ive had like 10 phones since the s8 and all feel like garbage cheap versions, shouldn't they be getting better?

The new samsung phones and pixels feels like my budget china umidigi phone from 2017

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Hi Reddit....

A couple of weeks ago I released Radiodile for Android into the wild and got alot of valuable feedback. Since then I've gotten all known bugs out, overhauled the UI/UX and otherwise kept my nose to the grindstone implementing improvements.

Features:

1. Unlimited skips

2. Entirely powered by SoundCloud, Discogs & last.fm

3. Features patent pending, "Variety Dial" technology that gives you complete control over your custom station's variety. Turn the dial to 0% and we only play tracks from core artists. Turn it up and we will add tracks by similar artists all the way up to 100%.

4. Curated stations

5. Genre stations

Now I'd really love to know what your thoughts are on this streaming radio app powered by SoundCloud & last.fm. I'll be answering your comments today for those interested.

Thanks very much

I don't know why these questions are consistently appearing on this sub.

iOS doesn't dominate in the US market. It just doesn't. It only hold a 55%-60% market share. That's not dominating.

All these posts are exhibiting the Begging The Question fallacy. A false premise is treated as true and then a query is made on that premise.

Don't know if it's Apple fanboys or people thinking their immediate circle is a representative sample; but, these posts are kinda fishy and definitely annoying.

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america

[updated screenshot] I ordered my pixel back on November 24th which was back ordered. Today i received an email from Telus mentioning the following: "Hello, Please be advised that we have received notice today that Google will be ceasing production of their Google Pixel line and we will not be receiving further inventory of this phone. Therefore we will not be able to fulfill your order for the selected product. We apologize on the behalf of TELUS and Google for this inconvenience." I waited almost 3 months only read this message. Did anyone else get this from their carrier (In Canada perhaps?). There seems to be no update from google in anyway :\ link attached: http://imgur.com/aN2GGKx

Me and my boyfriend are a few timezones apart, and we both have abysmal sleep schedules, so we sometimes (quite frequently, to be honest) have to wake eachother up. But the only real way we can do that is "hey, is your alarm set? Is it *really* set? Ok good." Thing is, we still sometimes just sleep through those alarms anyway.

So I was wondering if there was a way to make it so we could set off alarms on eachother's phones. Some way to press a button and make his phone just start going apeshit. Preferably with some optional setting to make it so only the other person can turn off the alarm and control its volume. That way we can *really* make sure that the other person is awake when they need to be.

This thread is number 1 on /r/android right now but has nothing to do with Android. It doesn't mention any Android device, in fact the word 'Android' is nowhere to be found.

Carrier-specific posts are bad enough, and I also think those should be removed. Or the millions Motorola threads which don't apply to anyone outside of America. But this is a carrier and country specific post that doesn't even have anything to do with Android. Yeah you can use an Android on T-mobile - you can use an iPhone or a Windows Phone or a fucking Nokia 3310 as well. There's nothing Android specific here.

It's just American carrier rubbish again. Almost nothing except blogspam is allowed on this subreddit as it is, but this is permitted? Give me a break.

It has nothing to do with Android and only serves to reinforce the Android community and Google's attitude of 'America is the only country'. It's like if I own an Android I HAVE to be American and there's no other possibility. You don't find this shit in the other phone subreddits and you shouldn't find it here.

edit: Okay, I've tried to support my argument and respond to comments, but no matter how much I explain and justify, every single thing I write is immediately getting downvoted heavily, so I'm gonna have my comments limited soon. So I'm out for now, I guess. I strongly suggest however that we consider making and enforcing simpler and more consistent rules that are designed to benefit the community as a whole. (EDIT: my commenting ability seems fine, no timer, so scratch that, I guess).

edit 2: **Okay, to the group of idiots going through my comment history and downvoting all my benign comments from other unrelated subreddits - thanks so much, you've really proven your point and made yourselves look like a well reasoned and intelligent bunch of individuals. It totally changed my point of view too. Great work.**

edit 3: I stand by everything I said. I will sink with my ship.

So I recently made the swap from iPhone to Android. Went from the 11 to the S25 Ultra.

I decided to give another try to android since my last one was like 2018 or something. I hated androids because of the slow freezing apps and terrible picture quality. I had a better experience on my iPod touch at the time with photography so went to iphone.

Fast forward now and I'm running into some of the same issues. However what i specifically want help with is my camera. I've tried to follow some tips n tricks online from other photo creators but my cam is still cheeks. I can't attach a photo but its doing this weird thing where the edges are blurry or at a weird focus? Just overall lower quality. I've tried tapping the focus anywhere else and it's still the same. Any suggestions?

I want an app with a good layout (Holo :D) and I need to be able to look up verses quickly. Multiple panels are my friends.

Is there a good (free) app for this? My son is in his senior year and is having some attendance issues. We just want to be able to set up a geofence (area) around his school that when left (when he leaves the borders of the geofence) it quietly alerts one of us on our phones.

