Android What should I buy Thursday (Nov 19 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread! |
- What should I buy Thursday (Nov 19 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!
- OnePlus confirms that the budget Nord N100 does, in fact, have a 90Hz display
- TSMC and Google push chipmaking boundaries with 3D 'stacking'
- Running VS Code on an Android Device
- Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more
- Discussion: Casting should allow bluetooth headphones usage, or device audio when using another device for viewing
- Vivo announces radically redesigned OriginOS Android skin
- The new Google Pay app
- 11 promise-filled Android features that quietly faded away
- New Google Pay with Group Payments
- New Android user thoughts
- Let's talk about the Android Share Menu/Interface
- Microsoft Edge browser
- A more helpful Google for families this holiday season
- [PSA] - Free Stadia Bundle "Account Not Eligible" Fix
| What should I buy Thursday (Nov 19 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread! Posted: 19 Nov 2020 03:10 AM PST Credits to the team at /r/PickAnAndroidForMe for compiling this information:
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| OnePlus confirms that the budget Nord N100 does, in fact, have a 90Hz display Posted: 18 Nov 2020 07:49 PM PST
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| TSMC and Google push chipmaking boundaries with 3D 'stacking' Posted: 18 Nov 2020 06:53 AM PST
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| Running VS Code on an Android Device Posted: 18 Nov 2020 06:01 PM PST
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| Google Pay reimagined: pay, save, manage expenses and more Posted: 18 Nov 2020 09:49 AM PST
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2020 07:09 PM PST This has come up several times in the past. Watching TV at night, but my household is asleep. All I want to be able to do is watch the telle, but listen from my phone speakers or my headphones which are connected to my phone. I think this concept is fairly easily done, and would prove useful to many. Would you guys like to see something like this? [link] [comments] | ||
| Vivo announces radically redesigned OriginOS Android skin Posted: 19 Nov 2020 01:29 AM PST
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2020 08:19 AM PST
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| 11 promise-filled Android features that quietly faded away Posted: 18 Nov 2020 08:53 PM PST
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| New Google Pay with Group Payments Posted: 18 Nov 2020 10:02 AM PST
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| Posted: 18 Nov 2020 02:05 PM PST After spending a lot of time on this forum, I finally decided to switch to Android from iOS after having iPhones for almost a decade now. I found it helpful to read others' thoughts/experiences on the switch so here are mine. I switched from a cracked iPhone XR to the Note 20 Ultra (the discounts on damaged phone tradeins were just too tempting). I have never used an Android phone before. What I really like about android so far (1 week in): 1. The always on display. I didn't even know this was a thing but it's awesome. I was a bit worried about battery life at first but it hasn't been an issue at all. Being able to see notifications are waiting and the time while my phone is just sitting on the desk is great. 2. I can use whatever services I like best for cloud storage, gaming, photos etc. and they just work. 3. This is Samsung specific, but Dex is way better than I expected. 4. Also Samsung specific, the S pen is outstanding and Samsung notes in particular works better than any note taking app I've used before. 5. Notifications on Android are great and I really appreciate how easy it is to clear notifications for multiple apps all at once. No more clicking around in apps to try and find out why it has a notification bubble! 6. The settings app on Android is much easier to use and has a layout that made sense to me. The settings app on iOS is definitely lackluster in comparison. What I miss from iOS: 1. iMessage and FaceTime. Nearly all my friends and family use iOS so losing access to those is a bit rough. That said, I switched to Signal on Android and it's pretty good for messaging (however, the video call is generally poor quality and I've had so-so luck with the Signal audio calls). Google Duo has great quality for video chats though so that's my new video chatting platform of choice. Some of my contacts gave me a hard time for becoming a "green bubble" but all the people I normally chat with were happy to download duo and most even downloaded signal as well. It's becoming less of an issue than it was on days 1 and 2, but Apple's messaging apps are definitely a bit better than anything I've found on Android so far. 2. Voicemail isn't