15 years of Android memories – When did you get your first Android phone? (blog.google)
My first one was a Samsung Galaxy S1 that I got in 2013 and it was a great little device that was easy to open up and repair. It had only 512MB of RAM but that was plenty for basic phone needs, web browsing and running some Android apps like AnkiDroid at the time.
Nothing sells 100,000 CMF Phone 1 units in three hours (gsmarena.com)
What niche phone features would appeal to you?
I went through my late teens as the initial smart phone boom was happening. I had a Motorola q that could get TV channels and had a keyboard. I had the enV that flipped open. And many androids/blackberries that I loved for their unique form factor and functionality....
Android 15 really doesn't want you to turn off Bluetooth - Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
Alternative to Nova Launcher
As the title states, I have used Nova launcher for years. As it is the most feature rich, most customizable launcher that supports basically everything I could need from it. However I am looking to switch away from it....
Currently developing an Android app to sync subscriptions and saved posts between accounts (sh.itjust.works)
It’s open source and I’d like some feedbacks, as you can see I such at designing mobile apps....
No more YouTube recommendations on Android if video history is turned off (lemmy.world)
This is explained on this support answer...
what lemmy app do you recommend and why?
What are we all using for video chat in 2023? (kbin.social)
The last time I tried to make video chat work with people, we dived between jitsi, facebook messenger, zoom... until something worked well enough. what are people using here now? Jitsi? Google Meet? Whatsapp? Facebook Messenger? Zoom? Skype? Facetime, somehow? The builtin thing in matrix that used to be jitsi but I think they...
Best lightweight note-taking app?
Looking for an app for note-taking with the following features:...
bringing back the windows home screen. (vlemmy.net)
Help a nerd choose a new phone after 7 years
I’m cross posting my own here, I hope it’s allowed. Maybe it will reach someone who has a similar problem....
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com)
Google will appeal the decision: theverge.com/…/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-goog…
Finally installed F-Droid
Since simple mobile tools will soon become a spyware and I use 3 of their apps regularly, yesterday I installed F-Droid after reading many Lemmy recommendations....
Highly recommended notes apps
There are tons of Notes app available in the playstore and f-droid. I have use my fair share of them these are my best 5 recommendations. All of these are free to use and have to pay extra if you want specific features....
Out of the phones released past 2015 you used, which one is the closest to the heart?
Many devices, one for the heart.
Which is the least no fuss mainstream phone manufacture?
Which is the best phone company in terms of consistently putting out good phone products.
Samsung loses lead in foldables market after 42% slump in sales (www.notebookcheck.net)
Boost for Lemmy now available! (play.google.com)
I can finally use my favorite ****it app to browse lemmy!!
which launcher would you suggest and why?
so I finally got the motivation to install lineage os to my phone after thinking about it like year. and now that I finally modified this phone I started thinking about ricing this phone a bit. I’m looking for a launcher that isn’t too minimalistic and with a decent amount of customization. kinda like kde bit you know…...
What phone are you using?
So, I thought I'd kick things off here with some community building....
Why do most newer phones other than pixels have little to no support for custom ROMs ?
I know that most customizability features that were once exclusive to custom roms are available for use right out of the box these days....
Navigation bar or gesture controls?
Wanted to see how everyone in the community felt about the using the android navigation bar buttons vs using gesture control....