Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone • Hacker News Board

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

#31

Post by curling_grad » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:55 PM UTC

Kind of irony that there is no Korean language option...

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by semireg » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:55 PM UTC

Android forever reminds me of an unwritten chapter in David Foster Wallace’s Supposedly Fun Things I’ll Never Do Again.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by carstenhag » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:56 PM UTC

murukesh_s wrote: post #20

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #12

It's restricted to Safari on the iPhone, the language cannot be changed, the demo cannot launch, and I have an iPhone for a reason, I know that I don't like Android and Samsung. The fact that it's broken confirms it. I don't know what they are trying to do with this.

will only launch if you add it to the home screen.

Ironically this option does not exist for me. Pretty much sums up Apple's desired usage level of PWA: Almost 0. Of course it can be caused by a Samsung issue, but this UI is generally so well hidden because they don't want people to use it.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

#34

Post by can16358p » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:57 PM UTC

Thank you Samsung...

For making me glad that I use an iPhone once again.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by _jplc » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:57 PM UTC

Surely fun to develop. Worst spent marketing budget in history.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

#36

Post by cubancigar11 » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:59 PM UTC

password54321 wrote: post #28

Felt like I jumped into 2008. After all these years they have failed to get rid of that cheap Android look.

The cheapness is in the eyes of the beholder because in reality it is only cheap compared to iPhone.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by neodymiumphish » Wed, May 10, 2023, 12:59 PM UTC

curling_grad wrote: post #31

Kind of irony that there is no Korean language option...

I'd assume that they don't feel any see a need to market Galaxy devices to Korean speakers.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by madoublet » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:00 PM UTC

JTyQZSnP3cQGa8B wrote: post #12

It's restricted to Safari on the iPhone, the language cannot be changed, the demo cannot launch, and I have an iPhone for a reason, I know that I don't like Android and Samsung. The fact that it's broken confirms it. I don't know what they are trying to do with this.

It works fine.

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

#39

Post by mdev23 » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:01 PM UTC

codetrotter wrote: post #27

Here is a screen recording showing what that web app looks like on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 16.2 https://video.nstr.no/w/4uYSJs2a4iMb8R9XBZufn2

you are a saint

Re: Try Galaxy: A web app to demo Samsung’s OS on an iPhone

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Post by neodymiumphish » Wed, May 10, 2023, 1:04 PM UTC

netbioserror wrote: post #4

Yeah, I'm just chomping at the bit to "experience" a bloated and proprietary half-Android franken-OS, and do it in a browser SPA. Sign me up!

I was a hardcore proponent for custom ROMs and unlocked bootloaders for the first ~10 years of my mobile phone experience, mostly Nexus and Pixel devices. With OneUI that came with the S10, I've changed my opinion. It's a much better UI and UX than AOSP or Google's default Android experience. I still support the devices that include unlockable bootloaders for long term updates and customization, but OneUI is hard to beat, and Google and Samsung have been working much more closely lately than ever before.