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How do they avoid lossy compression?
By applying Psychoacoustics. Lossy compression is a problem long solved.
that's not avoiding lossy compression, that's choosing a form that people (hopefully) won't notice
Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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So when I reach the trailhead and realize that my dongle is back at home, I can still use my headphones to listen to a podcast as I hike. Or maybe I'm out in public with others and want them to listen to something but my dongle is at home so I now need to play audio over the speakers in a public setting. It comes down to having choice and not being funnelled into overpriced wireless earbuds. Which Fairphone began sel…
What else are you plugging your headphones into? Again, the pitch here is leaving the dongle basically permanently attached to the headphones, effectively turning them into a set of usb-c wired headphones. I was hesitant about abandoning the headphone jack, too, until I realized that the higher-end phones I'd effectively locked myself out of charge in 10% of the time.
Swap the dongle for a pd friendly y cable.
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#93They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
> I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more Big +1. Face ID fails way more than Touch ID ever did. I know you couldn't your finger with wet hands or gloves, but that didn't come up all that much. Face ID fails multiple times per day, every day. I can't unlock my phone well in bed, while brushing teeth, while it's sitting on a table not directly in front of me, if I'm in direct sunlight, in a car mount, etc. T…
Why would sunlight make a difference? It uses infra red to map your face right?
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#94Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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Have you tried phones with it on the power button? That was the best for me by far.
Yeah it's great! I want to put off the screen and instantly after going off, it reads my finger and goes on again! Who came up with that idea?
I'm sure it's manageable with proper software, as I had no such issue back in the day with my Xperia Z5(?) compact.
(That said, I get similarly cranky about various gestures that just don't reliably work in some cases. I despair of the eventual day they (google in my case) no longer offer the 3 button home row on android phones)
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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> I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more Big +1. Face ID fails way more than Touch ID ever did. I know you couldn't your finger with wet hands or gloves, but that didn't come up all that much. Face ID fails multiple times per day, every day. I can't unlock my phone well in bed, while brushing teeth, while it's sitting on a table not directly in front of me, if I'm in direct sunlight, in a car mount, etc. T…
Why would sunlight make a difference? It uses infra red to map your face right?
I have no idea, but it's a constant source of frustration. Sunglasses also lead to failed reads, which makes a little more sense but is just as frustrating. "Here's a new phone. It works great except you can't use it quickly if you're wearing sunglasses. Sorry!"
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
#97They mention the Pixel and I just got to say, I wish someone would bring back the fingerprint reader on the back of the phone. That was seriously the best solution. Fastest way to unlock your phone, because no matter how slow the fingerprint reader is you activate it while pulling it out of your pocket. I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more (what I currently use). Someone, please bring this back
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Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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Are we talking about holding the phone, or about taking it out of my pocket? Because, for the latter, my fingers are on the sides, including on the power button.
The side buttons on my phone are more of an annoyance I think. I'm constantly pressing them inadvertently, and rarely use them intentionally. The most common thing in my Photos folder are accidental screenshots (yes I do go back and delete them periodically).
People hold it differently then, I suppose. The fingerprint reader on the back of my Pixel 4a never worked reliably for unlocking, and was too sensitive for scrolling. It scrolled so often when I did not want it to, and I could find no setting to turn it off, so I eventually put a piece of aluminium tape over it to block it.
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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On the power button? How was that comfortable for you?
I use my index finger on the rear scanner on the...S9+, I think? Works fine.
Are you guys pulling my leg? The original post said "I wish they still made phones with scanners at the back, I hate FaceID", and my reply was "if you don't mind side scanners, which allow you to do the thing you miss (unlocking the phone while taking it out of your pocket), they still make those".
Re: Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable
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> I honestly don't get why people like Face ID more Big +1. Face ID fails way more than Touch ID ever did. I know you couldn't your finger with wet hands or gloves, but that didn't come up all that much. Face ID fails multiple times per day, every day. I can't unlock my phone well in bed, while brushing teeth, while it's sitting on a table not directly in front of me, if I'm in direct sunlight, in a car mount, etc. T…
Why would sunlight make a difference? It uses infra red to map your face right?
An ultra bright IR source from an unexpected angle?