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I mean the functionality where it guesses what word you are trying to type, after seeing a few letters, or when you type by sliding your finger over the keyboard instead of pecking individual keys. I have all the custom dictionary and self-training stuff shut off on my old Android 7 phone (didn’t want to upload data to Google)...

New study shows that the default apps collect data even when supposedly disabled, and this is hard to switch off

Ok it’s 4G and Android 12, so a little bit behind the times, and weighs over a pound, but it has 65 watt fast charging and a built in 1200 lumen flashlight (I wonder if that doubles as a video light). I found out about it a few days ago and have been fascinated by it since then. The weight isn’t so bad if you consider that...

Phone is Moto G Stylus with Android 13. Whenever I launch the built in photos app, it now gives me a nag screen to download a version upgrade. When I click “upgrade”, nothing happens. It’s conceivable that I have network permission disabled for the app. I better check....

And, any idea how to use them? 3 pins is perplexing.

Is it a rule imposed by the phone carriers, who want you to buy a different plan with no voice service if you have a tablet? It can’t be the phone makers since the are so many. It can’t be Android software licenses since Apple seems affected too. I’d be pretty interested in a tablet sized phone. But they seem to have maxed...

I don’t have a google account and don’t want one and really prefer to not upload my contacts to someone else’s server as a matter of principle. I have a personal nextcloud server so could use that if it helps, but it’s not clear that it does....

G Stylus 2023 - went from $119 to $199, no longer attractive since 5G stylus is still $249...

Yes they are terrible and enthusiasts should use rechargeables. But for others, there are sane reasons to want to have a few alkaleaks on long term standby. Is the fridge better for this than room temperature? What about the freezer? Related: Countycomm’s 1C and 1D lights are on sale again. That is what prompted this question.

It’s cheap and it’s the only one of the G family that supports Boost Mobile (don’t know why the other ones don’t). It would be for a family member who may need to replace an Android 8 phone. For stupid reason I have a couple of prepaid Boost cards, so being able to use them is a plus, but the phone’s low up front price...

Example (spam post containing an amazon affiliate link, post hopefully deleted by now but I assume mods/admins can see it): lemmy.world/post/15846936...

Being able to measure open circuit battery voltage is great, but it would also be useful to measure current while the light is running. That in turn can map to battery runtime and/or lumens. I wonder if any existing boards can do this, e.g. if they have adc pins connected to the relevant sense resistors. If not, it could be a...

Any idea why? I’ve been using it for months. I probably had to grant permission when I first installed it, but haven’t had to again since then, until just now....

He passed on March 20. One of the greatest “hard” science fiction writers, author of True Names, A Fire Upon The Deep, and other cyberspace classics. Link is to his death notice in the old school fanzine File 770. Moment of silence please. RIP.

18.5mm width, 7.7mm thick + 3.7mm for the flange on the back (see photo on mfgr page, niteize.com/ziplittm-led-zipper-pull ). Height is 21.1mm because of the little tab where the (non-removable) pull cord goes. Weight is around 2.5-3g. You could file that tab off if you wanted it smaller, then drill a small hole in the rear...

The 60.4g one is here. It has a 2.45 inch screen, 1100mah removable battery, has been around for a while, and runs Android 8.1. By its dimensions it MIGHT fit into an Altoids tin (which would of course block RF signals from reaching it, good or bad depending). I emailed the company and they replied there are no plans to update...

I remember using them as a kid and leaking wasn’t unknown, but it seemed less frequent than now. Have they gotten worse, and why? Cost reduction? Thinner casings due to capacity races like happened with NiMH in the early 2000s? Changed formulations from earlier less safe materials? Just my imagination and they always leaked...

About using ultraviolet LEDs instead of fluorescent tubes in a bug zapper. PWM’ing them saves power and catches more bugs. I figured it could be of interest here.

Battery Junction sells these for $1 each or sends you one for free with any $20 order:...

Pace beads (see the linked article) are a low tech navigation aid for hikers that are basically a small abacus-like device made of paracord. You hang the set from a pack strap and use it as a manual pedometer to track the distance you have walked in a given direction. You count off 100 paces in your head while walking, advance 1...

It's a current Countycomm offer, looks like yet another rectangular keychain light, but 1) the leds are on a large face instead of on an end, meaning you can use it as a clip light or headlamp (maybe), and 2) it comes with a clamp mount for use as a bike light. Also it's cheap. It has a non-removable battery and I hate those,...

Thanks Moto, just 2.5 months behind. I think they will do a major version update sometime, then 1 more security patch and that’s it? That’s what they did with my previous phone. It wasn’t ideal but tbh it didn’t bother me that much....

Sofirn confirmed by email that it is discontinued. No idea about other LT1 series models. A shame. I like the Mini and kind of wanted another one. Oh well.

Voyager 2.3.1 on Android. I visit a community and select “hide read posts” and those posts disappear a they should. But there is no apparent way to undo this. The pulldown still has “hide read posts” instead of “unhide” them.