I hate sounding like the old guy in the room when I say things like "phone design used to be more fun". I mean, I AM the old guy in the room, but I hate SOUNDING like the old guy complaining about new tech.
Frosted gradients. Laser etched glossy. Bold primary color polycarb. Metal and leather. Different form factors and features... Sigh...
I bricked my oneplus 6t (codename fajita) recently and have not yet been able to recover it. My current last resort seems to be using the MSMDownload Tool - but I don't have access to a windows machine (just linux & macos)
Does anyone have a link to good instructions how to unbrick my op6t without needing to install windows on my laptop?
I gave KDE Plasma Mobile another go. It improved a LOT over the past few months. No crashes yet! It's a lot more stable now. Although not as stable as Phosh.
I like their whole "just copy Android" philosophy. Everything feels familiar and intuitive. I might keep it like this.
Day 2 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
At the moment, I'm still carrying an Android phone which provides a wifi hotspot.
The most important things have been established: Fediverse access (via Tuba) and messaging (via Fractal). After initial problems with the repo-version of Fractal, the Flatpak version works very well. I've already been messaging my wife, family and friends from Linux.
I also successfully purchased and downloaded a public transport ticket for February.
The battery life has been very very good. I think the automatic suspend is working it's magic. However, I'm not sure if this affects notifications yet.
Day 4 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
📶 I felt brave this morning, so I handed over my SIM card to Linux. At first, the phone didn't recognise the card, but the wiki page helped me resolve the problem quickly. I had to increase the config value sim_wait_time and reboot the phone to make it work. Mobile data and receiving texts work flawlessly. I haven't tried sending texts and making calls yet.
⏰ Yesterday, I also used the Clock app to set an alarm to wake up and a timer when cooking, and it actually worked fine, even with the phone locked.
🚈 I also had my train ticket checked today. I was able to present the QR code without any issues.
It's a STUNNING return to form. The OnePlus 12R is a proper "flagship killer" for North America. https://somegadgetguy.com/b/3y7
It's a price-to-performance that Samsung and Apple really have no answer for...
My OnePlus 5T is beginning to show its age. After replacing the battery a few years ago, I felt it was time to upgrade its software to Lineage 20. Everything went smoothly - but there are a few niggles you should be aware of. Some of these are Google's fault - they truly have contempt […]
CONTROVERSY! It's a little concerning. My phone keeps trying to connect to a mystery network, listed as an ISP WiFi that (to my knowledge) doesn't do business here in California. Has anyone else seen something like this? What's going on?
I thought the gesture navigation was part of #Samsung's One UI but apparently it's baked into #Android 13 by #Google.
A friend of mine has a #OnePlus and the gestures are all identical. #TodayILearned#TIL
Last week I pre-ordered a #OnePlus 12. I had instantly started to have regrets, but after looking at more reviews, especially @SomeGadgetGuy's coverage of the phone, I am confident this phone will be great. Currently I am daily driving a Z Fold 5 and I am getting REALLY annoyed with the non standard aspect ratios of both displays. All the apps stretch/crop to try and fit this phone, and some apps just don't work the way they should because of it.
Day 3 of attempting to daily drive postmarketOS Linux on a OnePlus 6T:
I had my first crash! I wanted to unlock the phone while waiting for some coffee to finish brewing, and after a few seconds of black screen I got this.
What's going on with the OnePlus 12 camera?
I've gotten a number of questions from folks concerned about the new camera sensor in the OnePlus 12, and how it might be different from the OnePlus Open. Is OnePlus trying to pull a fast one? Should folks expect poorer camera performance on the less expensive phone?
Why did Sony give these sensors different names?
Bin gerade am Überlegen ob ich mein jüngstes #Smartphone (#Oneplus 8) auch mit #LineageOS bestücken soll. Leider habe ich keine andere Wahl ein alternatives #CustomROM außer LineageOS zu installieren, da zb #GrapheneOS oder #CalyxOS das Gerät nicht unterstützen. Der momentane Zustand mit dem hauseigenen Betriebssystem #OxygenOS von Oneplus ist nicht mehr tragbar. Viele nutzlose (Spy)Apps von Oneplus lassen sich nicht deinstallieren, einige wenige nur deaktivieren. Sehr unbefriedigend das ganze.
What a silly dumb way to say "OnePlus will continue to sell the fastest charging phone in North America, which is roughly three times faster than Apple's fastest charger for the iPhone, and the charger is included in the purchase price of the phone"
Give us a share and come join the chat! The show is LIVE! https://www.twitch.tv/somegadgetguy HUGE show this morning!
OnePlus 12R is in the GadgetLab! Netflix is struggling against piracy. Sony outperforms Samsung. And Apple has delivered us the RETURN of the GLASSHOLE!
Let's get your tech week started off right!