15 best Android games available right now https://ift.tt/zTnY9v4

Gaming on mobile has been improving at a far greater rate than any technology that came before it. Android games seem to hit new heights every year. We see more and more premium game releases that challenge what phones can do, and even free-to-play games are getting better and better. To be honest, mobile has some reasonably impressive titles. Some of these even compete with console and PC games or are also available on PC and console along with mobile.

Without further delay, here are the best Android games available right now. These are the best of the best, so the list won’t change all that often unless something excellent comes along.

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Poll: Do you care for satellite connectivity on your phones? https://ift.tt/o7UF2VD

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Satellite connectivity seems to be the next big thing in the smartphone space. It’s rumored that the new iPhone 14 models will be capable of providing emergency communications via satellite connectivity. T-Mobile also recently announced that it’s working with SpaceX to launch its satellite-based services that’ll initially be limited to texting and provide voice and data coverage in the future. Meanwhile, Google is working to bring satellite connectivity support with Android 14.

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Samsung attacks iPhone 14 series before launch https://ift.tt/zTnY9v4

• Samsung has issued a new video mocking Apple and highlighting Galaxy features.
• The ad shows off the Galaxy Z Flip 4 design and Galaxy S22 Ultra camera functions.

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Samsung has made a habit of attacking the iPhone series in ads over the years, albeit with mixed results. Now, the Korean manufacturer has decided to continue this trend with a new ad ahead of the iPhone series event.

“Buckle up for Apple’s latest launch, as you enter a world where heads will turn, just not in your direction,” notes a narrator in a new Samsung video promoting the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy Z Flip 4.

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Rumor suggests Google is still working on a foldable, likely to come in 2023 https://ift.tt/4pHjmMs

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• Google is starting to shift the production of its phones to a new location.
• Some of its phones will continue to be made in China.
• A rumor suggests that one of the phones that will still be made in China is Google’s foldable phone.

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Like most phone makers these days, Google is beginning to move its production operations out of China due to geopolitical tensions and disruptive factory shutdowns. However, it will continue to use Taiwan-based Foxconn for some of its phones, possibly including its anticipated foldable.

According to The New York Times, Google plans on having as much as half of its high-end phones coming out of Vietnam next year. However, the company will still need China for more complicated manufacturing, like what would be required for a foldable phone.

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Next gen Steam Decks are coming Valve employees confirm https://ift.tt/XLm9zvI

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• Greg Coomer confirmed in an interview there will be a next generation of the Steam Deck.
• According to Coomer, the size, shape, and theme will change.
• Coomer also mentions Valve’s next handheld could be a streaming machine.

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As more and more Steam Decks get into the hands of gamers, there’s been the nagging question of whether or not the impressive handheld will get a new version. According to a recent interview, it appears we now know the answer to that question.

In the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine, according to VGC, multiple Valve developers were brought in to talk about the company’s handheld and celebrate the fact that the device is now up for reservation in Asia.

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Android 14 will bring direct satellite support to smartphones https://ift.tt/xjWqu6y

• Support for smartphone satellite connections will be in the next version of Android.
• Google has confirmed that this next version of Android will be Android 14.

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T-Mobile and SpaceX aren’t the only companies thinking about phones and satellites these days. It appears Google is also getting in the game by adding support for smartphone to satellite connections in its next version of Android.

Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s senior vice president of platforms and ecosystems, tweeted something interesting today regarding where the tech giant was and what it’s doing now.

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Android 13 comes to the Galaxy S7, S8, and Note 8 thanks to a custom ROM https://ift.tt/SBTwv0e

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• Early builds of Android 13-based Lineage OS 20 have been released.
• The custom ROM was created for the Galaxy S7, S8, and Note 8.
• The ROM allows owners of these older devices to enjoy many of the improvements found in Android 13.

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Android 13 has been rolling out slowly to a handful of devices over the last few weeks. Although the Android 13 beta is making its way to newer Samsung phones, many of the company’s older phones will be left out of the update. However, a new custom ROM could bring some hope to Galaxy S7, S8, and Note 8 users wanting to hop onto the Android 13 train.

If you’re still holding on to your Galaxy S7, S8, or Note 8 phone, developer Ivan_Meler has created early builds of Lineage OS 20 based on Android 13 for these phone models. According to XDA Developers, the recently released ROM is surprisingly stable and key functionalities such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, fingerprint reader, and more all seem to be working fine.

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