> Google Photos is rolling out a redesign that removes the “Memories” tab from the bottom bar, though the functionality remains as "Moments"...

> Tired of RCS ads in Google Messages? A new feature is in the works to make it easier to stop unwanted business messages and reduce spam.

Like many other newer offerings from Chinese OEMs, this phone also has a silicon carbon based battery instead of traditional Li-on.

Yesterday everything was fine, today every site looks like I have activated some kind of grandpa mode. All sites look like they are zoomed in but it doesn't let me zoom out more. I have tried to change font size in options but it doesn't help. Desktop mode also does literally nothing. Does anyone else have this issue too?

edit: it looks like desktop is actually not working at all. If I activate it on lemmy, site reloads but if I open options again the desktop mode slider is off.

edit2: this is about firefox mobile on a lenovo tablet

> A strange issue on Android Auto leaves WhatsApp messages having the word "oh" randomly added to the end of the audio readout.

Hey all, I have been trying to revitalize a Galaxy S5. I installed Lineage 17 and while the performance is AMAZING and I mean that seriously, I can't figure out how to root. I got Magisk, but it's asking me to patch a file. I don't know what now. Prior to Lineage, I rooted the stock android with a rooting tool that was extremely quick and easy. Just sent a file in Odin while in download mode and it did the rest. But I'm fairly sure that same utility can't be used on Lineage as it's a whole new system.

What I would like is either help doing this, or if anyone knows a better rom to use that comes with root ability - and also the ability to move apps to the SD. For some reason, Lineage won't do this adequately, and stock android has no problem with it whatsoever. That's a step down in my opinion just because of dev's personal philosophy but whatever.

Anyway. Thanks if anyone can help.

> Google Messages is rolling out new privacy options for its Profile Discovery feature. Users can now choose who sees their name and picture.

Is there any way I can use a proxy on Android on a per app basis instead of system wide? Just like for some who don't want absolutely everything to be routed through a VPN, some VPNs offer the option to include/exclude applications. That's exactly what I'd like to do, just with a proxy on my phone.

scrcpy v3.0

Changes since v2.7:

• Add virtual display feature (#5370, #5506, #1887, #4528, #5137)
• Launch Android app on start (#5370)
• Add OpenGL filters (#5455)
• Add --capture-orientation to replace --lock-video-orientation (which was broken on Android 14) (#4011, #4426, #5455)
• Fix --crop on Android 14 (#4162, #5387, #5455)
• Handle virtual display rotation (#5428, #5455)
• Add --angle to apply a custom rotation (#4135, #4345, #4658, #5455)
• Add --screen-off-timeout (#5447)
• Adapt "turn screen off" for Android 15 (#3927, #5418)
• Add shortcut Ctrl+Shift+click-and-move for horizontal tilt (#5317)
• Add shortcut MOD+Shift+r to reset video capture/encoding (#5432)
• Forward Alt and Super with SDK Keyboard (#5318, #5322)
• Add more details to --list-encoders output (#5416)
• Add option to disable virtual display system decorations (#5494)
• Fix --time-limit overflow on Windows (#5355)
• Fix "does not match caller's uid 2000" error (#4639, #5476)
• Accept filenames containing ':' when recording (#5487, #5499)
• Disable mouse by default if no video playback (#5410)
• Rename --display-buffer to --video-buffer (#5403, #5420)
• Listen to display changed events (#5415, #161, #1918, #4152, #5362)
• Adapt server debugging for Android >= 11 (#5346, #5466)
• Upgrade FFmpeg to 7.1 (#5332)
• Upgrade SDL to 2.30.9
• Upgrade platform-tools (adb) to 35.0.2
• Build releases via GitHub Actions (#5306, #4490)
• Release static builds for Linux and macOS (#5515, #1733, #3235, #4489, #5327)
• Various technical fixes

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Highlights

Virtual display

By default, scrcpy mirrors the device screen.

With this new feature (#5370), it is now possible to mirror a new virtual display, with a custom size:

bash scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080 scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080/420 # force 420 dpi scrcpy --new-display # use the main display size and density scrcpy --new-display=/240 # use the main display size and 240 dpi

On some devices, a launcher is available in the virtual display.

When no launcher is available, the virtual display is empty. In that case, you must [start an Android app][start-app].

[start-app]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/blob/master/doc/device.md#start-android-app

For example:

bash scrcpy --new-display=1920x1080 --start-app=org.videolan.vlc

To list the Android apps installed on the device:

bash scrcpy --list-apps

For convenience, you can also select an app by its name using a ? prefix:

bash scrcpy --start-app=?firefox

However, retrieving app names may take some time (sometimes several seconds), so passing the package name is recommended.

On-device OpenGL filters

Scrcpy can now transform the captured video stream before encoding by applying OpenGL filters directly on the device. This has made it possible to fix several issues and implement new features, as described below (more details in #5455).

Crop

The --crop option was broken for devices running Android >= 14 (#4162). It has been reimplemented using OpenGL filters internally.

Its usage remains the same:

bash scrcpy --crop=800:600:100:100

It now also works for camera and virtual displays.

Capture orientation

The --lock-video-orientation option was broken for devices running Android >= 14 (#4011).

