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    November 18, 2019

    Android Moronic Monday (Nov 18 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Moronic Monday (Nov 18 2019) - Your weekly questions thread!

    Posted: 18 Nov 2019 03:15 AM PST

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    Google Pixel 4 review—Overpriced, uncompetitive, and out of touch

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 07:35 AM PST

    I made a badUSB (rubber duck) attack on Android using Arduino. Feedback appreciated

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 03:59 PM PST

    Google Pixel 4 battery satisfaction survey results

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 08:38 PM PST

    A few weeks ago, I purchased a Pixel 4 XL. Despite the ongoing negativity towards the device on this sub, the overwhelmingly negative tech press and continuous discussions of how terrible the phone is on r/GooglePixel, I'm enjoying this phone very much. I haven't really got any complaints myself.

    Shortly after purchasing it, I created this pixel 4 and 4XL battery life survey (which is still open by the way) to see how others were doing. This is what I have determined so far, and I would like your thoughts:

    The results show the following so far:

    • Average Pixel 4 screen on time was 4.4 hours (SD 0.98 for an n: 14)
    • Average Pixel 4 XL screen on time was 6.1 hours (SD 1.71 for n: 43)
    • 42/59 respondents report battery life equal to or better than their previous device
    • Most respondents were satisfied with their Pixel 4 or 4 XL battery life when asked. The most common response was 9/10, the average was 7.55/10 with a standard deviation of 2.4 (n:60)
    • The mode difference in battery life (most commonly reported differential) was 0 hours difference between their previous phone and the Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL
    • The average difference in battery life between the last device owned and the new Pixel 4 or 4 XL was just 0.3 hours with a standard deviation of 2.1 hours.
    • 30% of respondents felt that complaints about battery life were justified for their pixel 4 or 4 XL
    • 50% of respondents felt that complaints about battery life were not justified for their pixel 4 or 4 XL
    • the remaining 20% felt that there might be some justification for complaints about battery life for their pixel 4 or 4 XL.
    • 25 people reported not owning a pixel 4 or 4 XL and were eliminated from the results after the first question, however I suspect many of them just wanted to see the results.
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    Hisense’s upcoming phone, the King Kong 6, will sport one huge battery

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 05:49 AM PST

    Bring Back Removable Batteries

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 06:04 AM PST

    As the title suggest, I firmly believe that phone manufacturers should bring back removable batteries.

    Why?

    Many people keep their phones for longer now, some peoples upgrade cycle is 2 years and others just wait until the phone dies. One issue that no one can avoid is battery degradation. It happens. The issue is that phone manufacturers do not make it easy to replace the battery and why the hell should they. End of the day they want money from you to replace the battery or get a new phone.

    My issues with this is that its not environmentally friendly nor should it be the status quo. Our phones can last for far longer with custom rom's and taking care of the device.

    If batteries were removable, someone who owns and likes their phone could extend its life for "x" amount of years. Using custom roms and kernels, keep it going until they feel need to change it or until other components die.

    Phone manufactures should build an eco-system where batteries that die can be returned for a discount for a new one. This would ensure that batteries are not discarded into bins but rather there is an incentive for users to send batteries back to be recycled for new ones.

    Manufacturers shouldn't charge an eye gouging price for this, end of the day if the user is responsible in returning their batteries for new ones. They should be charge a fair price. Of course we know that manufacturers will do some fuckeree with this because they can. In a world where we're trying to recycle and ensure we reuse what we can, this would viewed negatively.

    How?

    I am sure that if phone companies put their R&D departments to it, they can create a removable battery that doesn't infringe on the phones integrity. You can separate the main body from the battery and put in separate compartments. Make the contacts waterproof or even use two wireless pads internally to avoid all contact points. My point is, if researched properly, we can have phones that can have a IP rating and still have removable batteries.

    Why should phone manufacturers do this?

    If a manufacturer does this and gets other things right in a phone, users will flock to it. Having a replaceable battery would be a revolution and not a backwards step. I firmly believe the positive outweigh the negatives. Phone manufacturers such as Realme promote custom rom development. This in turns helps the phone last longer when support eventually fades away. If removable batteries were part of this, imagine keeping your favourite phone for longer.

    I know someone will list the reason on why the shouldn't and will not. My issue is this, we're the consumers, they're producers. We should have a say in what we want from our phones, not have things thrust onto us because that's way the market needs to go. Innovation is needed but understanding consumers needs is paramount as well.

    Please feel free to add your opinion and discuss this.

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    Flashback: the Nokia 808 PureView was from the future | Gsmarena

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 05:23 AM PST

    Pixel 4 Third Party Launchers Have Gestures

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 11:24 AM PST

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/9to5google.com/2019/11/12/android-10-gestures-launchers/amp/

    But I kind wish they would fix this for all Launchers now. I'm using Nova and it sucks that the launcher doesn't allow for gestures.

    Which really sucks more is that the 3 button classic navigation which I wanted to switch back to is bugged on Nova. You can multitask, but you can't clear all.

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    Pixel Motion Sense demo

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 07:50 PM PST

    Pixel 4 XL vs iPhone 11 pro Max speed test // ZONEofTECH

    Posted: 17 Nov 2019 09:36 PM PST
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