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Mishaal Rahman

@mishaal_rahman
17 posts
2025-03-03
I've had the Xiaomi 15 Ultra for over a month now, and I've been absolutely loving it!  The dual-tone design reminiscent of a classic camera and the insane camera hardware itself are great.  The rest of the phone is top-tier too. …
2025-03-03 View on X
Wired

Xiaomi launches the 6.36" Xiaomi 15 and 6.73" Xiaomi 15 Ultra in the EU and the UK, offering Snapdragon 8 Elite, 120Hz displays, and more, for €999+ and €1,499+

Introduction  —  Xiaomi introduced the 15 and 15 Pro in China back in October … Moneycontrol : Xiaomi 15 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 goes official at MWC Barcelona 2025: Price, specs and ever...

2024-10-22
Qualcomm will provide BSP support for the Snapdragon 8 Elite for 8 generations of Android releases.  That 8 includes the original OS release, by the way, which means Qualcomm is supporting 7 years of updates!  By the way, the actual “how” is quite interesting.  Will write up an article on this soon!
2024-10-22 View on X
Android Authority

Qualcomm unveils the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile SoC, with two prime and six performance CPU cores, claiming 45% faster CPU and NPU over the 8 Gen 3, and more

The new name marks a major departure from previous Snapdragons.  —  •  —  After much speculation …

Qualcomm says its Snapdragon 8 Elite is a quantum leap forward in performance.  It has Qualcomm's custom Oryon cores clocked at up to 4.32GHz (!), supports Unreal Engine 5 features, multimodal gen AI, & more.  What you need to know👇 https://androidfaithful.com/ ...
2024-10-22 View on X
Android Authority

Qualcomm unveils the 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile SoC, with two prime and six performance CPU cores, claiming 45% faster CPU and NPU over the 8 Gen 3, and more

The new name marks a major departure from previous Snapdragons.  —  •  —  After much speculation …

2024-10-06
Google is starting to roll out Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock to Android users in the US!  I just checked my Xiaomi 14T Pro and noticed that I have Theft Detection Lock and Offline Device Lock but not Remote Lock.  Some Pixel users in the US tell me they have Remote Lock but not the other two. …
2024-10-06 View on X
The Verge

Google rolls out Android theft protection features: Theft Detection Lock, which uses AI to detect motion indicating theft, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock

Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data.

2024-07-04
Glad to see Threads is still going strong!  While it's still missing some features I'd like (DMs, namely), I've recently been surprised by the level of engagement I've had here.  For example, despite having 10X less # of followers here than on X, my recent post about my Xiaomi suitcase got over 10X the views on Threads! …
2024-07-04 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 175M+ MAUs, up from 150M in April, ahead of its one-year anniversary on July 5; source: Meta may turn on ads in Threads in 2025

Glad to see Threads is still going strong!  While it's still missing some features I'd like (DMs, namely), I've recently been surprised by the level of engagement I've had here.  For example, despite having 10X less # of followers here than on X, my recent post about my Xiaomi suitcase got over 10X the views on Threads! …
2024-07-04 View on X
Platformer

Q&A with Adam Mosseri on Threads' first year, not leaning into political content, driving engagement, focusing on real-time content, the fediverse, and more

and even Threads is warming to it Leo Grieco / Proactiveinvestors UK : Meta's Threads hits milestone but lags social media giants Sean Tilley / We Distribute : A Beginner's Guide t...

2024-04-23
Also very deliberate timing considering that Google is gearing up to itself do this model, possibly with an announcement next month at I/O of Android XR OS.
2024-04-23 View on X
CNET

Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest

Apple released the Vision Pro on February 2; 12 days later Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered his verdict: Ben Lang / Road to VR : Oculus Founder Reacts to Horizon OS News: “Hopefu...

Horizon OS is itself based on AOSP, which will also be the case for Google's Android XR OS.  So we'll soon have two competing, mixed reality operating systems - both based on AOSP - that hardware makers can license.
2024-04-23 View on X
CNET

Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest

Apple released the Vision Pro on February 2; 12 days later Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered his verdict: Ben Lang / Road to VR : Oculus Founder Reacts to Horizon OS News: “Hopefu...

2023-12-12
Ironically, if Android were a more closed ecosystem, Epic might not have won this case.  But because Android is distributed the way it is, Google feels the need to maintain control through things like RSA, MADA, etc, which made them look really bad in this case. …
2023-12-12 View on X
The Verge

The jury in Epic v. Google finds that Google has monopoly power in the Android app distribution and in-app billing services markets; Google plans to appeal

Three years after Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win.

