But I have nvidia hardware :(
But I have nvidia hardware :(
The default phones set only report in when it’s one of a few devices contributing to the location of a lost device. You have to go in to settings to change it to report for all devices all the time which would make it more useful when not lost in a place like an airport or shopping center.
https://support.google.com/android/answer/14796936#all_areas
I appreciate the look behind the curtain but since apple was found in a court to have deceived customers and was proven of wrong doing it certainly is a bit more than just the media blowing it out of proportion or Apple actually doing people a favor that was misinterpreted. For example 3 days a week I use a phone from 2018 that was my daily driver for 3 years and needed to use it as a backup MFA device that I also sometimes stream and watch media on for a few hours a day. Updated it to the latest LineageOS and haven’t had to worry about freezing or being slow or shutting off and corrupting my shit.
So much so that TFLClassics on YouTube in Colorado bought a well maintained model T and drove it to the nearest dealership and had mechanics there change the oil and take it for a spin just the other week.
It’s not even almost, in 2019 there was a settlement where they were found to literally be making older devices artificially slower once a newer model or two was out. Settlement sign ups ended in 2020, search Apple slowdown lawsuit.
Same I’ve been reading up on it and still skeptical but going to get a few tags here in a few months.
Reading up on the blog posts and technical overviews for the new Find My Device network all of it seems well anonimized and local device to device coms not using GPS, and can be declined if needed.
I don’t have a pixel (literally) though so graphene isn’t an option but thanks.
I had an unlocked S20, didn’t come with Facebook or any extra bloat besides the Samsung duo apps, uninstalled a couple of them myself and updates were just a restart and it works similar to one plus phones I’ve had. My wife got an S23 from our carrier and hers came with carrier apps, McAfee security, Facebook, etc and every update she got ads and all kinds of weird popups. I think the carrier devices are giving the bad rap
I am missing good lock features going from a Samsung to a more google oriented phone, also the clock\alarm settings are so annoying, only allowed to touch either volume buttons or specific portion of the phone to snooze or stop an alarm. Samsung I could whip my hand at my phone and hit any portion and it knew what I wanted
Unlocked US devices don’t have bloat or easily uninstallable outside of adb/github help just commenting
I am the exact opposite, my last two devices have been Samsung and one plus before that, now I have a nothing phone with lots of google stuff and constantly am thwarted by Bluetooth, calls, home screen freezes and a clock/alarm setup with the worst ergonomics of any phone.
I used to use Swiftkey for a long while and switched to AnySoftKeyboard 2 years ago and for single language Swype capable keyboard it’s the best replacement I’ve found.
My wife and a few family members use telegram, it’s perfectly fine for using as just a regular chat app, you can join spam or sketchy groups but if you don’t join premium or enable contact access, and generally be smart about using it, etc you will be fine.
My entire extended family only has iPhones and my wife and I are the only ones with android, gotten a lot of them on telegram to be able to have large group chats working well for everyone to have a good experience.
Some cars don’t just rely on maps and attempt to scan speed limit signs on the side of the road but doesn’t always see the sign or update accurately.
That’s a fair point. My old bank which was pretty terrible I never installed their app and found the app just loaded a mobile version of their website so I just used that.
Maybe not ideal but I’m sure the web version of your banking app would work through a browser.
AnySoftKeyboard and got 54wpm 95% accuracy. Better than I thought I would get
By giving it a whirl and reporting back your experience which we can then all report as fact around the rest of the internet