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The EU is going to require user-replaceable batteries by 2027, so while that won't affect the Pixel 8, the 7 years of support will eventually not be bottlenecked by battery planned obsolescence. https://mashable.com/article/replaceable-batteries-smartphones-iphones-2027 Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Oct 4, 2023 |
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Also putting aside the privacy issue, I can't see ever allowing an AI assistant to make purchases for me unless it has advanced to AGI android butler level that will make snarky quips when I request Pop Tarts.
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What's the cheapest smartwatch I can get if all I care about is seeing my notifications/texts, setting alarms/timers, and using it for NFC payments? And how far away from my phone can they generally get before losing connection?
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Nov 24, 2023 07:20
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That first happened to me when I bought my first/only Apple product (an iPad 3): "Why can't I access the file system? Why is everything on the tablet just thrown into a lovely iTunes blender?" I hear it's a little better now.
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Branch Nvidian posted:Pixel 5 is highly unlikely to receive any more updates, major or security. According to this page the Zenfone 10 will get up to 4 years of security updates https://zentalk.asus.com/t5/zenfone-10/update-policy-how-long-will-the-zenfone-10-be-getting-security/td-p/386480, while the Pixel 8 will get 7 years of major and security updates (I'm doubtful of Google living up to this). Has Google not honored their update claims on previous pixels? Or is this just "haha Google gives up on things"? Because that wouldn't be relevant unless Google suddenly decides to ditch the entire Pixel line.
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Does anyone know how I can stop the Google Voice app from defaulting to BT audio when I make a call? It's a watch I have connected and not a headset.
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Jan 10, 2024 23:54
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The 6a camera bar bump is barely anything.
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What level are car keys?
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Bright Bart posted:I mean it in the most intuitive way. Does carrying around legal briefs in a Jansport backpack feel serious? Does breaking news to a patient while wearing either a bright orange Swatch or a diamond encrusted Movado? A Miata or a Humvee feel like a serious car? The imaginary, shallow people you're trying to impress (you're projecting) are going to care more about the suit you're wearing and the car you're driving, since I'm assuming all "young professionals" can afford whatever phone they want, and they all look basically the same unless you go out of your way to choose a garish color or case. And 90% of people use cases anyway. Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Feb 14, 2024 |
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Is there a way to disable the "Your battery is currently being protected blah blah blah" notifications? It comes back every couple of hours after I swipe it away.
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hooah posted:What is kind of phone? I've never seen anything like this on a Pixel. Pixel 6a. Maybe you don't keep your phone plugged in all the time? It's when Android keeps the battery capped at 80% once the phone has been plugged in for long enough. Which is fine, I just don't want the constant notification showing up.
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Too bad I can't combine the $100 gc from Amazon with the 6a trade-in value from Google; $240 is pretty tempting.
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Just received an e-mail from Google offering a 2-month free trial for Gemini Advanced. It's funny they're expecting me to pay for the privilege of being a data battery.
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May 23, 2024 03:59
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bull3964 posted:It'll fill in the blanks. It's what I use all the time to switch phones and keep everything current. It will skip dups on the restore. Kind of feels like a Pixel Xa with 7 years of support is a better value, especially when accounting for trade-in.
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Can someone explain to me how authenticators with cloud/device sync are secured? Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like having the ability to access an authenticator through an online account defeats the purpose of having an authenticator.
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I woke up this morning and the screen is starting to separate on my 6a. I'm assuming that happens due to a swollen battery. I'm pretty pissed that this happened after only 2 years. Any chance of there being non-contract deals out there (so BB i guess) for phones I can pick up in-person?
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Tagichatn posted:Are you in the US? Best Buy has unlocked phones that you can order online and pick up in person. It looks like their pixel sales just ended though, maybe you can find a good deal on an open box phone though. Yeah, Best Buy seems like it'll be my best shot, but I'm currently online with Google support. I'm hoping they'll give me a break on a repair considering it's a safety hazard and not a normal hardware failure, and maybe I can bring it to one of their Asurion locations and get it back fairly quickly. What was the first Xa model to get 7 years of security updates? I'm thinking of buying one used as a backup and charging/updating it once a quarter just so I don't have to panic if this happens again. Edit: drat, looks like the 8a.
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bull3964 posted:Yeah, Samsung health is surprisingly granular with the notification channels. Except on their watches. The only way for me to stop the "WILL YOU MEET YOUR GOAL TODAY?" notifications on my 4 Classic is to block all Samsung Health notifications. And then every week or two it forgets that I blocked them and they start up again.
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Is there a setting that can cause non-silent notifications to not appear at all when the phone is charging? I tried Googling the issue, but I only found questions about the opposite, where notifications only show up when the phone is plugged in. I have a 6a and a connected GW4C if that matters, but I wasn't having these issues until I had to factory reset when getting the battery replaced.
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Skarsnik posted:Bedtime mode Just checked, and I don't have bedtime mode set up.
