TLDR: To promote unity and simplicity, we're 'merging' with c/Android over at lemdro.id (a new, tech-focused Lemmy server!)
Don't worry, you don't need to make a new account. You can still join it even if your account is on Lemmy.World — just click this link c/Android at Lemdro.id and subscribe, the same way you did here. Indeed, many of you are already based on instances other than LW — that's the handy thing about the fediverse.
We've thought hard on this decision, and had some long chats with not only the team running c/Android over there, but also the admin of lemdro.id itself.
Our feeling, and our decision, is that while having multiple communities for the same topic is a key strength of the fediverse, we're keen to avoid unnecessary fragmentation for existing members and confusion for any newcomers.
As most of you know, the team at lemdro.id are experienced moderators, having run the Android subreddit before The Great API Quake of 2023.
LW is a great instance, but lemdro.id's entire purpose is tech, and its admin is working hard to make it the fastest and most robust instance around for people like us. It's the right home for this community.
We're hopeful that our goal of a community managed by experienced moderators is aligned with your expectations for a well-run, respectful community.
We also believe that a fast, dedicated 'world' of tech communities will prove ideal for people like us — people who expect excellent uptime and reliable, fast loading of its features and functions. (No pressure, lemdro.id team! 😂)
Lastly... Well, see the next point.
We have locked this community.
As we've said above, we want to avoid fragmentation and duplication of threads, and that's best achieved by not having two identical communities.
Unfortunately, we can't just pack up all the threads here and take them to lemdro.id, but they'll live on as an archive.
It'll always be here if we need it, but right now it's only a few weeks old — despite its massive growth — which means locking it won't rob us of too much historical content.
See you over at c/Android at Lemdro.id!
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/06/rip-to-my-pixel-fold-dead-after-four-days/
The closed display halves almost touch, and that can smash debris into the screen.
I'll try to keep this post updated with links to important ongoing threads, so that we can hopefully avoid dozens of threads on the same topic.
I won't be deleting many duplicate threads as they appear, but it'd be great if folks can check here before posting a topic or question.
✨ Which niche phone features would appeal to you?
🎮 Best free Android apps and games
🚙 Android Auto bugs & complaints
Things the Pixel Tablet does better than iPad
Amadeo's Pixel Fold dead after 4 days
Has anybody else encountered this? I used to be able to broadcast to my son's bedroom speaker via the usual Assistant command of 'broadcast to...', but that was before he had his own google profile (which is managed by me through Google Family Link).
Ever since then, when I try to broadcast, I now get this (with his full name instead of just the speaker name, which is only his first name). And googling by the exact wording of the message, and things like "add broadcast number to a Google account", has so far given me nothing.
Obviously I can just rename the speaker, but I'm keen to know what's causing this and whether this so-called broadcast number can be added to his account.
https://www.theverge.com/23765921/google-pixel-tablet-review
A tablet for tablet things, plus a smart display
Ahoy all,
Unless @Devgard@lemmy.world corrects me, I think I'm right in saying we've only had two reports so far in this community, and even those were very low-level issues.
So, I just wanted to quickly say thanks for the great vibes and mostly mature approach to your discussions — and for not being overzealous with the ol' 🛡 report button.
Nearly 6000 members now, which is awesome.
Cheers all!
It drives me nuts that Samsung Notes is frankly one of the best notes apps out there, yet is only properly accessible from phones and tablets. I'm not using a notes app that I can't sync to my desktop, and I'm sure as shit not using OneNote to do it.
Samsung makes laptops, why do they not consider it a priority to have a proper end-to-end UX for their Notes app? (Apple, gasp, does this very well.)
There are plenty of awesome alternatives, of course, but still. It's right there on my phone and I'd love to use it, but if I can't put my phone down and continue working on that note on my desktop, it's wasted to me.
/rant
As it is, I mostly use Keep for basic stuff (since it still lacks formatting), and Notion for more extensive pages.
What are your preferred notes apps?
Man, I'm glad Android Auto exists, I'm glad it's finally appearing in more new cars with wireless connectivity (although MANY new cars still only have wireless carplay and wired Android), and I'm glad we're finally getting the ability to open Google Maps on our phones while it's also open on the car's display.
But damn it still does some dumb shit.
I'll just drop this one for now: I find it weird and dumb that Google Maps in Android Auto will let you send a progress share to a contact's email address but not to their phone number as a text message with a link.
An email address might send a notification to somebody's Google Maps app, but it's certainly never happened on my partner's iPhone. She just gets a link via email, and she is not the checking email sort — so I usually follow up with a text message telling her to check her email. 😑 (I wish she'd just get a Samsung...)
Because damn that's annoying. With phones being massive now, it makes little sense to make us reach up to the top of the screen to swipe between tabs. Do all their chrome devs just have super long fingers..?
I tried switching to Firefox, which has the URL box at the bottom, but the lack of tab grouping (not the same thing as Firefox's tab collections) is really annoying. I've come to love that feature in Chrome!
So, next question... What's your fave browser on Android, and how well does it handle syncing with the desktop?
So, I thought I'd kick things off here with some community building.
Quote this post with answers to the below!
What phone are you using?
Are you happy with it? What are its best and worst qualities?
Which phones have you had previously? Which were the best and worst of the lot?
How often do you upgrade to a new phone?
What other Android ecosystem devices do you have? Watches, headphones/earbuds, etc.
Do you also use any Apple products, or are you Android all the way? (And/or Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, etc.)
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