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  • @Blaze is right, that most people's personal computer scope of usage doesn't reach far beyond scrolling through Facebook and paying bills once a month. A phone is perfectly well fit for that. Tech-savvy nerds of Lemmy such as myself or you have more requirements and scenarios where they need a more comfortable, powerful and capable device.

  • flashing ROM, is it that easy?
  • If you're only interested in flashing the European version of MIUI/HyperOS then yes, it's very much straightforward and I can see this device is supported.

    If you however want to install a custom rom (LineageOS based) then it's bit more complicated.

  • flashing ROM, is it that easy?
  • Yep. Honestly, Xiaomi is my go-to to recommend to people looking for a budget hackable device. But if you have $700 on hand then Pixel is a way more sensible choice

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  • It's infuriating how fast we went from "if you have a computer because you can afford one at all" to "if you have a computer because you even bother to use one in the age of smartphones"

  • The one your friend, Dick, borrows
  • I think the point is they copyrighted these symbols as part of their branding, just like their logo, so in the context of games and game controllers

  • OSM knows where my solar panels are
  • Shouldn't solar panels be mapped if and only if they consistent of a separate structure and not part of the roof?

  • What's a job you couldn't get paid enough to do?
  • I have, but as the victim

  • What's a job you couldn't get paid enough to do?
  • I never understood the point of lawyers. Their job is to literally throw off the court in the process of determining the truth and choosing punishment for crime. For everyone else this would be another crime called "obstruction of justice", and yet for lawyers it's their actual job that courts allow.

  • Best watch order for first-time viewers?
  • It works in all Germanic languages

  • Best watch order for first-time viewers?
  • You get the "I am your father" reveal then it's flashback time

    How is it a reveal if his name is literally "father"

  • Chinese numbers
  • Nope, these are bank numerals for banknotes and checks

  • [General question to the Android community] Have you given up on the audio jack, or do you still only buy devices that have it?
  • I have a 3.5mm jack in my phone and I haven't used it once for the past two or three years I have used this device. I switched to a pair of tws Bluetooth earbuds in 2019 (around, but definitely pre-covid) and have used the same pair since. Everyone who claims Bluetooth earphones are unrecyclable electric garbage probably have never gotten a proper pair (which doesn't have to be expensive whatsoever) or any at all

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    Where is the best video viewing application today in 2024?
  • If I were to only use legal sources of media, then I would stick with either Apple TV or HBO Max (yeah it's still called that where I live). Otherwise I recommend Cloudstream for Android TV

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    Where is the best video viewing application today in 2024?
  • Hmm, why need dark mode in VLC? You launch a video file and watch it full screen anyway. Also, VLC has themes and last I checked there were couple of them which were sufficiently dark

  • Listen, libs...
  • If I recall correctly he's a regular on John Oliver's LWT, which is as left-wing as it's honestly possible in the US

  • Dear God
  • I thought everyone disappeared and the guy from the first picture was the only person left. The speech bubble also seemed to come from him just behind the horizon

  • Did the year zero never exist ?
  • ???? You know very well what I meant, be more forgiving to second-language speakers

  • Did the year zero never exist ?
  • There are decades and there are decades. Just like there are weeks (period between Monday and Sunday inclusive) and weeks (any seven consecutive days).

    When you say "I'll do this next week", then you mean the next period between Monday and Sunday. When you say you'll do it in a week, it means you'll do it after exactly 7 days from now, regardless of what day is it today. Same for decades.

  • Did the year zero never exist ?
  • So in your idea there would be year +0 and year -0 before it, right?

  • Has Gboard started changing languages by itself for anyone?

    I've been using gboard for a very long time and I use it in four total languages. English is my second language, and my second keyboard setting, one which I use very rarely because I usually type in English using my native Polish setting (with multilanguage input enabled).

