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Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by joshlemer »

Topfi wrote: post #49
memoriuaysj wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

There is nothing preventing the use of Insta and TikTok. It is a regular Android phone and unlike a Light Phone can have a target market beyond those thinking if they buy a treadmill, that spend will force them to keep exercising. It rarely works, of course, same with second phones. In the comments below the Verge Article and announcement video on the Communicator, there is already confusion because of their second d…

I agree about the marketing. I just heard about this phone now and was confused about if I could just use it as a primary phone. It would be nice if they talked more about what the phone is like to use, show what is the home screen and stuff. I'm wondering if I can use it well with some other utility apps that I don't think I'd want to do without like Maps, Parking payment apps, Podcasts and Spotify.

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by microflash »

reconnecting wrote: post #48

It looks more like hype than a real product. What makes me suspicious is the Gmail icon instead of a generic email app. So if I have my own email server, does that mean no mail? Or would there be one Gmail app and another separate email client? Unclear.

It is supposed to run Android, so if you need another client, it might be as easy as installing it through an APK.

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by Topfi »

joshlemer wrote: post #61
Topfi wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is nothing preventing the use of Insta and TikTok. It is a regular Android phone and unlike a Light Phone can have a target market beyond those thinking if they buy a treadmill, that spend will force them to keep exercising. It rarely works, of course, same with second phones. In the comments below the Verge Article and announcement video on the Communicator, there is already confusion because of their second d…

I agree about the marketing. I just heard about this phone now and was confused about if I could just use it as a primary phone. It would be nice if they talked more about what the phone is like to use, show what is the home screen and stuff. I'm wondering if I can use it well with some other utility apps that I don't think I'd want to do without like Maps, Parking payment apps, Podcasts and Spotify.

For the Home Screen, they've announced a collaboration with Niagara Launcher and it appears to be close to AOSP+GServices, so I suspect that'll all work out of the box, but yeah, they really should be clearer. Also has both a NanoSim slot and eSim support powered by a not yet public Mediathek SOC.

Major concern as is often the case with new phone startups is the update policy and more importantly whether they'll be able to actually deliver over the years. Has been literally half a decade since I last used a Mediathek device, so maybe this changed, but back then they didn't have the best reputation for long term maintenance, providing drivers to enable updates, etc...

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by Topfi »

mertd wrote: post #19
scienceman wrote: post #15

Ah man this hardware looks amazing — I just don’t know if I could give up living on iOS…

They have a standalone keyboard product that snaps with magsafe.

Also, the existing suite of Clicks Keyboard Cases for iPhone, which while making the phone longer than the slide out magsafe PowerKey, keep the depth nearly unchanged.

Personally got an iPhone solely because Clicks initially was only available for Apples product line and have to say after two years that while Android was never bug free either, iOS doesn't really keep me on polish alone. In other words, neither is less issue prone/has fewer bugs and glitches than the other.

Re: Clicks Communicator

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Post by summermusic »

crtasm wrote: post #12

Looks great and the price is a pleasant surprise. Can we flash a custom OS to it? I'm missing having LED colours for notifications on my current phone.

I really hope the bootloader is unlocked and something line LineageOS could be adapted to work well with it.
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