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inspector, in Android Auto Lets You Use Google Maps on Phone, Car Display Simultaneously

Finally! Being forced to use Google Voice on Android Auto has driven me crazy, I’ll be honest.

ijeff,

I wish my car supported Android Auto.

inspector,

I don’t have Android Auto in my car, but I’ve used it on my mates cars. It’s…nice, but I prefer something with physical buttons that provide tactile feedback.

Most of the Android Auto or Apple CarPlay units I’ve interacted with are pretty underpowered and the voice interface doesn’t even work like it’s meant to.

multimoon, in Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family

How long until it’s rebranded youtube chat?

Welp_im_damned, in Asus Zenfone 10 review-gsmarena

Would you guys be interested in me doing a megathread for the Zenfone 10 still?

ijeff,

Sure, go ahead! I can clean up the other ones after you do. Something I’ve noticed for Lemmy is that a brief intro at the start can help to keep the markdown text out of the main page description box.

cole, in Google Pixel 8 series will have bigger batteries, faster charging
@cole@lemdro.id avatar

Sounds like this may be indicative of the Tensor G3 not being significantly more efficient which is kind of disappointing

Quetzacoatl, in Google Pixel 8 series will have bigger batteries, faster charging

and smaller screens? 145 x 65 mm would be perfect! and anything larger than 150 x 70 is too big.

shitescalates,

Nope the 8 is basically 150x70. Basically a taller S23. Zenfone wins out for me, even though I prefer smaller.

wingsfortheirsmiles,

Assuming Asus deliver on the improved software support, I’m strongly considering jumping to the ZF10

nottheengineer, in Here's a Real Life Pixel 8 Pro-droid life

No more curved screens? Nice, that oneplus 8 is getting a bit long in the tooth.

Welp_im_damned,

man that was nice phone. If I where you I would wait to see the reviews on the pixel 8. Since the battery life on the new pixels has been below average (had the pixel 6 pro and now the 7 pro). Also depending on the version, I would recommend the OnePlus 11 instead.

nottheengineer,

I’ll be using grapheneOS, so that’s not an option.

lightrush, in Google Pixel 8 series will have bigger batteries, faster charging
@lightrush@lemmy.ca avatar

As a Pixel 6 Pro user, I’ll probably be picking up an 8 Pro on the account of its flat screen. If Tensor G3 is made using a smaller manufacturing process, that’ll be a bonus. Some 50-100mAh up or down on a 5Ah battery is meaningless and more about the shape of the device than anything else.

ijeff,
@ijeff@lemdro.id avatar

It’s interesting how quickly flat screens turning into a selling point over curved. It’s definitely a conflict between usability and design aesthetic.

lightrush,
@lightrush@lemmy.ca avatar

Curved screens were a nice marketing wank to sell a few newer models but there are few advantages to them and some significant disadvantages. I’m sure most people still buy the marketing though since I have to point out the issues for them to people to notice them. 😁

Purplexingg, in Spotube v3.0.0 for Android Release | Open Source Spotify Client

Looks super fucking nice… Now if only I had a Spotify account lol.

EDIT: Same fucking problem the official app has… Can’t put it into landscape mode on the now playing screen. That’s how I have my phone mounted to my dash and it will only go vertical… So fucking dumb.

ijeff,
@ijeff@lemdro.id avatar

Interesting, you’re right! You might want to post that on their GitHub issues page.

WhoRoger, in Spotube v3.0.0 for Android Release | Open Source Spotify Client
@WhoRoger@lemmy.world avatar

Wait what, how does this work? Reverse engineering? Or is it one of those things that finds the song you’re playing on actual Spotify on YouTube?

reclipse,
@reclipse@lemdro.id avatar

It is one of those things that finds the song you’re playing on actual Spotify on YouTube.

Drinvictus, in Mastodon for Android update (July 1, 2023)

I started using the official app after the update. It’s great but doesn’t even come close to Fedilab or Trunks.

Alfuh,

I was on the official app a while back then ended up on Tusky. How does Tusky compare to those options?

Drinvictus,

Tusky is great but doesn’t have material you support.

sabreW4K3, in Google updates privacy policy to train its AI on everything you post online
@sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf avatar

The only person that’s happy about this is Elon, because it vindicates him. Everyone else should be outraged. Honestly, Google needs to start paying us, because this absolutely isn’t right and they will profit massively.

cyberpunk007,

You use all their products for free, that is the condition. Quid pro quo. If you don’t like it, just stop using their services. I’ve been using duckduckgo for years. I do use gsuite for my email, but because I get it free. If I didn’t I’d move to proton. If everyone stopped using Google they’d be forced to improve things for their users, but they’re a conglomerate and can pretty much get away with anything.

sabreW4K3,
@sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf avatar

I don’t use Google search. I’m forced to train their AI for captchas. They’re already using content I produce to sell and display adverts.

I understand that some people are like house slaves, hand out ready to scream, “yes massa!” but I know the value of my data that Google get and use and they’ve already gone way too far.

reclipse, in Google updates privacy policy to train its AI on everything you post online
@reclipse@lemdro.id avatar

How is this even legal?

isdfoa, in Spotube v3.0.0 for Android Release | Open Source Spotify Client

Interesting, I had no idea 3P clients for Spotify was possible. I dig the UI. Will this still give me all my Spotify playlists (incl. Recommended ones from Spotify like daily mix etc)?

ijeff,
@ijeff@lemdro.id avatar

This basically combines Spotify playlists, lyrics, and metadata with the actual audio files from YouTube. It seems pretty clever to me. I have Spotify Premium so it isn’t as relevant to me but it seems like a great alternative for folks who don’t.

Slacking, in Google updates privacy policy to train its AI on everything you post online

The internet belongs to everyone, google should have as much right to it as us. I use public data when I make a fine tune of an llm or a stable diffusion lora.

The only ones to benefit from restricting data access are the big companies, because they already have it all. Don’t fall into the trap of advocating for a closed copyrighted internet, it will only hurt the little guys and literally no one else.

mikestevens, in Google Pixel Fold CAN'T handle the heat! - (or anything else)

Just an utter, abject failure of a device. How did they learn so little from four generations of Samsung foldables?

dub,

I mean to be fair, it’s not like this is a normal way to handle a device lol. Even if it was more durable, thats not the only way to judge a device

SuperSpecialNickname,

Other foldables (and phones) handled the bend test fine.

dub,

I know but it’s such a novel test. Like in the almost 15 years I’ve have Smart phones, let alone the 20+ I’ve had dumb phones, I never bent my phone in anyway.

If I had to choose between a product with better software and camera capabilities, then one that just doesn’t bend as much, I would probably choose the software and camera one 99 times out of 100

SpezCanLigmaBalls,
@SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world avatar

I just don’t personally see a real world scenario where whatever happened would have the strength or even be able to bend it past 180 degrees due to the fact that well…. Any flat surface or a couch wouldn’t go past 180 or a couch maybe a bit more but that wouldn’t break it.

signs23,

I think the only scenario would be to lay it open into a backpack between other stuff. But im sure, other phones could bend then too. I also think a human bend test is not reliable, because its very hard to measure the force you need to bend it. Maybe not everyone has this power in his hand as Jerry 😂

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