Android Sunday Rant/Rage (Oct 03 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Sunday Rant/Rage (Oct 03 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!
Looking for a new launcher? Try Omega Launcher, a fork of Lawnchair
Flashback: The HTC One (M8) had two cameras and two OSes
Moto G Power (2021) vs Pixel 4a
Google Assistant will no longer read from webpages that require a subscription.
Now you can change dates and time of a photo or video in @googlephotos
SHARE MENU DOWNGRADE with UPDATE (MIUI)
They should utilize these crazy camera bumps on phones these days.

Sunday Rant/Rage (Oct 03 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

Posted: 03 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT

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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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Looking for a new launcher? Try Omega Launcher, a fork of Lawnchair

Posted: 03 Oct 2021 11:53 PM PDT

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Flashback: The HTC One (M8) had two cameras and two OSes

Posted: 03 Oct 2021 09:23 PM PDT

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Moto G Power (2021) vs Pixel 4a

Posted: 03 Oct 2021 07:55 AM PDT

I recently had to replace my Pixel 4a due to water damage. The screen stopped registering touch properly. A Pixel 5a would have probably been my preferred replacement, but I decided that it wasn't worth the price to me. My replacement is a Moto G Power (2021). Here are the details that stand out to me, after being happy with the Pixel 4a.

Moto G Power (2021)

Pros:

Price ($200)
Larger screen (personally I would have liked a smaller phone, but there aren't really any smaller phones with comparable specs at this price)
Moto gestures (chop for flashlight and twist for camera are useful)
Good battery (I could probably go 1.5 days or 2 days if I was careful)
Water resistant (Edit: Apparently, it's only water repellant. There is no IPS rating.)
Face unlock (although I rarely use this)
Side fingerprint sensor (I've had phones with the sensor on the front and back and I prefer the side sensor. This is probably my favorite thing about this phone.)
Loud speakers

Cons:

Heavy
Thick
Screen color and resolution are lacking, but not terrible
Camera could be better
Performance is not as good as the Pixel 4a, although it's not as bad as many reviewers make it seem, in my opinion.

My conclusion is that this is a very good phone for $200. You get water resistance, decent performance, and good battery life. You'll probably be disappointed if you're used to flagship phones, but many people don't need a $1000 pocket computer.

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Google Assistant will no longer read from webpages that require a subscription.

Posted: 03 Oct 2021 05:35 PM PDT

Sometimes I don't want to read all of a NYT article as they can get quite long. I tried to get assistant to read the webpage for me only to be told the following

http://imgur.com/a/Z5NSCRe

I had to uninstall the New York Times app for this error message to actually show up. In the app it just says an error occurred. I pay for a subscription to The New York Times anyways.

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Now you can change dates and time of a photo or video in @googlephotos

Posted: 04 Oct 2021 02:28 AM PDT