Mahnoor Faisal-Reporter

Mahnoor Faisal

Reporter

Contributor Since March, 2025
Qualifications Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Expertise
Apple, Android, Windows
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About Mahnoor Faisal

Mahnoor is a News Writer at Android Police who has been in the professional writing game since her sophomore year of high school. She's currently pursuing a bachelors degree in Computer Science, meaning she's a STEM student by day and a journalist by night. 

Whether she's spending hours debugging code or staying up all night to watch a tech event, Mahnoor’s passion for technology has always shined through. She loves writing about anything and everything tech. 

What was your first phone and what do you remember about it?

While this may not necessarily count as a "phone", my dad gifted me an iPod touch for my 8th birthday. I don't remember too much about it, but I vividly recall staying up all night, plugging it into my father's clunky Dell laptop, and trying to download all my favorite music, so I could listen to them when I was supposed to be sleeping (sorry mom!) I still have my iPod Touch tucked somehwere in my drawer to-date, though I haven't been able to find a charger. I doubt I even remember its passwords, though it'll likely still have the OG Flappy Bird downloaded! 

How long have you been interested in technology?

I’ve been passionate about technology for as long as I can remember. 

I started programming at nine, and while I eventually forgot most of what I learned back then, my passion for tech never wavered. Even at seven, if someone asked what career path I wanted to pursue, the answer was always computer science—which I’m now studying!

I’ve always been the go-to for tech questions from friends and family, and I’m grateful I get to do the same for an online audience.

What tech products or categories are you most passionate about?

Smartphones! I've been an Apple fangirl for years (evidenced by the fact that my first-ever device was an iPod Touch), but I'm slowly losing faith in the Apple ecosystem. Whether it's Apple or Android, you'll always find me obsessing over the latest smartphone innovations.

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It’s been a long, long time coming

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Not the first slip-up, and certainly won’t be the last

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There’s a catch, though

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Why is Google dragging the ‘G’ logo rollout?

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But hey, it’s 50% off for a limited time

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You’d think Android would've gotten the icon change first

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Who would've thought Deep Research could get better?

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Fingers crossed it's a bug

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Not like we were using Skype anyway

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Might just be a disguised One UI 7.1 as 8.0 though

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Hope you're ready for even more AI-generated homework

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Could Siri be in trouble?

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Think Duolingo, but powered by Gemini

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Learn and listen in the language you know best

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Psst, Gemini did it first

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You win this round, Google

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Carl Pei says… don’t hold your breath

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