in the phone app? I'd forgotten I used to call my carrier to get my voicemail as iPhones just put voicemail into the phone app. I downloaded the voicemail app from my carrier so it's not a huge deal, but feels a bit odd that voicemail isn't in the default phone app... 3. FaceID. Having an underscreen fingerprint reader is great, especially when wearing a mask, but FaceID was so convenient. It let you glance at your locked iPhone, which would then unlock to show sensitive details on the lock screen. All of my apps from iOS are on Android so I haven't noticed any issues in terms of platform support. I do enjoy casual gaming and the ability to cloud game on Android is great! The cloud gaming experience I've encountered so far isn't as good as playing on a console or computer in the same room (minor stutters here and there), but the option to do so is welcome. Overall I'm very pleased with the switch. I might switch back in a year or two but I'm very happy I'm giving android a shot. If you're thinking about switching from iOS to Android (or vice versa), I'd say go for it. Despite the fear I had that it would be terribly difficult to change and it would ruin my digital life, it's been remarkably simple and a fun experience. If you recently switched to Android or have been using it for ages, I'm curious, what do you like best? [link] [comments] | ||
| Let's talk about the Android Share Menu/Interface Posted: 18 Nov 2020 06:49 AM PST So as most of you know, Google has been struggling with the sharing interface for many versions now. One of their major focuses in Android Q/10 was improving the speed at which this interface triggered (primarily due to poor caching behaviours), and further tweaked for Android 11 However, while the new menu/interface loads much more quickly, the inconsistencies of what options lie therein seem even more confusing.. Sharing URLs or products from Chrome suggest contacts in Messages (Default Text app), Telegram, or WhatsApp, but never those that are current or even recent - If I'm having a conversation with someone, switch to Chrome to look something up that's related to our chat, then hit share, that conversation should be one of the first couple suggestions, but it never seems to be the case.. This then forces users to scroll through the list of apps to find the one they want alphabetically, then choose a contact from there I don't really understand the reasoning or design behind this interface.. The fact that it suggests random people on random platforms (I've had it recommend sending an Instagram contact a private message when I last used it over a month prior) - is there a better way to set this up to work efficiently, or some wayo to control what and who are suggested? [link] [comments] | ||
| Posted: 18 Nov 2020 10:21 AM PST My completely un-scientific, personal anecdotal experience: Microsoft Edge (the newest Chromium based version) is the fastest browser I've used on any platform. I use it on my Samsung tablet, iPhone 8 and Windows 10 PC. I used to use Chrome, then Samsung Internet, then Firefox, then Firefox Nightly. The Nightly FF was the fastest I had used. Problem was I need my bookmarks synced between devices. FF on Windows 10 is fine, but it seems sluggish at times. Using anything but Safari on the iPhone seemed pointless. The new MS Edge works well on all these devices. Basically, it works and looks almost exactly like Chrome. Only it seems to use less resources on my PC, and of course it isn't Google (though it is open-source Chromium based). You CAN use Goggle Store extensions, though. That's a good thing cause the Windows Store is a hot mess. [link] [comments] | ||
| A more helpful Google for families this holiday season Posted: 18 Nov 2020 10:02 AM PST
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| [PSA] - Free Stadia Bundle "Account Not Eligible" Fix Posted: 18 Nov 2020 07:57 AM PST I've shared this as a comment in a few associated threads in other subs, but hope it's ok to post here for visibility. In Canada, I'm on a Family Plan and the link informed me my account wasn't eligible. I contacted support using this link and they told me I needed to be signed up as a Stadia Pro subscriber, so I did so using the 1mo trial. I then waited patiently on chat hold for about 1h and spoke with the Stadia team, who confirmed my Stadia membership and YT Premium status. The next day an agent called and while on the phone with me, sent me a link that let me redeem the offer successfully. Note that only the Clearly White bundle was offered with no option to change it (not sure if others were able to use a code to claim whatever color they wanted - my link was a direct shopping cart link tied to my email address) Hope this helps other Canadians or others internationally in a similar situation! [link] [comments] |
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