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I'm going on a business trip soon, and I was hoping for suggestions for: 1. A two-port travel charger for my phone (Pixel 6a) and watch (GW4C). 2. A travel router 3. A VPN for my phone so I'm not exposing myself to plane public wifi. I'm not going to be doing anything shady or technical, and I'm probably going to stick to cellular coverage when I'm on the ground anyway.
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Uthor posted:If you mean a wall charger, I'm happy with my Anker 323. It charges my phone fast, though it does slow down when I plug in my iPad to the second port. It'd be just fine for an overnight charge. Thanks. Now that I think about it, I'd probably want 3 ports, one for the router, so I guess this would be the equivalent: https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Charger-Compact-MacBook-Pixelbook/dp/B0C4YTB56H And this is a router from a brand I've actually heard of: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ultra-Portable-TL-WR1502X-Approved-Multi-Mode/dp/B0D41G5N95 Edit: And the watch charger uses a USB-A port, but I also have A -- C extension cables because the charger cable is loving tiny and also non-detachable. In this case, I can just use the A port because it doesn't matter if the watch is charging on a desk across the room for a couple of nights. Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Sep 30, 2024 |
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butt dickus posted:when are we supposed to get the 80% charge limit option? i haven't run out of battery since the galaxy nexus and i might as well preserve the life of the device for the next person who gets it after i unnecessarily upgrade next year I manually checked for Android 15 instead of waiting until whenever they decided to send it specifically for this feature. Googled.
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bull3964 posted:Unless you leave your phone sitting on a charger all day while you work, you really don’t need the 80% limit. I do, in fact, keep my phone plugged in, and my 6a ended up with a swollen battery earlier this year. I know some Samsung models were known for that, but my s8+ never had an issue despite me maining it until the security updates stopped.
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As long as you don't need to charge and listen at the same time, you can just use a 3.5 to USB-C adapter.
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If I have a Galaxy Classic 4 and don't do fitness-related stuff on it, is a PW3 a significant upgrade? Also, is an 8a a significant upgrade over a 6a? It's kind of pissing me off that on the trade-in list, there's the s8 and the s9+, but not the s8+, which is the phone I would trade in. Any chance I can get support to accept the s8+, because that would be a $60 difference. Edit: Typo, had GW3 instead of PW3 Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Nov 22, 2024 |
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Yeah sorry, I meant GW4C to PW3.
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If the phone is brand new, it might still be doing update/install stuff in the background.
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I don't know about battery life, but I keep my phone plugged in most of the time because I WFH, and I ended up with a swollen battery on my 6a earlier in the year, so I'm hoping this will stop that from happening again.
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cruft posted:Cruft Jr is finally getting her own apartment, and wants a "television". The things she thinks a "television" does are: The Retroid Pocket 5 just released to good reviews, and it's cheaper (albeit not quite as powerful) as an Odin 2. You might also want to ask this in the retro gaming handheld thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3937810 And if you don't need a screen, then maybe an Nvidia Shield? I don't know how it runs Dolphin, though.
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From a quick Google, it seems like OP only offers 5 years of software support compared to Google/Samsung's 7.
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Why is OP (and I guess other Chinese OEMs) so eager to make an unholy amalgamation of iOS and Android that pleases nobody?
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bull3964 posted:It does please some people though and I expect it's more popular in the home markets where iOS market share is much lower. Why would integrating iOS behaviors/gestures be more popular in a market with less consumers who are used to them and have committed them to muscle memory?
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Why does the Play Store have a search button at the bottom of the screen, which just brings up the search bar at the top of the screen where I was expecting it to be in the first place?
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I don't know if it's because the 6a was brand new at the time or T-mo CS sucks or T-mo prepaid CS sucks even worse, but they couldn't get the eSIM working on my phone, so they charged me $10 to send me a new 5G SIM, since my previous phone wasn't 5G. At least they put $10 as credit back on my account.
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bull3964 posted:App power usage settings are still a bit of a clusterfuck on OxygenOS 15. Where can I set an app to "unrestricted" in stock Android 15? I see the "Allow background usage" toggle for each app, but nothing else. Edit: n/m, had to tap on the option and not the toggle, I always get tripped up by that when Android does it that way. Quixzlizx fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Jan 27, 2025 |
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Jan 27, 2025 23:02
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That quote makes it sound like you only get charged the fee if you leave the money unattended for over a year. Still scummy that they don't just pay you themselves, though.
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I didn't get one of those $100 off codes.
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This isn't the perfect thread for this, but I'm not sure which one it would go into. Can anyone point me to a reputable brand of adjustable power adapter? I recently had an issue with my cable modem, and I didn't have any other 12V/1.5A power supplies lying around to test to see if the adapter was the issue. And I don't want to buy a random one off Amazon and burn down my house with it.
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Thanks for the replies. To be clear, I have already bought a replacement and checked the old modem with the new adapter, and it was the modem that was dead. I just wanted one for similar future situations.
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