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    Android Sunday Rant/Rage (Mar 29 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    March 30, 2020

    Android Sunday Rant/Rage (Mar 29 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Sunday Rant/Rage (Mar 29 2020) - Your weekly complaint thread!

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 04:13 AM PDT

    Note 1. Join our IRC, and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

    This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

    • Your device.

    • Your carrier.

    • Your device's manufacturer.

    • An app

    • Any other company

    Rules

    1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/Samsung/HTC etc. for one thing that is fine, but do not be rude to an individual app developer.

    2) If you have a suggestion to solve another user's issue, please leave a comment but be sure it's constructive! We do not want any flame-wars.

    3) Be respectful of other's opinions. Even if you feel that somebody is "wrong" you don't have to go out of your way to prove them wrong. Disagree politely, and move on.

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    NewPipe 0.19.0 released: Group your channels, Mute your videos, Fast-mode, "What's New" videos' order fixed and many other improvements

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 09:20 PM PDT

    YouTube for Android restricts maximum video streaming quality to 480p in India

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 02:59 PM PDT

    Google’s CameraX Android API will let third-party apps use the best features of the stock camera

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 07:11 AM PDT

    Telegram 6.0: chat folders, , archive, channel stats and more

    Posted: 30 Mar 2020 03:53 AM PDT

    The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro mark the end of the era of affordable Xiaomi flagships

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 07:55 PM PDT

    A ‘mid-range’ Pixel 5 actually makes total sense

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 12:27 PM PDT

    Huawei P40 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus - CAMERA Comparison! | The Tech Chap

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 11:10 AM PDT

    "OnePlus 8. Official renders. Many of them. Crazy new "Glow" color, fancy new Green color, standard Black looking pretty nice, too. Check them out here: https://t.co/C5GdYO8D5p"

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 05:35 AM PDT

    Planet Computers has really let things slide: Firm's third real-keyboard gizmo boasts 5G, Android 10, Linux support ��

    Posted: 30 Mar 2020 05:37 AM PDT

    Galaxy S20 series produces ugly halos in some photos.

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 01:56 PM PDT

    I noticed this in Mrwhosetheboss' latest camera comparision video. Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaEDEOnBCJM

    Halo is an artifact seen where the highlights meet the shadows. Basically a white border near the edges of very bright and very dark areas in the image. You can simulate this if you push shadows and highlights recovery slider to the max in any photo processing software. This is more noticeable when the image is viewed on a smaller display like a smartphone as compared to a TV screen lets say.

    Examples : https://imgur.com/a/rVtvGw9

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    "OnePlus 8 Pro to feature 48MP IMX689 as the Main Sensor (F/1.78)"

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 08:06 AM PDT

    On compact Android phones and the reason we aren't getting any

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 04:32 AM PDT

    I've posted this a few times as a comment, now I will expand and structure the explanation. But first of all I want to clarify that there are three thresholds of compactness:

    1. Grip. Starting from some size (which is individual, in my case it's roughly 60-63 mm wide, so the iPhone SE size would be perfect) the grip isn't firm anymore, though you still can use it with one hand while lying on the couch of course.
    2. Reachability. Again, it's individual, but starting from some size (after 135x65 mm for me, but it also depends on the screen size; my Xperia XZ2 Compact and the iPhone 8 are at the upper limit and I don't like the idea of using anything bigger) the phone becomes way less comfortable to use with one hand. Again, that doesn't mean you can't use it. But you'd supposedly prefer to use both hands for that.
    3. Pocketability. Honestly if it gets to discussing pocketability, it means that all is lost so I consider it irrelevant. Compact phones were all pretty pocketable, and everything else doesn't matter.

    I also want to mention that all people are different. Some people switch to phablets and love them, I hated it and was happy to go back to Sony Compacts. The big screen gave had its advantages of course, but the

    Now on the compact phones. The sad fact is that we are a minority. A fraction of a relatively small market. So we will not receive what we want.

    Nowadays developing world markets are much bigger than European and North American (and have higher Android market share). So most money is done there and the manufacturers cater to the local needs. And people there prefer big phones for two reasons.

    • The small phones are not small enough. I'm 181 cm tall and my XZ2C (the last compact flagship, and it's already almost two years old) is at the upper size limit for me (same for the previous Sony Compacts). The average height in China is 164 cm, the average height in India is 160 cm, and even though younger generations tend to be taller my phone would still be too big for one-handed usage for almost everybody there (I think most people under 175 cm would find Sony Compacts too big). And it's the smallest mainstream phone it two years! Even the iPhone SE would be too big for many people. So compact phones like mine have quite a small market.

    • Many people in developing countries have only one smart device, and that's their smartphone. Redditors may have heaps of desktop PCs, laptops and tablets. They don't. Their smartphone is their only gateway to the digital world. And while a 3.5-4" phone would be compact enough for almost everyone, it would be so small that the benefits of one-handed use wouldn't compensate the disadvantages of a small display for many people. What would you choose as your only smart device: an iPhone SE (because everything else is too big for one-handed use) or a cheaper 6" phablet?

    To sum up, loving small phones tells three things about you (of course there are exceptions):

    • You are relatively tall so you can use phones like Sony Compacts with one hand
    • You are relatively wealthy and you don't rely on your phone as your only smart device
    • You have a fairly active lifestyle as a phablet beats a compact phone at sofa usage no matter the size of your hands

    That makes you a triple minority. So if you want a comeback of compact Android phones, you'll supposedly have to wait for 3-5 years. Currently it's just not worth it for the Android phone manufacturers: European and North American markets are not that big, besides the US are dominated by Apple. So it totally makes sense for them to focus on phablets. Wait for the developing markets to be saturated (at least 80-90% smartphone adoption, plus bigger devices in every house) and for the taller kids to grow up. Then the manufacturers will start caring about the comfort of one-handed use again.

    On the other hand, Apple is focusing on Europe and North America (their share in these markets is much higher than world average) and that's a good thing for us. They are rumored to make two new models for one-handed use this year: a 4.7" iPhone 9 (basically an updated iPhone 8) and the 5.4" base iPhone 12 which may be even smaller (supposedly sized between the 8 and the SE) due to the bezelless design. Basically if you want buy a relatively compact phone in 2020 you can either get an iPhone or the rugged Unihertz Atom L (4", similar to the XZ2C in size but much thicker) which is a niche phone that won't appeal to the general public. As for me, I've preordered the Atom and then perhaps I'll get the iPhone 12 next year.

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    Knights of the Old Republic appears to be free on the Amazon app store

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 07:28 AM PDT

    Was looking for games while stuck at home and noticed KOTOR is free now. I never had the time to play it when it was first released, butI guess I do now.

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    How have you made your Android as hands-free as possible?

    Posted: 29 Mar 2020 11:08 AM PDT

    I'm using Google Assistant a lot and am trying to further streamline this and reduce touching my phone. Launchers, apps, Google Assistant tips and tricks related to this, would love to hear it all!

    One issue I'm having to do is keeping my phone unlocked to avoid having Assistant request me to unlock via pass or fingerprint when I'm trying to send or listen to a text when I'm at the store. Gonna have to figure a smarter and more secure workaround for that. Is entering your passcode via voice even possible? Don't think so...

    Anyway, sorry if this has been done to death here, just wanted a focused convo on making our phones as hands-free as possible.

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