It has been replaced by a more general option --capture-orientation, implemented using OpenGL filters:

bash scrcpy --capture-orientation=0 scrcpy --capture-orientation=90 # 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=180 # 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=270 # 270° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip0 # hflip scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip90 # hflip + 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip180 # hflip + 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=flip270 # hflip + 270° clockwise

The capture orientation can be locked by using a @ prefix, so that a physical device rotation does not change the captured video orientation:

scrcpy --capture-orientation=@ # locked to the initial orientation scrcpy --capture-orientation=@0 # locked to 0° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@90 # locked to 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@180 # locked to 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@270 # locked to 270° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip0 # locked to hflip scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip90 # locked to hflip + 90° clockwise scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip180 # locked to hflip + 180° scrcpy --capture-orientation=@flip270 # locked to hflip + 270° clockwise

Now, it also works for camera (fixing #4426) and virtual displays.

Custom rotation

A new option --angle allows to rotate the content by a custom angle. Combined with --crop, this is especially useful for mirroring the Meta Quest 3 (#4135, #4345, #4658).

Virtual display rotation

The new virtual display feature initially could not rotate. The rotation has been implemented using OpenGL filters.

(That is what triggered the development of OpenGL filters.)

Like previously, the current app can be rotated by <kbd>MOD</kbd>+<kbd>r</kbd> (shortcuts).

Screen off timeout

The existing option --stay-awake only keeps the device awake *while it is plugged in, meaning it typically does not work over TCP/IP.

A new option, --screen-off-timeout, modifies the screen-off timeout setting while scrcpy is running and restores it on exit:

bash scrcpy --screen-off-timeout=300 # 300 seconds (5 minutes)

Static builds

For convenience, static builds are now provided for Linux and macOS (#5515).

More targets might be added in the future.

This is still experimental for now, so if you encounter problems, please report them.

Features you might have missed

If you haven't tried scrcpy in a while, here are some features introduced in the 2.x versions that you might have missed (check the release notes to each version for more details):

• scrcpy 2.7: gamepad support
• scrcpy 2.6: audio duplication
• scrcpy 2.5: control-only & mouse improvements
• scrcpy 2.4: UHID keyboard and mouse
• scrcpy 2.3: camera support improvements
• scrcpy 2.2: camera capture
• scrcpy 2.1: microphone capture
• scrcpy 2.0: audio forwarding

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• Twitter: @scrcpy_app
• Reddit: r/scrcpy

I'd like an app that can let me choose icons for each of my apps, from any of the packs that I have installed. Once I choose for all my apps, I want to create a standalone app from the set I created.

I have the app Iconeration, which does almost all of this, but the apk it produces only indexes what icons to use from what existing packs, it does not actually embed them within. Now, I could save the icons I like and create a pack from scratch, but I would prefer if that was all automated.

And I'd like it to be FOSS preferably.

If there is such a thing, please let me know? Thanks.

I'm trying to figure out how I can choose an image in my clipboard when the media picker window comes up.

For example, if I'm on imgur.com and I want to upload an image in my clipboard, there is no option for me to paste into the input field.

Ideally, I would like to have something available in the media picker to paste from clipboard. That would allow using clipboard for any app.

I kinda consider this something like adding the clipboard to the "share" menu. https://github.com/tengusw/share_to_clipboard

Is there anything like this?

I do not have root access on my phone.

Why is it not possible on Android to synchronize with the cloud instantly when a file changes, like on a computer? Or is this possible and I don't know about it?

I use FolderSync, it works well but it sync my files at scheduled time. Nextcloud synchronize my files as I change them on the computer.

I just got a notice from Samsung that they have new a new Privacey policy. When I get to the policy page it is blank except for a "Accept new policy" and text saying I must accept the policy to see it. I clicked the button - then that screen closed. What?? no policy? BTW - this was not sent as a normal text and does not show up in messages.

Hey folks! I just bough the Honor 200 from Aliexpress, and waiting for it to arrive. Greatest deal of my life, honestly, Honor 200 for 280€ seems like a steal.

So, while I wait, I have been looking for cases and screen protectors. I wanted to ask you if you would recommend specific cases or protectors.

I am probably going to get hydrogel as I have no experience will glass protectors and I am afraid they are just not for me. What I wanted to ask is if there are types, or different qualities of hydrogel that will protect the phone better, or do I just get whatever I find?

And second, any recommendation on how can I know if a case will be durable and realiable?

so, just to check, this thing's useless, right?

got a 5-year old phone with a degraded battery that lasts half a hummingbird's fart and installed lineageOS 21. yet the battery info claims the battery is in excellent condition.

Hi folks, I just picked up a Pixel 8 Pro on an early black Friday deal. I've had my previous OnePlus 9 for way longer than the average timeframe and the same with my Oneplus 6 before that.

Looking at cases, I noticed I recognize very few of the manufacturers, basically just Otterbox and Spigen.

If you gravitate towards a particular case manufacturer, I would love to know:

Who makes the best phone cases in 2024?

No limits on style or form, but I don't need rhinestone bling or anything like that.

> Google Messages has redesigned the UI for taking and sending pictures that permanently merges a live camera viewfinder with your gallery...