2023-12-06
I've been using Beeper Mini for the past few days.  It's the first true iMessage client for Android that doesn't relay messages from a Mac Mini server farm or require you to sign into your Apple account.  I have finally become a blue bubble! https://www.androidauthority.com/ ...
2023-12-06 View on X
The Verge

Beeper debuts Beeper Mini for Android, which lets users send iMessages using E2EE, without having to use a new number or log in with an Apple ID, for $2/month

Earlier this year, a developer slid into Eric Migicovsky's DMs with a spectacular claim: that he had reverse engineered Apple's iMessage …

If you're wondering why Beeper Mini costs $2/mo (after a 7-day free trial), they say it's to fund future development, so they can add the features shown in the below screenshot.  Eventually, Beeper Mini will be renamed to Beeper once support for the other messaging services are added back in. …
2023-12-06 View on X
The Verge

Beeper debuts Beeper Mini for Android, which lets users send iMessages using E2EE, without having to use a new number or log in with an Apple ID, for $2/month

Earlier this year, a developer slid into Eric Migicovsky's DMs with a spectacular claim: that he had reverse engineered Apple's iMessage …

2023-11-15
Messaging apps that are locked to specific devices are cringe.  Mr. Cook, tear down this wall!  In all seriousness, it's interesting to see solutions like Nothing Chat gain traction, because I wonder how Apple will respond. …
2023-11-15 View on X
Washington Post

Nothing plans to roll out an early version of Nothing Chats, a Sunbird-based app that lets Phone (2) users send iMessages to iPhone contacts, on November 17

Nothing, Sunbird and other upstarts are taking iMessage where it's never been before  —  Here's a glimmer of hope for anyone …

Nothing Chat uses Sunbird's architecture, so you have to trust them with access to your iCloud account.  (IIRC, they basically just relay iMessage from a Mac mini farm somewhere, which is why it needs your iCloud account.)  I've never bothered setting up Sunbird or Beeper (just haven't had the time), but I might give Nothing Chat a shot once it's out. …
2023-11-15 View on X
Washington Post

Nothing plans to roll out an early version of Nothing Chats, a Sunbird-based app that lets Phone (2) users send iMessages to iPhone contacts, on November 17

Nothing, Sunbird and other upstarts are taking iMessage where it's never been before  —  Here's a glimmer of hope for anyone …

2023-11-11
Given all the hype around satellite messaging on Apple devices, I'm surprised that there wasn't much interest from Android smartphone makers!  Perhaps the cost to support this in terms of extra hardware needed plus patent licensing wasn't worth the relatively small number of users who might utilize this feature? …
2023-11-11 View on X
PCMag

Qualcomm ends its Iridium partnership to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones, started in January 2023, after low adoption by smartphone manufacturers

Sometimes apathy wins when it comes to things our phones can do. Michael Sheetz / CNBC : Iridium, Qualcomm end satellite-to-phone partnership Iridium Satellite Communications : Iri...

RIP: the deal between Qualcomm and Iridium to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones for two-way emergency messaging has collapsed, as reported by PCMag.  Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite back in January of this year and said that …
2023-11-11 View on X
PCMag

Qualcomm ends its Iridium partnership to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones, started in January 2023, after low adoption by smartphone manufacturers

Sometimes apathy wins when it comes to things our phones can do. Michael Sheetz / CNBC : Iridium, Qualcomm end satellite-to-phone partnership Iridium Satellite Communications : Iri...

2023-11-10
RIP: the deal between Qualcomm and Iridium to bring satellite connectivity to smartphones for two-way emergency messaging has collapsed, as reported by PCMag.  Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Satellite back in January of this year and said that …
2023-11-10 View on X
PCMag

Qualcomm ends its Iridium partnership to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones, started in January 2023, after low adoption by smartphone manufacturers

However, Iridium says it's now free to talk with other smartphone and chip vendors on enabling another satellite connectivity deal.

Given all the hype around satellite messaging on Apple devices, I'm surprised that there wasn't much interest from Android smartphone makers!  Perhaps the cost to support this in terms of extra hardware needed plus patent licensing wasn't worth the relatively small number of users who might utilize this feature? …
2023-11-10 View on X
PCMag

Qualcomm ends its Iridium partnership to bring satellite connectivity to Android phones, started in January 2023, after low adoption by smartphone manufacturers

However, Iridium says it's now free to talk with other smartphone and chip vendors on enabling another satellite connectivity deal.