I would prefer it to be non-invasive, and I don't really need any of the other parental controls (I'm not going to start spying on his internet usage). Also, I don't want him to be alerted to the geofence (so I don't want it to mirror a notification on his phone that says "I have alerted your parents").

Thanks!

EDIT: I just thought of another possibility. GPS hogs a lot of battery... is there a way for me to get a notification if his phone goes over, say, 10mph? Then I'd know if he got in a car, which is good enough.

EDIT2: Please try to just answer the question. There are parental control apps out there, and all I wanted to know were your recommendations. I don't really need your parenting recommendations, and they're pretty much irrelevant.

EDIT3: I am extremely disappointed in this subreddit

I forgot my alternate gmail address. I believe it was linked to my main gmail for security. There were no emails sent between them and the alternate gmail address never interacted with any emails.

Please help me find the alternate gmail address that I cannot remember. Thanks

I’ve noticed on every Android phone I’ve owned.

Right after a reboot:

- Fingerprint unlock doesn’t work

- Face unlock doesn’t work

- The phone forces PIN/password first

Once I unlock it manually, biometrics start working normally again.

I assume this is security-related, but I’m curious about the exact reason to understand what’s happening behind the scenes.

I was having a discussion the other day with a friend about the SAR (wich stands for "Specific absorption rate") values of our devices, mine being a Nexus 6P very common on this sub and his a HTC One M8. So we looked on various site tables that were reporting smartphone that had the highest and the lowest values.

I would like report here some of the results of our ""research"":

The highest:

The lowest:

From Wikipedia:

Specific absorption rate (SAR) is a measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by the human body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic field; although, it can also refer to absorption of other forms of energy by tissue, including ultrasound. It is defined as the power absorbed per mass of tissue and has units of watts per kilogram (W/kg).

(So the lower the better)

I've hear of people losing the ability to hear just because they were staying on the phone for too much, so it's something to be aware of, fortunately there are many ways to protect yourself! (You can find them with a quick search on Google)

So what do you think? It's something that concerns you? Or it does not bother you at all? I would like to know your opinions and maybe learn something from someone that knows the subject better than me!

PS: in my opinon these are values that shouldn't concern us because we are already surrounded in every way by RF emissions that come from every devices we own i.e: dishwasher, washing machines etc etc...

Just got an s25 and I was surprised it had no SD card. My $175 oppo had an SD slot. Why are we paying more for lesser features. First they came for the removable battery, then the headphone jack, now the SD card?

Is it to sell some stupid cloud subscription? I could care less about "AI features". Instead of such gimmicks we could have had so many better features.

At this point how is samsung any better than apple. They killed all the features and iOS has a better UI anyway. I heard they are also removing the ability to download apks. So basically just plan to become an apple clone with a worser UI, the future looks so bleak

My mom has a Samsung A20e and it’s pretty lacking in space right now, so I suggested getting a micro SD card for it and wrote it down for her, but she lost the note before she went shopping and she doesn’t know what an SD card is or what it’s called without the note. When she got there the person she was asking for help about increasing storage on her phone (since she didn’t really know specifically what she was looking for) they just told her they could only increase storage for photos specifically and not for apps and what not, presumably with an SD card??? As far as I know that’s not how SD cards work?? Like, that employee was just lying to her, right? They were just trying to manipulate her into buying a new phone, right? Micro SD cards for this phone model don’t exclusively increase storage for pictures, right? Anyway, this situation was weird and specific, so I’m posting about it here.

Update: I had no idea SD cards for phones worked this way. I have upgraded the storage on several other devices before and none of them behaved like that. I also know almost nothing about android phones as I’m a chronic apple user. Thank you for the help!!

You can probably guess which kind of place names I'm referring to, but no matter what it only shows me the names the US government decides. Everyone else around here still has normal names. There doesn't seem to be a corresponding setting neither in Android nor in Google Maps.

I am a US citizen, but do not live there and am not physically there. I can't imagine how Google would know my citizenship status anyway. Anyone know why my phone/account is being singled out here when it comes to this stuff?

I'm going to come from an iPhone to Android. I want the smoothest running smartphone. I have been watching so many reviews of different smartphones for the last couple of days. Pixels, Galaxy, Oneplus, Honor, Motorola, etc. And every smartphone has been told at least once that it's slow at times. Are there any Android smartphones that run as smoothly as iPhones?

P. S. I don't care about watches, pads and other ecosystem staff. All I want is a smooth-running phone.

Thx for your answers.

OLED remains susceptible to burn-out (what most refer to as burn-in). As a heavy user of navigation apps, when the screen must remain active for hour-long drives, this is unacceptable to me. The LG V30, Pixel 2 XL were popular examples of the controversial property of this screen tech. There are even reports already of iPhone X users encountering screen burn-out issues.

