Ever since smartphones exploded the expectation to respond IMMEDIATELY is out of control. Anyone who gets my number I warn them they’ll be left on read for days if not weeks at a time. If it’s important I’ll respond but otherwise it’s whenever I get time to decompress and respond. I’ve got a buddy who I love we respond to each other every other week mostly. We will even have calls in between. People really get entitled to others time and it’s insane.
I know someone’s gonna say it but no the entitlement wasn’t even remotely as bad with the older phones. Smartphones began putting pressure to respond because it was easier and then they introduced the “seen” option followed by the “typing” option.
The shear amount of samsung/Microsoft bloatware on my samsung a55
Maybe give the universal android debloater a try. Its a pretty useful tool.
I did it I used universal android debloater new generation
They are slippery. So they require a case. Why not, i dunno, make them easier to hold? The phone design doesn’t matter if it’s always hidden.
About 2.5 years ago I left behind Android and went to the Dark Side. Bought an iPhone. It was frustrating to use at first because changing OS is a pain in the ass, but I got used to it and actually really like it now.
But I still have two big complaints:
There ought to be some kind of icon in the toolbar to show me I have unread notifications. I miss this very much from Android, which would show icons for the apps that have notifications. The Apple Watch solves this by having a notification icon, but I shouldn’t need to buy a separate device for that functionality.
I cannot stand that I can only go back by swiping from the left side of the screen. On Android the swipe in gesture from either left or right side could be set up to be the “back” action. I understand why this is, Android developed with a dedicated back button and thus has an OS-level back command, whereas iOS is highly contextual and you flow through apps and menus differently than Android, and it has no dedicated universal “back,” so swiping in from the left is back and swiping in from the right is forward. It makes using a large screen one-handed unnecessarily difficult.
I don’t own it like my computer, i’m forced to use the OS that google put, and i don’t even have root access to it
I just want micro SD and removable batteries again.
Generally: That I can’t mount my network samba shares into local folders without rooting the whole damn thing.
That I can’t force my device to stay in wifi if no internet connection is available (to access local network only).
Device specific: That sometimes volume control is very buggy while putting in a headphone jack and I have to navigate into sub-sub settings hell to set everything back.
It’s too darn big. I’d love another Nexus 4-sized phone.
HELL YEAH! Finally someone who thinks they’re too big these days.
Making me feel like a freak for asking for the freaking
sudo.If you can’t do any software change you want, you are not the owner of the device.
How difficult it is to remove Google’s bloatware.
That it isn’t a librem 5 or one of those tinfoil hat phones
FWIW there are a lot of people trying to sell used ones, if you want one cheap.
Thats comforting, maybe a few yrs from now if considering getting one, i got two phones rn and my current priority is a new laptop :3. Tt for the tip.
I have a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS. I would in change a thing. Best combo I’ve ever had.
The cost to use it no matter the network no matter how cheap the plans it’s still a bill regardless that has to be to use it. Would be better if all we had was intranet via relays so nothing cost to use it not the internet not conversations over it etc.
Battery life is a little short, and the software support ends in about a year. Really wish I could keep this phone going for another 3 or 4.
No headphone jack, and having to deal with Samsung’s bullshit. This will be my last phone from them.
