Some Android recovery menu tools and options are being removed in the latest Samsung Galaxy updates, but the reason is unclear.
  • wizzor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    532·
    2 days ago

    I wish we’d stop using the word side loading.

    It’s software installation.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
    22·
    2 days ago

    Time for lawsuits. Companies need to learn they can’t change the terms after the sale.

  • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
    35·
    2 days ago

    Bloody hell, the faster plain Linux phones become viable, the better.

    If Google does what they plan to do this year, my next phone’s not going to be Android or iOS, somehow.

  • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    2 days ago

    My phone will still make calls if I don’t install bad updates, and my next one doesn’t need to be Samsung.

    Your move, Samsung.

  • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    2 days ago

    There’s real Linux mobile phone OS like https://sailfishos.org/ which I will try as soon as my phone gets delivered.
    I’m fed up with Android/Google as it is and GrapheneOS (which I’m running now) can’t stop me from wanting to have alternatives.

      • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        Not really. It’s just another attempt at having Linux on mobile phones.
        As for a daily driver I have higher hopes for SailfishOS.

        From https://postmarketos.org/state/:
        “postmarketOS is for Linux enthusiasts. For hackers, tinkerers, technical people […] When compared to Android or iOS, postmarketOS is run by a tiny community of developers who mostly work on the project in their free time - typically next to a dayjob, school or university. Keep that in mind when asking for help in the issues or chat. This is not a product you paid for and you don’t have a support contract with us. People may help you if they have time, but sometimes nobody can help you and you need to figure out problems on your own.”.

        In contrast the statement about SailfishOS:
        “The main design principles of Sailfish OS have always included a seamless user experience combined with unique and clean Scandinavian design.
        Apps are a natural part of a mobile UX. With Sailfish OS you can run beautiful gesture-based native apps powered by Qt framework or opt-in to run your favourite Android apps securely executed in an isolated sandbox.”.

        Whether SailfishOS delivers or postmarketOS is able to provide the better experience, remains to be seen.
        For now my money is on SailfishOS - literally!

        • michael_palmerEnglish
          1·
          24 hours ago

          Salfish OS isn’t compatiable with generic Linux apps. While pmOS can run any Flatpak or Alpine linux app. Even Microsoft failed to support Windows Phone app s ecosystem.

          • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            22 hours ago

            That’s a bummer, but being able to run Android apps seamlessly may be even more useful for a mobile phone than being able to run Linux apps.

  • wasu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    WTF. In the past I updated my tablet and after that it started to discharge within two days (not a week as it used to). The only way to fix it was to clear cache partition. And now they are removing that option.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    At least with old vehicles you could install the same gasoline regardless of which “gasoline company” you shopped at. Everything is tightened up nowadays, and is getting worse, but you can only do that for so long before the bindings break and an explosion occurs.

    • Stez@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Yea kinda but look at apple. There has never been any freedom to do what you want with their phones and people have loved them. While you and I as enthusiasts may move to another platform because of stuff like this most people don’t even know about it.