Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Devices

Ultra-thin cooling solution for mobile devices unlocks slimmer technology (techxplore.com)
Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an innovative cooling device—an ultra-thin loop heat pipe—that significantly improves heat control for electronic components in smartphones and tablets.
Mobile Devices, Cooling Technology, Engineering, Nanotechnology
4 points by PaulHoule 1 day ago | 1 comments
Google contract prevented Motorola from setting Perplexity as default assistant (bloomberg.com)
Google’s contract with Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Motorola blocked the smartphone maker from setting Perplexity AI as the default assistant on its new devices, an executive of the startup testified at the search giant’s antitrust trial.
Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Devices, Google, Lenovo
252 points by welpandthen 2 days ago | 193 comments
When my iPhone was in Tucson, Google thought it was in Japan (medium.com)
Last week, I visited Tucson, Arizona for five days. The entire time I was there, every time I was using cellular for Internet on my AT&T-based iPhone, all Safari autocomplete suggestions (which come from Google) were in Japanese:
Google Search, Location Services, iPhone, Mobile Devices, Japan
5 points by mmorearty 3 days ago | 3 comments
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for three days (arstechnica.com)
A silent update rolling out to virtually all Android devices will make your phone more secure, and all you have to do is not touch it for a few days.
Android, Security, Mobile Devices, Operating Systems
409 points by namanyayg 7 days ago | 339 comments
Android phones will soon reboot themselves after sitting unused for 3 days (arstechnica.com)
A silent update rolling out to virtually all Android devices will make your phone more secure, and all you have to do is not touch it for a few days.
Android, Security, Mobile Devices, Software Updates
5 points by bentobean 10 days ago | 1 comments
Japan antitrust watchdog hits Google with cease and desist order (nikkei.com)
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order to Google to halt its monopolistic practice of demanding that manufacturers give preferential treatment to its search services on Android phones.
Antitrust, Google, Japan, Mobile Devices, Law
15 points by coolandsmartrr 11 days ago | 4 comments
Eavesdropping on smartphone 13.56MHz NFC polling during screen wake-up/unlock (reddit.com)
While casually exploring the NFC frequency range using a software-defined radio, I stumbled upon something quite surprising for me.
NFC, Security, Hardware, Mobile Devices
243 points by byry 19 days ago | 56 comments
Did I just create the world's smallest AI server? (ycombinator.com)
I successfully installed Ollama in Termux on my degoogled Unihertz Jelly Star, reputed to be the world's smallest smartphone, having a 3 inch screen. The Jelly Star packs 8+7 gb ram. I downloaded and then successfully ran distilled Deepseek-R1:7b locally on the device. Is it slow? Yes. But it still steadily outputs text word by word, does not crash, and takes no longer than a couple mins to respond in full. Anyone have other examples of micro AI workstations?
Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Devices, Software, Hardware
10 points by willmccollum 19 days ago | 4 comments
Staggering price of new iPhone after Trump's tariffs (msn.com)
The price of an iPhone is set to skyrocket under President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs crackdown, experts have warned.
Politics, Economics, Mobile Devices, Consumer Electronics
4 points by galaxyLogic 20 days ago | 0 comments
Loongson teases trio of new processors for lappies, factories, maybe servers too (theregister.com)
Chinese chip designer Loongson, whose products have been promoted by Beijing, has teased two new designs that will make it more of a contender for mobile and industrial applications. It may also have a new server up its sleeve.
China, Processors, Mobile Devices, Industrial Applications, Servers
9 points by rntn 22 days ago | 0 comments
DMA complaint against Apple for not enabling Tuta email app as default on iOS (tuta.com)
We at Tuta work hard to offer a privacy-respecting alternative to Big Tech communication offerings. We are a forerunner in secure communications with the implementation of quantum-safe encryption. And while this is already a lot of effort, we are met with even more obstacles - and unnecessary ones for that matter. Over the last two months, Apple has continuously ignored our requests so that Tuta Mail can be set as the default email app on iOS devices.
Privacy, Apple, Email, Mobile Devices, Lawsuits
16 points by dotcoma 23 days ago | 2 comments
Watts Should Replace MAh as Essential Spec for Mobile Devices (theverge.com)
Forget mAh, and stop sweating megahertz. The watt reigns supreme, if only companies would share it with us.
Mobile Devices, Battery Life, Technology
8 points by m463 23 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: Aperture -Flip your phone case for a less distracting minimal interface (specialprojects.studio)
Mobile Devices, User Interface, Design, Productivity
13 points by cheesetoastie 24 days ago | 2 comments
Samsung Galaxy AI features can be set to on-device-only processing (tomsguide.com)
Samsung, AI, Privacy, Mobile Devices, Technology
24 points by teleforce 27 days ago | 3 comments
Apple does AI as Microsoft did mobile (world.hey.com)
When the iPhone first appeared in 2007, Microsoft was sitting pretty with their mobile strategy.
