Can they PLEASE get Android Auto to work over bluetooth? I want to wirelessly charge in my car and wirelessly navigate too.
I imagine there's bandwidth limitations over bluetooth. That's why Android Auto (and I think also Apple Carplay?) use WiFi.
Android 10
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Re: Android 10
#232Still, only 10.4% of Android devices are running version 9.
The data I find says 27%: https://gs.statcounter.com/android-version-market-share/mobi...
Re: Android 10
#233I wonder if my Moto Z2 Force will get this (probably not), only got Android 9 a couple of weeks ago. If it does get it, then I hope the update will fix the wonky wifi issues that I'm having that weren't present in Android 8...
Re: Android 10
#234As 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.
> But alas, iMessage pressure is real in my friend's group. Man, in my extended family SMS text group, this comes up once every couple weeks. One of us will note they aren't getting a random message, or someone will send a video and the quality will be crap, and the iPhone users will all mention how if we all had iPhones, this wouldn't be a problem. Cue a few of is getting kind of triggered because it's only Apple's…
RCS is dead.
The take up amongst operators is really low. And it's unlikely that will change anytime soon as their focus is on the 5G rollout and not on re-platforming their messaging system.
Also the system is unencrypted so you would have to be crazy to use it in this environment.
Re: Android 10
#235Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does Smart Reply send your messages to Google?
No, it uses the app's API to do that. However, the push notification from GCM does come from google and is possibly read though.
Push notification from GCM should not contain any user data. It should be treated just like a notification to the app to check its event source and then display user notification with data sourced from there.
Re: Android 10
#236As 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.
FB messenger really solved the cross platform group chat problem for me. Allows for video chat too to replace facetime.
Minor nitpick, but the quality of compression for pictures/video sent over FB Messenger is atrocious compared to that of iMessage. Like, we aren't talking just technicalities, it is very visually obvious and jarring. Same when it comes to video chat, Discord and FaceTime have waaaaay better quality and reliability.
Re: Android 10
#237I remember reading somewhere that a future version of Android would be able to tether an existing WiFi connection but I can't find the article. I hope this Android 10 contains this. It's painful to go to a hotel that has a captive portal and not be able to use something like a Chromecast. Would be super useful to sign in once on your phone and then share that WiFi with other devices.
Both my Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 9 do this, they call it Wi-Fi sharing:
https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/how-do-i-s...
Re: Android 10
#238> Now, you can share your Wi-Fi details with guests via a QR code while keeping your password secure.
This is terribly misleading. The format used does contain the password so your password is still being shared:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code#WiFi_network_login
* https://github.com/zxing/zxing/wiki/Barcode-Contents#wi-fi-n...
I'm saying misleading because there is an interpretation of that sentence that is technically correct: Some people might use short passwords so that they can tell them to guests. With this feature, they can use longer secure passwords. In this interpretation, "keeping your passwords secure" would refer to the entropy of the password instead of how shared it is. However, when you normally read this sentence, this isn't the interpretation that comes to your mind.
I guess that some internal document written by people who understood the difference had something like "with this feature you can have now secure passwords and you are still able share them with guests". Then someone without awareness of this difference reformulated it into the current form.
Re: Android 10
#239Earlier quoted context omitted.
Telegram is the best compromise imo
Please stop advocating for Telegram: https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right... https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/987372998935105539 Signal is definitely the more secure choice, but Whatsapp is still king of the network effect at least in my neck of the woods.
Yes, Signal is probably the more secure choice.
That said, I use it a lot less now that I know that it is neither self-hostable, nor really open to third-party clients.
I would like to get rid of Android at some point, and I am tired of relying on third parties not to discontinue their products.
Nowadays, I use Matrix. There are a few downsides (the python server implementation makes the biggest public server quite slow, E2E isn't turned on by default yer -- though it should be at some point, and the clients' UX is generally rough around the edges).
And yeah, whatsapp is king of the network effect, though messenger would take the crown in my circles. That said, by deliberately staying out of these services, and providing my reasons, people ask me for alternatives they could use.
One thing that I like about Matrix is its compatibility with multiple bridges, which lets me connect with people on networks such as IRC, Discord, Telegram, etc. (depending on bridge availability). There is no public whatsapp bridge due to their TOS, and I haven't decided to give them my social graph just yet (though they probably have it already, thanks to having access to my friends'address books). I'd really like to see an officially-endorsed Matrix bridge.
If people really want to contact me, they can still phone me, write me an SMS, e-mail or a letter. Many still bother, but I get it's a tough call for simple acquaintances.
I still feel it's worth it holding to your principles. That's what they are for, and small numbers make the big numbers in the long run.
Re: Android 10
#240i feel odd about this timing.. why not release it with new pixel phones (like apple does), or there is no new software gimmicky on new pixel phones?
anyways started downloading this for pixel 3a, thanks google!