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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by makeitdouble »

pier25 wrote: post #704
makeitdouble wrote: post #619

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FTWIW the keys' hitboxes aren't at the displayed area, but at the expected landing area. I'm slightly making up the exact bias, but for instance it will be assumed the user lands a touch slightly above the actual key, as the finger hides the target and Apple's heuristics expect some overshooting. In comparison people used to the iPhone's heuristics might have a harder time on android.

If this is true it seems like a terrible idea. And even worse that it can't be disabled. Does this happen with all iOS keyboards?

It was yet more complex and dynamic than I thought:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-keyboard-learns-what...

I'd assume the dynamic hot zone resizing do sn't apply for third party keyboards, but honestly I have no idea.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prawn »

ethbr1 wrote: post #680
jama211 wrote: post #286

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I think it’s been 15+ years for me

Do you folks not go camping?

Yes, far more than the average person - vehicle, car camping, backcountry, kayak, etc. I take my phone as a camera (still/video), for an extra map option with GPS, and for reading e-books or editing photos at night in the tent.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by throwaway290 »

godelski wrote: post #710
dakiol wrote: post #57

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> I love the idea of an on-device model that I can say something like "who's going to the baseball game this weekend" and it'll intelligently check my calendar and see who's listed. Or saying something like "how much was the dinner at McDoogle's last week?" and have it check digital wallet transactions. It's probably just me (or a few like me) but I don't really keep my life in digital format as much as others (and I…

> I pay with debit/credit cards but I don't have any digital wallet. I don't take my phone with me most of the time (my phone is big and having it hanging in my pockets is not nice). I hate having things in my pockets, so that's actually why I like digital wallets. Honestly I'd rather forgo my phone but it is easier to give up my wallet, which is only carried for the ID. But I've also recently moved away from flagshi…

What non flagship phones or digital wallets you use?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by throwaway290 »

nicoburns wrote: post #578
StopDisinfo910 wrote: post #467

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Could anyone here waxing lyrically about Apple so called privacy stand explain to me what that actually is apart from a marketing point Apple keeps repeating? Because from where I stand they do load everything into their cloud. They insist on having you pay for iCloud through obnoxious means. They have you go through their store for everything. They even have an ad platform. What supposedly so good about it? Their tr…

> Because from where I stand they do load everything into their cloud. They insist on having you pay for iCloud through obnoxious means. They have you go through their store for everything. They even have an ad platform. It's very easy to completely disable iCloud. I've never used it and don't intend to, despite running a mac as my primary computer for ~12 years now.

This is correct. Maybe settings will show you a login button but except for that you're fine.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by lern_too_spel »

ajross wrote: post #575
NetOpWibby wrote: post #196

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The privacy stuff and the hardware quality are my main reasons as well. Oh, and Chrome OS isn't a real OS to me so I couldn't imagine using that as my daily driver as I would macOS. Another reason I stick with Apple is style/design. Aside from the latest Alan Dye-led stuff, Apple's design has been top-notch, they make every other company look like they lack class and design-sense. With that said, I did like Nokia's W…

> Chrome OS isn't a real OS to me so I couldn't imagine using that as my daily driver as I would macOS Not sure I understand this? One assumes that "daily driver" involves Linux VM use in this context[1], and ChromeOS's Linux VM integration is just wildly ahead of WSL (which really isn't bad) or the mess on OS X (awful). Installed Crostini apps appear as native apps in the UI. Transparent cross-filesystem access work…

The Debian experience on my kid's Chromebook in Crostini is truly fantastic. The Android experience, on the other hand, leaves a lot to be desired. I had hoped a convertible Chromebook could give them access to all the learning apps across Linux, the web, and Android on a single device; but a lot of Android apps tell the Play Store they aren't compatible, and I have to jump through hoops to get them installed.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by ars »

makeitdouble wrote: post #608
tshaddox wrote: post #365

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Absolutely. The camera bump is a complete non-issue, and probably easily solvable with a case if it's really the thing pushing you away from an entire smartphone platform. I shudder at notion of feeling compelled to group every photo I take into exactly one folder. A directory tree makes very little sense for organizing everyday photos. If I for some reason had a natural temptation to do this, I'd be grateful to Appl…

> solvable with a case The iphone 16's camera bump is 3.5mm. Short of making your own case that makes the bump a Pixel like bar, that wont be solved by just sticking a case. On photos, it is indeed a very personal topic to many. In particular someone taking dozens of random pictures everyday won't have the same use case as someone being a lot more deliberate for each picture for instance. A one size fjts all approach…

> The iphone 16's camera bump is 3.5mm.

Why even have a bump? Make the phone thicker by exactly that amount and increase the battery. Then the phone is flat and has a better battery life. Are there uses who actually prefer a bump?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by lern_too_spel »

thewebguyd wrote: post #428
epolanski wrote: post #404

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I genuinely do not understand this claim and propaganda about Apple privacy. 1) it's known they scan all your content and pics on iCloud 2) the phone's always listening, always 3) once that I forgot my password to the MacBook, all one needed to do to access my data was to enter recovery mode and reset the password. Sure it logged me off from browser sessions, but all my files where there available to anybody To me ap…

Apple is the only one that offers actual E2EE with advanced data protection for all iCloud services. Without it, yes, Apple can see your data. With it on, they can't. The key is stored on device, encrypted with your device pin/passcode and covers iCloud backup, including messages, drive, photos, notes, reminders, bookmarks, shortcuts, voice memos, wallet, passwords, health data, journal, home, maps, etc. The only thi…

Even Google also gives actual E2EE by default for Android backups. Same with Samsung. Others have mentioned that Proton and others do this for services that Apple won't.

https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/risks/bac...

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by seany »

ethbr1 wrote: post #680
jama211 wrote: post #286

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I think it’s been 15+ years for me

Do you folks not go camping?

I try and do some kind of camping once a month and always have my phone. Typically it's in airplane mode and gets used for photos, maps, ebooks.

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Post by unethical_ban »

Fuzzwah wrote: post #471

This seems like a good place to randomly drop my thoughts on switching from a Samsung s20+ to a Pixel 9 Pro. The hardware is excellent in the hand. The display is great, battery life excellent, the UI is snappy, does all the basic things I expect from a quality device. Over all, no huge regrets..... but... The scrolling in every app is just "different" from the Samsung, and in a "not as good" way. I moved to Pixel wi…

I feel compelled to stick with GrapheneOS even though I install Play Services and meta apps.

I do miss several Samsung features. Most of all, the ability to set the Always-On Display to only show when new notifications pop up. It is easier to see at a glance that I have a message vs. squinting at how many faint lines are displayed to see the messages icon.

DeX is a novel concept too, and with Samsung you can do USB-C --> HDMI out to use your phone to play on a TV. It is a choice Google makes that Pixel can't do that.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by lpcvoid »

Gud wrote: post #231
mg wrote: post #94

The people at Google seem to think much more like me than the people at Apple. There are 3 primary decisions Google made that click with me, while Apple's choices are a mystery to me: 1: When I put a Pixel on a table, it sits there stable. Because the backside is symmetrical. When I put an iPhone on a table, it wobbles. 2: When I sort my photos on a Pixel, I sort them in folders. The "camera" folder is where the unso…

Frankly, iOS could be a giant turd of an OS, at least it's somewhat privacy respecting(for the time being), I would still prefer it. As long as it's that, it's light years ahead of Android. Which is a vehicle for Google to spy on you so they can sell your data.

Nobody privacy respecting uses stock Pixel android. Check out GrapheneOS.
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