    Since last week gboard has started automatically switching to English input between apps. This happens for all apps and seemingly on random. I would use the PL+EN keyboard in Sync, then switch to Signal and it would be English (making me unable to type in Polish). I then change it manually to PL+EN, go to Messenger and it would be English again.

    Any thoughts? This is especially weird because I have yet another two language settings which it never goes to, so it's not like it cycles through, but rather switches precisely to English.

    And before anyone says there are alternative keyboards: yes, there are, but none of them allows swipe typing, mixed multilanguage input and Chinese zhuyin at the same time :/

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    Holy shit Android 14 is really bad

    No combined notification+ringer volume control? No non-dismissable notifications? No disabling of the bottom search bar? fair point this is launcher issue What the fuck is that shit?!

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    What should I know buying a Switch in 2024?

    My previous game system was a Wii U which I homebrewed. Also had a Wii many years ago. I'm considering a Switch to play TOTK (completed botw on Wii U) and Just Dance for my girlfriend. What should I take into account when picking a system?

    I'm kind of lost in all the variants and shit. Is OLED the only current model? Do they vary in performance or merely the screen type? Are second-hand devices which come with digital games locked to the original user account? Is it risky to buy second-hand? Can game cartridges be moved between systems and sold freely? Is the joystick drift still a thing? Is homebrewing a thing? Do cartridges carry save files like in NDS? Are digital releases generally cheaper than physical? Does it accept any usb type c charger? Does it work with usb type c hubs with hdmi output or does it require the docking station? Is online play (in mario kart for example) still free to access like it was on Wii and Wii U or did they move to subscription system?

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    Poor video playback quality on Kodi

    I recently started using Kodi for my linux distro collection, but some videos look terrible in comparison to when played in VLC. See attached picture with screengrabs from VLC and Kodi of the same frame in an MKV 1080p h.265 file. What could be the issue? I didn't change any video settings in either

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    Is it possible to clone and replace an SD card and make the device think nothing changed?

    I'm considering updating from a 128GB to 512GB card. Normally, the procedure would to be create a disk image and restore it to the new card. I'm a bit skeptical of this process being this straightforward; in fact, I think this will simply break stuff for many apps.

    I have several of my apps point to a folder on the card for data storage or backup, and the path includes what I believe is the serial number of the card -- it's an 8 character code of mostly digits and two upper score letters. This, I believe, will not carry over to the new card, therefore probably forcing me to format it and making me unable to access existing data. I can work with doing to connections all over, because it's 10 apps at most that do automatic backups on the card, but I have previously had problems with Android devices forcing card formatting despite the correct file system. The thing I'm mostly scared about is YouTube Music encrypted library

    Does anyone here have experience doing so?

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    Can't edit own posts after the last update

    [BUG] unable to edit posts --- Sample description Unable to edit posts

    Scenario (steps to reproduce)**

    1. Find any own post, either on your profile page or feed
    2. Click [...]
    3. No way to Edit

    Result(s) Unable to edit previously posted posts. You can though edit comments, the option is still there. I think this happened after the last update

    Device information

    Sync version: v23.11.29-22:27 Sync flavor: googlePlay

    View type: Slides

    Device: sweet Model: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Android: 13

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    What's the catch with Motorola Edge 30 Neo?
    www.phonearena.com Motorola Edge 30 Neo specs

    Motorola Edge 30 Neo specifications - Display: 6.3 inches P-OLED; Camera: 64 MP (OIS, PDAF); Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm); RAM: 6GB; Battery: 4020 mAh

    Motorola Edge 30 Neo specs

    It's actually compact, cheap, has oled, in-screen fingerprint reader, stock Android, NFC, Snapdragon SOC, supports GSI and has unlockable bootloader. Seems like a perfect phone (well except nonexpandable storage), so what's the catch?

