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Re: Android 10

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Post by Someone1234 »

mopay wrote: post #75
Someone1234 wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. But it does look nicer/work better for what black themes are actually good at: Using at night. So while the additional battery savings between "true black" and grey are within the margin of error, the battery benefits remain for both and the non-battery benefits remain for our eyes.

Feels like "dark mode" is an advertisement gimmick more than a useful feature for some products now.

In the post you replied to I stated two specific benefits of dark mode. I don't understand how you got from that post to "gimmick."

- Dark mode saves battery (for OLED displays). The discussion was on "true dark" Vs. grey. Not dark Vs. non-dark modes.

- Dark mode is useful in low light/dark rooms/night usage.

It isn't a gimmick and a lot of people like it. I happen to be one of them. I'd use it even without any battery savings.

Re: Android 10

#102

Post by panpanna »

dangxiaopin wrote: post #25
uncheckederror wrote: post #6

Nice to see Signal (not the default Messages app) in the Smart Reply demo.

Looks like they are starting to get seriously concerned about projecting non-monoplistic "fair competition" image. Unfortunately most devs know it's not the case in reality.

Unfortunately?

Re: Android 10

#103

Post by JCharante »

garysahota93 wrote: post #23

As a recent iOS user coming from Android, this almost makes me want to go back. I really do miss the Smart Reply and native Google Assistant features. But alas, iMessage pressure is real in my friend's group.

What kind of circles is everyone in? I didn't realize that tapbacks had a name, and wondered why I'd occasionally see a message like:

A: foo

B: liked "foo"

but I just use either Messenger, Wechat, or Snapchat. The only time I open my SMS app is to view 2FA Codes.

Re: Android 10

#104

Post by pilif »

Is it just my imagination or did that “smart reply” video teaser feature an Apple emoji thumbs-up emoji as an UI element of Android?

Re: Android 10

#105

Post by techntoke »

izacus wrote: post #57
siffland wrote: post #41

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Looks groovy, but my 2 year old LG is stuck at Android 8 with Security updates stopped in January. I wish android hardware was better supported for the long haul. I would even go as far as saying i would pay yearly for android maintenance than to pitch my phone for a OS update. My phone has plenty of power....at least we have XDA forums.

So why not buy a phone that has guaranteed updates? Like a Pixel or one of the Android One series? That's how you vote with your wallet. Android 10 will be deployed to 1st gen Pixels today too.

I had a difficult time picking between the Pixel 3 or the Razer Phone 2, but the Razer Phone 2 was much better and not really difficult to root, along with Treble support. In the end, it was either pay an extra $100-$150 for native updates and a better camera app on the Pixel, or pay less for a much better phone overall and have unlock my phone for more recent updates and try using a modded camera app. So far I'm still happy with my choice.

Re: Android 10

#107

Post by kevin_thibedeau »

garysahota93 wrote: post #81
gowld wrote: post #28

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How does the pressure manifest?

I've had a few friends passive aggressively mention I am the reason our group chat is MMS vs iMessage. Or even worse: I just simply got excluded from group chats. That was the saddest one because when hanging out in person, a friend will mention a conversation from the group chat and I wouldn't know what's going on and they would just awkwardly pretend it didn't happen. Or say they'd add me to the group and never act…

Blue bubbles good. Green bubbles bad.

Re: Android 10

#108

Post by Someone1234 »

mopay wrote: post #100
bmurphy1976 wrote: post #95

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No way, dark mode is great. Combine it with an internet browser that has a night mode (Samsung's fork of Chrome) and the phones are significantly more pleasant to use at night.

Dark mode is only great if absolutely every single website and app you use support it, and you are never shown bright images ever, because then your eyes explode. This is, it's useless.

That's a fallacious argument. Imperfect solutions can still be superior to the unmitigated problem, and they are in this case. You're essentially arguing that unless the solution is perfect, they shouldn't even try, and I'd point out you haven't justified or even tried to justify that black or white point of view.

Re: Android 10

#110

Post by mopay »

Someone1234 wrote: post #108
mopay wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dark mode is only great if absolutely every single website and app you use support it, and you are never shown bright images ever, because then your eyes explode. This is, it's useless.

That's a fallacious argument. Imperfect solutions can still be superior to the unmitigated problem, and they are in this case. You're essentially arguing that unless the solution is perfect, they shouldn't even try, and I'd point out you haven't justified or even tried to justify that black or white point of view.

In this case, yes. I think it's better to use light apps at a low brightness level than to use dark apps that might or might not blast a white screen at you. I think that flash of light is terrible for your eyesight, much worse than constant light apps.
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