BUT this is why I was thinking my next device would be the one where you can replace parts if they go out. I think the OS is able to be custom roms. Tbh I haven’t looked too much into it. It’s called the Fair Phone.
I haven’t dug too much into it but I’m definitely interested. If anyone else has any hands on xp, let me know how it is.
price to specs is a huge thing for me, I looked into it but ultimately went against it due to the specs underperforming the other major brands. It is a good concept though
it doesn’t even work in my region, so it’s a no go.
I like the idea of the fairphone. And it would be nice if you could upgrade individual modules, like the camera, battery, or screen. But that would probably require way higher costs in support
Notification History should be tabbed. It’s absurd that I need to scroll down three quarters of a long page just to figure out what the latest notification was from.
I get that some people are annoyed when different phones have settings in slightly different menus, but we should just be teaching people to rely on search in settings rather than memorizing where each phone puts individual settings.
Why have they got three separate areas for it? That seens really counterintuitive IMO
Searching on stock Android gives a handful of results, but they’re all under one dedicated system area called “Gestures” 🫠 not spread out across several like what Samsung has done
It’s a double edged sword. DO we want Android to be more like Windows? That’s the only way you won’t have OEMs making their own unique hierarchy of menus in settings. It’s all a part of a “familiarity” strategy. Get someone used to the way one phone is organized, then they will complain that another phone isn’t “intuitive”. Either we teach people to lean on search, or we ask for Google to take over more of the “unification” of Android.
…that’s hilarious, as Google Home is a terrible husk of an app that feels like some beta thing written by an intern 5 years ago and they’ve never went back to actually flesh it out. Settings buried in random menus, no UI consistency, is it a … menu or a gear to get to settings? Is it for the device or the routine? Oh, how do you get to your camera? How do you reboot your camera? Wait, it controls the thermostat like the Nest app but doesn’t quite do all the features of the Nest app? Media controls, sorta! Maybe your TV shows up, maybe your neighbor’s Google product asks to join when you launch the app. It’s just a mess.
To see them or set them? Well. Turns out they do mean to see them.
“Currently in the Google Contacts app for Android (used on Pixels and some other Android devices), users can set a custom ringtone for incoming calls and messages for contacts through the contact listing itself. It’s not a difficult process, but over time it can be a little overwhelming as there’s no easy way to know which contacts have custom ringtones and which ones do not.
That’s what Google is about to change.
As spotted by @AssembleDebug on Twitter/X, Google Contacts is preparing a new “Ringtones” section of the app that lists any contacts with a custom ringtone and makes it very easy to set a new ringtone. Users are able to simply tap “Add contact ringtone” which, apparently, opens a list of your contacts and allows you to select one to set a custom ringtone for.
It’s much more straightforward and obvious compared to the current solution.”
feel like this would be built into rcs, like activitypub, instead of straight into a google profile so it will work on apple devices too once apple integrates with rcs.
And nobody gave a fuck because Messages didn’t work anyway.
Edit: Judging by the downvotes, I assume Message Organisation and Auto OTP deletion are working for y’all 🙄. Not to mention the beautiful and intuitive forward menu 🤌🏼.
See that’s the funny thing. It is probably ripped off of concept designs if anything, because given how long it takes Amazon to turn anything around, you can bet your house on them working on this for a while and it having been waylaid by bureaucracy.
One of the big new features Google is preparing for the Pixel 8 Pro is “Video Boost,” which promises to greatly improve video quality through post-processing on Google’s servers. While there’s no firm release date for that just yet, the Google Photos app is setting the foundation.
About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code within that hint at possible future features. Keep in mind that Google may or may not ever ship these features, and our interpretation of what they are may be imperfect. We’ll try to enable those that are closer to being finished, however, to show you how they’ll look in case that they do ship. With that in mind, read on.
"To boost your videos, turn on backup in settings, or back up this individual video”
“To use Video Boost, you need to back up this video, which requires signing in with your Google Account”
"Waiting to back up video”
“Backing up for Video Boost. This may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”
“Boosting video quality. This may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”
“This may take some time depending on video length, internet speed, and battery status. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”
"Boosting your video won’t affect your phone’s battery life or performance, but it may take some time. A notification will be sent when your video is ready.”
Is the alternative routes being a slightly desaturated blue also a part of this color change, or is that just some garbage they’re a/b testing? Cause thats like a ui/ux sin.
I’m operating a fucking car, I need to be able to see where my turn is and discriminate between the path I’m on, and the path I could choose instead you assholes
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