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Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by Fnoord »

gumby271 wrote: post #10
drcongo wrote: post #5

One of these running linux would be nice, but definitely not buying one to run Android.

I wish they'd specify if the bootloader was unlock/relockable. Could have been cool to see GrapheneOS support.

This device misses some of the requirements for GrapheneOS. It wouldn't be as secure as a Pixel.

Just get a Pixel with GrapheneOS and put one of ZitaoTech's USB-C BB keyboards under it (or get a BT one).

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by gue5t »

gumby271 wrote: post #10
drcongo wrote: post #5

One of these running linux would be nice, but definitely not buying one to run Android.

I wish they'd specify if the bootloader was unlock/relockable. Could have been cool to see GrapheneOS support.

It's a MediaTek SoC, so the Linux experience will be Bad to say the least. This thing will be running the oldest kernel possible with all kind of nasty vendor hacks.

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by memoriuaysj »

Topfi wrote: post #14

Have used a Clicks keyboard on my Pro Max to great effect. Being able to touch type without looking, even whilst walking around/changing trains has been truly game changing. Writing SOPs, editing spreadsheets, answering long mails, typing without the atrocious autocorrect making it impossible, all that is far better with the Clicks keyboard. I feel that this is their differentiator and a key customer market they shou…

people still need their IG and TikTok

you can fight that, and lose (no market)

or accept second device status (for werk), optimize that use case, and be honest that it will not be the main device

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by memoriuaysj »

LunicLynx wrote: post #3

I love it. Finally some innovation. Now make it incapable of instagram and TikTok and other invasive social media crap and we might have the winner for the next decade. As if :(

do you have so little agency that you can't stop yourself from installing TikTok?

what will stop you then from keeping your existing TikTok phone after buying this?

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by [deleted] »

SunshineTheCat wrote: post #20
vpol wrote: post #2

For people who miss blackberry.

What's funny is I actually use to have a Palm Treo and I feel like I stopped being able to text even remotely efficiently ever since I switched from that to my first iPhone. Probably just a me problem, but I feel like I've never been able to get any good at typing on a screen keyboard no matter how long I do it. That said, I may consider this just for the fact that I won't have to retype/correct every other word in a…

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Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by as1mov »

This actually looks nice! I'd prefer a slide out horizontal keyboard like the X10 Mini Pro[1], but beggars can't be choosers.

I've never gotten used to the touch keyboard, since writing anything while code-switching multiple languages doesn't really work well with the predictive input. Especially if the other language has to be transliterated from a non Latin script.

Though the update policy doesn't sound too promising, 2 years of OS updates + 5 years of security updates is too short :/

[1] https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10_mini_pro-3...

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