Apple, Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Devices, Competition
5 points by skadamat 33 days ago | 1 comments
End of Life: Gemini will replace Google Assistant later this year (arstechnica.com)
Pour one out for Google Assistant, the sometimes helpful but often frustrating digital assistant Google launched in 2016. In its place, users will encounter Gemini, the generative AI Google has been integrating into every product in its portfolio. Later this year, Google will make Gemini its only supported assistant, forcing most of its users to abandon Assistant once and for all.
Google Assistant, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Mobile Devices
4 points by LorenDB 42 days ago | 1 comments
The Nokia N900: the future that wasn't (osnews.com)
In what seems like several lifetimes ago, the mobile devices market seemed like it would be wide open. Even as the window for platforms that weren’t Android or iOS was closing rapidly, we were all hoping we wouldn’t end up with another duopoly.
Mobile Devices, Operating Systems, History
25 points by fanf2 42 days ago | 12 comments
RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats (arstechnica.com)
Now that Apple is on board, iPhones and their users can also benefit from continued improvements to the RCS standard. And one major update was announced today: RCS will now support end-to-end encryption using the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol, a standard finalized by the Internet Engineering Task Force in 2023.
Messaging, Security, Encryption, Mobile Devices, Apple
14 points by MBCook 42 days ago | 11 comments
Apple Readies Dramatic Software Overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. is preparing one of the most dramatic software overhauls in the company’s history, aiming to transform the interface of the iPhone, iPad and Mac for a new generation of users.
Apple, Software Updates, User Interface, Mobile Devices
11 points by mfiguiere 46 days ago | 3 comments
Reversing Samsung's H-Arx Hypervisor Framework (Part 1) (dayzerosec.com)
In many ways, mobile devices lead the security industry when it comes to defense-in-depth and mitigation.
Security, Mobile Devices, Reverse Engineering
46 points by ementally 47 days ago | 0 comments
No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard (arstechnica.com)
A lot of Gboard beta users are suddenly remembering they joined the beta.
Software, Mobile Devices, Google, User Interface, User Experience
21 points by Tomte 49 days ago | 16 comments
Rayhunter – Rust tool to detect cell site simulators on an orbic mobile hotspot (github.com/EFForg)
Rayhunter is an IMSI Catcher Catcher for the Orbic mobile hotspot.
Security, Mobile Devices, Rust, Open Source, Network Security
177 points by stefankuehnel 50 days ago | 18 comments
Apple's 64GB Era Is Over – MacRumors (macrumors.com)
All of the iPhone and iPad models that are currently part of Apple's lineup now start with at least 128GB of storage, marking the end of the 64GB era.
Apple, Storage, Mobile Devices, Tech News
35 points by rbanffy 52 days ago | 4 comments
PostmarketOS in 2025-02: MSM89x7 Audio, Modern Xiaomis in Community, New Name (postmarketos.org)
We already wrote plenty about FOSDEM 2025 and the Hackathon we did afterwards. But that was just the start of February! Two weeks later, a mainlining workshop in Aachen (DE) took place.
Operating Systems, Mobile Devices, Community, Events
66 points by fossdd 53 days ago | 27 comments
Small study suggests dark mode doesn't save much power for human reasons (arstechnica.com)
Dark Mode, User Behavior, Mobile Devices, Power Consumption, Studies
8 points by PaulHoule 53 days ago | 3 comments
Motorola moto g play 2024 phone, Termux, usbredirect, QEMU: Disks, GPT partition (reddit.com)
Motorola moto g play 2024 smartphone, Termux, termux-usb, usbredirect, QEMU running under Termux, and Alpine Linux: Disks with Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table (GPT) partitioning
Android, Linux, Mobile Devices, Software, Virtualization
6 points by sipofwater 54 days ago | 0 comments
iPhone 16e's C1 modem and how it works with the A18 chip (9to5mac.com)
The iPhone 16e is a unique phone for many reasons. The most notable feature, however, is that it includes Apple’s first-ever cellular modem, the C1.
iPhone, Hardware, Apple, Cellular Technology, Mobile Devices
7 points by walterbell 55 days ago | 1 comments
GrapheneOS blocked exploitation of 3 Android zero-days used by Cellebrite (grapheneos.social)
Security, Android, Mobile Devices, Exploits
132 points by akyuu 56 days ago | 45 comments
Introduction to a Self Managed Life (futo.org)
Apple and Google push users into closed ecosystems while removing options for personal control over data. Think back to when smartphones had microSD card slots, so you could store your photos, videos, & music locally & cheaply. As these companies started pushing paid cloud services, microSD slots disappeared from every phone. Apple no longer gives you a working “delete” button, and Google has mistakenly flagged people as criminals for sending photos a doctor requested of their sick child during COVID lockdowns.
Privacy, Technology, Mobile Devices, Consumerism
5 points by mkmk3 57 days ago | 1 comments
iOS Mail Is Shite (kevquirk.com)
I fell foul of a phish, thanks to the shitty iOS Mail app.
Mobile Devices, Operating Systems, User Experience
10 points by WhyNotHugo 58 days ago | 2 comments