The effective resolution of many AMOLED displays on the market today are at a disadvantage sharpness-wise due to the Pentile/diamond sub-pixel layouts they must use. I find it presumptuous when people say nobody can see the increase in resolution and PPI beyond 1080p and "Retina" densities on today's smartphone dimensions, but there are some that can. I preferred the display on my LG G6 to my Galaxy S7 because it just looked sharper. Do a search on "visual acuity" to see some facts on this, notably from a well-regarded site in this community (Anandtech).

Color accuracy, gamma, greyscale, and other more subtle qualities are not inherently superior on AMOLED. Just look at professional measurements on Apple's LCD-based iPhones. It's in how the screens are calibrated.

tl;dr my post title. AMOLED isn't always better than LCD, and vice versa. Stop telling people "phone A is better than phone B" because AMOLED.

Hello, I marked this as NSFW, I hope this is enough (and new account because I don't want the people I know to read this on my main account!). If not, where can I ask this question?

Anyway, as I said in the title, I need to block every possible p*rn content on my son's phone. I'm not forcing it on him, he wants this and asked for my help. As his parent, I have the duty to help him.

His phone is a Motorola moto g84.

What we would like is a software/something, (I'm really not a software guy myself...) that somehow controls everything he can search for on any browser, and block, without possibility to somehow access it, p*rn contents. For instance, he tried to always impose "safe search", but it's very easy to overcome it and it's not enough anymore. It goes without saying that he must not be able to turn this off, otherwise it would be useless!

With p*rn contents I mean videos, websites, and also the possibility to see p*rn pictures on the "images" section on google.

I saw that there are many possibilities, like parental control, third party apps (though we've tried one and it was bad at best...) etcetera, but I do not know if it will be a definitive solution to the problem.

Could you please help us ?

P.S He told me there are other ways to access p*rn, like Reddit and Telegram, but he has already used other apps to lock them behind a password, so browsers are the last thing to protect him from.

P.S2 many will say "this is not a solution" and I know it, indeed he'll start seeing a doctor for this. It's not a severe addiction, he uses it like once every week/two weeks and he has managed to stop for almost one year, but due to a very hard period he started again. He is annoyed by this thing and feels it is a weakness and I want to help him.

Thank you very much, and I apologise if the post is not ok for this community.

At least for text messages. I just noticed after updating to L that my Hangouts is finally integrated with my Google Voice number. Previously I had to use an Xposed module to receive my texts in hangouts, no more! Has anybody else noticed this? I am ecstatic!

Hi everyone! I'd really appreciate some honest advice from people who have used both Samsung and iPhone, especially those who have switched from Android to iOS.

I've been using a Samsung Galaxy A70 for around 7 years, and before that, I also had an Android phone. So, I'm very used to Android and its interface. I'm not particularly loyal to any brand, but lately, I've been seriously considering switching to an iPhone.

WHY I'M INTERESTED IN AN IPHONE

I really like the camera, especially how vibrant the photos look and how good the low-light photography and videos seem to be. I like the overall design and premium feel, and I've always been curious about iOS. I'd like to experience using an iPhone at least once. I want a phone with a great camera, good battery life, and smooth performance that will last me around 3–6 years.

WHAT'S MAKING ME HESITATE

Navigation: I'm used to Android's navigation system, especially the back button and being able to switch between apps quickly. I'm not sure how comfortable I'll feel without a universal back button on iOS.

Ease of use: Android feels very natural to me, and I'm worried that iOS might feel less intuitive or more restrictive, at least initially.

Files and PDFs: I frequently download files, open PDFs, and share documents through different apps. I've heard that managing files and sharing them can be less straightforward on iOS.

Work-related use: I work in a hospital emergency department, so I use my phone frequently throughout my shifts. I need to be able to open the camera quickly, make calls, use the flashlight, switch between apps, and do everything with minimal hassle. Convenience and speed are very important to me.

Price: iPhones are expensive, and I don't want to spend that much money only to realize that I preferred my old Android experience.

Accessories: Having to purchase a charger or other accessories separately is another small downside.

The Apple ecosystem: I'm concerned that I might feel pushed toward buying other Apple products or that transferring files between devices could become inconvenient if I don't own a Mac.

Longevity: I want to keep my next phone for several years, so long-term software support, battery health, and overall durability are important to me.

I'm not afraid of learning a new interface. What worries me more is spending a lot of money on an iPhone and then regretting the switch because Samsung was simply more practical and convenient for my everyday use.

On the other hand, I don't want to dismiss the iPhone without trying it, especially because its camera is one of the main reasons I'm considering switching.

QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED BOTH

Did you find iOS frustrating after years of Android, or did you adapt quickly? Is managing files, PDFs, and sharing documents genuinely more inconvenient on iPhone? How does the iPhone compare with a recent Samsung flagship in terms of camera quality, battery life, and everyday performance? If you use your phone heavily for work, which operating system do you find more practical? If you switched from Samsung to iPhone, would you make the same decision again? If you switched back, why?

Given my situation, would you recommend getting an iPhone or sticking with Samsung?

I'd especially appreciate honest opinions from people who have actually used both, rather than recommendations based solely on brand preference.

Thanks!