, charge cycles and a green / amber / red rating
\- Sessions – every charge, discharge and idle period with speed, mAh, time and temperature, plus a "when you charge" heatmap
\- Alarms – charge limit (e.g. unplug at 80%), low battery and high temperature, with a short tick-tick sound
\- Status bar icon showing live level, current or temperature next to the clock
\- Home-screen widgets and a Quick Settings tile
\- Interactive charts – tap or drag to read exact values
\- Privacy – no internet permission at all; everything stays on your phone
Tested on: edge 50 neo (Android 16), moto g67 power 5G (Android 16) and moto g13 (Android 14). It works on Android 8.0 and newer.
Looking for testers and contributors
I'd love feedback from people on other Moto models – especially razr, edge 40/50 series and older G phones. If you're interested in testing or helping improve it, comment with your model and Android version or send me a DM. Code contributions are welcome too; every change is reviewed before it goes in.
What would you want from a battery app on your Moto? Feedback welcome! 🔋
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Motorola – just a Moto fan who wanted a battery app that matched the phone.
https://redd.it/1xk051j
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Snapseed 4.2 is rolling out now: Preset & LUT Import, Community Looks, Motion Blur, Depth Lens Blur, and more! (x-post r/Snapseed)
https://www.reddit.com/r/snapseed/comments/1xmc7g9/snapseed_42_is_rolling_out_now_preset_lut_import/
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Why does Android get so much hate on social media?
Genuinely curious. Whenever Android comes up I see people hating on it, but from what I can tell it’s not that bad? You can customize basically everything, there are phones at every price point, the file system actually lets you do stuff, and stuff like sideloading and default apps just works. Google’s apps are solid too.
Is there something I’m missing? Is it the update situation, the fragmentation, the “green bubble” thing, or the app quality compared to iOS? Or is it just the “Android bad” reflex?
Not trying to start a fight, just trying to understand the hate. Would love to hear from people who’ve actually switched between them.
https://redd.it/1xj05qe
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Genuinely curious. Whenever Android comes up I see people hating on it, but from what I can tell it’s not that bad? You can customize basically everything, there are phones at every price point, the file system actually lets you do stuff, and stuff like sideloading and default apps just works. Google’s apps are solid too.
Is there something I’m missing? Is it the update situation, the fragmentation, the “green bubble” thing, or the app quality compared to iOS? Or is it just the “Android bad” reflex?
Not trying to start a fight, just trying to understand the hate. Would love to hear from people who’ve actually switched between them.
https://redd.it/1xj05qe
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If your car's GPS antenna is broken, Android Auto navigation is ruined. Let's get a "Force Phone GPS" toggle by +1'ing this Google Issue!
Hey everyone,
We all know that Android Auto defaults to the car's built-in GPS antenna. But here is a massive design flaw: when a car's GPS antenna fails, your navigation goes completely crazy.
Depending on the car model, repairing or replacing a built-in GPS antenna can cost hundreds of dollars, require dismantling the entire dashboard, or be completely impossible. Meanwhile, we have perfectly working GPS receivers right in our pockets, but Android Auto doesn't allow us to default to the phone's GPS.
I've created an official Feature Request on the Google Issue Tracker asking for a simple "Force Phone GPS" toggle (even if it's just hidden in the Developer Settings).
If we get enough votes, Google's triage team will have to notice it.
How you can help:
Click this link: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/577213793
Click the +1 button at the top right of the title.
🚨 Important Note: Please DO NOT leave comments like "Me too" or "Please fix" on the tracker. Google engineers consider "me too" comments as spam and they might lock the thread. Just hitting the +1 button is exactly what we need to increase its priority.
Thanks for the support! Let's hope we can get this basic quality-of-life feature added.
https://redd.it/1xid4lt
@reddit_android
Hey everyone,
We all know that Android Auto defaults to the car's built-in GPS antenna. But here is a massive design flaw: when a car's GPS antenna fails, your navigation goes completely crazy.
Depending on the car model, repairing or replacing a built-in GPS antenna can cost hundreds of dollars, require dismantling the entire dashboard, or be completely impossible. Meanwhile, we have perfectly working GPS receivers right in our pockets, but Android Auto doesn't allow us to default to the phone's GPS.
I've created an official Feature Request on the Google Issue Tracker asking for a simple "Force Phone GPS" toggle (even if it's just hidden in the Developer Settings).
If we get enough votes, Google's triage team will have to notice it.
How you can help:
Click this link: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/577213793
Click the +1 button at the top right of the title.
🚨 Important Note: Please DO NOT leave comments like "Me too" or "Please fix" on the tracker. Google engineers consider "me too" comments as spam and they might lock the thread. Just hitting the +1 button is exactly what we need to increase its priority.
Thanks for the support! Let's hope we can get this basic quality-of-life feature added.
https://redd.it/1xid4lt
@reddit_android