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Daily Superthread (Nov 27 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discus...

https://redd.it/r3ceyw
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Props to Android's newer features

I am security and privacy conscious when it comes to my devices. When Google revealed its newest features in Android 12 that pertained to security and privacy, most of them seemed like they existed for marketing purposes alone.

Disabling camera and microphone access for all apps and services isn't something that I think the grand majority of people would do. Yet, they went the extra mile of throttling the other sensors when microphone access is disabled to make it more difficult for those other...

https://redd.it/r3gkwt
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Would you use a phone that no longer receives security updates?

I finally caved in and switched my primary device from my beloved KEY2 to a Pixel 5.

The KEY2 has gotten 3 full years of security updates (impressive for a TCL device) but that has now ended, with August 2021 being the last update.

In the past, I never paid any attention to security updates, I didn't care about them in the slightest. What mattered to me was: Do I actually enjoy the device I'm currently using, even after the initial "honeymoon" period?

Now, thanks to some fear mongering abo...

https://redd.it/r2wcmx
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Small trick to get Youtube app to work with older android...

So Youtube have basically blacklisted all old ver with the "no dislike" ... but if you remove updates and reinstall you can launch it from the play store

Very stupid but it works, but when you close it , it will show the same lame blacklisted screen saying to upgrade or use browser , so you have to do it everytime ,this is just for old androids firmware that cant go any higher...

https://redd.it/r39fg9
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Daily Superthread (Nov 28 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discus...

https://redd.it/r431yg
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Sunday Rant/Rage (Nov 28 2021) - Your weekly complaint thread!

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This weekly Sunday thread is for you to let off some steam and speak out about whatever complaint you might have about:

Your device.

Your carrier.

Your device's manufacturer.

An app

Any other company



Rules

1) Please do not target any individuals or try to name/shame any individual. If you hate Google/...

https://redd.it/r42t3s
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Manufacturers should offer 5 years of updates and there's a pretty simple reason for it

Android phones in the beginning used to become basically E-waste after 3 years of use and that's no longer the case.

The hardware holds up for a much longer time and people still are using 5 year old phones stuck on ancient android versions.

There are options like custom ROMs but they're not for everyone...

https://redd.it/r16rf3
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The Android notification shade is more confusing than it's ever been. Here is why.

Had android phones from Cupcake to Honey Comb. I went to Apple until Android Kit Kat and have been using Android since then.

I have embraced a lot of change and for the most part have really liked the direction Android has taken throughout the years. I had an OG pixel and now a Pixel 3. Android 12 though, may be insufferable and I attribute most of it to the notification shade.

The swipe and tap gymnastics are enough to make me lose my mind. I'm willing to overlook the design choice of big but...

https://redd.it/r4ejqo
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What do you think with which phone the custom ROMs and modifications have peaked? What was the craziest thing you have seen?

We are living in the age of closed bootloaders and more streamlined software so obviously the time when everyone installed custom roms have gone. Still existing but it is a niche segment. I went through the entire Galaxy S series up-to version 5, I had HTC and ZTE phones and I think the custom roms peaked with SGS3. This was mainly up-to the phone's popularity, great hardware with open bootloader and bloated, slow stock rom. However I had most fun with the SGS1. There was a thing called the rom ...

https://redd.it/r11igy
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At a glance weather finally working on my Pixel5 with this setting change

I was reading an article today after a month of at a glance not working except for date/time.

In the comments someone mentioned settings>privacy>personalize using app data

screenshot

Totally worked. I'm so relieved....

https://redd.it/r0ty7h
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Daily Superthread (Nov 29 2021) - Your daily thread for questions, device recommendations and general discussions!

Note 1. Check MoronicMondayAndroid, which serves as a repository for our retired weekly threads. Just pick any thread and Ctrl-F your way to wisdom!

Note 2. Join our IRC and Telegram chat-rooms! Please see our wiki for instructions.

Please post your questions here. Feel free to use this thread for general questions/discus...

https://redd.it/r4ubvk
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