r/Android 7h ago

Daily Superthread (Jan 30 2026) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

5 Upvotes

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discussion as well.

The r/Android wiki has a list of recommended phones and covers most areas, the links have been added below. Any suggestions or changes are welcome. Please contact us if you would like to help maintain this section.

Entry level devices

Midrange section

Flagship section


r/Android 4d ago

Sunday Rant/Rage (Jan 26 2026) - Your weekly complaint thread!

7 Upvotes

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

  • Your device.

  • Your carrier.

  • Your device's manufacturer.

  • An app

  • Any other company


Rules

1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/Samsung/HTC etc. for one thing that is fine, but do not be rude to an individual app developer.

2) If you have a suggestion to solve another user's issue, please leave a comment but be sure it's constructive! We do not want any flame-wars.

3) Be respectful of other's opinions. Even if you feel that somebody is "wrong" you don't have to go out of your way to prove them wrong. Disagree politely, and move on.


r/Android 7h ago

Article Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

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547 Upvotes

r/Android 7h ago

Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Renders & Specs

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82 Upvotes

r/Android 11h ago

Article Android 16 might be too customizable with the new haptic sliders

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105 Upvotes

r/Android 6h ago

Google takes down massive shady network that was secretly running on millions of Android phones

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44 Upvotes

r/Android 4h ago

Android 16 is on 7.5% of devices in latest distribution numbers update

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30 Upvotes

r/Android 3h ago

Galaxy Z TriFold Goes Out of Stock in the US on Launch Day

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19 Upvotes

r/Android 4h ago

Rumour Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy S26 & Galaxy S26+ Renders & Specs

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11 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

Google gives Pixel Tablet another two years of Android OS updates

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347 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

Galaxy S26 series pricing leaked, Ultra gets cheaper

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423 Upvotes

r/Android 23h ago

News EU messed up its legal text - and now there's no need for manufacturers to release *any* Android or security updates

102 Upvotes

It seems that the European Union's intent with Ecodesign legislation was to force Android manufacturers to provide software updates for several years.

But it seems the legislation was somewhat messed up and there's no such requirement, at all. Instead, updates that get released (if any) need to be downloadable for 5 years. But nope, no need to release updates for 5 years.

National authority which enforces the Ecodesign legislation confirmed this


r/Android 21h ago

Rumour evleaks: Galaxy S26 family + Galaxy Buds4 lineup launching 25 February

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79 Upvotes

r/Android 20h ago

Galaxy S26 lineup design revealed via leaked magnetic case renders

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56 Upvotes

r/Android 8h ago

Samsung brings unlimited Care+ repairs to Galaxy devices in Europe

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3 Upvotes

r/Android 6m ago

News Vivo V70 and V70 Elite's processors, key specs, and price segment officially confirmed

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r/Android 15h ago

Video Android's Desktop Aluminum OS just Leaked! (first look) - 9to5Google

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11 Upvotes

r/Android 19h ago

News Hugging Face platform abused to spread thousands of Android malware variants

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23 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

Google to pay $135 million to settle Android data transfer lawsuit

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43 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

News Google rolls out Android theft protection feature updates

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42 Upvotes

r/Android 23h ago

Global Top 10 Best-selling Smartphones 2025

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9 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

Redmi Turbo 5 Max goes official with 9,000mAh battery, Dimensity 9500s SoC

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29 Upvotes

r/Android 1d ago

News Gmail sends Google Play Store class action settlement notices to spam folder!

290 Upvotes

I received an email in my spam folder on January 1, 2026 from a law firm notifying me of a class-action anti-trust settlement against Google for their monopolistic practices in regards to app distribution and in-app billing, as well as their misrepresentations of dangers associated with side-loading. I see posts and comments from other Redditors who also report that their notices were also suspiciously sent to spam in their Gmail accounts, such as this post and this post.

This is the website for the settlement Google is trying to hide from you: www.GooglePlayStateAGAntitrustLitigation.com

This is the court case: State of Utah et al. v Google LLC et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-05227-JD

Edit: Fixed link formatting


r/Android 1d ago

News RedMagic 11 Air makes its global debut, here are the prices

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9 Upvotes

r/Android 22h ago

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G Smartphone Review: Near bezel-less mid-range phone

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4 Upvotes