I only buy Xiaomi phones because the bootloader is unlockable. The stock UI is eh.
I thought about it but I have Android 10 , from what I understand, I'll have to redo it periodically... I also don't own a computer so far
For the case for my poco x3 I only debloated once when I got my phone and it remain bloatware free ever since.
I have a Realme phone and it came with so much bloatware that I can't tell. Dozens and dozens of purely unwanted apps that I had to disable almost all of them to get a decent experience.
It's really getting in the way. I got a Xiaomi's as a backup phone recently because on paper the specs were good. Well, the phone is fast, but the UI...
I got a Motorola next, probably going to resell the Xiaomi once I'm done migrating
HyperOS?
My phone runs MIUI 11 and I honestly found it very good , I had more problems with MIUI Battery optimization though , and battery draining to some extent
It's probably the first and the last Xiaomi phone I'll ever buy though
Is your device supported by DivestOS? https://divestos.org/pages/devices
Why don't 3rd launchers not support native gestures yet? Why does Google refuse to fix that?
I have a similar question, how is that 3rd party launchers users do not know or not care about this?
I genuinely envy them lol.
So far the only way that this has been fixed is with a custom ROM (using their own custom launcher which is average at best) or using Lawnchair with QuickSwitch (requires root, and it is like the best shot you have to have smooth animations with a more customized launcher).
I'm one such user. I notice the less smooth animations and the lack of App opening animations with them daily.
The reason I still use Smart Launcher is because of its amazing auto app categories, and smart search which is unrivaled by the system launcher.
Not to mention the aesthetics and blurred widgets.
I have been using 3rd party launchers for 5 years now. I can't stand the jerky animations. I always go back to using navigation buttons.
I always go back to using navigation buttons.
Yeah, this is a valid solution... Although as I come to Android from iOS I never could get used to that... And it seems I'll never be able to.
Because google like all things google does not bother. I mean why would they if things are going just as well. Not like you and I are going to switch to a rival OS without google services.
And now with the US antitrust ruling against Google, they are sure to ignore more of these small things.
Native gestures as in the gesture navigation system on Android?
I'm frustrated with the lack of sdcard options in upper midrange smartphones.
If you get a midrange smartphone you either compromise on processor, ram, storage or a combination of other.
I want a good quality smartphone which has 45w of minimum fast charging, UFS 3.1 256GB of minimum. 12GB ram, snapdragon 7+gen 2, or dimensity 8300 at minimum. And provides an sdcard option.
Is it that hard for brands to do that?
Nothing phone 2 and 2a would've been decent. If they had an sdcard option. Alas, they skipped it for some reason..
Nothing skipped on the SD card for no reason. Their cheaper CMF Phone ships with SD card support, though still not with a 3.5mm jack.
I think it is because Nothing has couple of wireless earbuds in the market already and they really want people to purchase them. A 3.5mm jack will stymie that.
Curiously, their Nothing Buds support the LDAC codec(though few phones outside Sony do) but many more expensive wireless versions(looks at Sennheiser) don't.
Hello,
Could you please maybe pin this thread to keep it visible for the rest of the week?
Thanks!
Seems like as your account is not local, the pin didn't go through
- https://lemdro.id/c/android
- https://reddthat.com/c/android@lemdro.id
- https://lemmy.zip/c/android@lemdro.id
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I have an alt here, @Netrunner@lemdro.id, if you want I can use it to pin the post and ensure that it federates.
How would that work? An easy way would be to ask one of the instance local mods to pin the post. That should work.
Hello @ijeff@lemdro.id and @Paradox@lemdro.id , could you please help with this?
I love sideloading modded versions of apps with all paid features unlocked
There's no payment methods or options in where I live , so I relied for a long time on modded apps , until I got to know FOSS softwares which mostly have free good alternatives , since that time, my reliance on modified programs has become almost non-existent
Why none of chat apps have 1080p video call? Is it a Android issue to implement or battery concern?
IMHO, Pixel Launcher (and Lawnchair and Kvaesitso) handle this pretty well with the app drawer... Basically just please automatically display the keyboard with one pull... Having to do another tap feels so.... Primitive.
So does Pixel Launcher... And I am pretty sure the other two launchers I mentioned too.
If the spotlight on iOS works as good as it does on macOS then yeah, it is a very powerful tool... But we can search up for contacts on Android...
To me , firefox and its android forks have nothing to offer other than ublock and extensions support in general, but only a few of these extensions are reviewed by Mozilla so if I needed another extension that is essential to my browsing but it's not reviewed... I'll have to ignore the voice in my mind that asks me " Are you sure the extension you installed can't see your password while you're typing it ? " ... But I'll give it another opportunity and try waterfox again
For a short period of time, I thought about buying a Google Pixel phone to run Graphene OS on it , Google Pixel isn't available in the local market, so I'll have to buy it from abroad, and this comes with risks : not being able to benefit from the phone’s warranty , the extremely high costs of shipping the phone into the country, and the extremely high costs of making the device work on the local network legally As much as I would like to try Graphene OS, such risks are too crazy to take so I changed my mind or at least stopped thinking about it temporarily... who knows, maybe some local company will bring the brand to the local market one day due to competition with other local companies. The same competition introduced phones to the market that weren't previously there: Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Infinix, Tecno, etc.
I have an old asus zenfone 2 with the x86 processor. Has anyone tried turning it into a small server? It runs some whatever old android at this point, and I figure it could still run a thing or two.
Running a server out of a phone would probably shorten the remaining lifespan
MaterialYou apps are so nice looking but every time I use one of them it frustrate me so much when scrolling because scrolling is too slow compared to other apps
I really don't know why big companies like Google are terrified to make options.
You made the quick settings show only 4 options immediately. Your research might show that 70% of people prefer it that why. Instead of leaving the 30% in the dust, why not just make it an option in settings? Or even have custom layouts?
Why not add more lock screen options? Why not add options for the navigation pill? Why not make "at a glance" an option?
Even iOS is catching up in terms of customization and at this point I'd say it's surpassed Android. I still prefer Android for many other reasons, but it has lost one of its main qualities.
Is it me or is the Pixel 9 hype very low? I feel like nobody is expecting much from it
I don't think I've seen any hype for any new phone releases for a while. And that's OK, the technology has matured a lot so there isn't that much to get hyped about anymore. The foldable phones are pretty cool, hoping that they become affordable in the next decade!
I really wish I had the option to completely disable the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi radio since there are so many networks and it clutters up the list when I'm looking at it. If I could just turn it off and do five gigahertz only, my network's list would shrink a lot and that would be a lot more helpful.