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    AmITheAsshole @lemmy.world nudny ekscentryk @szmer.info
    AITAH for skipping a line of women to access men's toilet?

    edit: I am a man and the only man in this scenario

    This happened some time ago. I was driving and stopped on a gas station. probably for coffee and had to go pee. I saw a long queue of around fifteen to twenty exclusively 30-something girls, definitely bit older than me. They probably were a sports team, since there was a hired couch bus waiting outside and they were mostly wearing sweats. There were separate stalls for men and women (one each), so I went for the men's room. It turned out locked, so I stood just outside it. One of the girls in the queue said that the back of the queue is "back there". I replied "sure, but I'm going to the men's room", understandably assuming they were queueing for the ladies room. To which she said "yeah but there's one queue for both". I am familiar with the concept of shared queues, but mostly from supermarkets or post office, where you would queue for several checkouts and just go to the first one that is free. Never encountered shared queues for gender-separated toilets, so I said "but the toilets are separate, I'm going to the men's room and you can queue for the ladies room" and simply went in without any more protest from them when the men's room emptied (and it was another girl in there).

    Were I the asshole?

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    At what percentage battery health should I consider replacing it?

    My device is 2 years old, Accubattery claims 70% battery health, but I still get 6h+ SOT on a single charge since recently updating to Android 13 (SparkOS). Device is Redmi Note 10 Pro.

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    Is there an app to list package names for all my apps?

    Looking for an app to list and export as a single text file all my installed apps -- names and package names; including Play Store apps, F-droid apps and those which origin in an apk file. I found List My Apps by Onyxbits, but can't install it unfortunately. Any alternative? preferably foss

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    Does Android 13 non-root support gestures for custom launchers?

    I'm considering flashing A13 on my phone, PixelOS in particular, but I want to make sure custom launchers (Lawnchair) are able to fully use gestures, including animations without flashing Magisk and installing the Quickswitch module.

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    Is there any keyboard-based alternative to Google Assistant?

    Preferably FOSS and supporting the side swipe up gesture. I know of Sesame, but it's been discontinued and doesn't support the gesture. Firefox on the other hand does support the gesture, but only does online search.

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    Is it just me or were there more icons to choose from?

    Especially since I have the default-black icon at the moment, therefore it must have been there previously.

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    Films and shows which tell the story of how they themselves were produced

    In The Office (US version) it is revealed that the mockumentary the viewer watches does in fact exist inside the universe. Dunder-Mifflin crew is even interviewed as stars of the show and Pam has a thing for the boom mic operator who worked on the set.

    Netflix' Tick tick boom is based on an eponymous theatre play, which told the background story of the shows creative process. Its main character is a fictional version of the creator, Jonathan Larson.

    Season 4 of the Arrested Development revolves around Michael getting release rights from his family members to create a show based on their story from seasons 1-3. He even hires a fictitious version of Ron Howard, who is the real show's director.

    Marvel's She-Hulk ends with the main character discussing the corners cut during production with a fictionalised version of Kevin Feige.

    These are for examples that I could come up with from the top of my head. Can you think of any other?

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    "Bluetooth keeps stopping" loop

    My device is Redmi Note 10 Pro running Crdroid 7.19 (Android 11). I have always had problems with Bluetooth randomly disconnecting, but this used to happen like once a couple weeks.

    But today my device went crazy. For the last 8 or so hours it's been repeatedly turning bluetooth on and off and every so often showing a "bluetooth keeps stopping" error.

    • I tried clearing cache and data for the Bluetooth app.
    • I cleared cache and dalvik in TWRP.
    • I rebooted plenty of times.
    • I tried changing AVRCP and MAP versions in Developer options

    Nothing helped

    This is the error log

    What can I do?

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    Narzędziownia rowerowa w Warszawie?

    Czy w Warszawie jest jakieś miejsce, gdzie można wypożyczyć/użyć na miejscu narzędzi stricte rowerowych (centrownica, klucze do nypli), choćby odpłatnie?

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    nudnyekscentryk nudny ekscentryk @szmer.info

    wwa, lewactwo

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