Cecil Thompkins
Commenting since February 2026
On 5 apps you should use instead of Google Messages - Android Authority ·
Because unlike all these other apps you just named, none of them have privacy. I use WhatsApp, I use Signal, and guess what? I get random texts from people I don't even know. Other than that, when I use Google Messages and my RCS capabilities, I don't have to be bothered with that because when I get a spam text, it's going to notify me, unlike all these other services that let it come straight through.
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On Google Photos is getting a big save upgrade to eliminate duplicates ·
Yeah, I find that to be a nice handy new feature but along with that they need to add it where they can find duplicate photos overall to reduce clutter in excessive storage. Take up by letting ask Gemini find them or they can implement it in some other kind of way
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On YouTube Music is prepping brand new animations for icons ·
Hey, after looking at the video it's better than what we got now and I wish they would make the app icon a little radiant like they doing everything else along with the regular YouTube. So it's a head start. I give him A for the effort
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On Have a Pixel 10 Pro? Here are 6 reasons you shouldn't upgrade to the Pixel 11 Pro ·
@Marg Sandoval oh I love my Google pixel 10 pro XL. Not to mention I have more RAM for the 256 gig variant compared to the pixel 11 pro XL with only 12 GBS
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On Sample APK teardown article - Android Authority ·
Hey, I'll give them a eighth for effort for at least trying to do something to improve the UI but at the same time people with the pixel 10 series because our phones have all the criteria that it needs to meet functionality
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On This app brings Pixel 11's Rambler mode to any Android phone - Android Authority ·
I appreciate you making a way for the future to come to every Android device being that Google thinks they can hide it behind one device tier. Trying to enforce sales cuz right now all the cell phone text s are only being greeted right now and they're trying to get richer from the consumers. They don't care about us. They only care about us buying their products and they'll push it to any limits to try to do so. So I appreciate you. For opening it up for people who can't afford this high technology
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On Readers say this is the best Android phone with microSD storage ·
Yes, I do agree that flagship Android or Apple device need to come with a optional SD slot because all of it was a gimmick to put a higher price on the phone talking about RAM and storage. If you put back a SD card slot then I can have all the storage I want without the high price of the companies
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On Google could soon take away an important Pixel Watch 2 and 3 safety feature ·
Okay it doesn't bother me because I have a phone plan on my watch but at the same time I feel like this. Whatever came with my watch when I purchased it or whatever product I purchased it needs to remain there because don't take away something I paid for already and I think the government needs to come up with something against these tech companies. Who does this? I pay for a product because I like some features or a certain feature and then all of a sudden they take it away and I'm stuck with that product that's wrong
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On Survey shows how divisive the Pixel 11's Tensor G6 really is ·
Hey I agree cuz I've been looking at videos of people using the 11 pro XL and it's beat the 10 pro XL out and battery but at the same time it beats the pixel 10 pro XLI in efficiency and some areas. It beats it out in performance but I'm still going to wait on the 12th to see what they do with the ram crisis
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On 8 iPhone Duo features every Android foldable needs to copy in 2027 ·
Here y'all go get apple all the praise after it took them what 8 to 10 years to make a foldable and all they did was copy things from each Android phone and put it all in one. If I'm going to be a copycat of course I should be the best when I don't have my own ideas
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On 8 iPhone Duo features every Android foldable needs to copy in 2027 ·
All they did was take 8 years to make a foldable phone and all they did was copy from all the Android manufacturers. Took different things from each company and put it in one phone. Y'all acting like apple created something the other phones don't have
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On Survey shows how divisive the Pixel 11's Tensor G6 really is ·
I didn't purchase the Google pixel 11 pro XL cuz I already have the 10 pro XL cuz what discourages me was the ram shortage and then on top of that they dropped the battery and like you said I'm going to waiting on it to step up a little bit and performance with his CPU. Other than that, everything else is fantastic and I would like to see a faster charging speed, a higher battery wattage and bring back the standard bin at least 14 GB around in the pro XL starting variant. So I'll wait to see what they do on the pixel 12 pro XL
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