Go for it!
I do wonder though if we'd be better off with a series of threads devoted to particular app types... A thread for task/project management apps, a thread for notes apps, etc.
My fellow Aussie, Sam Beckman, does great weekly vids on his favourite Android apps. https://youtube.com/@sambeckman
Pixel Fold v Galaxy Z Fold 4
Seifert talks about it all a bit more on his mastodon, too.
It'll technically all still be there on reddit, right? We can treat it as an archive without actually being active users. Heck, you could even form a volunteer group to collate all the most important threads and key points into some posts here, or some google docs, etc.
I'm generalising here and obviously it won't apply to everyone, but I tend to think most people with small phones look at huge phones and say "whoa, too big" and thus never bother to give it a go. People with large phones either love them already, or they love the idea of a small phone — so they go get one, and in most cases, immediately miss their large phone.
Of course, some people have experienced both formats enough to know that they definitely prefer small phones — but, unfortunately, they appear to be a minority. Small phones don't sell well, or else there'd be more of them. And so, these people fall into that all-too-common market category 'You're Not Significant Enough'.
All that said, it absolutely depends on what you want from your phone. I use my S23 Ultra to edit photos and videos, play a few games, get some work done — and all of those things benefit from a big display. Hell, even typing is easier for me on a big screen, thanks to my sausage thumbs. 😂
Well yeah, but that's the difference between volunteering and being on a big salary. Hopefully the influx of new users will lead to more code input though, and more donations.
The official line is that Android Auto for Phone Screens was a stopgap until Assistant Driving Mode was ready, but then they say they noticed most people were just running their phones with Google Maps open, which of course also has media player integration. Given the low user numbers of both previous versions, they shuttered it rather than continue to invest in it.
Haha, how ironic. I downloaded the old Lemmur from F-Droid today, having no idea it had been abandoned. When I couldn't add lemmy.world, I knew something was up.
It's a good looking app, so good on your resurrecting it!
As for a name... Given it's a resurrected app, how about Zommur? 😁
True, I don't know how many have implemented it, but I can at least confirm Moshidon (and probably Megalodon and official Mastodon) uses it.
Looking through my phone now.
Pixelfed uses the file browser, as does Bluesky and Canva and... Google Keep 😂
Instagram still uses its native picker, as does Tumblr and Capcut and InShot.
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