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Cool ways to use your Android tablet? (as an Android newcomer) Hi everyone! I recently ordered a Galaxy tab S11, coming from an iPad Air and iPhone owner. I'm completely new to the ecosystem and want to catch up on the interesting ways to use an Android device. I'm excited for more freedom compared to iPadOS. So far I'm already planning on using it for Krita and interested to see how I can use Blender and Godot on it. I'm also interested in emulation and sideloading. I just wanted some guidance and a good introduction to the ecosystem as a first-timer! https://redd.it/1wvky5l @reddit_android

Poco F9 Ultra Review: Exceptional battery life meets powerful sound https://www.notebookcheck.net/Poco-F9-Ultra-Review-The-battery-giant-with-high-end-ambitions.1413644.0.html#c17267022 https://redd.it/1wv9tlh @reddit_android

Android Central, a good blog, has been gutted. https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003134/android-central-a-good-blog-has-been-gutted https://redd.it/1wupuu1 @reddit_android

Honor Robot Phone vs. Oppo Find X9 Ultra: The Ultimate Camera Battle - LL Techview https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=OWiksIFivgM https://redd.it/1wx8v9b @reddit_android

Huawei Predicts More Smartphone Price Hikes Due to Memory Crunch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/huawei-predicts-more-smartphone-price-hikes-due-to-memory-crunch https://redd.it/1wva4mi @reddit_android

Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max debuts with a 1-inch modular camera, 12,000-nit display and 6,800mAh battery https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_90_pro_max_debuts_with_a_1inch_modular_camera_12000nit_display_and_6800mah_battery-news-74850.php https://redd.it/1wv1sdy @reddit_android

TechTablets - Xiaomi 18 Pro Max Vs Vivo X500 Pro Max Vs iPhone 18 Pro Max Camera Comparison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA1ltMUU3bQ https://redd.it/1wvvxpv @reddit_android

You should verify your NFC security settings after the latest update. Previously set to require the phone to be unlocked to access NFC, after update this setting was off Anecdotally, I have 3 phones in my circle of people that previously had the setting Require Device Unlock on. After the latest update this setting was set to off. For the life of me I can´t figure out whey they would change this setting. it is a huge security risk. Someone with a tap to pay scanner can just walk right by you and you´ll have a charge go through. EDIT So it looks like it is a Pixel thing from reading the comments. Also, it seems that even though this setting was setting to off it was still requiring the phone to be unlocked to access NFC. So now my question becomes if the phone is always required to be unlocked to access NFC regardless of this setting, what function does this setting perform? https://redd.it/1wv9zc9 @reddit_android

Android's controversial new sideloading rules are officially here https://www.androidauthority.com/android-sideloading-developer-verification-first-wave-rollout-3717921/ https://redd.it/1wuy9im @reddit_android

Lightning Launcher is back!! After months of development and maintenance, Lightning Launcher has been revived and available once again on the play store. Download today and enjoy a full suite of new features, offline guide and offline script API documentation. Available here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mal3auto.revival To be part of the official Revival community, join our discord: https://discord.gg/TEQrCRBN8z Questions and discussion welcomed in the comments. https://redd.it/1wvs536 @reddit_android

Poco C95 Pro launches with a 7,500mAh battery and 6.9 inch display https://www.gsmarena.com/poco_c95_pro_launches_with_a_7500mah_battery_and_69_inch_display-news-74856.php https://redd.it/1wvk2dq @reddit_android

Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear collection https://www.gentlemonster.com/us/en/intelligent-eyewear https://redd.it/1wwxf7h @reddit_android

GrapheneOS: Android 17 QPR1 was released for Pixels on September 15. It has a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree causing stuttering, lag and outright freezes under memory pressure. It impacts GrapheneOS too since we updated the firmware/drivers but we fixed it for our release today. https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117372129125340408 https://redd.it/1wwxqe6 @reddit_android

UPDATE: Android3DS Alpha 1 is now live! https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-alpha-1-android3ds-android-2-0-eclair-on-the-nintendo-3ds.684894/ https://redd.it/1wvedes @reddit_android

Here's an early preview of the Googlebook's extensive media editing tool https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebooks-viewer-app-android-3718021/ https://redd.it/1wvy1pq @reddit_android

FlashingDroid - The Camera King in 2027!? Honor Magic 9 Pro Max Early Review: Dual 200MP Camera, ARRI Cinema & More! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8qVXBKiKA&feature=youtu.be https://redd.it/1wwtj0n @reddit_android

Kernel regression is the cause of slowness some of us are experiencing ​ Quote from Grapheneos: "Android 17 QPR1 was released for Pixels on September 15. It has a regression in the Pixel kernel driver tree causing stuttering, lag and outright freezes under memory pressure." Link: https://nitter.space/GrapheneOS/status/2106050557378994538 https://redd.it/1wvz7eo @reddit_android

DroidDeck brings the SteamOS experience to Android https://github.com/Droid-Deck/DroidDeck https://redd.it/1wwq1pb @reddit_android

Canada, Europe, UK, and US also get hit with Galaxy S26 price hikes https://www.sammobile.com/news/galaxy-s26-price-hiked-canda-europe-uk-us/ https://redd.it/1wvy1k2 @reddit_android

Create my Widget could be Google's answer to Apple's Shortcuts Android has "Rules" (Settings > System > Rules, on a Google Pixel), but the options are very limited, and I think that Google should expand it to give Android users something akin to Apple's Shortcuts app. "Create My" could be used to create and trigger a mode, e.g., "create a mode that silences notifications whenever I open [media player\] and turn off mode once I leave the app". I just watched a demo of Create my Widget and in the video the person even described the widget's color, which Create my Widget quickly generated. I think there's a lot of potential there. https://redd.it/1ww6lbo @reddit_android