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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prmoustache »

bsimpson wrote: post #150
51Cards wrote: post #25

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I still carry my Pixel 5 for this reason. 2 replacement batteries in now and I have a spare sitting on a shelf. That said the Pixel 9A is tempting as it's not much larger than my Pixel 5. I hate that the finger print readers have moved to the front though. The sensor on the back of my 5 is perfectly postioned and also acts like a little track-pad for opening the notification tray. It was a perfect design IMO.

> a spare sitting on a shelf Does that work for batteries? I feel like unused batteries tend to become unusable batteries.

I've had a "spare" smartphone kept in a drawer for a year and when I needed it it was impossible to charge and I've never been able to wake it up.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by eredengrin »

no_wizard wrote: post #284
moelf wrote: post #173

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>Give me a Pixel & all the Google stuff but without Google https://grapheneos.org/

As a consumer, I lament most of all about Pixel devices (or any other Android device really) that I have to wipe the OS and install a different one to get features that matter to me, particularly around privacy. Thats why I don't use Pixel devices, or any Android devices really. I know its a precarious situation with Apple since they could reverse their stance at any point and sometimes they get it wrong, but they ha…

fwiw, installing GrapheneOS is by far the easiest phone OS install I've ever done. It's been a while but if there were any hiccups, they were too small to remember. My memory is just plug it into desktop with usb-c cable, go to grapheneos website in chromium (it uses web usb so no firefox), hit the install button, and wait a couple minutes.

And yes, it allows you to disable network permissions for apps, among many other nice things.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prmoustache »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #335
ThePowerOfFuet wrote: post #240

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>Give me a Pixel & all the Google stuff but without Google, and with advanced data protection and Apple's tracking protection and transparency and I'm in. GrapheneOS may interest you. >Also, on either platform, why is it still not possible to toggle off network access in app permissions. Its a glaring and deliberate omission. GrapheneOS specifically supports this for all installed apps.

All of my banking apps that are required for 2FA would probably not work.

My banking apps work fine on grapheneos.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by eredengrin »

coldpie wrote: post #446
expensive_news wrote: post #433

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This thread seems to have a lot of people that love the iPhone mini (me included - I still use my 12 mini). But from all reports that you can find with a quick search it seems clear that it did not sell well by Apple standards. I would love them to bring it back and I’m not sure what it is about the Hacker News crowd that makes this phone over-represented. Maybe the tech crowd also uses laptops more, so we think of p…

> by Apple standards Yeah. The question I'm trying to answer is not "does it make sense for Apple to make a small phone?", but rather "does it make sense for anyone to make a small phone?" I'm using the 13 Mini's sales data as evidence, because it is the one and only small phone made in the past decade or so.

I tend to like smaller phones as well, but even comparing the Pixel 9 Pro vs Pixel 9 Pro XL used markets, it seems really hard to find non-XL versions. I would totally believe that the XL is a far more popular model, unfortunately for the rest of us.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by otsukare »

teekert wrote: post #767
bombita wrote: post #746

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This is now supported from Pixel 8 and above.

Do you know if it is also supported on GrapheneOS? I need a new phone, am struggling between FairPhone (does not have the USB capability for this) or GrapheneOS (on modern Pixel), both options align very well with my values, however not in the same dimensions, sadly.

It is supported on GrapheneOS. I've used it infrequently on a Pixel 8A. It's worth noting it only mirrors the screen, there's no extend option or DEX like experience.

Edit: There is a DEX-like desktop mode in beta, along with Linux VM with graphical app support.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prmoustache »

littlecranky67 wrote: post #761
maples37 wrote: post #386

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GrapheneOS not only provides a sandbox for Google Play (meaning it's just another app with no special privileges, and you can grant/revoke permissions (including network!) as you desire), it also heavily promotes user profiles for further isolation. I have a "banking" profile set up with Google Play services installed. 98% of the time I'm using my phone, I'm using the primary Owner profile. All the other profiles are…

Sounds like an awful lot of work vs. just having an iPhone and regularly install your banking app on it, and still not get spied on.

what makes you think you are not getting spied on? Most banking apps are just glorified websites anyway with all the usual analytics tool embedded that you cannot disable with a browser extension.

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by eredengrin »

buu700 wrote: post #576
6thbit wrote: post #366

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It becomes misleading to even keep calling it "Zoom". More like "Interpolation" with a pinch of hallucination. I can see this becoming a thing though, it is after all the mythical 'zoom & enhance' from csi...

I actually think it's a cool feature, but it shouldn't be called "zoom". "Zoom & Enhance" would make sense. The UI should also have a clear visual indicator of which modes are pure optical zoom, which (if any) are substantially just cropping the image, and which are using genAI.

How many times should we be able to enhance it?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by prmoustache »

tgma wrote: post #602
thewebguyd wrote: post #140

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Same for me, although I currently use an iPhone (and the rest of the Apple ecosystem). I actually don't like iOS, and barely tolerate macOS but I love the hardware on mac right now. For me, it's Apple's privacy stance (which I know could change at anytime, but that's where we are at right now). Give me a Pixel & all the Google stuff but without Google, and with advanced data protection and Apple's tracking protection…

Linux performs quite well on M1/M2 Macs (I'd even argue they are the best laptops to run Linux), almost counter-intuitively to some people's expectations. The worst Macs to run Linux on are actually the last Intel models with T1/T2 stuff. It takes some time for folks to port to new M chips as they come out but once they do, due to the popularity and similar peripherals they work well.

Hasn't porting of newer models completely stalled since the departure of the 2 motivated and skilled individuals that made it originally possible?

Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by Itoldmyselfso »

chasil wrote: post #657
moelf wrote: post #173

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>Give me a Pixel & all the Google stuff but without Google https://grapheneos.org/

After looking at it, there are many things that I do not like about Graphene, and many ways that it tries hard not to be likable. Beyond the monochrome icon pack that cannot be changed in the included launcher (which is so aesthetically challenged with an appearance that only a mother could love), the browser that cannot grasp dark mode, and the lack of the accustomed pattern unlock, I find the lack of one singular t…

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Re: Pixel 10 Phones

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Post by Itoldmyselfso »

k4rnaj1k wrote: post #212
moelf wrote: post #173

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>Give me a Pixel & all the Google stuff but without Google https://grapheneos.org/

Isn't battery life worse on it? I did consider it at some point but not having google wallet(apparently nfc payments are only available via banks' apps there) was too big of a downside for me.

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